Crypto analytics provider CoinMarketCap has announced a new metric for liquidity of crypto exchanges and token pairs, designed to replace volume as the principal metric. Leading crypto data site CoinMarketCap has announced the launch of its new metric to compare exchanges and token pairs based on liquidity. New gadget on the dashboard The announcement comes…
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Alibaba partnered with Bitcoin rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers in the U.S. to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with Bitcoin (BTC) rewards shopping app Lolli, enabling its shoppers to earn 5% back in Bitcoin. Alibaba customers can now get Satoshis (sats), the smallest unit of Bitcoin currency,…
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Limited availability goes full-scale after trading platform receives necessary green light from New York authorities. Institutional Bitcoin (BTC) trading platform Bakkt has announced it has launched its custody feature for its entire client base following regulatory approval. Bakkt: custody is “critical link” in BTC adoption In a blog post on Nov. 11, Bakkt said it…
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Bitcoin is at a critical level. Will it bounce off the current level or plummet below it? Let’s analyze the charts. The crypto markets are going through a phase of uncertainty with several cryptocurrencies failing to show a firm trend. This is because the markets lack a catalyst that can either pull prices higher or…
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Dutch police have arrested the founder of blockchain game development startup Komodore64 who allegedly raised 78 million euros ($86 million) from investors. Dutch police have arrested the founder of blockchain game development startup Komodore64 that allegedly raised 78 million euros ($86 million) from investors, business-focused news outlet Sprout reported on Nov. Komodore64 — which launched…
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A Dutch court has ruled that Facebook must remove crypto-related fraudulent investment ads after television producer John de Mol filed a lawsuit against the company. A Dutch court has ruled that Facebook must remove Bitcoin (BTC)-related fraudulent investment ads following local billionaire and television producer John de Mol’s lawsuit against the company, Reuters reported on…
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Vitalik Buterin. In a few years, perhaps Bitcoin (BTC) fans will think better of the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, finds Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH). In an interview at the ETHWaterloo 2, an Ethereum Blockchain Hackathon organized by the core ETHGlobal team and volunteers last week, Buterin shared, entering “a joyful heretic mode,” Read…
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Looking at the 7-day moving average, the combined Sentscore for the top 10 coins by market capitalization dropped somewhat since last Monday, from 5.68/10 to 5.5, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service. Nonetheless, Bitcoin (BTC) and Tron (TRX) maintain their positions within the positive zone for now, as the only two coins…
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Today, giant-backed crypto trading platform Bakkt opened its Bakkt Warehouse, a qualified custodian of bitcoin, to all institutions around the world. “A critical link — perhaps the critical link — in the institutional adoption of bitcoin is custody. When investors have ready access to regulated custodians whose security and processes they trust, the full Read…
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Bitcoin can now be spent to book housing at Airbnb via Fold app gift cards alongside other big-name retailers such as Amazon, Starbucks and Uber. Bitcoin payments app Fold now supports home-sharing giant Airbnb, the firm announced on Nov. 11. Now Fold users can get 3% back in Bitcoin (BTC) on every stay and experience…
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