Crypto traders in China and the United States have shown more interest in purchasing Bitcoin than selling it. Don’t worry — this time there’s news coming out of China that isn’t connected to the coronavirus outbreak. With so many people around the world working from home, social distancing, and self-quarantining after possible exposure to COVID-19,…
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Holding funds to receive rewards while contributing to the operations of a blockchain might be the answer to today’s mining problems. For a tech that was supposed to be democratic and distributed in order to free financial systems from the grip of government-influenced banks and return control of the money supply to the people, cryptocurrencies…
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Bitcoin price is holding the $5,800-$5,900 support but plunging Dow and S&P 500 futures could lead Bitcoin price to revisit prices below $4,000. After failing to gain above the $6,400 resistance on March 22, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls spent the remainder of the day struggling to bring the digital asset back above $6,000. At the time…
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Almost two weeks after its nightmare liquidation streak, BitMEX still faces suspicions over its business practices, particularly during the recent Bitcoin price crash. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange BitMEX continues to field criticism after attempting to explain a mass liquidation event during which BTC/USD crashed 60%. In a blog post on March 23, BitMEX addressed what…
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According to CEO Alan Lane, clients of the crypto-friendly firm have reported issues transferring money to the platform since Friday. A cryptocurrency-friendly firm is having problems receiving money transfers. According to sources available to Cointelegraph, clients at Silvergate Bank have been experiencing issues with certain types of wire transfers since Friday. The firm has stated…
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Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has revealed plans to invest in Indian cryptocurrency startups. Billionaire investor and the winner of thousands of Bitcoins (BTC) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2014 Silk Road auctions, Tim Draper, has set his sights on India’s nascent cryptocurrency industry. On March 22, the venture capitalist tweeted that the Supreme…
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Experts weigh in on how blockchain ID can restore self-sovereign identity both online and in the physical world. Although some people in life do an extremely convincing job of indicating otherwise, all humans have an identity. This identity comes in many forms, and as modern life has progressed, the ways in which people can identify…
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The Maker Foundation has rejected accusations that it has participated in its own recent debt auctions. MakerDAO (MKR) has denied accusations that the Maker Foundation placed the winning bids in all of its recent debt auctions. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, the Maker Foundation states that it “is not purchasing MKR in the auctions.”…
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security named “blockchain managers” as “essential critical infrastructure” amid the coronavirus lockdown. A memorandum published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has named “blockchain managers” among the nation’s “essential critical infrastructure” workers. On March 19, the DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a memo emphasizing…
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Bitcoin price continues to be negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic but traders can prepare by watching for these important bullish and bearish signals. As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, markets, both traditional and crypto, remain highly unpredictable. Even gold has failed to provide safety for investors and Bitcoin is undergoing a demanding test…
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