For the East and West, the paths to blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption are not the same and both have their own challenges. Ethereum recently turned five years old, and coincidentally, it also appears to have reached an inflection point for user adoption. In the second quarter of 2020, daily active Ethereum users nearly doubled to […]
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“Everything you heard, every theory that just doesn’t seem possible, every small inkling that something was just off about the world… is true.” Thank you for calling the Clinic of Advanced Biological Computing, this is Dr. Elliott Fisher. So began the strangest conversation Ive had as a journalist, with a time-traveling group of Monero-mining musicians […]
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IBM and Maersk’s global blockchain shipping platform continues to onboard major new global partners. TradeLens — the blockchain shipping platform created by IBM and Danish logistics giant Maersk — has signed on a major Turkish-owned international terminals operator. TradeLens is a global supply chain management platform designed for containerized freight and logistics, which was first launched […]
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The crypto rally of 2020 is not the biggest reason for 21Shares’ growth. 21Shares, formerly known as Amun, now has $100 million in assets under management, or AUM, posting major growth in 2020. Hany Rashwan, CEO of 21Shares, told Cointelegraph on Aug. 17 that AUM volumes spiked about 164% this year, up from just $39 […]
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The trillion dollar bailout will not end well. Investor Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, recently warned in an interview that recent central bank bailouts will bring about the worst economic meltdown in his lifetime. Central banks globally are printing trillions of dollars in an effort to help countries stimulate their respective economies. Although the […]
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Bitcoin’s network fundamentals are as bullish as ever, but $12,000 may spark a retest of lower price levels, an analyst warns. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at the upper end of its new price range near $12,000 — will the market finally crack it this week? Cointelegraph takes a look at five things to […]
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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 Bitcoin bulls stampede toward $12,000 as Ether hits a […]
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Ethereum network use and transaction fees are rising to record highs, will this interfere with DeFi’s current expansion? The number of Ethereum network transactions more than doubled in 2020 and is now virtually identical to the January 2018 all-time high. As shown on the chart below, the number of transactions doubled in the past six […]
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Showing up in person to steal cash from a digital asset machine? Authorities recently took three men into custody following their alleged swindling of $226,000 in Hong Kong dollars from Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in the territory. The apprehended male trio, ranging from age 26 to age 55, allegedly exploited six different Bitcoin ATM machines, manipulating […]
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CryptoQuant warns that a sell-off from Poolin may accentuate downward Bitcoin price pressure in the short term. Bitcoin (BTC) may have recovered to $11,700 but miners could soon spark a price plunge, data warns. In an update on Aug. 14, on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant identified a spike in mining pool outflows. BTC price: CryptoQuant expects […]
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