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China’s aggressively pushing for blockchain development and digital currencies, with local sources stating the ongoing coronavirus pandemic may lead to an early release of the country’s ambitious digital currency project. However, while a central bank official says there’s no particular timeline, the currency could be seen at a major global sports event, if ongoing tests […]

With governments and central banks around the world printing trillions of dollars, proving why the scarcity of Bitcoin is so fundamentally important, many have become extremely bullish on BTC and cryptocurrencies as a whole. Case in point: Raoul Pal — the former head of hedge fund sales at Goldman Sachs and the CEO of Real […]

Since the peak of the last Bitcoin bubble in late-2017/early-2018, the vast majority of altcoins have collapsed dramatically from their all-time highs. Not even Ethereum has been spared. From the all-time highs of just over $1,400, the asset is down over 85 percent, trading at $200 as of the time of this article’s writing. This […]

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has suffered a drop in hashrate after its April 8 halving. Despite the network suffering no unwanted consequences, a crypto-analyst thinks it is surprising that the controversial cryptocurrency has not suffered a “large-scale” attack yet. Can it be done? Yassine Elmandjra, a crypto analyst at data-driven investment firm ARK Invest, tweeted on […]

If ICOs were the theme of 2017, stablecoins of 2018, DeFi certainly looks like it’s dominating 2020. DApps building on Ethereum have attracted institutional investment and massive attention this year, focused on a wide array of use cases and unveiling newer avenues for blockchain to shine. Now, Centrifuge, a company founded in 2018, is looking […]

Despite the global economy being virtually frozen, the S&P 500 and all other benchmark stock indices have been able to rally today, smashing through critical technical levels and potentially creating shockwaves that boost Bitcoin. This rally has allowed the S&P 500 to surmount two key moving averages that were previously suppressing its price action, leading […]

Last year, Bitcoin embarked on a strong rally from the low-$3,000s to a high just shy of $14,000. It was a more than 300 percent rally that caught many traders off guard, especially because it came just months after a brutal -80 percent bear market. The jury is still out on what caused demand for […]

China’s leaving no stones unturned in its apparent motive to become a global blockchain leader. This past weekend, an official of the China National People’s Congress suggested the parliament to increase state-budgeted funds towards blockchain development and digital currencies, terming it a “new economic potential.” The move comes days after Korea mulled a $400 million […]

An application built on XRP Ledger by a team funded by Xpring is looking to make a splash in the XRP community, courtesy of their Xumm mobile app. Under development by XRPL Labs, a firm that develops products solely for XRP Ledger, Xumm is an “all-inclusive” platform that allows XRP holders to settle and track […]

Parabolic uptrends in the crypto market tend to be short-lived and followed by immense selloffs, but Chainlink has been able to buck this trend – being one of the few altcoins that has been able to post steady gains over the past year. It doesn’t appear that this strength will disappear anytime soon either, as […]