Hacktivist Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki took aim at Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter recently for essentially writing off smart contracts inventor Nick Szabo as a right-wing crank. Taaki wrote that this sort of attitude was typical of an “Eth[ereum] culture which is about sparkling burner parties, privileged digital nomads, microdosing LSD, sex orgies and […]
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Crypto needs financial products — simply positioned and simply transparent — to preserve and grow people’s assets in difficult times. With the COVID-19 crisis showing no signs of abating in the United States, central banks around the world have deployed financial airbags in the form of quantitative easing, and they plan to do a lot […]
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Trading bots have become a major factor in the world of cryptocurrency, but are they potentially doing more harm than good? How to get involved? If using bots to automate your trades sounds like something you would be interested in exploring further, there are many resources available. You could certainly begin by digging into different […]
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Amid multiple warnings over the world’s reserve currency, Bitcoin stands to gain if recent macro correlation remains intact. Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for a bullish start to another week’s trading after shrugging off lower levels to hit $11,700. Cointelegraph takes a look at five things that could shape price performance in the coming days after […]
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The volume of Uniswap has surpassed the daily volume of Coinbase Pro after the demand for DeFi has exploded. Uniswap, the most widely-used decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum, surpassed Coinbase in daily volume on Aug 30. The explosive growth of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) market has pushed many avid investors to DEXes over centralized exchanges. […]
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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 Sunday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. Top Stories This Week YFI price soars to $38,800 hitting $1 billion […]
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Humanity may never have a better chance to change finance than we do now, and crypto and blockchain could help us. If Bitcoin (BTC) was born in response to the systemic failures laid bare by one global financial crisis, then the subsequent rise of various decentralized networks can be seen as differences in opinion on […]
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In a world where almost every asset has shown vulnerability, digital assets have proven themselves to be reliable. The coronavirus pandemic has truly been a watershed event — not just for the financial industry but for the world at large. Many had plans and goals that they wanted to achieve before the year ran out […]
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Bitcoin price still struggles to overcome the $12K hurdle but 3 key metrics show bulls are in control. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped by as much as 10% this week and while this might be scary for day traders, the 3-day chart shows the downside move hardly made a dent on the current market structure. This […]
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The power of a strong community in scaling blockchain-based projects should not be understated. Cryptocurrency was built on the premise that a reimagined financial system could exist. It was brought to life by a community that supported these ideals and worked tirelessly to bring them to fruition. As the blockchain community grows, so does the […]
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