The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
How Bitcoin Mixers Help Protect Privacy
This is a promoted article provided by bitcoinmix.org. Bitcoin mixers are services that mix BTC from different sources to obscure their transaction history. Using these services, Bitcoiners can protect their privacy and keep prying eyes…
US Government Agencies Propose Changes to Funds Transfer…
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the…
Anonymous devs behind a DeFi yield farm could…
Harvest Finance, a decentralized finance project that succeeded in attracting over $1 billion in funds locked has an admin key that gives its holders the ability to mint tokens at will and steal users’ funds.…
Chainlink (LINK) Soars 10% Higher Amid Positive Fundamental…
Chainlink (LINK) has gained 10% in the past 24 hours as Bitcoin has continued to hold in the $13,000 region. The popular altcoin currently trades for $12, its highest price in many weeks. The coin…
Ethereum set to become first blockchain to settle…
The third-quarter decentralized finance (DeFi) boom has resulted in the Ethereum (ETH) network processing more than twice the daily transaction volume of Bitcoin (BTC). According to crypto market data aggregator Messari, the 30-day rolling daily…
Yield farming fuels 623% growth in DAI supply…
Decentralized finance’s (DeFi) explosive third-quarter brought significant growth to Ethereum (ETH)-compatible stablecoins. According to crypto market data aggregator Messari, the supply of MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin grew by 623% in Q3 2020, pushing the token’s value…
Prolonged DeFi Slump Impending? Uniswap Volume Drops 83%…
The decentralized finance (DeFi) market is slumping as large-cap tokens like Uniswap (UNI), Yearn.finance (YFI), and Maker (MKR) decline. Atop the lackluster performance of major tokens, the volume of the Uniswap decentralized exchange has substantially…
Macro Investor Dan Tapiero on Crypto Adoption: Emerging…
Bitcoin and gold holder Dan Tapiero, says it is still early to talk of widespread crypto adoption as the proportion of users relative to the rest of the population remains low. Tapiero makes the remarks…
Ethereum’s Dominance Over the Market May Soon Explode…
Ethereum’s price is moving higher today alongside that of Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market. This latest push higher has allowed ETH to re-surmount its crucial $380 level – which is the price…
Bitcoin Held By Public Companies Now On Par…
The Bitcoin market cap is hovering at roughly $211 billion currently, but four years earlier, it was a meager $6.8 billion. This figure matches the BTC supply public companies now hold alone, and it could…
OECD calls out countries for their inconsistent rules…
A study of cryptocurrency taxation regimes from around the world by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, found that global crypto taxation laws are highly inconsistent. Source: OECD Report. The way crypto…
YearnSwap Is All Set to Introduce Its Decentralized…
LONDON, United Kingdom, — YearnSwap.org – Is all set to launch its Decentralized protocols (Lending, Yield Farming, Staking) for public access, YearnSwap aims to provide an Ecosystem with many prominent features available in the market…
Yearn.finance (YFI) Resumes Downtrend Following Rejection at $20,000
Yearn.finance’s YFI token has been subjected to immense volatility over the past few days. A variety of different factors have played a role in this, including a myriad of community drama coupled with continued weakness…
Kucoin Hack: $17M Laundered Via Decentralized Exchanges, Blockchain…
Elliptic says the Kucoin hacker has sold $17.1 million worth of tokens via decentralized exchanges (dex) platforms like Uniswap, Kyber Network, Tokenlon. The shift to dex applications comes after centralized projects came to the aid…
Bitcoin Vulnerable to More Losses After Another Rejection…
Bitcoin price is down over 2% and it faced another rejection below $11,000 against the US Dollar. BTC remains at a risk of more losses below $10,350 and $10,250. Bitcoin is failed again to clear…
YUSRA Global: A Superior Blockchain Ecosystem that Meets…
It is not a secret that most of the existing cryptocurrencies have plenty of shortcomings preventing them from being used as the absolute replacement to traditional financial instruments and legacy systems that manage these instruments.…
As A Privacy Pioneer, Edward Snowden Left A…
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New Zealand Tax Agency Asks Crypto Firms to…
