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Bitfinex whale “claims” $1.7 billion Ethereum long opened in March 2020

If you’ve been on Crypto Twitter any time over the past year, you’ve likely seen much discussion about Bitfinex’s Ethereum market.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin is now worth half of all silver in the world

With a market cap of almost $780 billion, Bitcoin is currently worth half of all the silver that has ever been mined.

Priyeshu Garg · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Polkadot becomes first blockchain platform to rebrand through a bounty program

Blockchain platform Polkadot announced that it has hired leading design agency Koto to give the blockchain platform a complete design revamp.

Priyeshu Garg · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Cardano becomes the most decentralized network on the market with majority of ADA supply staked

With more than 69 percent of its total circulating supply now staked, Cardano has surpassed Polkadot as the most decentralized network in the world.

Priyeshu Garg · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Macro investor says Ethereum price growth looks similar to Bitcoin’s in 2016-2017

Ethereum has undergone a remarkable rally over the past seven days.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

If Bitcoin follows the path it set during the 2016 halving, it’ll reach $286,000 by October

Bitcoin has exploded over 100 percent higher over the past four weeks, moving from $20,000 to highs around $42,000.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Algorand (ALGO) eyes $100 billion use case with new partnership

A new partnership sees the Algorand blockchain being deployed for a large institutional client.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Maker (MKR) rips 80% higher over past week after extended bear market against Ethereum

While MakerDAO, the decentralized loan platform, is at the core of decentralized finance, its native Maker (MKR) token has plunged against Ethereum over recent months.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Brad Garlinghouse answers tough questions on Ripple (XRP) lawsuit

The Ripple co-founder allegedly pocketed hundreds of millions from illegal XRP sales, among other allegations.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Billionaire investor Chamath maintains the view that Bitcoin price will pass $100,000

Bitcoin has undergone a remarkable rally over recent weeks.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

This “ElectroRAT” malware might be silently draining your Bitcoin

A ransomware has affected users of over three apps in the past year and drained their wallets of hundreds of Bitcoin.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Comparing the technicals of Polkadot (DOT), Cosmos (ATOM), and Avalanche (AVAX)

Polkadot, Cosmos, and Avalanche have all been created to solve the same set of problems—the low latency and scalability issues plaguing Ethereum.

Priyeshu Garg · 1 year ago · 4 min read

Why Allianz chief economist says Bitcoin surging will fuel an “interesting conversation”

Mohamed A El-Erian, the chief economist at Allianz, said the Bitcoin price surging to a new all-time high at $38,000 could fuel an “interesting conversation.” El-Erian’s comment comes after the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Joseph Young · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Big gains for Stellar (XLM) as multiple banking settlement rumors proliferate

The price of Stellar XLM soared to as high as $0.39 on January 6.

Samuel Wan · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Crypto VC says Bitcoin must consolidate if it is to hit $100,000 in the near future

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies have undergone remarkably strong rallies over recent days and weeks.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Crypto is here: Total market cap hits $1 trillion for the first time ever

As per CoinMarketCap data, the cryptocurrency market has officially passed the magical $1 trillion milestone.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Shyft Network’s Joseph Weinberg on the meaning of Bitcoin (and DEXs for 8 billion people)

The DeFi market has boomed in 2020, attracting billions of dollars across use cases like lending, derivatives, decentralized exchanges, and others.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago

New DeFi entrant? ShapeShift pivots to DEX, integrating Ethereum and ERC20 tokens

ShapeShift, one of the oldest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the crypto market, is pivoting.

Joseph Young · 1 year ago · 2 min read

This is how Bitcoin can disrupt the $200 billion card rewards market

Credit card rewards account for a small, but significant, chunk of the $1.2 trillion credit card market.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Here’s why stablecoins like USDC going ‘legal’ is bullish for DeFi

A landmark announcement for USDC.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Here’s why the Bitcoin price suddenly rose above $35k overnight

The Bitcoin price surged above $35,000 overnight, recording a 10% increase within 12 hours.

Joseph Young · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Altcoins explode higher: Synthetix, Uniswap, and more rally by over 20%

“Altcoin season” may have begun as coins aside from Bitcoin and Ethereum take center stage, outperforming strongly against BTC and the United States dollar.

Nick Chong · 1 year ago · 2 min read