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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Inter-Blockchain Liquidity: Minting Synthetic Bitcoin Cash With the Ren Protocol

The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has matured quite a bit in 2020 and one project that’s seen some growth is the Ren Protocol. The application that allows people to access inter-blockchain l...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Why Bitcoin Is “Most Likely ” Going To Test $10,500 In The Coming Days

Bitcoin has finally bounced after plunging as low as $11,400 on Friday. The asset trades 2% higher in the past 24 hours as the BTC price is retesting $11,700. Bitcoin remains in a bearish state de...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

CFTC Demands $572 Million in Penalty and Restitution for Bitcoin Scam, Defendant Nowhere to be Found

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint with the New York Southern District Court against Benjamin Reynolds for his involvement in a fraudulent Bitcoin Ponz...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

As Cryptocurrency soars, African Americans don’t want to be left behind

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Black Capitale , a Newslab Capstone Project. WASHINGTON– Cryptocurrency has gained popularity since its inception in 2009, yet according to sev...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Capital One Files Patent for Cryptocurrency Market AI Prediction System

Major U.S. financial services company Capital One has filed a new patent application for a cryptocurrency analysis and trading system that will attempt to predict crypto market trends and generate tra...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Akon City: $6 Billion Cryptocurrency City Set to Begin Construction

Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” founded by famous singer Akon, is ready to begin construction, with a plan to use the akoin cryptocurrency exclusively. Phase one of Akon City’s co...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

U.S. Seizes Millions in Cryptocurrency from 3 Terrorist Groups

The Justice Department announced it has seized millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency intended to finance the activities of al-Qaeda, the al-Qassam Brigades and the Islamic State. Federal offici...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

4 of South Korea's Largest Banks to Provide Cryptocurrency Services

Four of the top five South Korean banks have reportedly announced their plans to provide cryptocurrency services. The announcements came ahead of the crypto regulation that will soon go into effect in...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Bitcoin’s S2F Model Is Still on Track: Targeting Price of $55,000

Bitcoin has not been able to overcome resistance at the $12,000 level this weekend, but the stock to flow price prediction model is still on track as the latest red dot is printed for August. The sto...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

$6 Billion Akon City Underway: Akon Says Cryptocurrency Will Empower Africans

The construction of Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that will function solely on the akoin cryptocurrency, is underway. Akon says cryptocurrency will empower Africans to overcome hurdles, su...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Dex Platforms Trade Over $2.4 Billion in 7 Days, Defi Swaps up 68% Since Last Week

Years ago the cryptocurrency community did not have access to a plethora of decentralized exchanges (dex). In 2020 with the rise of Ethereum, dex platforms have grown exponentially with trading applic...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Ethereum Price Hits 2-Year High as ETH Futures Open Interest Tops $1.5B

Today the price of Ethereum’s Ether ( ETH ) hit a two-year high according to data from crypto trading terminal Crryptowatch. Despite the breakout to $445, open interest on ETH futures remains steady...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

This Ad Is S***’: Bitcoiners on Grayscale’s New TV Spot

Grayscale Investments released a 30-second TV spot on its nine crypto trusts on major news networks this Monday. Amid sky-high expectations, the latest television ad from Grayscale Investments has p...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Inflation-riddled Argentina Starts Teaching How to Buy Bitcoin, Ethereum

If you are lost in the world of crypto, or are a newbie looking to make your first bitcoin (BTC) trade, have no fear – the Argentinian government is ready to take your through your first steps into...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Banks Are Increasingly Starting to Offer Cryptocurrency Services in 2020

It is impressive how things have changed since Bitcoin was released in 2009. At the time, most of the major banks considered it a bubble too risky to invest in it. Many people and influencers criticiz...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

MicroStrategy Adopts Bitcoin as Primary Treasury Reserve Asset

TYSONS CORNER, Va.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company, today announced that it has purchased 21,454...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Bitcoin’s price surge is not killing its demand

With Bitcoin breaking resistance after resistance, at some point reality is likely to set in and when it does, will the price hold, surge, or breakdown? At press time Bitcoin is flirting with the...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

First Mover: After Falling 65% This Year in Bitcoin Terms, Do ‘Stablecoins’ Need a Rebranding?

Imagine a future where bitcoin has taken over from the U.S. dollar as the world’s de facto reserve currency. Assuming bitcoin’s notorious price volatility continued to that day, major currencies would...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Australia to use blockchain authenticator for sports merchandise

The Australian sport industry adopts a blockchain authenticator in an effort to prevent counterfeit merchandise The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and IP Australia are setting out to try a bl...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

China registers over 10,000 blockchain firms in 2020

Despite the ongoing pandemic, blockchain growth in China is booming and may outpace 2018 Blockchain analyst LongHash reported that the number of new blockchain-related businesses in China are at near...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Australian Female Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years of Prison for $400K Ripple (XRP) Crypto Heist

First Australian to Be Charged with Crypto Theft Australian 25-year-old Kathryn Nguyen has been arrested and sentenced to a maximum of 2 years and 3 months in prison for stealing more than 100,000 Ri...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

India May Be Starting Its Biggest Bitcoin Bull Run Yet

India’s crypto trade volumes have soared since the Supreme Court of India lifted banking restrictions for exchanges in March. According to Coin Dance’s Paxful and LocalBitcoins volume data, India’s...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Cybersecurity And Cryptocurrency - A Brief Introduction

The demand and increase in the volume of cryptocurrency have risen dramatically over the last decade – beginning from Bitcoin’s inception in 2009 and its bull run in December 2017. Since then, several...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Researchers Find Flaws in Security Protocols Developed by Major Crypto Exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchanges holding user funds have risked falling into numerous security pitfalls by failing to ensure security protocols are properly implemented, according to new research. Speaking t...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

New York Regulatory Authority Approves 8 Cryptocurrencies for Listing and Trading

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) approved 8 cryptocurrencies for trading, and 10 for custody by licensed entities. According to the NYDFS update, state regulators approved...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Bitcoin breaks $12,000 over the weekend

Bitcoin has surged past $12,000 as bulls eye short-term breakout after achieving the highest weekly close in more than two years Bitcoin has broken above the $12,000 resistance level again and could...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Cryptocurrency Market News – Unstoppable Altcoin Rally

The latest cryptocurrency market news are very exciting indeed. We are actually witnessing an unstoppable altcoin rally . No matter what Bitcoin is actually doing, (right now is just below the $1,200...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Best Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now

Do you know how something great starts? It just emerges and creeps in slowly until it takes the whole system by storm. That’s what happened with the cryptocurrencies that came in 2009 and who would ha...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Analysts Expect Ethereum to See an Explosive Rally to $440; Here’s Why

Ethereum has been hovering around the $390 region throughout the past several days and weeks, struggling to break above $400 due to the heavy selling pressure that has been established at this price l...

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@tephycons · 4 years ago

Government Official Updates Progress of India's Cryptocurrency Law

A government official has reportedly confirmed that a “note” regarding the legal framework for cryptocurrency in India has been forwarded to related ministries for inter-ministerial discussions. It wo...

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