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Price analysis 9/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, BSV, CRO, ADA

Price analysis 9/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, BSV, CRO, ADA

Bitcoin and a few altcoins continue to push against resistance at higher levels, suggesting that the uptrend may resume soon. According to data from CryptoQuant, the total amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held in exchange reserves dropped from 2.8 million BTC in October 2019 to 2.4 million. Analysts believe that this steady decline in reserves means […]

Merchants accepting Bitcoin laud ‘zero chargeback risks’, says BitPay report

Merchants accepting Bitcoin laud ‘zero chargeback risks’, says BitPay report

Bitcoin integration led to positive results for the merchants in this study. BitPay recently released a study highlighting four merchants from different businesses that have implemented Bitcoin as a payment method. The parties selected to participate included a gold broker, an online gift card marketplace, a domain registrar that also serves as a hosting service,

The first fundamental study of DeFi: From ideas to mechanisms to the new finance

The first fundamental study of DeFi: From ideas to mechanisms to the new finance

Do you want to learn everything about DeFi, inside and out? Can you handle it? With its year-to-date growth of more than 15x in total value locked, and more than $11 billion committed to the protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi) has become a mainstay in the crypto industry, and a whole new industry in itself. Meanwhile,

Bitcoin price risks even bigger pullback in Q4 after sharp rejections

Bitcoin price risks even bigger pullback in Q4 after sharp rejections

Bitcoin risks a larger pullback in the fourth quarter due to the confluence of bearish technical structures and macro uncertainty. Bitcoin price is showing weakness after another sharp rejection from the $11,000 resistance level. As Bitcoin (BTC) enters the fourth quarter, the sentiment around the market remains generally cautious and neutral. Bitcoin might face a

Cambridge University’s Third Crypto Study Records 101 Million Cryptocurrency Users Worldwide

Cambridge University’s Third Crypto Study Records 101 Million Cryptocurrency Users Worldwide

The University of Cambridge and the school’s Centre for Alternative Finance has published the third “Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study.” The 71-page in-depth study examines the current growth of the crypto industry, mining, offchain activity, crypto asset user profiling, regulation, and security. The September 2020 third edition of the Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study concentrates on four

Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020: US Lawmakers Propose Single National Crypto Framework

Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020: US Lawmakers Propose Single National Crypto Framework

Lawmakers in the U.S. have introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020 to create a single, national regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading platforms, including those that trade bitcoin, ether, their forks, and other cryptocurrencies. On the same day, the Securities Clarity Act was also introduced. Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020 The bill entitled

Indian Police Probe Crypto Exchange and Founders Allegedly Running a Scam

Indian Police Probe Crypto Exchange and Founders Allegedly Running a Scam

Delhi police are reportedly investigating a cryptocurrency exchange and its executives allegedly duping Indian investors after receiving multiple complaints. The complainants further say the company has moved office overseas without returning their investments. Police Investigate Crypto Scam After Multiple Complaints Forty-three people have filed complaints with the Delhi Police regarding a cryptocurrency investment scheme based

Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow

Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow

VANCOUVER / SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — Blockparty—the New York-based rare digital collectibles marketplace that launched last month to foster more meaningful fan engagement for artists, musicians, and sports teams—today announced a partnership with Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, who will bring Blockparty onto Flow, their user-centric blockchain built for mainstream

Bitcoin Is Undervalued, Fair Value Price Should Be ,000, Says Analyst

Bitcoin Is Undervalued, Fair Value Price Should Be $15,000, Says Analyst

Bloomberg cryptocurrency analyst Mike McGlone says bitcoin is greatly undervalued, suggesting that its fair value price should currently be somewhere around $15,000. The price of bitcoin (BTC) has see-sawed between $10,000 and $12,400 over the last few weeks, often tumbling sharply following what one pundit described as “fake” breakouts. The latest rout saw BTC crash

