YieldWars used Associated Press data to settle their prediction market, but some question the validity of using their call as an oracle Following the Associated Press’ call earlier today that President-elect Joe Biden had won victory over incumbent Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race, the 174 year-old organization — which has been covering elections […]
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Despite the potential to bring an unparalleled level of transparency to journalism, blockchain adoption by mainstream media may be slow. It is no secret that over the course of the last couple of decades, issues related to fake news, substandard fact-checking and rampant censorship have resulted in many mainstream media outlets losing the trust of […]
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This Friday’s unusual weekly $470 million Bitcoin options expiry seems bearish at first glance, but those bets have gone terribly wrong. On Nov. 4 the open interest on Bitcoin (BTC) options reached a new all-time high. As this occurred an even more curious case emerged. On Nov. 6, a total of $470 million in open […]
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Bitcoin has never been worth so many rubles. Amid the ongoing rally in cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin (BTC) has secured another milestone by hitting a new all-time high against Russia’s national currency, the ruble. According to data from major crypto tracking website CoinGecko, Bitcoin has broken another historic high against the ruble, crossing its previous ATH […]
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Binance saw its biggest Bitcoin outflow in history after $816 million (58,861 BTC) was withdrawn in one day. Binance saw its biggest Bitcoin (BTC) outflow in history on Nov. 3, according to data from CryptoQuant. A total of 58,861 BTC were withdrawn on a single day, equivalent to $816 million. The significant spike in outflows […]
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Both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. elections have seen little volatility in the price of Bitcoin, but the major multi-year resistance at $14K may finally break if history repeats itself. While most investors and traders anticipated massive volatility to occur through the election hours, little has happened. Bitcoin’s price is still relatively stable and hovering […]
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Using blockchain-based technologies provides a secure and unhackable record of the state-by-state results as they come in. The Associated Press news agency has been publishing incoming results from the Nov. 3 United States presidential election onto the Ethereum and EOS blockchains. As noted on the developer webpage detailing how to access its AP Elections API, results are […]
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The price of Bitcoin rose more than 2% in two hours as poll workers in US states began to count ballots. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose by more than 2% in two hours to briefly top $14,000 as the polls were starting to close across many U.S. states on Nov. 3. At the time […]
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“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to everyone, everywhere,” said Ripple. Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has joined a non-partisan group of companies working to ensure access to fair voting in the United States. According to a Nov. 2 tweet from Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse has joined Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and PayPal CEO […]
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Crunch time in the U.S. comes as coronavirus sparks more lockdowns and money printing plans in Europe. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week and month just dollars away from its highest monthly close in history — what’s in store next? Cointelegraph takes a look at five price factors which may influence BTC/USD as the U.S. […]
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