It seems that everyone — from corporate behemoths like Visa and Anheuser-Busch to socialite Paris Hilton and NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant — has recognized the growing importance of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) for the 21st-century economy. World-renowned artists, athletes and musicians have been cashing in on the craze, lending legitimacy to this new …
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A low-cap altcoin that has surged by more than 160% this week is now available across Coinbase’s full retail platform. The top US crypto exchange listed Assembly Protocol (ASM) on Coinbase Pro earlier this week and now allows customers to trade, send and receive the crypto asset on the firm’s retail platform Coinbase.com and its …
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With regulatory bodies rumored to soon accept a pure Bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded fund, it is important to understand the journey of some of the first crypto-based ETFs that have recently been approved by government agencies. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission approved a Bitcoin-adjacent ETF, giving investors the opportunity to gain exposure to Bitcoin …
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Bitcoin (BTC) can return to $50,000 and still not violate an overall “bullish thesis” after breaking all-time highs, fresh research argues. In its latest market update on Oct. 22, crypto trading platform Decentrader argued that after hitting and retracing from $67,000, there was no reason to be bearish on Bitcoin. “No significant evidence” for $50,000 …
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Before we get into the nitty gritty of how one simple rule created the kind of insane return on investment noted in the headline, let’s be clear on one thing. You can’t copy this. Actually, no human can. Even a trading bot couldn’t replicate this particular strategy in real life, because it’s a thought experiment, …
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Blockchain is rapidly becoming the innovative force industry insiders have been promising for years. The number of projects and artists offering their works using it as a core technology may be shifting the current economic model under which most musicians operate. Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, allow independent artists to earn income and engage with their …
When Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, first came on the scene a few years ago, it was more of a curiosity, and certainly didn’t pose any form of serious competition for traditional finance. However, in 2021, that is changing fast. Now, DeFi is becoming a major player in the economic world, and big names are starting …
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a warning that registered investment advisers are not allowed to engage in unregistered activities. This warning includes crypto activities since crypto is currently an unregulated industry in India. SEBI Warns Registered Investment Advisers Cannot Engage in Crypto Activities Indian securities and commodity market regulator, the …
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Just a few days after reports emerged that it had refused to process a company registration application by Flint API limited, the Nigerian agency Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has now registered the blockchain start-up. The agency however blames an unnamed employee for the failure to process the application. The CAC’s About-turn According to a report, …
sponsored Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK) has listed ADALend on their :Essential Cardano List” of projects that are considered part of the ecosystem supporting and providing Cardano users with products and services. “The Essential Cardano List” gives an overview of the Cardano ecosystem with an accompanying map, a central library of materials, Cardano Foundation, and Emurgo …
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One of South Africa’s biggest banks, Standard Bank, has reportedly sent account termination notices to clients that offer automated cryptocurrency arbitrage services. Bank’s Criteria Questioned This move, according to a Mybroadband report, has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. The sending of the notices has also raised questions about the criteria that Standard Bank is …
Widely followed quantitative analyst PlanB is expecting Bitcoin (BTC) to go on a major parabolic run over the next few months. PlanB is the creator of the Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model, which attempts to predict the price of the flagship cryptocurrency by measuring the amount of new supply entering the market each year compared to …
A federal judge has granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) request to extend the discovery phase of its lawsuit against Ripple by an additional two months, according to new case documents. Judge Sarah Netburn says in a new order that the additional time requested by the SEC will not impact “the schedule to …
The Ethereum network has come a long way over the last few years. Everything from the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) to the recent London upgrade has made the network the most compelling attempt to instill a ‘world computer,’ but there’s still work to be done. For global adoption to be the backbone of Web …
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Mance is the co-founder and CEO of Hedera Hashgraph, a next-generation distributed ledger technology that claims to possess higher speeds and security guarantees than existing blockchain solutions. “When we talk about decentralization, I think it’s very important to be specific about what we mean. When talking about layer-one protocols, precisely what is being measured when …
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