In a world without electricity and the Internet, Bitcoin would find alternatives to flourish, argues Andreas Antonopoulos. What if the world was hit with another major disaster, but this time, it included global electrical failure? Would Bitcoin (BTC) survive, would it thrive, what about the banks? — We have the answers. Bitcoin consumes massive amounts […]
Continue ReadingThe Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research has been tracking transactions made by local terror groups. A report published by the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) reveals that terrorist groups related to Islamic State (IS) in Southeast Asia have recently made their first transactions using cryptocurrencies. According to the […]
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BitMEX’s parent company is accepting applications for grant funding from developers contributing to open source technologies. Major Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange BitMEX has started accepting grant applications from open source developers. The initiative follows $650,000 in developer grants that the exchange has issued to Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. […]
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In the last week Bitcoin price rejected near $10,000 three times, raising the probability of a long squeeze. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose slightly above $9,900 on BitMEX, rising by nearly 9% within less than 48 hours since May 16. Despite the impressive recovery, the top ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap faces a risk […]
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Despite heavy losses in VC funding across the crypto sector at large, DeFi lending firms saw a more than 50% increase in fundraising during April. A report published by venture capital research firm, Ana.vc, has revealed a 57% decline in crypto funding from VCs over the month of April. Despite the decline in overall investment, […]
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SBI Holdings started a joint venture fund with Redstone Digital, BitFlyer exchange aired a commercial, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included SBI Holdings pairing up with Redstone Digital for a joint venture fund, LayerX teaming up with GMO Aozora for digitalization research, Decurret working to put […]
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Celo founder Rene Reinsberg discusses entering the early phases of mainnet and The Celo Foundation’s recent $10 million auction. The Celo Foundation raised $10 million for its blockchain platform Celo in a dutch auction on CoinList on May 12. The auction sold out within 12 hours, with Celo Gold (cGLD) tokens selling for roughly $1 […]
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Data indicates that someone was propping up Bitcoin Cash at a loss prior to the halving. Since it was first launched back in August 2017, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has failed to make an impact in terms of metrics like price and trading volume. Having said that, the altcoin, whose roots can be found in the […]
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The price of Bitcoin risks a continued downtrend as five metrics indicate higher chances of a short-term long squeeze. Bitcoin (BTC) sellers are pinning their hopes on continuing to see sub-$10,000 prices in the aftermath of the halving based on five key futures market metrics. The five measures are open interest, funding, long and shorts […]
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One crypto industry CEO thinks COVID-19 has brought Bitcoin further into the public eye. The CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) investment app Amber, Aleks Svetski, said he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered Bitcoin awareness. “COVID was one of the best marketing campaigns for Bitcoin in history,” Svetski told Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano […]
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