Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, such as Ether (ETH), all share a common goal: to decentralize the way people bank and to open up the under-financed and under-banked world to their own financial independence. Decentralization and accessibility are some of the key motivators in the crypto sphere. Crypto and blockchain were not made for a …
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Readers expect their news content to be reliable and trustworthy, yet many doubt it actually is. Readers cite issues like unchecked sources, rushing too fast to print, careless reporting and news sites being deliberately misleading as contributing to their eroding trust in published content. Yet readers seek out — and are even willing to pay …
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Two emerging digital assets are on the rise after rallying over 300% in the last 30 days amid sideways trading action in the crypto markets. One red-hot crypto asset as of late is blockchain-based trading and battling game Axie Infinity (AXS). ADVERTISEMENT The game, which allows players to collect, breed, raise and trade creatures known …
The date is set. July 11 is when soccer fans all over the world can, for a period of at least 90 minutes, forget all about what’s wrong with the outside world and finally get to witness who will be the winner of one of the most widely viewed sports in the world. England and …
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Back in 2019, an estimated 99% of crypto-asset transfers took place on centralized exchanges (CEXs), according to the number that was used by main crypto critic Nouriel Roubini. CEXs are likely to remain a central fixture of the crypto trading landscape for the foreseeable future. CEXs are fast and convenient, but typically require traders to …
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Cardano founder and IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong) CEO Charles Hoskinson is responding to critics of the blockchain platform and its native crypto asset, ADA. Ethereum advocate and owner of This Week in Ethereum, Evan Van Ness, recently scrutinized the number of transactions settled on the Cardano network relative to its market cap. ADVERTISEMENT …
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The concerns voiced about the consensus mechanisms of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have played a part in the sideways price action both assets have seen over the past two months, opening the door for other competing projects to gain attention. One project that managed to overcome the sideways action in the market and rally …
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Bitcoin (BTC) investors are known for being bullish, and even during 50% corrections like the current one, most analysts remain optimistic. One reason for investors’ endless optimism and belief in infinite upside could be BTC’s decreasing issuance and the 21 million coins fixed supply limit. However, not even the most accurate models, including the stock-to-flow …
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A US lawmaker who sits on the powerful Senate Banking Committee is disclosing his investments in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey has invested up to $30,000 in BTC and ETH through Grayscale’s trust offerings. ADVERTISEMENT Per a disclosure Toomey filed with the Senate Office of Public Records, Toomey invested between …
An investment firm says it has purchased a sizable stake in MicroStrategy, an enterprise software company founded by Bitcoin (BTC) bull Michael Saylor. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Capital International Investors added 953,242 shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) to its holdings, worth nearly $600 million. ADVERTISEMENT With the …
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is preparing to expand its compliance team in response to global regulatory pressures. Binance recently ran into regulatory hurdles in Japan, Canada and the UK and is facing questions on whether it has failed to comply with domestic regulations. ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao shared an open …
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency …
Axie Infinity (AXS) has had a rough week: On July 1, it was trading at just above $5. One week later and following two consecutive two-day rallies, the price was charging past $19. AXS price has since dropped between $18 and $19, yet the coin’s weekly stats are still outstanding: 118% against United States dollar and …
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Square CEO Jack Dorsey says the merchant payment platform will build a Bitcoin hardware wallet. In June, the head of the digital payments company unveiled that Square was exploring the idea of creating a hardware wallet for Bitcoin in collaboration with the crypto community. ADVERTISEMENT “Square is considering making a hardware wallet for Bitcoin. …
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Crypto analyst Justin Bennett says he expects the entire altcoin market to struggle until Ethereum gives them the signal they need. In a new strategy session, Bennett says he sees a trend in Ethereum dating all the way back to November of 2020 that could decide the fate of altcoins. ADVERTISEMENT “I don’t often …
