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Cross-chain bridges and DeFi integration are pushing these 3 altcoins higher
The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of progress following a multiday sell-off that saw the total market capitalization drop by…
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CoinShares launches new physically backed Ether ETP
Major European digital asset manager CoinShares is expanding its product portfolio with a new physically-backed Ether (ETH) exchange-traded product, or…
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Crypto on-ramp hits Opera browser following Simplex integration
Users of the Opera web browser will now be able to purchase cryptocurrencies directly within the application following a partnership…
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As Visa and Mastercard raise fees, merchants may look to crypto
Credit card providers charge merchants a cut of the payments they accept, called interchange fees or swipe fees. With two…
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US Judge Dismisses Motion Against Bancor After Finding Allegations Inadequate to Give It Jurisdiction – Regulation Bitcoin News
A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a securities fraud class action against Bancor after ruling that the plaintiff’s allegations were…
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Traders remain bullish even as DeFi’s TVL falls to $54.4 billion
Decentralized finance and the numerous platforms offering investment services have been the talk of the cryptocurrency sector for several months…
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Hathor Network, $HTR Live on KuCoin, Has Just Released Exciting News: The Detailed 2021 Roadmap – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Hathor Network ($HTR, live on KuCoin) has just released exciting news: The detailed 2021 Roadmap. Community…
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Fed chair says it’s up to Congress to bring a digital dollar to market
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said 2021 will likely have the central bank engaging with the public and lawmakers regarding…
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Golem (GLM) price rallies 230% to hit a 3-year high after protocol upgrade
Over the past few weeks Golem (GLM) price saw a strong rally which pushed the token to a 3-year high…
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CME Bitcoin futures numbers saw a 57% uptick in January
Bitcoin’s price rose significantly in January. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, also hit record Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading numbers…
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Bitcoin Dump Saw Exchange Inflow Jump Over 1,000%, Whale Address Sells 2,700 Coins, F2pool Hawks 3,633 BTC – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
On Sunday, February 21, the price of bitcoin touched a new all-time high (ATH) at $58,354 and at the time,…
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DeFi exchange protocol DFX raises $5M in seed funding led by Polychain Capital
Veteran cryptocurrency investor Polychain Capital has joined a funding round in DFX Finance, a new decentralized finance exchange protocol optimized…
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All of the Federal Reserve’s wire and ACH systems are down
All of the services available through the Federal Reserve’s online portal have been down for more than an hour. According…
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A token sale: Christie’s to auction its first blockchain-backed digital-only artwork
Since May 2007, US-based digital artist Mike Winkelmann (who goes by the name Beeple) has posted a new artwork online…
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Tokenization of assets is not taking off, but it really should
For a long time, experts have been talking about how tokenization — the act of creating a digital representation of…
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Square Adds $170 Million More in Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Company Now Holds 5% of Total Cash Reserves in BTC – Finance Bitcoin News
Square has bought more bitcoin, adding $170 million worth of the cryptocurrency to its balance sheet. The company now holds…
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Total estimated crypto users worldwide tops 100 million, survey finds
Crypto exchange and debit card provider Crypto.com has published a new report estimating that the total number of crypto users…
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Canadian bank plans to launch dollar-backed digital currency ‘in the coming months’
In an announcement on Wednesday, VersaBank said it plans to launch a digital currency called VCAD, which will reportedly be…
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The Fed Is Carefully Examining Digital Dollar — Chairman Jerome Powell Says ‘Very High Priority Project for Us’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the progress of a digital dollar. He confirmed that it…
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ETH mining still highly profitable despite upcoming Eth2 upgrade
Ethereum miners continue to enjoy lucrative payouts for their efforts in 2021, while the smart contract blockchain platform edges closer…
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5% Of Bitcoin Supply Expected To Be Used As Collateral By 2023
Only recently has the world of finance open its eyes to the potential of Bitcoin. As the asset’s price climbs,…
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Chainlink rolls out OCR system upgrade, reducing gas costs tenfold
Chainlink (LINK) has launched a major upgrade for its oracle network, dubbed Off-Chain Reporting, or OCR. The upgrade was announced…
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Microstrategy Buys $1 Billion More Bitcoin — Company Now Holds Over 90,000 BTC – Bitcoin News
Microstrategy has purchased an additional $1.026 billion worth of bitcoin, raising the total number of bitcoins it has accumulated to…
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xSigma Passes Security Audit and Prepares to Launch Stablecoin DEX With LP Rewards – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. February 24, 2021 – xSigma, a decentralized exchange for stablecoin swaps, has announced details of its…
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MicroStrategy purchases another $1 billion worth of Bitcoin, now owns 90,000 BTC
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings by 27% on Feb. 24, after purchasing an additional 19,452 coins,…
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Alameda Research doubles down on Maps.me, invests $40 million in Oxygen
How much are 140 million users worth? After a $50 million direct investment in travel app Maps.me earlier in the…
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US judge dismisses crypto fraud case against BNT token issuer
A federal district court in the United States has dismissed a securities fraud class action against Israel-based cryptocurrency firm Bancor.…
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BNB Up 530% in 30 Days: Will the Binance Smart Chain Conquer Ethereum?
