Most top performers of the past week are struggling to hold onto their intra-week gains. This shows selling at higher levels. The total crypto market capitalization has dropped from about $263 billion on March 7 to under $244 billion at press time. This shows a lack of demand at higher levels. The failure to resume…
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Aerospace giants Boeing and Honeywell have partnered to track and sell $1 billion in spare aviation parts using distributed ledger technology. Boeing has partnered with multinational aerospace conglomerate Honeywell to use its GoDirect platform to track and sell $1 billion worth of excess airplane parts using blockchain technology. The partnership was revealed at the Hyperledger…
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Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 shows why diverse inclusion is important for blockchain events, highlighting women and minority speakers. Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 took place March 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing together hundreds of attendees from the Hyperledger community. While enterprise blockchains, open-source projects, and other subject matters were discussed, diversity and inclusion served as the…
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At MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020, monetary experts debate what form a central bank digital currency may take. On March 7, three monetary and cryptocurrency experts discussed the challenges and prospects of central bank-issued digital currencies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bitcoin Expo 2020. The panelists acknowledged that distributed ledger technologies (DLT) could improve…
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Top jurisdictions that have outlawed Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are now starting to rethink their stance. As time progresses, the revolution of peer-to-peer digital currencies picks up speed. Now, countries like India and Iran, which previously had a harsh legal stance on cryptocurrencies, are warming up to the idea of adopting them. In India, for instance,…
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Cointelegraph spoke to CryptoKitties co-creator Dieter Shirley to get his thoughts on breaking Ethereum, non-fungible tokens, and the Flow blockchain. On March 5, Dapper Labs, the team behind the popular blockchain game CryptoKitties, launched ‘Flow Playground’ — an interactive platform allowing developers to experiment with creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and smart contracts on the company’s…
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A controversial crypto ban overturned in India, the new Bank of England governor slams Bitcoin, and Jack Dorsey gets backing as Twitter CEO. 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…
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In a surprising move, bitcoin (BTC) price crashed this weekend, dropping to the levels last seen in January, while all major altcoins are in red against BTC on Sunday. BTC dropped on Saturday sharply and is still moving down on Sunday. At pixel time (16:01 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 8,431 and is down…
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Cointelegraph hosts Jackson and Giovanni crack open a couple cold ones to discuss the halving, coronavirus, and the top 100 people in crypto. Don’t miss the second episode of “Beer and Bitcoin”, where Cointelegraph YouTube hosts Giovanni Pigni and Jackson DuMont discuss everything crypto…while sipping cold beers! In this episode, our hosts debated Cointelegraph’s Top…
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Source: iStock/Bet_Noire Making larger bitcoin (BTC) transactions for business or other purposes can be daunting – and that is why many choose to make use bitcoin escrow services. Simply put, these can help you ensure that you only part with your coins after all aspects of your agreement have been met. But are bitcoin escrow…
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