Turkey started off strong in crypto and blockchain in 2020 — then the pandemic happened. Turkey’s crypto and blockchain ecosystem welcomed 2020 with big ambitions and a strong track record from 2019, which was its best year ever in terms of adoption. Following the release of Statista’s “Global Consumer Survey 2019,” which lists Turkey as […]
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Bitcoin may never be a widely used medium of exchange, but it has become a useful store of value, former critics concede in 2020. Humans, being only human, tend to hang on to their cherished beliefs — even in the face of overwhelming contradiction. That’s why recantations — that is, public acts of refuting a […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much […]
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A stagnant price period seems at an end as Pornhub is forced to go full crypto for payments. Verge (XVG), the cryptocurrency now infamous for its links to the porn industry, is on the up again — thanks to a classic fiat money scandal. As adult entertainment giant Pornhub confirmed this week, payment providers Visa […]
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A BlockShow panel shares insights on the future of crypto adoption from the perspective of Millennials. Millennials, a generation beleaguered by student debt, low pay and a lack of savings, can rewrite their financial narratives using Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency according to a panel discussion at this year’s BlockShow summit in Singapore. That was the […]
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Is all this Christmas nonsense getting in the way of your crypto obsession? Well, why not combine the two? As we find ourselves already knee-deep into December, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore that certain festive je ne sais quoi that always seems to permeate the air during this time of year — yes, […]
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The $1 price mark remains a psychological barrier for XRP, with the third-ranked crypto by market capitalization still 85% off its all-time high price. As the second-largest altcoin by market capitalization, XRP is hardly far from consideration during periods of significant bullish enthusiasm in the cryptocurrency market. Despite being 85% down from its January 2018 […]
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Most major DeFi tokens will be available for trading on Eos. Eosfinex, the Bitfinex-backed non-custodial exchange running on the Eos (EOS) network, announced the listing of more than 15 ERC-20 tokens, primarily consisting of governance tokens of major DeFi protocols on Ethereum. The listing is made possible by a collaboration with pNetwork, a crypto asset […]
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Bitstamp now regrets posting Messari’s 134-page report yesterday that included coarse language and colorful descriptions of certain tokens. Digital asset exchange Bitstamp has apologized for sharing a crypto market report that it claims does not reflect the firm’s “views or values.” In a tweet from Bitstamp posted today, the exchange issued an apology for posting […]
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The news follows Bitwise withdrawing its SEC application for a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund earlier this year. U.S. retail investors will be able to get exposure to Bitwise’s new crypto index fund — albeit indirectly. According to a Dec. 9 statement from Bitwise Asset Management, shares of its crypto index fund will begin public quotation on […]
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