As Bitcoin price successfully held $7,700-$7,800 support again and now back up over $8,200, several indicators suggest a bullish reversal. Bitcoin price (BTC) has continued to fend off support in the $7,800 region for what will be the fifth week running at the end of today. With the BTC price currently back up over $8,200,…
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Cointelegraph Brasil presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news. Brazil has seen another tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency industry as the president of investment scheme Unick Forex said it will only pay customers who have kept their receipts, the 18th million Bitcoin (BTC) was mined, and the alleged pyramid scheme Atlas Quantum…
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Let’s take a closer look at the core concepts underlying vertical and horizontal scaling. What are some of the key points to remember about scalability? It is all about centralization vs. decentralization. For blockchain platforms, the scalability of a given chain often boils down to the level of decentralization possessed by the network. Highly decentralized…
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Cointelegraph has been blocked in Russia, and Telegram’s legal showdown with the SEC has been delayed until February. Coming every Sunday, 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…
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Bitcoin remains pinned below $8K as the 128 and 111-day moving average are on the verge of a bearish cross which could drop the price below $7,700. At the moment, not too much is happening with Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action. The price continues to drop and a series of lower highs occur even as bullish…
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ACINQ Phoenix wallet opens Bitcoin Lightning Network to the masses. French Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) implementation developer ACINQ introduced its second-generation Lightning Network wallet, Phoenix, via Twitter, on Oct. 18. A video accompanying the post demonstrates a number of wallet functions, all accessed via a user-friendly interface. From setup to receiving and making payments…
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Cointelegraph presents a weekly digest of news from the German-speaking world, with help from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch. The German-speaking world has seen another week of events in the crypto industry, with a new survey revealing that 27% of Germans are interested in using Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin, which has been discussed all over the world…
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The HTC’s new Exodus 1s smartphone launches in Europe, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and can run a full mobile BTC node. Taiwanese electronics giant HTC has launched its new smartphone Exodus 1s, enabling users to run a full Bitcoin (BTC) node on mobile. First smartphone to support full Bitcoin node In line with…
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Alipay denies providing support for Bitcoin trading amid reports of Binance accepting fiat deposits via popular payment channels. Earlier in October 2019, Binance announced a fiat on-ramp for crypto trading via Chinese payment services Alipay and WeChat. This move was part of the exchange giant’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading rollout for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether…
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Crypto markets edge up after another downward movement, with 17 out of the top 20 coins by market cap in green. Saturday, Oct. 19 — crypto markets are seeing a slight recovery after another downward movement as Bitcoin (BTC) is back to trading above $8,000. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 18 million BTC mined, BTC blockchain…
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