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Chainlink welcomes Stake.fish as Reviewed Node Operator growing the LINK oracle network
Stake.fish, a prominent validator for proof-of-stake blockchains, announced on Tuesday that it will serve as a Chainlink “Reviewed Node Operator,” growing the oracle network.…
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Pantera Capital CEO predicts $42,000 Bitcoin price by end of 2019
Dan Morehead, the founder and CEO at Pantera Capital, a cryptocurrency-focused investment fund, believes the Bitcoin price could hit $356,000 in the next three…
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Ethereum improvement proposal 2025 increases block reward, community opposed to maintain ETH as store-of-value
Several Ethereum developers voiced concerns about Ethereum improvement proposal (EIP) 2025, which recommends creating more Ether per block for the next 18 months. Authored…
Adoption
Bakkt will begin user testing for Bitcoin futures on July 22
Bakkt, an Atlanta-based subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), an American firm that owns the New York Stock Exchange, will begin user acceptance testing…
Privacy
Binance Research: most large Bitcoin and Ethereum investors hold stablecoins, use cold wallets
The research arm of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has published a report that analyzes the results of a survey…
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Binance to distribute 9.5 million Stellar Lumens earned from staking, will add XLM staking support
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, recently revealed that the platform had earned 9.5 million Stellar Lumens (XLM) from staking the…
Crypto
Institutional demand for Bitcoin and Ethereum causes Grayscale AUM to nearly triple, reduces exposure to XRP
Grayscale Investments, a New York-based digital currency asset management firm, released its investment report for Q2 2019. The company’s assets under management (AUM), primarily…
Scams
Claymore token appears to have exit scammed, all social media accounts deleted
The team behind the Claymore (CLM) token project, a deflationary cryptocurrency launched on the Ethereum blockchain, appears to have pulled an exit scam. This,…
Regulation
“Keep Big Tech Out of Finance Act” proposes $1 million per day fine on large tech companies acting as financial institutions
A recent bill, “Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act,” recommends prohibiting giant tech firms from serving as financial institutions or launching their own…
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Crypto Twitter reacts to Block.one’s plans to launch EOS-powered social network, Voice
The management at Block.one, the company behind EOS, announced on June 1st that it will launch a blockchain-powered social media platform. Brendan Blumer, the…
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Bitcoin price predictions from top crypto influencers
Bitcoin, the world’s most dominant cryptocurrency, surged over 10 percent earlier this week to over $8,800. This is after the BTC price hit a…
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IOTA launches major network upgrade Coordicide, removes centralized network coordinator
The IOTA Foundation announced the launch of Coordicide, a planned protocol upgrade which removes the network's centralized coordinator. According to the press release, Coordicide aims…