Ethereum’s 2020 DeFi boom came at the cost of its gaming ecosystem. Results for the second quarter of 2020 show tremendous growth for decentralized applications across all ecosystems, primarily spearheaded by Ethereum (ETH) decentralized finance, or DeFi. Decentralized exchanges were at the frontlines of the rise as Compound token mining activity trickled down to on-chain […]
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Russian prosecutors are reportedly investigating a British firm that allegedly sold fraudulent Gram tokens. Shortly after lifting the country’s Telegram ban, Russian authorities began investigating potentially fraudulent offerings involving the company’s unlaunched token, Gram. The token was at one time meant to serve a new blockchain ecosystem known as the Telegram Open Network, or TON. […]
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Launched by the Centre Consortium in October 2018, USD Coin reached a $1 billion market cap in 21 months. USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin project founded by Coinbase and Circle, has hit a major milestone in market capitalization. On July 3, 2020, USDC market cap broke the $1 billion threshold for the first time since […]
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Huobi has become the first major exchange to run a Chainlink node in an effort to improve data authenticity and integrity. Major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi will integrate their price data with Chainlink’s ecosystem in an effort to improve its own data integrity and provide more accurate price information. While Binance was the first major exchange […]
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Virtual hackathons may allow developers to solve technical problems and create new solutions, yet it’s not all easy going for these online events. Online events are becoming more common as coronavirus cases continue to surge. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the blockchain community has seen an uptake in virtual hackathons this year, […]
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Bitcoin and a few altcoins have bounced off their recent lows, suggesting that the sentiment remains to buy the dips. Bitcoin (BTC), gold, crude oil, and the US equity markets all rose sharply throughout the second quarter of this year. This shows that investors’ appetites remain strong as they are confident that central banks will […]
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As Bitcoin price continues to range sideways, the momentum may be shifting to XRP for the next big move. Bitcoin (BTC) price sidewards action of late has been a hunting ground where whales can easily liquidate misinformed traders on leverage trading platforms. Without decent swings, any asset can become boring. But let’s not forget BTC […]
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As PayPal is rumored to join the crypto game, what will it mean for the industry and the price of Bitcoin and Ether? Earlier this month, global payments giant PayPal was rumored to be considering listing crypto assets on its platform, which is estimated to have around 325 million active accounts worldwide. The company is […]
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The latest update of Bitcoin’s S2FX price model shows July is beginning exactly as required for a long-term bullish trajectory to continue. Bitcoin (BTC) may be struggling to hit $10,000, but its progress is right on track, new stock-to-flow data confirms. Adding a new update to his model on July 1, stock-to-flow model creator PlanB […]
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Bitcoin price has stalled below $9,200 but on-chain data, investor sentiment, and BTC’s strong quarterly performance are bullish signals. Earlier today Cointelegraph reported that “Bitcoin (BTC) price recorded its strongest second quarter performance in history” despite a startling crash to $3,750 on March 13. Data from Skew also shows that Bitcoin currently has a quarter-to-date […]
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