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of New Zealand has requested that crypto companies in the country hand over their customers’ personal details, cryptocurrency asset values as well as the type of asset held. According to…
Mark Cuban Wants an Expiration Date on Stimulus…
U.S. billionaire Mark Cuban wants the next stimulus check to come with an expiration date in order to force Americans to spend the funds. The businessman believes this “use it or lose it” approach would…
Traders discuss what’s next for Bitcoin after abrupt…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) abruptly dropped on Sep. 29 from $10,950 to $10,630 overnight, recording a 3% drop. Following the rejection at $11,000, the sentiment of traders remains mixed. Some are cautiously optimistic under…
Report: Impermanent loss on Uniswap and other AMMs…
Alexis Direr, a researcher at the University of Orleans in France, has released a paper summarizing the mathematical underpinnings of Uniswap and other exchanges based on Automated Market Makers. Automated Market Maker is the term…
Mark Cuban Wants an Expiration Date on Stimulus…
U.S. billionaire Mark Cuban wants the next stimulus check to come with an expiration date in order to force Americans to spend the funds. The businessman believes this “use it or lose it” approach would…
Investment Potential of NFTs Continues to Divide Opinion
Many are pushing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as the next big thing in cryptocurrency. While market uncertainty continues to reigns, in particular DeFi markets, which have failed to recapture the levels seen before the recent slump,…
The Yearn.finance factor: Key use cases to explain…
The crypto industry is known for its dramatic price action, euphoria and bubbles. In the latest sustained fad since the 2017 initial coin offering, or the ICO boom, the decentralized finance niche of the industry…
Ultimate Bitcoin bull case: trader says 23 factors…
A pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) trader outlined 23 key technical and fundamental factors that could buoy BTC’s medium-term bull case. The data points shared by the trader, known as “Byzantine General,” fit into four major themes.…
Flow Blockchain By Dapper Labs of CryptoKitties Fame…
Blockchain technology has made a lot of headway since its inception, leading to the development of hundreds of DApps in DeFi, gaming, content management and plenty of other verticals. While most of these applications utilize…
NFT Digital Art That Changes With Bitcoin Price…
Matt Kane’s “Right Place & Right Time,” a non-fungible token (NFT) digital artwork that changes every day with the bitcoin price volatility, claims the artist, has been sold for a record 262 ether or $101,100…
Yearn.Finance (YFI) Flies 15% Percent From Local Price…
Yearn.Finance continues to defy all other DeFi tokens and gravity itself with its unstoppable rise to stardom. The crypto token has bounced over 15% from its local bottom, but a fractal playing out could send…
Analyst: “Altseason” is Postponed as Ethereum Begins Flashing…
Ethereum has been seeing some intense selling pressure over the past few days, which has likely come about due to the trend reversal seen amongst DeFi tokens. Because the DeFi market is essentially built on…
Covid-19 vaccine will spark Bitcoin ‘crash’ — Rich…
Bitcoin (BTC) will “crash” when the world finds a coronavirus vaccine that works, popular author Robert Kiyosaki claims. In a tweet on Sep. 15, Kiyosaki, famous for his book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” warned that…
These Key Levels And Dates Could Invalidate Bitcoin’s…
At this point following Bitcoin’s halving, expectations were that the cryptocurrency’s price would be a lot higher. This expectation is primarily due to Plan B’s stock-to-flow model – a valuation method based on the asset’s…
New DeFi Project Xfinance(XFI) ILO Presale Will Start…
As the cryptocurrency world is experiencing rapid growth, decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms are also rising. In early 2019, there were only $275M of crypto collateral in the DeFi economy than the current $5 Billion+; this…
No, a quantum computer wont instantly reward you…
A Bitcoin wallet with nearly $700 million is up for grabs — but anyone intending to be a “crypto thief” and nab it will have to crack the password first. Crypto Twitter user Alon Gal…
Even Bitcoin Fundamentals Are Hinting At a Significant…
