The Algorand Foundation has launched a $43 million grants program to foster a “borderless economy” on the Algorand blockchain. The Algorand Foundation announced a 250 million ALGO (roughly $43 million) grants program to foster development on the Algorand blockchain on April 14. Cointelegraph spoke to Fangfang Chen, the Algorand Foundation’s head of operations, to find […]
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Experts think that 3iQ’s latest BTC-related listing will have a positive impact on global investor sentiment toward crypto. On April 9, Canadian asset manager 3iQ announced that its efforts to launch a fund tied to Bitcoin (BTC) on the Toronto Stock Exchange had finally come to fruition after three years of continued legal disputes. As […]
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The financial industry will see the further adoption of stablecoins around the world, partly due to the responses to COVID-19. We are living through interesting times. At the time of writing, roughly half of the world’s population is on lockdown, with 90 countries in various forms of confinement and the pandemic crashing global stock markets. […]
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London-based crypto payment processor Wirex says it now has over 3 million active users, highlighting the popularity of its crypto-supporting Visa card among customers. London-based crypto payment processor Wirex has revealed that it now has over 3 million active users, highlighting the popularity of its crypto-supporting visa card among customers. Wirex is a company licensed […]
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Different vectors of development within the crypto industry have led to the emergence of stablecoins, which could be the most usable type of money in the future. Cryptocurrency was invented and designed to provide numerous benefits for global private and institutional clients, to free people from the burden of banking systems and to create a […]
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Gemini is adding trading pairs with Dai, Chainlink and Orchid, bringing the total number of supported trading tokens to nine. The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform is adding support for three more tokens on April 24. Gemini announced the addition of trading pairs featuring Dai (DAI), Chainlink (LINK), and Orchid (OXT) in a blog […]
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Main Street businesses hit by the COVID-19 crisis finally have access to a lifeline from fintech lenders. Main Street businesses hit by the COVID-19 crisis now have access to a lifeline from fintech lenders. On April 9, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) released its application form for nonbanks to sign on as lenders […]
Continue ReadingChina holds more blockchain patents, but the number of U.S. companies invested in blockchain is greater. China is rapidly catching up to the United States with regard to blockchain-related investments, according to a recent report put together by New York-based research firm CB Insights. The researchers found that the East Asian country accounted for 22% […]
Continue ReadingGiven the global coronavirus lockdown, some blockchain projects have found their business plans affected, others see no change. The coronavirus pandemic has been affecting more and more aspects of the blockchain and cryptocurrency market. As Cointelegraph previously reported, more than half of the 2020 crypto conferences were either canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingThe rules and strategies for the technical trading in the cryptocurrency market: What did we learn from the past? In two recent studies, I investigated the technical trading rules in the cryptocurrency market and profitability of technical trading rules among cryptocurrencies with a privacy function. In our first study, we collected daily price data on eleven […]
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