The Bitcoin codebase is to be preserved under the Arctic ice of Svalbard for 1,000 years as part of the GitHub Archive Program. A snapshot of the Bitcoin codebase will be encoded onto film reels and stored for a thousand years under the arctic ice in Svalbard, Norway. The move is part of the GitHub […]
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The Maker Foundation has rejected accusations that it has participated in its own recent debt auctions. MakerDAO (MKR) has denied accusations that the Maker Foundation placed the winning bids in all of its recent debt auctions. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, the Maker Foundation states that it “is not purchasing MKR in the auctions.” […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin investors were mortified by last week’s 50% crash but it’s important to remember that Bitcoin was specifically designed for a global crisis. If you’ve been in Bitcoin (BTC) long enough most likely its Genesis Block has been mentioned quite a few times. If not, the image below should be self explanatory. Bitcoin Genesis Block […]
Continue ReadingHuobi Pool, a crypto mining arm of Huobi, says its operating revenues surged 547% in 2019, jumping from $53 million in 2018 to $320 million. Huobi, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume to date, saw significant progress in its crypto mining business in 2019. Huobi Pool, a cryptocurrency mining arm of Huobi, says […]
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The NYDFS has sent a letter to all regulated institutions engaged in crypto-related activities, asking them to submit detailed plans for weathering the coronavirus crisis. New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday. “The only analogy is war,” he said — and the consequences […]
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The crypto market collapse has triggered system-wide MakerDAO loan failures, sparking an upcoming community vote and the project’s first-ever Debt Auction. MakerDAO, a leading firm in the burgeoning sector of decentralized finance (DeFI) built on the Ethereum (ETH) network, has hastily called for a community vote on March 13 ahead of the project’s first-ever Debt […]
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Earning interest on your assets is only the tip of the iceberg for the thriving crypto lending ecosystem; opportunities abound to make hodl’d assets more productive. What is the future of crypto lending? While liquidations are saved for last because of the limited opportunity, it’s important to recognize liquidations are a key part of the […]
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Should crypto exchanges follow traditional exchanges and implement circuit breakers? Traditional exchanges have been using “circuit breakers” to curb panic selling, and it might be time for crypto exchanges to follow suit. Yesterday, March 9, trading on the New York Stock Exchange was suspended for 15 minutes. This was due to the S&P 500 Index […]
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Many cryptocurrencies are struggling to break above their overhead resistances, which could result in a minor correction or consolidation in the next few days. The global equity markets are reeling under pressure as the coronavirus outbreak has spread outside China. While gold, the traditional safe haven, has been moving higher, Bitcoin has largely remained range-bound. […]
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Bitcoin price dropped in a weekend correction creating a wide CME trading gap but the market structure remains bullish as long as the $9.4K levels hold. Bitcoin (BTC) price was unable to hold the psychological barrier of $10,000 and couldn’t break through the resistance of $10,400. This rejection caused a corrective move to $9,450, leaving […]
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