Bitcoin just had its largest 48-hour pullback since May 2020, back when the asset’s halving took place. The drop in price has the cryptocurrency now trading below a key fundamental level. A deeper dive into…
New Exchanger for Cryptocurrencies From Swep.io: Speed, Convenience…
A team of professional developers from Estonia is launching a new crypto exchanger Swep.io. Being extremely enthusiastic about making a name on the market Swep.io team has serious plans on improving and adding features into…
Privacy Options Underutilized in Cryptocurrency Usage: Report
Advances in cryptography have not met with user enthusiasm, suggesting a disconnect between the cryptocurrency community and its cypherpunk ancestors. According to Coin Metrics, transactions of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies zcash (ZEC), monero (XMR), and grin only…
How This Bitcoin Bull Run’s Momentum Is “So…
Bitcoin’s halving is now in the past, and stock-to-flow formulas predict that the asset is ready to rocket out from current lows. But that’s yet to happen, and the crypto market is even crashing currently.…
Soaring Ethereum Fees Could Cause A Gloomy Future…
Ethereum has been a stand out star in the crypto market in 2020. Even with the recent over 15% collapse, the top-ranked altcoin is up over 200% year to date and 350% from the Black…
Chainlink Faces Grim Rejection as Likelihood of Hitting…
Chainlink faced a grim rejection at just below $18.00 yesterday, which struck a blow to the technical strength that it had been expressing throughout the past few days and weeks. Because LINK has since reeled…
Yearn.finance (YFI) Shows Signs of Posting Local Top…
Yearn.finance has been one of the strongest and fastest-growing DeFi protocols within the crypto market, which has been reflected in the price of the YFI governance token. YFI has seen parabolic growth throughout the past…
Ethereum Reaches a “Do or Die” Range Following…
Ethereum’s price saw a rapid surge earlier this morning that sent it to highs of $396 before it faced a massive influx of selling pressure that caused it to nearly instantly reverse all of its…
IRS Sends Fresh Round of Tax Warning Letters…
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun sending new warning letters to cryptocurrency owners. This followed the tax agency prioritizing cryptocurrency on its tax forms. “The IRS is getting very serious about cryptocurrency tax…
Analyst: The “Real” Altcoin Party Begins In Early…
Thus far, 2020 has been the year of the altcoin, not Bitcoin. Which altcoin is the year’s biggest star may be arguable, but its quite clear that the alternative digital currencies have beat out the…
IMF Publishes Cryptocurrency Explainer, Saying It ‘Could Be…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a video explaining what cryptocurrency is. Besides suggesting that cryptocurrency could “completely change the way we sell, buy, save, invest, and pay our bills,” the video states that…
Cosmos (ATOM) Rallies 35% to Hit All-Time High;…
ATOM, the native token of interoperable blockchain Cosmos, was on a roller coaster ride in the last 24 hours. The 17th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization surged by almost 35 percent in the said timeframe as…
NFT Day with Coingenius
Friday the 28th of this month, you can join a day of insights with the current powerhouses of the emerging NFT space. Is this going to become a trillion-dollar industry, and how are we getting…
Researcher Re-mines Satoshis Bitcoin Blocks To Discover His…
Sergio Dermain Lerner, a researcher known for looking at the mining patterns of the original Bitcoin (BTC) miner, has turned his attention on the Bitcoin blocks mined by Satoshi Nakamoto. Lerner made a preview of…
Analyst: Chainlink Is Another Altcoin Bubble as Price…
Chainlink is a bubble that is waiting to burst, and the token will eventually lose 99% of its value, according to crypto investor and analyst ‘Cryptowhale’. The warning comes as the price of Link tumbled…
Small Staking Pools on Cardano Boosted by Announcement…
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson has announced several new features aimed at helping small stake pools on the Cardano network. Staking on Cardano went live on July 29th, following the Shelley mainnet launch. Although it’s still…
Bitcoin’s Weekly Rejection May Lead Price Below $10K;…
Bitcoin bulls once again failed to hold the price above $12,000, owing to a higher selling pressure near the level. The benchmark cryptocurrency broke upwards of $12,000 on Monday. The rally exceeded towards $12,486 (data…
