The launch of support for OmiseGo sees an 80% trading premium, a sudden price breakout and renewed accusations of insider trading. Controversy has returned to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase after an altcoin it listed surged 200% in 15 minutes — only to crash immediately afterward. Currently a topic of interest on social media, Coinbase’s listing of […]
Continue ReadingBinance taking the top spot on recently purchased CoinMarketCap has raised concerns among executives from other top crypto exchanges. For an industry that is supposed to be based upon decentralization, it appears to be getting crowded at the top, with a number of companies transforming into unspoken oligarchs, each wielding huge influence — or at […]
Continue ReadingThe launch date of China’s long-awaited digital yuan remains a secret, creating space for potential fraud. With the official release date of digital yuan being kept in the dark, third-party actors have stepped in to impersonate the digital yuan officials, hoping to attract gullible investors. A recent press statement issued by a company called Yuan […]
Continue ReadingCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of many crypto executives who prefers writing a blog to answering questions from mainstream journalists. Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong says that company leaders are increasingly opting to avoid mainstream journalists by speaking directly to audiences on unmediated social media platforms. “Our customers are on YouTube/podcasts/social media — not […]
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Shopify sellers can now accept crypto via digital asset payment processor, CoinPayments. A partnership with crypto payment processor CoinPayments means bolstered digital asset payment compatibility for Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify. “Shopify is a natural fit for us,” CoinPayments CEO Jason Butcher told Cointelegraph via email, adding: As they look to bring new features to their merchant base […]
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Recently there has been a rise in the number of attempts to impersonate Cointelegraph team members and request money from organizations and individuals in return for the promise of positive coverage. Crypto community, be vigilant: Cointelegraph has recently noticed an increase in scammers purporting to be our journalists on Telegram, LinkedIn and other social media. […]
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XRP TipBot has avoided closure due to the Netherlands’ strict implementation of AMLD5 via a partnership with Uphold. XRP TipBot, a service enabling users to transfer XRP to each other via comments on Twitter, Reddit and Discord, has been saved from the threat of extinction at the hands of new regulations in the Netherlands. In […]
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Top venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz looked at four key metrics for three cycles of cryptocurrency showing consistent growth. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz thinks the past growth of social media, developers, prices, and startups among cryptocurrencies could mean a crypto cycle favorable to investors in the future. The United States-based company released a report […]
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The Web3 Foundation is holding off on its plan to redenominate Polkadot’s DOT tokens following a non-binding community referendum. The Web3 Foundation has pushed back its proposal to redenominate 100x of Polkadot’s (DOT) supply after conducting a community referendum on the Kusama network. While the referendum, dubbed a Polkassembly, largely saw support for the proposal, […]
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After posting Bitcoin inquiry on Twitter, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling held her own amid a flood of various comments from the crypto community. Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, recently asked for an explanation of Bitcoin (BTC) on Twitter, bringing an onslaught of commentary from the crypto community. “This started as a joke, but now […]
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