Yesterday, we saw a fresh decline in bitcoin price below the USD 7,400 and USD 7,350 support levels. BTC/USD even traded below the USD 7,250 level and it is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating losses above USD 7,100. To start a fresh increase, the price must climb above USD 7,350 and USD 7,400 in the near…
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With Anthem announcing their blockchain project, the technology’s mainstream acceptance continues to increase. On Dec. 12, the second-largest health insurance company in the United States announced plans to leverage blockchain technology to secure the medical data of all its 40 million members over the next three years. The most unique quality of a blockchain is…
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Even though cryptos now enjoy a decent level of publicity, these three global trends could make them go mainstream in 2020. As the end of the year draws closer, discussing what the future holds for the crypto industry becomes increasingly relevant. In particular, how global financial and technological trends will affect the adoption of cryptocurrencies…
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University of California at Santa Barbara concludes its first accredited blockchain course, highlighting the importance of blockchain education. The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has just concluded its first accredited course focused on blockchain and distributed ledger technology. The course, which was taught as a computer science class through the College of Creative…
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A user on Reddit shared a new Bitcoin-themed video game as a holiday gift for the crypto community. A Redditor has introduced a new Bitcoin (BTC) video game as a holiday gift to the crypto community. Shared on Dec. 24 on Reddit, the new “Satoshi vs. the Shills” Bitcoin game is a survival shooter game…
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Here’s a list of the best performing crypto assets — excluding Bitcoin — for 2019. Since the start of 2019, the crypto market has been on the receiving end of an insane amount of financial volatility. For example, in January, the total market capitalization of this burgeoning sector was around $130 billion. However, by July,…
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Blockchain firm Hedera announced that holders of its HBAR token who decide to further lock their crypto assets will be compensated with more cryptocurrency. Blockchain firm Hedera announced that holders of its HBAR token that decide to lock their crypto assets will be compensated with more cryptocurrency. In a blog post on Dec. 23, the…
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Torus lets users test their wallet by sending them ETH through their Reddit or Google email accounts. Just in time for the holidays, private key management firm Torus announced on Reddit today they will send Ethereum (ETH) to any Reddit username or google email account. According to a post on the r/ethereum community reddit thread, a…
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The U.S. SEC has earmarked a longer period for considering an updated Bitcoin and T-Bills exchange-traded fund proposal by Wilshire Phoenix Fund. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has earmarked a longer period for considering an updated Bitcoin (BTC) and U.S. T-Bills exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal by Wilshire Phoenix Fund. In a notice…
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Source: iStock/Marco_Piunti Japanese police appear to be close to a breakthrough in the ongoing search for hackers who made off with NEM (XEM) 526 million (around USD 400 million at the time and USD 17 million today) from the Coincheck crypto exchange in January 2018. The hack, the biggest in cryptocurrency history, was a watershed…
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