Ashton Kutcher’s Terrible Artwork Lives on as NFT…
An ‘artwork’ doodled by famed That 70s Show star Ashton Kutcher has been digitized and will be auctioned on the new non-fungible token (NFT) and digital art marketplace Cryptograph. The auction will raise funds for…
Tezos Needs to “Take Out” This Key Level…
Tezos has seen some strong price action in recent weeks, with the cryptocurrency pushing as high as $4.40 earlier today before hitting some heavy resistance that slowed its ascent. Despite this strength, the crypto may…
ClinTex’s Ongoing CTi Presale Gives Unparalleled Access to…
Bitcoin Press Release: ClinTex announce details of their CTi Token Presale, which will give participants access to the $350bn/year Clinical trials market with a 50% price discount until 25th September 2020. 17th August 2020, London,…
Protection strategies against hacking and APT attacks in…
After over a decade of development and evolution, the global blockchain ecosystem in 2020 now includes a multitude of businesses and enterprises, for example, information system integrators, integrators of fintech, financial holdings, banks, life insurance…
Ternio’s ERC-20 TERN Token Listed On Global Crypto…
ATLANTA, GA – August 10, 2020 – Ternio’s ERC-20 payment token TERN, has been listed by global cryptocurrency exchange, Bibox. This news comes two months after Ternio’s announcement that they would be burning ten percent…
More Than 10,000 New Blockchain Companies Established in…
Blockchain and crypto data platform LongHash revealed on August 8 in a tweet that China’s blockchain sector has grown substantially despite the pandemic this year. It stated that over 10,000 blockchain companies were established between…
XRP Bulls Must Reach For Higher High Or…
XRP has been on a tear over the last month, rising over 47% in June alone. Most of the gains arrived late in the month, with a massive, over 30% push from bulls in the…
29 Cryptocurrencies Delisted on Liquid Exchange to Comply…
A major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Liquid, has delisted 29 cryptocurrencies to comply with the crypto regulation in Singapore in an effort to become a licensed crypto exchange operator in the country. Singapore has been enhancing…
Stablecoin Supply Doubles to 12 billion Following a…
The total supply of stablecoins in existence has doubled to 12 billion, following an increased demand sparked off by the March 12 (Black Thursday) 50% crypto price crash. The findings from the latest research study…
Chainlink Avoids Major Dump Following New Partnership Deals
Chainlink plunged during the Thursday trading session in what appears to be a sell-off caused by profit-takers. The latest decline appeared as a part of a downside correction that started a day after Chainlink set…
South Africa Proposes New Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrencies,…
South Africa is proposing new rules around crypto-asset service providers (CASP) as it seeks to align regulations with standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The proposed rules are part of amendments to the…
Diamonds Are (Finally) Forever on the Ethereum Blockchain
Non fungible tokens (NFT) representing diamonds have made their way to the OpenSea marketplace. In the past, there have been quite a few attempts to tokenize diamonds and other precious stones and metals. But Icecap…
High Stablecoin Buying Power Could Predict Bitcoin’s Next…
Stablecoins have never had more buying power than now, this could bode well for the next bull run. Glassnode keeps track of the Stablecoin Supply Ratio, or SSR, which is calculated by dividing Bitcoin’s (BTC)…
Chainlink (LINK) Becomes the ‘Tesla’ of Cryptocurrency —…
As Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to trade in a tightening range, the altcoin market has been pushing higher each week, and the most recent surge has come from Chainlink (LINK). After breaking above the $5…
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest…
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in…
WEF’s Sheila Warren: Mass Adoption Depends on Bridging…
The World Economic Forum’s head of blockchain and data policy, Sheila Warren, says that people who have turned away, or been excluded, from traditional financial systems are the ones most likely to drive mass adoption. …
Cardano (ADA) Surges 30% in 24 Hours, Surpassing…
Bitcoin has stagnated around $9,300 but this hasn’t stopped Cardano (ADA) from surging higher. The altcoin is up over 30% in the past 24 hours, surging higher on an influx of buying volume across all…
