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Bitcoin bulls roar as price surmounts $7,000; shows sign of macro reversal

Analysis 5 years ago

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 […]

Bitcoin bulls roar as price surmounts $7,000; shows sign of macro reversal

Crypto exchange Poloniex offers 65% APR on USDC deposits, but community cries foul

Exchanges 5 years ago

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 […]

Crypto exchange Poloniex offers 65% APR on USDC deposits, but community cries foul

MINDOL (MIN) skyrocketed over 28x recently, but what is it?

Analysis 5 years ago

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 […]

MINDOL (MIN) skyrocketed over 28x recently, but what is it?

[Op-Ed] The curse of permabulls: Why you need to stop listening to Bitcoin maximalists

Opinion 5 years ago

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 […]

[Op-Ed] The curse of permabulls: Why you need to stop listening to Bitcoin maximalists

The project lead of Monero, Riccardo Spagni, steps down

Analysis 5 years ago

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 […]

The project lead of Monero, Riccardo Spagni, steps down

VeChain scores new partnership while VET tumbles

Analysis 5 years ago

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 […]

VeChain scores new partnership while VET tumbles

Fidelity Digital Assets sets up shop in the U.K. after Johnson win; can Europe lead crypto adoption?

Adoption 5 years ago

Asset management giant Fidelity Investments has established a U.K. entity for its cryptocurrency business with the intent of gaining a foothold in Europe, the move coming days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson led his pro-Brexit government to victory in a snap election. Fidelity’s new U.K. arm was incorporated December 16 and will be used […]

Fidelity Digital Assets sets up shop in the U.K. after Johnson win; can Europe lead crypto adoption?

National digital currencies fail to fix the stablecoin problem

Opinion 5 years ago

2019 will go down as the year when the world went digital currency crazy. Not crypto crazy (that was 2017), but crazy for issuing national and corporate digital coins. Facebook. China. Canada. Thailand. The list of countries and companies experimenting with digital currencies is long and incongruous. On the surface, entities such as Facebook and […]

National digital currencies fail to fix the stablecoin problem

Bitcoin price may collapse below eight-year growth curve; can bulls retake control?

Analysis 5 years ago

Once again, Bitcoin (BTC) has started to slip. After trading above the key $7,000 support for days on end, the cryptocurrency slipped on Monday, tumbling to $6,800, then $6,700 on Tuesday. Right now, bears still seem to be in full control of the crypto market, having pushed BTC from $14,000 to $7,000 over the past […]

Bitcoin price may collapse below eight-year growth curve; can bulls retake control?

The fatal flaw of the $500m decentralized finance industry

Contributor DeFi 5 years ago

We’re at the forefront of a new financial system built on public blockchains with over $685M (USD) already locked up in decentralized finance (DeFi). These solutions are built on smart contracts, which are simple programs designed to automatically execute once a specified criterion is satisfied. However, the data that decides this makes for a vulnerable […]