After months of work, Bancor V2 finally launches promising to improve the user experience for both traders and liquidity providers. The Bancor project has launched a heavily upgraded version of its decentralized exchange, promising to solve what it calls “DeFi’s dirty little secret.” According to a blog post released on Friday, the contracts have been […]
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Thirty new whales are gobbling up XRP in a sign some big investors are rethinking the cryptocurrency. The number of accounts holding more than one million XRP has increased by 3.7% with 30 new whales appearing over the last two weeks, according to Santiment’s holder distribution chart. These investors now hold between $240,000 and $2.4 […]
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Trezor appears to take a shot at the competition following Ledger’s recent data breach. Following Ledger’s confirmed data breach on June 17, competing hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor cheekily made their followers aware that they frequently purge their systems of all customer order data, including email addresses — apparently every 90 days. Ledger too published a […]
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Bitcoin and most altcoins could consolidate for a couple of days before resuming their uptrend. Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes in spot and derivatives markets have been surging since the digital asset rallied above the $10,000 level earlier this week. Bakkt reported record Bitcoin futures volume on July 28 and 29, which indicates that the traders who […]
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An increasing number of cryptocurrency exchanges are beginning to take steps to work with traditional stock and asset exchanges. Typically, blockchain exchanges and traditional exchanges, such as the Nasdaq or London Stock Exchange, have been seen as polar opposites where blockchain exchanges are seen as a more open, community-focused option, whereas traditional exchanges are seen […]
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LocalBitcoins has partnered with blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic to gain access to new blockchain monitoring tools that can help prevent the illicit use of its services. LocalBitcoins has partnered with blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic — the latest move in the veteran peer-to-peer exchange’s fight against criminal activities on its platform. Speaking to Cointelegraph, chief operating […]
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Hardware wallet provider Ledger said its marketing database was breached between June and July. Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has alerted customers to a data breach it faced in June and July. In an email on July 29, the company said it was made aware of the breach on July 14 when a researcher […]
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Profitability mimics the height of last year’s bull run, but the circumstances have changed beyond recognition in 2020. The vast majority of the Bitcoin (BTC) supply is now in profit after its price bull run to $11,400, data shows. Tracked by on-chain monitoring resource Glassnode, as of July 27, almost 95% of the Bitcoin supply […]
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Bitcoin price’s current surge, which has so far topped out at $11,380, is destined to continue beyond its all-time highs, the Wall Street veteran predicts. Bitcoin (BTC) will not stop rising until it hits $28,000, Max Keiser believes as the largest cryptocurrency gains over 20% in a week. In a series of tweets on July […]
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Bitcoin has the ability to replace gold as a safe haven for investors as the world turns digital, says Nigel Green. Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of financial consultancy firm deVere Group, says Bitcoin’s recent bullish activity shows it has the power to replace proven safe haven assets like gold. In a statement on […]
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