Bitcoin.com Wallet Launches New Portfolio Breakdown and Stablecoin…
With over 11 Million Bitcoin.com Wallets created, we’re building new features our users need most in order to enjoy the best possible cryptocurrency experience. Our wallet’s latest features now provide seamless swaps between bitcoin (BTC),…
Three Signs That XRP Has Finally Found It’s…
XRP continues to sink, as does the stomachs of investors who have held the altcoin as a loss for over two years running. All that loss and suffering could soon come to an end, due…
COMP Fell As Much as 55% Over 3…
The value of COMP–the native token that belongs to Ethereum-based DeFi platform Compound, which acts as an autonomous interest rate protocol built for developers–is currently down roughly 46 percent from its peak of ~$372 (CoinGecko)…
VeChain Crypto Hits YTD High in Latest Intraday…
VeChain (VET) hit a year-to-date high (YTD) during the Friday trading session. The 24th largest blockchain asset rose 8.57 percent to 114 sats, bringing its YTD gains up by more than 85 percent. Nevertheless, the…
DeFi in Focus: Join 4 Leading Crypto Experts…
Several large-scale software exploitations and consequential thefts on DeFi platforms over the last several months have shown us that ‘trustless’ systems aren’t as ‘trustless’ the may seem. The Most Diverse Audience to Date at…
Crucial Ethereum On-Chain Data Suggests a Top For…
Volume on Ethereum blockchain is rising faster than Bitcoin for the last three months, according to data fetched by Santiment. The second-largest cryptocurrency is leading a pack of top 100 altcoins with better on-chain metrics…
Bitcoin Dominance Bear Flag Nears Breakdown, But 58%…
A bearish chart formation has appeared on Bitcoin dominance that could lead to another leg down and rebound in altcoin/BTC pairs. However, the 58% level could remain a barrier, keeping a full-blown altcoin season from…
Report: Less Than 6 Accounts Control 80% of…
A report published by CoinMetrics has found extreme wealth centralization among many top stablecoins, with at least 80% of the total capitalization for five top stable tokens being held in less than six accounts. CoinMetrics…
Report: USDC Volume Collapsed in May Despite Market…
A June 5 report compiled by CryptoCompare and shared by BitMEX Research shows that a positive trend in cryptocurrency exchange volumes began in 2020, though USD Coin's (USDC) market share plummeted in May. The report…
Blockchain Gamers Earned $20M in Their First Year
New research compares how much gamers and game developers made in the year following the launches of some of the most popular blockchain-based games. According to data from Flipside Crypto, the overwhelming majority of revenue…
Crypto Confusion: Long-Legged Doji Across Altcoin Market Hints…
The altcoin market continues to vastly underperform against Bitcoin, however, the candle close last night on monthly and weekly timeframes hints at widespread investor confusion over what happens next across the crypto asset class. Indecision…
Top Cryptocurrency Assets Trigger TD9 Sell On Weekly…
The cryptocurrency market has been on an upswing ever since Black Thursday cut the asset class down to its knees around mid-March. After several consecutive weeks of positive price action, the TD Sequential indicator has…
Satoshi Invented GPU Mining to Defend the Network…
Satoshi Nakamoto had pre-invented Bitcoin (BTC) GPU mining in order to defend the network, says early Bitcoin developer who worked with the Bitcoin creator in 2010. Laszlo Hanyecz, who is known for making the first…
Reddit’s Fortnite Community Outpaces r/CryptoCurrency in Token Transfers
Reddit’s r/FortNiteBR community has conducted almost five times as many ERC-20 token transfers as the r/CryptoCurrency community with over 1% of Fortnite subscribers holding tokens. After only two weeks of Reddit launching their Ethereum-based Community…
Theta Cryptocurrency Plunges 50% As Traders Question Google…
What goes up, must come down. That saying just applied to the cryptocurrency named Theta, which recently became a topic of hot discussion due to a supposed Google partnership. Details about the “partnership” however bring…
BitAmp – The Next New Open Source Wallet
With the recent rise of Bitcoin prices and the Bitcoin halvening, new entrants into the cryptocurrency field may wonder where they can self-custody their Bitcoin in the most secure way. BitAmp’s Emphasis on Privacy and…
Where Are the Bitcoin Pizza Coins Now?
