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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A South Korean presidential committee has reportedly recommended that the government allow the development of cryptocurrency derivatives in the country. The South Korean Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (PCFIR) has recommended the government to allow financial institutions to launch cryptocurrency-based financial products. Local English-language news outlet BusinessKorea reported on Jan. 6 that the…
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Bitcoin bulls are pushing hard at $7,600 resistance as the market waits for the U.S. to open and determine what direction BTC price will likely go this week. Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week down 0.39% at $7,356 having recovered very quickly from a daily close, which saw BTC trading down at $6,850 for a short…
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John McAfee. Source: Twitter/@officialmcafee One of the Crypto Twitter’s most “relevant” discussions is currently ongoing – whether or not John McAfee should indeed eat his penis in twelve months if he loses his famous bet as promised. The controversial entrepreneur and former Bitcoin (BTC) bull, however, is walking back on that promise. The Cryptoverse has…
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The ousted co-founder of Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain — Micree Zhan — has issued a statement opposing purported labor cuts at the firm. Micree Ketuan Zhan, the co-founder of Bitmain who was recently dismissed by Bitmain’s current CEO Jihan Wu, has publicly opposed layoffs at the firm. As Bitmain — the world’s largest cryptocurrency mining…
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