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During the first week of the new year, many cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been talking about the Lightning Network (LN). So far the protocol has surpassed 610 nodes and 1882 channels while many bitcoiners, businesses, and developers have tried the technology on both testnet and mainnet. This week the virtual private network (VPN) service Torguard initiated […]
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Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz pulled back from bitcoin toward the end of last year, citing market volatility, and ultimately scrapped his much-anticipated crypto hedge fund as a result. He’s since returned with a market-defining announcement of plans to open a full service crypto merchant bank, which some are describing as the ecosystem’s Goldman Sachs, and […]
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No hacking or compromise of MyEtherWallet (MEW) has taken place, MEW staff refute social media rumors. #NEWS
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The success of Ethereum-based dapps could lead to a big year for the cryptocurrency, according to advisor Steven Nerayoff. #ADOPTION
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about market capitalization and circulating supply. As sub-$1 altcoins have shot up in price, some new investors have been making noises about their anointed coin being worth more than bitcoin one day. What these new entrants fail to take into account is digital scarcity: the notion that assets […]
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Cryptocurrency prices are sliding downwards since our last markets update, as the top ten digital assets are all seeing a loss of gains on January 8. BTC/USD markets reached a high of $17,200 on Saturday evening on January 6, but the value has dropped since then to a low of $13,900 per BTC. The price […]
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Tether, creator of a USDT token claimed to be backed by the U.S. dollar, has been a hot topic of conversation lately to say the least. The company has been very successful so far issuing tokens to individuals and exchanges, but many skeptics are worried the digital currency is not backed by real fiat. Skeptics […]
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The Tether company has quickly made an impact in the world of cryptocurrencies. Although there are some concerns about the company and its liquidity, it is moving ahead in an effort to expand its presence. Its latest venture involves using both USDT and EURT on top of the Ethereum blockchain. It is a pretty interesting development, considering that both of these currencies are compatible with the ERC20 token standard. Ethereum-based EURT and USDT Have Arrived It is always interesting to see how companies deal with the concept of fiat-backed stablecoins. Although Tether has built up a rather solid reputation in this regard, there are still people whoPowered by WPeMatico
When you are dealing with platforms that are supposed to be the on-ramps to the money of the future it’s hard to accept worse performance than the systems of the past. Unfortunately, this an issue plaguing all major cryptocurrency exchanges at the moment with Coinbase being one of the leading examples right now. Also Read: […]
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Sunday, Jan. 7th, the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has broken through the $800 bln mark. It keeps growing as of press time, against a backdrop of increased interest from the mainstream audience. #NEWS
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