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin's first official commercial purchase. On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz completed the first documented commercial Bitcoin purchase, paying 10,000 for two Papa John's pizzas. Valued at $41 at…
Why the Crypto Market’s Hottest Altcoin Chainlink May…
Chainlink has been the superstar standout altcoin of the crypto market for the last two years running. And while the 11th ranked crypto asset has outperformed nearly everything else in the space, its momentum may…
Did Satoshi Nakamoto Just Move His Coins for…
Some of the earliest mined Bitcoin just moved for the first time in 11 years. A Bitcoin (BTC) address containing coins mined in February 2009 — barely one month after the launch of the Bitcoin…
Fear of Altcoin Drop Hasn’t Halted Ethereum and…
After rallying over 100% from March’s capitulation lows, analysts are expecting a retracement in Ethereum, Bitcoin, and other top cryptocurrencies. They cite simple technical factors showing this market has lost the bullish momentum it had…
Meltem Demirors Takes the ‘Proust Questionnaire’
CoinDesk Confessionals is a new series aiming to illuminate the lives of our cryptic crypto leaders. Based on the Proust Questionnaire, popular during the Victorian Age, we sent a survey asking about the quotidian and…
Analysts Think the Worst is Yet to Come…
The aggregated crypto market hasn’t been able to capture the full momentum that Bitcoin has experienced in recent times. The flood of funding to Bitcoin suggests that investors are keen on being exposed to the…
Meltem Demirors Takes the “Proust Questionnaire”
CoinDesk Confessionals is a new series aiming to illuminate the lives of our cryptic crypto leaders. Based on the Proust Questionnaire, popular during the Victorian Age, we sent a survey asking about the quotidian and…
Meltem Demirors, Caffeine and Curiosity
CoinDesk Confessionals is a new series aiming to illuminate the lives of our cryptic crypto leaders. Based on the Proust Questionnaire, popular during the Victorian Age, we sent a survey asking about the quotidian and…
BTC Halving Tweets Show Investors Remain Bullish on…
The long awaited Bitcoin halving came and went, bringing with it whipsaw volatility which saw the price whipsaw 5% to 7% in each direction for the last three hours leading up to block 630,000. Earlier…
How Does Halving Work: The Code Behind the…
How does Bitcoin’s block halving work on an engineering level? We explain with help from Andreas Antonopoulos. In a recent video, Antonopoulos explained the Bitcoin Core code that controls the halving of the Bitcoin (BTC)…
Bitcoin.com Wallet Users Can Now Purchase More Than…
During the end of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the newly updated Bitcoin.com Wallet that features a number of new services like digital currency price tracking. The lightning-fast, noncustodial wallet allows people to store BTC and…
Survey Shows Many BTC Holders Use Hardware Wallet,…
A survey posted to Reddit shows that most crypto holders store the majority of their Bitcoin in hardware wallets and keep a backup of the private keys on a sheet of paper. Reddit user gunnaj…
UK Cryptocurrency Firms Turn to Equity Funding as…
UK cryptocurrency and blockchain startups are turning focus back to conventional means of raising capital, as initial coin offering (ICO) coffers dry up. According to a new report, initial coin offering (ICO) funding last year…
TNC IT Group’s Token to Be Listed This…
TNC IT Group (TNC), an international blockchain company, will have its native currency TNC Coin listed on crypto exchanges by April 30. TNC Coin is set to progress fast in the market due to its…
This Technical Index Forecasts a Bloody Week for…
More than $80 billion have been injected in the cryptocurrency market over the past month. The substantial inflow of capital allowed most digital assets to recover the losses incurred during the Mar. 12 crash. However,…