Instant messaging giant Telegram confirmed that its TON Wallet will not be integrated with their messenger service, prompting comments that this is a “massive blow to TON investors.” “At the time of the anticipated launch of the TON Blockchain, Telegram’s TON Wallet application is expected to be made available solely on a stand-alone basis,” the…
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Virginia’s state legislature looks to study blockchain technology in a bid to protect voter records and election results. In the United States, Virginia’s state legislature looks to study blockchain to improve elections and voting. Prefiled on Dec. 27 and scheduled for offering on Jan. 8, a new bill requesting further study into blockchain-based elections has…
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Bitcoin price is showing a lot of positive signs above the USD 7,350 and USD 7,400 resistance levels. Once BTC/USD settles above USD 7,550 and USD 7,650, it could set the stage for an upward move towards the USD 8,000 and USD 8,200. Besides, most major altcoins are gaining traction and rising with a bullish…
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Several altcoins have made their first move from longtime lows and if Bitcoin is able to confirm a bottom, a marketwide rally is likely to pick up steam. The price of an asset class is determined by its fundamentals and the sentiment towards it. At times of panic or exuberance, fundamentals take a back seat…
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Michael Arrington. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Beyond Blocks One of the crypto world’s most prominent advocates believes that the current tech climate makes 2020 an “exciting time to be alive” for early movers – although public, crypto-themed social media rants must stop. Michael Arrington, a partner at Arrington XRP Capital and the founder of…
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Thank My Farmer app uses blockchain to show consumers where coffee beans come from, while letting users make contributions to farmers. On Jan. 6 at The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, IBM and Farmer Connect – an organization committed to increasing transparency and sustainability in agriculture supply chains – demoed a blockchain-based app that…
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Crypto lending is fast becoming an important sector in the crypto market, hence the need to review the top crypto lending platforms. The proliferation of crypto lending platforms is the latest crypto solution bridging the gap with the traditional financial industry. These platforms offer institutional and retail investors the opportunity to access banking services previously…
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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. Adoption news Chinese search engine giant Baidu launched its SuperChain, an ‘open network’ that provides users an environment for ‘fast’ deployment and operation of blockchain applications. According Read more »Pay, Trade,…
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The cryptocurrency market sentiment finally made a larger move after weeks of minor activity. Instead of a fall following the last Monday’s rise to 4.64, as the recent established pattern would’ve indicated, the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure for the top 10 coins went up to 4.79/10, according to Omenics, a cryptocurrency market…
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As the focus on blockchain shifted from hype to quality last year, in 2020, the technology is facing an opportunity to have an increased social impact, says Sheila Warren, the head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology at the World Economic Forum, the organizer of the Davos meeting. However, the business-driven projects that are likely…
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