Cryptocurrency markets are recovering after a massive selloff that took place throughout Monday and Tuesday. Bitcoin has rebounded past the…
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Hedera makes inroads in Africa as Standard Bank Group becomes node operator
Standard Bank Group — Africa’s largest bank by assets — has partnered with enterprise-grade distributed ledger technology project Hedera Hashgraph.…
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Blockchain Australia ousts retail merchant crypto project Qoin
Blockchain Australia — the industry body for the novel tech in the country — has expelled Qoin, a retail merchant…
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Bitcoin price retakes $50K as investor voices relief at ‘healthy correction’
Bitcoin (BTC) hit back to reclaim $50,000 on Feb. 24 amid fresh bullish comments from major investors. BTC/USD 1-hour candle…
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Francis Suarez, Miami’s pro-crypto mayor, to appear on Blockchain & Booze tonight
Francis Xavier Suarez, the mayor of Miami and a firm Bitcoin (BTC) proponent, will appear for a 30-minute fireside chat…
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Bitcoin Fractal Sees BTC/USD Hitting $35-40K Before Resuming Bull Run | Bitcoinist.com
Bitcoin bulls should prepare for its price to drop into the $35,000-40,000 area, per an apprehensively accurate fractal. First highlighted…
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DeFi user pays $36K for one Uniswap transaction, as EIP-1559 draws closer
Ethereum fees are at record level but even so, one Uniswap user paid well over the going rate with a…
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Bitcoin Rebounds as PayPal Rival Buys $170M BTC; Boom Ahead? | Bitcoinist.com
Yerevan (Bitcoinist) – Bitcoin underwent a modest recovery this Wednesday after Square, a payment service rival to PayPal, revealed its…
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Umbrella IDO sees record participation on Polkastarter
Decentralized oracle network Umbrella has published details of its recent initial DEX offering, or IDO, revealing that 110,000 applicants hsigned…
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Fund manager outlines 4 silver lining to recent Bitcoin sell-off | Bitcoinist.com
The price of Bitcoin steeply pulled back yesterday, on February 23. Following the major 17% correction, investors and fund managers…
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RUNE soars after Multichain capital reveals large position
Thorchain’s native token RUNE gained 30% in the last 24 hours after crypto venture firm Multicoin Capital revealed that it…
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Exchange demands users return Bitcoin bought for $6K during tech glitch
One of Southeast Asia’s biggest crypto exchanges is blaming a technical glitch for the price of Bitcoin dropping down to…
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Whales offloaded 140K Bitcoin this month: Glassnode
According to a new report from crypto market data aggregator, Glassnode, Bitcoin whales offloaded massive amounts of BTC during February.…
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Musk no longer world’s richest man after Tesla and Bitcoin slump
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost his crown as the world’s richest man following a sharp correction in Bitcoin and…
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Brave unveils plans for DEX aggregator and NFT wallet in next browser
Crypto-powered web browser, Brave, has unveiled its “Roadmap 2.0” — laying out plans for an integrated DEX aggregator and non-fungible…
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Congress worries crypto used to fund domestic terrorism, Capitol insurrection
A U.S. Congress subcommittee is investigating if domestic extremists are turning to cryptocurrency as a source of funds for their…
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Indian banks put crypto traders’ accounts under the microscope
Cryptocurrency traders and investors in India are among the latest casualties in an increasing trend of personal account closures by…
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Solana (SOL), Cosmos (ATOM) buck the trend to hit new highs after protocol upgrades
Bitcoin’s (BTC) sharp correction below $45,000 sent shockwaves throughout the entire market for a second day and many altcoins are…
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Jigstack DAO Acquires Icorating.com Platform to Strengthen Its Token Launch Pad Lemonade – Sharing economy Bitcoin News
A decentralized finance (defi) protocol announced that it officially acquired an initial coin offering (ICO) listing platform. Jigstack, who bought…
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Crossing the crypto chasm: Paving the way to mass adoption
Since its inception in 2009, cryptocurrency has become both a cultural and financial phenomenon. As news headlines tout its ever-increasing…
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Altcoins nurse double-digit losses as Bitcoin bulls fight to retake $49K
Another wave of selling pressure hit the cryptocurrency market on Feb. 23 as Bitcoin struggles to reclaim the $49,000 level.…
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Topps Garbage Pail Kids Blockchain Collectibles Can Be Found at Target and Walmart – Blockchain Bitcoin News
The popular trading card company Topps has just launched the “2021 Garbage Pail Kids Food Fight” series today, and the…
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Bitcoin mining likely didn’t contribute to Texas’ power outages, says expert
Though many Texans are still suffering in the aftermath of a winter storm that left millions without power and running…
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