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Cardano’s latest Shelley Incentivized Testnet update focuses on stability (via @priyeshugarg) https://cryptoslate.com/cardanos-latest-shelley-incentivized-testnet-update-focuses-on-stability/ Read More: Cardano's latest Shelley Incentivized Testnet update focuses on stability (via @priyeshugarg)
This technical indicator that forecasts when Bitcoin is about to turn parabolic just flashed (via @ColePetersen14) https://cryptoslate.com/this-technical-indicator-that-forecasts-when-bitcoin-is-about-to-turn-parabolic-just-flashed/ Read More: This technical indicator that forecasts when Bitcoin is about to turn parabolic just flashed (via @C…
The Cardano team has been working hard on maintaining and improving the Shelley Incentivized Testnet. As part of their newly established community outreach program, the company said it introduced a new version of the Jormungandr Node, v.0.8.7, to reduce technical debt and ensure a more stable network. Network stability remains the number one priority for […]
Despite falling into a bout of sideways trading over the past several days and weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) and the aggregated cryptocurrency markets have been able to post massive gains from their late-2019 lows. The uptrend incurred by BTC over the past few weeks appears to have altered its market structure to favor buyers, and the […]
CV Summit offered Davos attendees the chance to go deep on blockchain. Read More: CV Summit United Blockchain Leaders and Enthusiasts in Davos
Litecoin creator Charlie Lee recently posited the concept of LTC miner pool donations to help boost funding. Read More: Litecoin Creator Proposes Miners Voluntarily Donate 1% for Development
Once Bitcoin (BTC) started to incur strong losses in the second half of 2019, analysts were once again making extremely low price predictions. Long-time Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff, who is CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, wrote in a late-2019 tweet that per his technical analysis of the charts, BTC’s breakdown below the $7,000 range could […]
A new debate emerges over the nature of digital assets and if they should be treated separately from the circumstances of their offering and sale. Read More: SEC Goes Head-to-Head With Telegram, Makes a Guinea Pig of TON
A double whammy of uncertainty in stocks and a New Year sell-off could be at the heart of BTC/USD erasing gains last week, analysts say. Read More: ‘Nothing Special’ — Bitcoin Slumps 6% on Coronavirus, Chinese New Year
Even $AMZN performance in the 2010s keeps it firmly in line with traditional investments, while Bitcoin outperforms by an order of magnitude. Read More: Bitcoin Risk-Return a ‘Different Beast’ Compared to Amazon: Analyst
This week in crypto, experts at the WEF said that digital finance, crypto and blockchain-powered economics are sweeping through markets in the developing world unchallenged and that digital tokens could transform the world of business and art. While Binance aims to find more merchants for its P2P crypto trading platform, a resurfaced change in Binance […]
New investors are the lifeblood of bitcoin (BTC). New investors rushed to buy BTC in December 2017, and it’s new investors that are needed if the most popular cryptocurrency is to enjoy significant gains in 2020 and beyond. Research firm TokenInsight made this point in its annual mining industry report, writing that in “the long […]
Max Boonen, CEO of market maker B2C2, looks at recent trends in crypto market infrastructure. Read More: Crypto and the Latency Arms Race: Market Microstructures
New faces at the Cardano foundation highlight the need for general strategy (via @priyeshugarg) https://cryptoslate.com/new-faces-at-the-cardano-foundation-highlight-the-need-for-general-strategy/ Read More: New faces at the Cardano foundation highlight the need for general strategy (via @priyeshugarg)
.@DraperGorenHolm to lead the seed round for @LunarCRUSH https://cryptoslate.com/drapergorenholm-to-lead-the-seed-round-for-lunarcrush/ Read More: .@DraperGorenHolm to lead the seed round for @LunarCRUSH
The Cardano Foundation’s newest council member believes that improving communication with the Cardano community is the organization’s top priority. Tamara Haasen, IOHK’s chief of staff and one of the latest members to join the foundation, said time is of the essence in this industry and that the company needs to be able to communicate its […]
LunarCRUSH is preparing for a seed round that is set to push its platform towards “disrupting the investing, education, and trading aspects of cryptocurrency.” LunarCRUSH finds seed round lead Draper Goren Holm, a venture studio focused on accelerating and incubating blockchain and crypto startups, will lead a seed round for the crypto data analytics provider […]
The bulls have held the immediate support level on most major cryptocurrencies, which is a positive sign. This suggests that the sentiment is to buy the dips. Read More: Price Analysis Jan 24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XLM, ADA
Bitcoin held $8.2K, leading to an oversold bounce that produced a 3.97% gain but now the price is struggling to push through the 50-EMA as $8.5K presents resist… Read More: Two Veteran Traders See Bullish Signs With Bitcoin Rebounding to .5K
Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January. European Commission executives have conceded that there is a pressing need for digital alternatives to conventional currency – but continue to condemn cryptocurrencies as “highly speculative.” In a panel session entitled “Creating a Read More: Davos Experts: Central Banks Focus on […]
Middle Eastern elites at the World Economic Forum are highly skeptical of bitcoin, but there are whispers about its potential for cross-border settlements in the energy sector. Read More: Notes From WEF: Oil-Producing Nations Want Dollar Alternatives, Just Not Bitcoin
Harmony is rolling out its token swap process, asking holders of its ERC-20 and BEP-2 tokens to switch to its own native asset to participate in staking and other activities. Read More: Harmony Kicks Off Migration From Ethereum and Binance Chains to Its Own
The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art. Read More: Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its “overwhelmingly positive” regulatory response. Read More: Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly holding nearly 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) in its cold storage wallets. While digital currency exchanges have been known to fake trading volume, it appears that the amount of funds held in offline storage provides a better picture. Coinbase is currently holding 983,706.78 BTC, or presently over $8.4 billion, […]
Ripple reported a considerable decrease in XRP sales in Q4 2019, but the price of this cryptocurrency continues declining. Ripple decreases XRP sales In its latest quarterly report, Ripple revealed a substantial decrease in XRP sales. In total, the company sold $13 million in XRP during Q4 2019. This represents an 80 percent reduction from […]
The World Economic Forum has created what it claims is the first ever global consortium dedicated to designing a framework for the global governance of digital … Read More: WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital Currencies
Hawaii senators have introduced a bill authorizing banks to offer custody services to digital asset classes. Read More: Hawaii Introduces Bill Authorizing Banks to Offer Crypto Custody
Coinbase is by far the biggest exchange hoarder of Bitcoin, with second place Binance having holdings totaling only around 250,000 coins. Read More: Exchanges Hold More Bitcoin Than Ever as Coinbase Wallet Nears 1M BTC
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Digital fiat news A group of about 70 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in Japan are working on a proposal for the county to issue its own digital currency – digital yen. […]