Japanese retail giant Rakuten enabled its customers in Japan to exchange Rakuten Group’s loyalty points to Bitcoin, Ether, or Bitcoin Cash. Japanese retail giant Rakuten now lets its customers convert its Rakuten Group loyalty points to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). According to an official announcement on Dec. 24, this capability is immediately available for…
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In a recent Twitter discussion, ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin triggered a wave of arguments over the respective decentralization of Binance DEX and Ethereum itself. Binance’s decentralized exchange is a better target for criticism over being centralized than Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin believes. In a recent Twitter discussion, Ethereum co-founder Buterin triggered a wave of argument over…
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Bitcoin strong move to $7,600 signals that trend change could be in the making and has also created buying opportunities for select altcoins. Bitcoin is leading the recovery from the front, which is a positive sign. This shows that bulls have used the recent dip to buy. As a result, Bitcoin’s dominance has increased to…
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains as Bitcoin approaches the $7,400 mark again. Sunday, Dec. 22 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) is breached the $7,400 mark again. Tezos (XTZ) is the only cryptocurrency among the top-20…
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A long time ago, in a white paper far away… Episode IV – A New Hope A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… or maybe 2008 just feels like a long time ago. It is a period of civil war. Rebel cypherpunks are under the leadership of 900-year-old Jedi Muppet Satoshi Nakamoto,…
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Here are a few websites that can help you finish your Christmas shopping using crypto. Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get your holiday shopping out of the way for good. And while online retail giants such as Amazon and eBay have made online purchasing wonderfully simple for the average…
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Bitcoin and a few altcoins appear to be strengthening and flashing some strong buying opportunities. Though most major cryptocurrencies have broken below their support levels during the most recent fall, Bitcoin, which is inarguably the leader, has held its ground. This is a positive sign as it shows that the stronger hands are not panicking.…
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The ghost of what has likely become one of the world’s biggest ponzi schemes lingers on for crypto traders amid claims of sell-offs manipulating Bitcoin price. Ether (ETH) price faced fresh selling pressure on Dec. 19 as a giant transaction associated with the PlusToken ponzi scheme worried traders. Data from Twitter-based monitoring resource Whale Alert,…
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The Deutsche Bank Imagine 2030 report highlights centralized tokens as the driver for fiat’s demise. A recently unveiled Deutsche Bank “Imagine 2030” report boldly puts a date on the eventual fiat–crypto “social consensus flip,” citing the Asian continent and, in particular, China, to have already recognized the trend. If true, then what every cryptocurrency speculator…
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Auditing giant EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. British auditing giant EY has released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. A ZKP is a digital protocol that enables data to be distributed between the…
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