Will the first signs of recovery in altcoins sustain or turn out to be a dead cat bounce? Let’s study the charts. Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee believes that Bitcoin does well when the S&P 500 market index moves up. Though Bitcoin might act as a macro hedge against global turmoil in some instances, […]
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A few altcoins are looking strong. Is it a good time to buy or is this only a dead cat bounce? Let’s study the charts. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he is not comfortable with private companies creating their own cryptocurrencies. Therefore, he ruled out plans of Apple releasing its own currency token. Though […]
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Prominent Bitcoin trader Tone Vays discusses crypto, Libra, Bakkt and sh*tcoins with digital asset market analyst filbfilb. After an incredibly disappointing year in 2018, Bitcoin woke from hibernation in early April 2019 and rallied with vengeance toward a yearly all-time high at $13,800. Alas, all good things must come to an end and such was […]
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EOS users have been experiencing periodic problems with the network access, developers reassure that everything is “operating correctly.” Within the past few weeks, EOS blockchain protocol users have been experiencing periodic problems with network access. A recent article written by pseudonymous smart-contract developer and security engineer Dexaran described the apparent root of the problem: an […]
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Verisart, a company that certifies art authenticity through blockchain, raises $2.5 million to further expand its commercial platform. Verisart, a company that certifies art authenticity through blockchain technology, has raised $2.5 million to further expand its commercial art platform. Verify and track provenance of art In an Oct. 3 article by Techcrunch, it was announced […]
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Hacker bounties: Who are the biggest spenders, why companies need them, and are they really needed? Crypto companies often find out the hard way that hackers know their security systems better than they do. As hacks in the crypto world can and often do result in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of tokens being […]
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After a shallow pullback, will major cryptocurrencies extend their decline? Let’s study the charts. Manuel Andersch, senior FX analyst at the Bayerische Landesbank has published a report, which suggests that the “forthcoming halving effect has hardly been priced into the current Bitcoin (BTC) price.” Using a stock-to-flow ratio metric, the report projects a target price […]
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Blockchain-based games distribution platform Ultra has announced that its first three block producers are Bitfinex, EOS Rio and EOS New York. Blockchain-based PC games distribution platform Ultra.io has announced on Oct. 2 that its first three block producers (BPs) are Bitfinex, EOS Rio and EOS New York. All three future network maintainers are EOS BPs […]
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RenrenBit CEO Zhao Dong speaks about Tether’s yuan-backed stablecoin and its impact on Bitcoin and crypto startups in China. In late August various crypto media reported that Tether planned to issue a Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin. Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong told ChainNews that the stablecoin would be called CNHT and be held in offshore accounts. Zhao […]
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reaches a settlement with Nebulous, the firm behind the Sia decentralized cloud storage network. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement with Nebulous, the firm behind the Sia decentralized cloud storage network. $225,000 in disgorgement and penalties On Oct. 1 the SEC announced in a […]
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