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A massive drop in open interest on the CME and Bakkt Bitcoin futures contracts indicates short-covering has fueled BTC’s latest rally, likely egged on by the expiry of Bakkt’s December contract. On Tuesday, open interest rocketed more than 1,000 percent on the cash-settled CME contract for December, the day after Bakkt hit an all-time-high for […]

According to the latest DappRadar report, the Ethereum dapp ecosystem has been flourishing in the second half of 2019, with user numbers across almost all categories seeing a huge rise since June. DeFi stood out as the category with the most growth, seeing its user numbers rise by 529 percent this year, putting the 195 […]

The upcoming fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) within the European Union (EU) has already spelled the end for smaller crypto firms on the continent. In the latest, however, a secret memo between the Dutch Central Bank and the Minister of Finance indicates that crypto companies in Holland may face additional rules that go beyond what […]

If the repeated perjury and overall outrageous conduct don’t cost Craig Wright the Kleiman case, insulting a judge will certainly do the trick. In the latest court filing, the Kleiman estate supported Judge Reinhart’s decision to sanction Wright, saying him admitting he lied to the court and calling Reinhard a “silly judge” showed that the […]

Bitcoin didn’t start the week off hot. On Monday and Tuesday, the leading cryptocurrency tanked, falling by 10 percent in 48 hours’ time. Altcoins followed suit, with Ethereum’s price performance actually going into the red on the year, accentuating the severity of this strong sell-off. Though, it seems that bulls won’t let the cryptocurrency market […]

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex shocked the crypto industry when they announced that they would be offering an unprecedented interest rate to users looking to engage in USDC and USDT lending, offering interest rates as high as 65 percent APR to customers located in the European Union. The announcement of this new offering sparked controversy and […]

Over the last two months, MINDOL (MIN), an Ethereum-based token aiming to promote the Japanese “geek culture,” skyrocketed over 28x. The sudden rise in has the crypto community wondering whether this crypto is a legit project or another “pump-and-dump” scheme. What is MINDOL? MINDOL claims to be the new currency for the world of “subculture […]

Those new to the crypto industry often find themselves torn between two extreme views. With a war going on between those shilling Bitcoin’s supremacy and those rooting for its demise, which party should you listen to? How Bitcoin divided the world Envisioned as the ultimate solution to the problem of global currencies, Bitcoin is regarded […]

The head of the privacy-centric altcoin Monero is stepping down after leading the project since its inception. The news comes at a time when XMR is down 60 percent after peaking at $121 in June. “Fluffypony” steps down In a blog post, the Monero Core Team announced that Riccardo Spagni, known as fluffypony in the […]

VeChain is seizing the opportunities presented in China after President Xi Jinping vowed to put the nation at the forefront of blockchain technology. The firm recently scored a partnership to accelerate the development of the tea industry in one of the most populous provinces in the country. Meanwhile, VET is trending downward. Leveraging the VeChain […]