Bitcoin hitting its highest level since the start of December reignites the quest to crack $20,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest levels in two weeks on Dec. 15 as fresh bullish action took the largest cryptocurrency to near $20,000. Cryptocurrency market overview from Coin360. BTC price highest since Dec. 1 Data from Cointelegraph Markets, […]
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Asset managers around the globe are losing confidence in the dollar, encouraging them to seek out inflation-resistant investments for their clients. A new survey of global fund managers reveals that Bitcoin has climbed in the rankings of “most crowded trade” beating out traditional investments like gold and bonds. Bitcoin was third on the overall list […]
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A snapshot for the Spark airdrop may have caused a record spike in Ethereum address creation. Ethereum address creation hit a 35-month high on December 14 when 177,000 new addresses were added to the network according to analysts from Santiment. The analytics provider reported that its network growth metric showed Ethereum adding 177,500 addresses in […]
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The son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon looks deeper into crypto with NFT art. Sean Ono Lennon, a British-American musician, songwriter, and producer, has auctioned a tokenized digital illustration on NFT marketplace, Rarible. According to Rarible data, Lennon sold a piece entitled “Etharian 1” on Dec. 14 for 5.5 wrapped Ether (WETH), worth about […]
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Turkey started off strong in crypto and blockchain in 2020 — then the pandemic happened. Turkey’s crypto and blockchain ecosystem welcomed 2020 with big ambitions and a strong track record from 2019, which was its best year ever in terms of adoption. Following the release of Statista’s “Global Consumer Survey 2019,” which lists Turkey as […]
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A final-second bid saw a digital artwork NFT sell for $777,777 on Nifty Gateway. Non-fungible token marketplace Nifty Gateway hosted an auction that saw a single NFT artwork sell for $777,777 after a last-second bid doubled the price. On Dec. 14, Nifty tweeted that the “savage” bid of $777,777 had been entered with only a […]
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Leading Ethereum-based DEX Uniswap has now crossed the $50 billion mark in lifetime volume, although some are skeptical about the sources of the platform’s liquidity. Leading decentralized exchange Uniswap has surpassed $50 billion in all-time trade volume, a major milestone for the DEX sector. On Dec. 15, Uniswap creator Hayden Adams tweeted data indicating the […]
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Some crypto investors are willing to risk extensive financial obligations for a chance to get into Bitcoin. Taking on debt is a complex personal decision that should not be entered into without great care and financial consideration. With Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent return to all-time price highs, some moonstruck Bitcoiners have begun taking out bank loans […]
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As antitrust enforcement hits Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is digging into misuse of consumer data. The United States Federal Trade Commission is making the giants of social media account for their user data practices. On December 11, the FTC published orders for special reports from unnamed social media companies. The commission’s stated […]
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LINK, the native token of Chainlink, is beginning to recover after seeing a major drop against Bitcoin. The price of LINK, the native cryptocurrency of Chainlink, has increased by 10% in the past three days with the recovery coming despite a “death cross” on the LINK/BTC chart. Josh Olszewicz, a cryptocurrency trader and technical analyst, […]
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