Charlie Lee: Litecoin maximalists don’t exist. The first Litecoin (LTC) native Visa debit card is being launched by BlockCard. Charlie Lee told Cointelegraph this is their second attempt at the endeavour as the previous one failed: “We previously worked with LitePay on a debit card but that failed when LitePay went out of business.” Lee […]
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Traders have turned bullish on Ethereum again and the strong break above $400 could pull Bitcoin and other altcoins higher. Data from Grayscale Investments shows that the firm’s assets under management soared from about $1.9 billion at the end of 2019 to over $3.5 billion by the end of June 30, 2020. The correction in […]
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Grayscale’s exponential growth demonstrates institutional demand for Bitcoin and other digital assets. Grayscale Investments, the largest digital asset management firm in the world, has been showing exponential increases in investment to its cryptocurrency products. The total sum of assets under management grew by $1 billion in less than two weeks in July, as a Twitter […]
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Is Ethereum’s architecture to blame for the growth of decentralized finance hacks, and will the network upgrade make the sector more secure? The decentralized finance sector continues to gain unprecedented popularity as the total value of assets locked in DeFi products doubled to over $4 billion in July and is now approaching the $5 billion […]
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“I loved crypto. I loved the libertarian ideas. At that time, everyone was talking about freedom, about privacy, about the necessity of changing finance, about giving back financial freedom to people. I really believed in that and I still believe in such ideas.” Robert Wiecko is getting back into playing electric guitar. Armed with his […]
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We look at the data from Google and DeFi protocols to uncover what’s behind the inexorable rise of LINK? Chainlink (LINK) has experienced a meteoric rise this year, becoming a top five crypto asset by market capitalization. We took a look at the data from the decentralized finance space (DeFi) as well as Google to […]
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Grayscale Investments released a 30-second TV spot on its nine crypto trusts on major news networks this Monday. Amid sky-high expectations, the latest television ad from Grayscale Investments has proven a disappointment to many Bitcoiners. The 30-second ad is running on business and finance cable TV channels and there were hopes before it was unveiled […]
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The regulator responsible for issuing licenses to crypto firms in NY greenlisted 8 coins for trading, including all 3 Paxos tokens. The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued a greenlist of 8 virtual currencies for sale and trade, and 10 coins approved for custody by licensed entities. According to a Aug. 3 […]
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The native token of Japanese messaging giant LINE is now available for trading on crypto exchange BitMax. Crypto exchange BitMax just made Japanese messaging app LINE’s token available for trading. According to an Aug. 6 notice from LINE, the biggest messaging app in Japan with 84 million active monthly users will be making its native […]
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How Bitcoin’s third halving, Ethereum 2.0’s launch and the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting the crypto mining industry. Although over two months have passed since the halving happened on the Bitcoin network, the crypto mining industry is still heaving from the frantic pace of events that have followed suit. The rollercoaster of hash rates has left […]
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