Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news in 2020, affecting myriad sectors — health, economics, social justice, politics and trade, as well as the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. As country after country locked down to […]
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With insane interest rates and yield farmers endlessly jumping from one protocol to another, fears are growing that DeFi isn’t sustainable — and change is needed. In the space of 12 months, DeFi has become a $15 billion industry — spawning governance tokens that are now worth even more than Bitcoin. But the rapid explosion […]
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Kelly Kramer joins an impressive board comprised of executives from various industries. Digital currency exchange Coinbase welcomed a new member to its Board of Directors on Wednesday, as it continues to draw on expertise from outside the cryptocurrency sector. Kelly Kramer, former CFO at Cisco, will serve as Chair of Coinbase’s Audit and Compliance Committee, […]
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“The Woz” makes a big impression in the crypto space as his newly-launched token WOZX records 26X gains after only five days of trading. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s new token, Efforce (WOZX), almost doubled in price today after an astonishing run that saw the price increase around 26X in the past week. WOZX will open […]
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It’s up to the community to educate regulators and help them build a framework that achieves and maintains both sides’ goals. The crypto space is an incredible, albeit risky, learning environment. Its volatility serves as a dire warning to those who like to test how deep the pool is by jumping in headfirst. Old guards […]
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Forbes new list of 600 up and coming entrepreneurs aged below 30 features 10 representatives from the crypto and blockchain sectors. Ten of the youthful business leaders featured in this year’s Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list work in blockchain and cryptocurrency, highlighting increasing acceptance of the industry from the mainstream media. Despite its name, the […]
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The sector has a long way to go in terms of accessibility if DeFi really wants to challenge traditional financial institutions. As the COVID-19 outbreak wreaks havoc on the United States’ economy and abroad, investors grapple with a second economic downturn in just over a decade. While the 2008 financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic […]
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As big players continue to enter the crypto space, institutions are becoming mega HODLers. Without a doubt, Bitcoin (BTC) has become an increasingly popular asset to own among institutional investors. By the end of the second quarter of 2020, Fidelity reported in a survey of almost 800 institutional investors that 36% owned crypto assets. A […]
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“Look at it in five years, and it’s going to be a whole lot more,” opined Novogratz. With the price of Bitcoin continuing to test support around $19,000, Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz recommends HODLing until 2025. In a Yahoo Finance Live interview published on Nov. 25, Novogratz said that the current Bitcoin […]
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Libra Association founding member, Bison Trails, has released a QT protocol allowing developers to read and write data to Libra’s pre-mainnet using off-chain systems. Blockchain technology and staking service provider Bison Trail has announced the launch of its Query and Transactions Clusters, or QT, protocol to help developers build on Facebook’s forthcoming Libra network. Libra […]
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