Crypto mining activities are now regulated by the Venezuelan gov

Crypto mining activities are now regulated by the Venezuelan gov

But there is always a catch when it comes to Maduro’s government. Venezuela’s National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities, or SUNACRIP, has issued the first decree to officially regulate all crypto mining activities. In order to qualify, miners will need to meet specific requirements. An official announcement was first published in the Gaceta

Price analysis 9/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, DOT, BNB, CRO, LTC, LINK, BSV

Price analysis 9/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, DOT, BNB, CRO, LTC, LINK, BSV

Bitcoin and altcoins are at risk of a deeper correction if they do not rise above their immediate resistance levels soon. According to survey data from crypto asset insurance firm, Evertas, institutional investors believe that clearer regulations and better infrastructure in terms of trading, reporting, and custodial services will increase their participation in the crypto

Colombian gov’t invites companies to trial its crypto transaction framework

Colombian gov’t invites companies to trial its crypto transaction framework

Colombia takes another important step towards regulating the nation’s crypto sphere. The government of Colombia has approved on September 22 a pilot program that calls companies to test crypto transactions until December 31 within the regulatory sandbox just passed by the country’s financial watchdog. During a panel titled “Overview of the Regulation of Crypto Assets

Blockchain tech is helping to reduce the impact of deforestation in Brazil

Blockchain tech is helping to reduce the impact of deforestation in Brazil

The move is intended to prevent “laundering” cattle from sanctioned farms. Major meat processing company JBS S.A., has repeatedly come under fire for allegedly contributing to the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. They are now using blockchain technology to create a unique solution to the problem. According to a Sept. 23 report from Reuters,

Bloomberg suggests that Bitcoin should be ,000 according to this adoption metric

Bloomberg suggests that Bitcoin should be $15,000 according to this adoption metric

Their belief seems to be that Bitcoin is destined to appreciate unless these key indicators reverse themselves. According to the Bloomberg crypto newsletter, a key on-chain indicator suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) is currently greatly undervalued.  Bitcoin active addresses, the 30-day average. Source: Glassnode. Bloomberg’s crypto analyst Mike McGlone believes that the recent all-time highs in

Could holding 0.28 BTC could put you in the 1% wealth bracket?

Could holding 0.28 BTC could put you in the 1% wealth bracket?

The numbers line up, but do the facts? A large portion of Bitcoin’s (BTC) value lies within its limited 21 million coin supply, which means ownership of a small portion could lead to significant wealth — if mass global adoption occurs.  “There is only 0.0027 BTC for the current 7 billion people,” trader, Bitcoin evangelist,

SEC vs. Telegram: Part 3 — The extraterritorial reach of US securities laws

SEC vs. Telegram: Part 3 — The extraterritorial reach of US securities laws

The desirability of applying U.S. law so broadly to transactions that occur predominantly outside the country. As mentioned in the first and second parts of this story, on March 24, 2020, in a widely reported and closely followed decision, Judge Peter Castel imposed a sweeping preliminary injunction preventing Telegram from issuing its planned crypto asset,

Russian government prioritizes blockchain development

Russian government prioritizes blockchain development

Russia is supercharging its development of blockchain, quantum computing, AI and 5G. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, addressing the higher chamber of the Russian parliament on Wednesday, named blockchain as one of the technologies that the government will prioritize in the near future. Belousov said that the government will support technologies that facilitate the

Whales profit mightily from lucrative DeFi yield farming: Data shows

Whales profit mightily from lucrative DeFi yield farming: Data shows

High annual percentage yields are enticing to DeFi investors but are whales the only people making money? Decentralized Finance has taken crypto by storm providing holders with a wide range of options to earn high-yield returns on their crypto and stablecoin holdings. DeFi has not only led to huge rallies in the prices of governance

UK Mulls Over Negative Interest Rates, US to Keep Near Zero Rates for Years

UK Mulls Over Negative Interest Rates, US to Keep Near Zero Rates for Years

The Bank of England is now seriously considering implementing negative interest rates while the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to keep interest rates near zero for years. Some analysts say even the Fed will soon consider negative interest rates. Meanwhile, many expect a boost to the price of bitcoin. Central Banks Mull Over Negative Interest

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