Bitcoin has tumbled big time, going from almost $20,000 in December 2017 to almost $3,000 in December, 2018. While the "people's currency" has dragged other alt coins to the near bottom, including Ethereum, Litecoin and many more, the crypto market managed to add around $45 billion in less than 10 days to its market capitalization.…
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Back in October 2018, the United Arab Emirates announced its plans to make ICOs official corporate funding options and further expand its leading cryptocurrency position in the world. Reuters reported that the new regulation will come into effect some time in 2019, with ICOs legitimately "replacing" IPOs, if companies decide to do so. The major…
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The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has recently added Ripple as a base trading pair, said Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao. According to a blog post from today, December 24th, the new trading pairs will be TRX/XRP (Tron) and XZC/XRP (Zcoin) on the Combined ALTS Trading Market. The so called ALTS will replace the current ETH Trading Market,…
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OKEx, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded volume, has recently launched a new product called Perpetual Swap, which is a virtual derivative based on BTC/USD price speculation. The mechanism behind the new derivative product is similar to the one of futures contracts. The major difference, however, is that the perpetual swap does not have daily…
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The Venezuelan government recently introduced a state-backed digital coin, called Petro. The country has been facing economic downturn and the Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, introduced the oil-backed digital coin to fight the dying economy. Back in the summer of 2018, the situation in Venezuela was so critical that people had to line with days for food…
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As the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase is definitely working towards providing more and more quality services to its large user base. While just recently, a user had to convert BTC, for example, to EUR in order to buy another cryptocurrency, this is no longer the case. Coinbase now lets users trade on a crypto-to-crypto…
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The bitcoin / blockchain revolution has undoubtedly arrived. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will no longer need internet to transact with their digital coins. And while hundreds of startups and companies are trying to disrupt the level-playing field of blockchain services, one firm does it on a whole different level. Blockstream, a "pioneer in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies",…
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Donald Trump has often stated that he plans to build a wall across the border of the US with Mexico to prevent illegal Mexican people pouring into the US. Many were outraged by such claims during his presidential candidacy and campaign in 2016. Fast forward to 2018, the idea of building the wall is not…
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Facebook is on a hiring blockchain spree. The company has started forming a blockchain group in mid-2018, and now has over 40 "blockchain" employees. Facebook was rumoured to be launching its very own digital coin. David Marcus, who was a President at Paypal and a Board Member in Coinbase, has joined Facebook in the blockchain…
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The government of Switzerland has announced that it will create legal environment for the blockchain industry. The strategy aims to position Switzerland as a major blockchain “destination” and a blockchain-friendly jurisdiction. According to Swissinfo, the major focus of the blockchain strategy is for the government to introduce decentralized digital tokens across the business sector, especially…
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