Experts in blockchain technology and crypto take on the question of Bitcoin’s path throughout the year 2020. Without any doubt, the year 2020 was unlike any other year in the 21st century: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global governments unstoppably printing money, “lockdowns” and “social distancing” becoming the new normal, protests against racial discrimination and police […]
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2021 may be the year of natural selection for the Japanese crypto industry. In 2020, the Japanese crypto industry seems to have entered its maturation phase. With new crypto laws established in May, large exchanges have solidified their leading positions, while crypto startups and unregulated businesses have exited the market. However, it seems that a […]
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Just remember, the IRS is quite interested in crypto and is taking steps to unearth those who do not report. This year was like no other. Now that it has limped to a close and we look at the promise of a better 2021, it is time to think about taxes. Although there were many […]
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CBDCs are one of the major topics in crypto this year, and the experts that Cointelegraph spoke to have a lot to say about it. It is hard to imagine that just two years ago, the general discourse around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, was mainly focused on the potential and possibility of issuing […]
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Ripple CEO assures shareholders and the industry that the company will win the case brought by the the United States SEC. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has responded to the latest regulatory complaint against XRP, assuring shareholders that the company will prove their case in the court. In a Dec. 22 blog post, Garlinghouse argued that […]
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Despite the crypto industry experiencing a major rise in mainstream interest in 2020, the year also saw many prominent crypto personnel apprehended by regulators. Over the past year, many prominent and colorful crypto personalities have been apprehended and arrested. From the jailing of antivirus pioneer John McAfee to the laying of charges against executives from […]
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With crypto exceeding all monetary expectations in 2020, some mainstream analysts have reverted to long-forgotten arguments from 2017. As anyone following the crypto industry will have noticed, yes, Bitcoin (BTC) did recently smash its previous all-time high of around $20,000. Now, many analysts anticipate the cryptocurrency to eventually rise to the mid-$30,000s or even higher […]
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Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus fan tokens surged by 80% to 160% in the last 24 hours as their daily volume spiked to $300 million. On Dec. 14, Binance listed PSG and JUVE, two utility sports fan tokens associated with the Paris Saint-German (PSG) and Juventus (JUV) football clubs. After the listing occurred both tokens surged by 80% […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Exmo lost 5% of its total assets due to an apparent hacking attack. Exmo, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the United Kingdom, has suffered a major security breach causing the platform to freeze all withdrawals. According to a Dec. 21 security notice, Exmo detected suspicious withdrawal activity on Monday, with large amounts […]
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Blockchain platforms enable a fundamentally new approach to enterprise architecture where economic incentives are front and center. In my two-decade career at Microsoft, leading .NET platform architecture, visual studio .NET development, application platform, enterprise strategy and Microsoft Digital, I have been part of building technologies for multiple waves of platforms: the early web, service-oriented architectures, […]
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