Crypto media should welcome skepticism, medialogue attendees conclude. The pace of the crypto market’s expansion would have been much slower without the contribution of dedicated media outlets. Google searches for terms like “Bitcoin” and “blockchain” skyrocketed in the last few years — alongside the spike in crypto prices. This suggests that people have a thirst…
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Bitcoin struggles against resistance at the 0.5 Fibonacci level after a brisk bounce off its 50-day moving average as support. Is a drop to $8,000 next? Bitcoin’s (BTC’s) price has been choppy since its October spike to $10,350, giving no clear indications of where its trend will head next. Overall, crypto’s pioneer asset has been…
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Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Canaan Creative aims to raise $100 million in its United States initial public offering planned for this month. Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Canaan Creative has announced terms for its United States initial public offering (IPO) planned for later this month. On Nov. 13, Renaissance Capital reported that Bitcoin (BTC) mining giant…
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United Kingdom-based travel company now allows customers to pay with cryptocurrencies to book a flight. Alternative Airlines, a travel company based in the United Kingdom, has partnered with cryptocurrency service Utrust to facilitate payments with crypto. On Nov. 13, the Swiss-based digital payments processor Utrust announced a new partnership with its first merchant in the…
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BaFin has issued a cease-and-desist order to Karatbit Foundation to immediately stop unauthorized e-money business in Germany based on the issuance of the KaratGoldCoin. The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a cease and desist order to Karatbit Foundation to immediately stop unauthorized business in Germany. BaFin alleges that Karatbit Foundation is issuing…
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Data analytics firm Messari closes a $4 million funding round led by Uncork Capital, with the participation of other top investors including Coinbase Ventures. Uncork Capital has led a $4 million funding round that also saw funding from Coinbase Ventures for blockchain analytics firm Messari. Who’s who of new investors On Nov. 13, Messari announced…
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While Bitcoin price action remains lackluster, altcoins are attempting to make a strong upside move. Although Bitcoin (BTC) is not showing any trending move, Bakkt and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group continue to roll out products designed to attract the large traders. Bakkt recently announced that it will add a cash-settled futures contract to…
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Tron founder Justin Sun admitted to being one of the investors that recently acquired cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex from financial technology firm Circle. Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun admitted to being one of the investors that recently acquired cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex from financial technology firm Circle. Sun said he was one of the investors who acquired…
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American logistics giant UPS partnered with agritech firm HerdX to trace the journey of beef from the U.S. to Japan. American logistics giant UPS has successfully delivered a blockchain-verified beef shipment from the United States to Japan. The company partnered with agritech firm HerdX to incorporate its packaging technology into a blockchain network to trace…
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The financial world, where cryptocurrencies are trying to change the rules, is becoming even more interesting and dynamic. After social media giant Facebook launched its unified payment service on Tuesday, personal finance and banking world will allegedly welcome yet another tech giant – Google. While the concerns are raised yet again over centralization, data Read…
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