Carnegie Mellon University sees $4 million pledge from alumnus and former MakerDAO contributer to advance DeFi research within. A former MakerDAO contributor and Carnegie Mellon alumnus has committed 10,000 MKR — valued at just under $4.3 million at press time — to his alma mater to develop a research program for decentralized applications. Who is…
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Bitcoin price dropped below $7K, leading traders to look for a bounce at the $6.8K support. Today, Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped below the $7,100 support, declining 3.35% to rest near $6,900. For the past few days, Bitcoin price traded between $7,300 and $7,100, testing the $7,100 and $7,050 support multiple times. Therefore, for many…
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This week, bitcoin price faced an increase in selling pressure below USD 7,350. As a result, BTC/USD settled below the USD 7,250 support and recently tested the USD 7,120 support. The current market sentiment suggests high chances of more downsides below USD 7,100 in the short term before a possible recovery. Similarly, most major altcoins…
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Popular analysts suggest that Ethereum could soon see a renaissance causing a 100% pump. Several analysts have predicted big gains for the number two cryptocurrency by market cap, Ethereum, in the next few months. One even suggested a replay of his 100% surge prediction from early last year, in a tweet on Jan. 1. Falling…
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Source: Instagram, Binance In an attempt to “bring crypto to the masses,” major cryptocurrency exchange Binance aims to enable fiat-to-crypto trading for “180+ fiat currencies,” Changpeng Zhao, CEO of the company, said speaking of their goals for 2020. Binance.com has added support for 19 fiat currencies over the last couple of months, while three more…
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The Argentinian edition of TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Telefe 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 Contestants taking part in the Argentinian edition of TV game…
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Senior software developer at major crypto firm Ripple announced that he is leaving the company after six and a half years to focus on work at Coil. Evan Schwartz, senior software developer at major crypto firm Ripple announced that he is leaving the cryptocurrency company after six and a half years. On Jan 2, the…
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The gaming giant will become a block producer on the UOS blockchain, supporting a gaming project called Ultra. It’s already well-theorized that it’s not cryptocurrency or decentralized finance apps, but gaming that will actually drive blockchain use cases in the real world. While this has moved many smaller development companies and hobbyist programmers to release…
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South Korean media commentators are asking if the central Bank of Korea (BOK) has made a policy reverse on its stance towards central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance. Sisa Journal reports that the BOK appears to have changed its tune on CBDCs of late. Last month, the BOK stated that it was “in the process…
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Cryptocurrency holders are being warned against a Chrome extension for Ledger hardware wallets that allegedly contains malware that steals their seed phrases. Twitter user and software architect WizardofAus (@BTCSchellingPt) has warned cryptocurrency holders against a Chrome extension for Ledger crypto wallets that allegedly contains malware. In a tweet posted on Jan 2., WizardofAus claimed that:…
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