Tweets including Bitcoin are far ahead of altcoins, but there are major similarities between Twitter and market cap rankings. Bitcoin (BTC) the most mentions on Twitter may seem logical — but the reason behind it may be more calculated than many imagined. According to the latest data, Bitcoin’s popularity on Twitter by the number of […]
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Floyx, a social media platform for the crypto community, aims to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx, a Malta-based social media platform for the crypto community, is trying to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx CEO Kamil Kępiński explained to Cointelegraph that the platform can prevent malicious […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested that stablecoins could serve as instant cross-blockchain bridges. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin thinks that the stablecoin industry is missing a valuable opportunity to improve interoperability between different blockchains. In a lengthy Twitter thread on May 20, Buterin suggested that stablecoins could enable users to move value across different blockchains: “In […]
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Bitcoin faces a crucial weekly close, the mystery of coins moved for the first time in 11 years, and Times Square billboards call for the release of Ross Ulbricht. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation […]
Continue ReadingThe customer databases of Trezor, Ledger, and Keepkay have allegedly been listed for sale by the perpetrating hacker. The hacker that breached the Ethereum.org forum is allegedly selling the databases for the three most-popular crypto hard wallets — Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey. The three databases contain the name, address, phone number, and email for more […]
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus outbreak may become the catalyst that will reveal the benefits of libertarian solutions and technology, such as cryptocurrency. We, as a society, are now experiencing a crisis of trust. The three pillars that we’ve had faith in all our lives — institutions, government entities and the media — have all failed us. From […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 ReadingA basket of one quant analyst’s favorite metrics is still overly bullish, casting aside this week’s Bitcoin price drop. Three new Bitcoin (BTC) metrics are pointing to the sky despite $10,000 staying out of reach for BTC/USD this week. As revealed by Timothy Peterson of asset manager Cane Island Alternative Advisors, as of May 21, […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin and gold are “too speculative” and it’s better for investors to trust the government to pay them back, claims Peter Mallouk. Bitcoin (BTC) is not what young investors should buy after the coronavirus crash, says the man who once said that the biggest cryptocurrency faces an “inevitable death spiral.” Speaking to CNBC on May […]
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