The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has successfully hardforked its mainnet to version v.0.6.0: Galileo. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed an upgrade to its mainnet. The latest iteration is called Galileo — v.0.6.0 — as announced by Binance on July 15. According to the announcement, there are four major changes implemented in Galileo: the matching engine […]
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Stablecoin operator Tether mistakenly minted five billion USDT tokens on the Tron blockchain. Stablecoin operator Tether accidentally minted and subsequently burned 5 billion USDT tokens, Whale Alert tweeted on July 13. Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — noted that 50 million USDT tokens were transferred from cryptocurrency exchange […]
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Crypto markets are down on the day, with some top-20 coins reporting double-digit losses. Thursday, July 11 — major cryptocurrency markets are trading in the red zone, with just a few coins reporting moderate gains, according to Coin360. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has continued coming down after yesterday;s sharp drop […]
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After months of anticipation, top crypto exchange Binance has launched its margin trading platform. Top crypto exchange Binance has launched its margin trading platform, an official blog post published today, July 11, reveals. Binance’s move to expand trading possibilities to meet the full scope of institutional and retail traders’ needs had already been indicated by […]
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The surge in crypto prices in Q2 of 2019 is backed by a respective growth in fundamental indicators… For crypto markets, the second quarter of this year has been the best three-month sequence since the bear turn of early 2018 put a brutal end to the dreams that the explosive growth of coin prices was […]
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Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange set up its own node for the Lightning Network, encouraging more participation from the industry. European crypto exchange Bitstamp has set up its own Lightning Network (LN) node to boost the network’s capabilities, the company tweeted on July 8. As a second layer over the blockchain of the biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that today it will list one of the oldest cryptocurrencies dogecoin. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that today it will list dogecoin (DOGE) in a post on its website on July 5. Starting at noon UTC today, the following dogecoin pairs will start being traded on the exchange: DOGE/BNB, DOGE/BTC, […]
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The cryptocurrency market trades sideways as analysts speculate on holiday-fueled FOMO. Thursday, July 4— The number one cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing mild gains on the day as ether (ETH) and ripple (XRP) trade sideways. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin has had a volatile week. Bitcoin was trading at over $13,000 on June 26 and […]
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Tether’s influence is high despite numerous controversies, but it may pose a threat to the crypto asset market… There is perhaps no other crypto asset more subject to scrutiny and accusations of impropriety than the Tether stablecoin. The startup behind the coin has been blamed for market manipulation while its business dealings and accounting practices […]
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Binance will switch tether addresses indexed to the Omni network to ERC-20 on July 4. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it is switching from Omni-based addresses to ERC-20-based addresses in customer wallets for the stablecoin tether (USDT), according to an official announcement on July 3. In order to make the switch, Binance says […]
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