As DeFi continues to grow and flourish, BTC will eventually be forced to break its 21-million supply limit to remain sustainable and relevant. 2020 was unequivocally the year of decentralized finance. Driven by surging interest and striking breakthroughs, DeFi protocols accelerated financial innovation while reshaping the blockchain landscape. Buoyed by innovations in cross-chain asset gateways […]
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Bitcoin’s market cap is rapidly surpassing the monetary base of multiple national currencies and it looks like the Canadian dollar is next. As Bitcoin (BTC) blasted through the $14,000 level its market capitalization surpassed the monetary base of the Russian ruble. This measure includes both physical currency and bank reserves, both of which are usually […]
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Will USA’s second round of proposed stimulus checks impact the global crypto market? The latest research by Cointelegraph Consulting suggests that financial stimulus packages bolster the stock market and cryptocurrencies. The first round of checks worth $1,200 were deposited directly into bank accounts on April 11. A week later, the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, […]
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A PwC report estimates that blockchain technology will make up 1.4% of the global economy. A new PwC study found that blockchain technology through its wide range of use cases will potentially add $1.76 trillion to the global gross domestic product in the next 10 years. It would make 1.4% of the global GDP in […]
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Bitcoin price could achieve a new 2020 high if bulls hold the price above the key multi-year resistance at $11.5K. In the past three years the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has shot down several applications for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. This dashed hopes of many investors who believed Bitcoin price would rally higher […]
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Biden’s administration may not have the same “hands-off” approach to crypto regulation, contends Bloomberg. The latest Bloomberg crypto newsletter contends that the election of Joe Biden would bring greater mainstream adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), including a potential ETF approval. Further, it referred to the Trump administration’s policies with regard to crypto as “hands-off”: “A potential […]
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The upcoming U.S. election results can’t stop a fresh gold advance, one analyst says, while Bitcoin is also due fresh bullishness. Gold will gain regardless of whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins the election, one analyst says as Bitcoin (BTC) targets $11,000. In an interview with the media division of precious metals giant Kitco […]
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Emerging technologies are essential to fasten SDGs, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of prudence and careful evaluation. When the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, were conceived back in 2012, blockchain technology was in its early days. Few could have foreseen the trajectory and the potential of blockchain for advancing these ambitious targets. But […]
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“The temptation to print money is the greatest temptation in the whole world.” If you’ve ventured on to Crypto Twitter this year, you may have seen a tweet from the meme account WTF Happened in 1971? Created in March, the account posts numerous times a week to its fast growing fanbase of 10,500 followers. A […]
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Georgia’s former prime minister is bullish on blockchain and its potential for the future of society. Located at the intersection between Europe and Asia, Georgia is a small country with a big mission to drive blockchain adoption and education. In February 2017, the government of Georgia made a bold move by signing an agreement to […]
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