Despite the company’s protestations, it appears the SEC is the latest in a long line of plaintiffs. Ripple will be sued by the SEC for allegedly selling unlicensed securities in the form of XRP tokens, according to Fortune. In a move reminiscent of Coinbase’s recent front-running of a New York Times expose of its alleged […]
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Derivatives data and trading volume show investors are still bullish on Ether price even after today’s drop to $596. On Dec. 17 , Ether (ETH) price rallied to $677, its highest level since May 2018, and it seems the top altcoin’s price was driven by Bitcoin’s (BTC) swift move above $21,000. It’s also possible that […]
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Even with today’s correction, Bitcoin is still in an uptrend, but most major altcoins have lost momentum and may remain range-bound for the next few days. MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor recently tweeted that he purchased another 29,646 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $29,646. With this purchase, the company has deployed the $650 million […]
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A vote on $600 payments to Americans combines with bank buybacks as one analyst says that institutional buying could mean the Bitcoin bull run “never stops.” Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a new all-time high over the weekend, but what’s in store as a new week begins? With $24,000 still in play, Cointelegraph takes a look […]
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A recent paper from a team of DeFi researchers proposes a new conceptual framework for liquidity mining. A new paper released on Thursday from a team of crypto researchers hopes to add to a body of work that will eventually identify “the Black-Scholes of decentralized finance (DeFi)” — an equation that will allow investors and […]
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A crypto tax amnesty program could be the fairest way for achieving tax compliance and collection on crypto transactions. The United States Internal Revenue Service is blinded by its desire to defeat cryptocurrency. It rushes to enforcement without first thinking how best to get there. It has spent millions of taxpayer dollars training its personnel […]
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A handful of altcoins look ready to move higher as Bitcoin price enters a short consolidation phase. Christopher Wood, the global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has dumped five percent of their physical gold position in order to buy Bitcoin (BTC). This move shows that a growing number of institutional investors consider Bitcoin to […]
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The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Law Decoded will be going on a break next week for the holidays but […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria’s “Naira defense” policy is pushing more Nigerians towards Bitcoin and crypto adoption. Peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) volume in Nigeria continues to rise as Africa’s largest economy remains a bastion for crypto adoption. According to Quartz Africa, data from the Bitcoin P2P marketplace Paxful show the country ranks second only to […]
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Global investors cut gold exposure in favor of Bitcoin, but does the digital coin have any chance to cannibalize gold? Bitcoin’s (BTC) parabolic surge in 2020 will not hurt major traditional assets like gold, according to Goldman Sachs. One of the world’s biggest investment banks, Goldman Sachs reportedly sent a note to investors, reassuring its […]
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