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Crypto Market Recovers by $3B: Oversold Conditions Show Bitcoin Bottom
In the last 24 hours, the valuation of the crypto market increased from $137 billion to $140 billion after a minor recovery of around 2 percent. Both major cryptocurrencies and small market cap tokens have ended the day with relatively minor losses in the range of 1 to 3 percent. Is Bottom Near For Bitcoin? The volume […]
US Military’s DARPA Program Hops on the ‘Blockchain Not Bitcoin’ Bandwagon
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking to get a better understanding of permissionless blockchains, but Bitcoin does not appear to be invited to the party. To achieve this enhanced insight into blockchain technology, the US Department of Defense agency has sent out a request for information (RFI) on permissionless distributed consensus protocols, specifically touching on aspects […]
Cash-Strapped Portuguese Football Giant Sporting Ponders ICO
Sporting Clube de Portugal (SCP), a popular Portuguese football club, is reportedly considering launching an initial coin offering (ICO) as an alternative way to raise funds, at a time in which it’s struggling to raise them through a bond issue. According to local news outlet Dinheiro Vivo, the club’s vice-president Francisco Salgado Zenha claimed the organization […]
European Union Invites Major Banks to Join Blockchain Forum
The EU is in the process of establishing a blockchain forum and has invited at least five major banks including BBVA and Santander. The purpose of the IATBA (International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications) is to “ develop a trusted, secure and resilient European Blockchain Services Infrastructure meeting the highest standards in terms of privacy, […]
What Year is it? Rebecca Black Parody Pumps Bitcoin Black Friday
It may have been elicited reactions varying from mild amusement to death threats, but Rebecca Black’s “Friday” released in 2011 certainly got eyeballs — more than 127 million at last count. Whether it was outraged cultural commentators, 4chan jesters, or curious viewers, all views count, and a YouTuber called Crypto Finally is using the same strategy to promote […]
University of Tokyo Launches Blockchain Course with Ethereum Foundation Backing
The University of Tokyo began offering a blockchain course at its graduate engineering school, thanks to an $800,000 donation from a consortium that includes the Ethereum Foundation and Japanese banking juggernaut Sumitomo Mitsui. The class — called the “Blockсhain Innovation Donation Course” — was rolled out on November 1 and will run through October 2021, […]
Ethereum Token Hit by Malicious Minting Attack
Ethereum Smart contract and dApp developer Level K has uncovered the existence of a vulnerability within the Ethereum framework that potentially allows bad actors to mint large amounts of GasToken when receiving ETH. In a blogpost published on November 21, the company revealed that the weakness has been flagged to most at-risk exchanges who have since effected software patches […]
Susquehanna Exec: Bakkt and Fidelity Could Solve Bitcoin’s Liquidity Issue
Over the past week, the price of Bitcoin has dropped by more than 35 percent, and the majority of analysts in the crypto space have shared the sentiment that the crash was triggered by the contentious hard fork of Bitcoin Cash. According to Bart Smith, the head of digital asset at trading giant Susquehanna, a lack of liquidity […]
Crypto Market Crash Takes Pressure off Us: UK Regulators
Britain’s financial regulatory body has had some pressure taken off its shoulders as the downturn in the value of bitcoin and other digital assets signaled a reduction in the threat cryptos could pose to the British financial system, per a Reuters report. Last year, the world witnessed a crypto explosion, as digital assets like bitcoin and […]
Bitcoin Cash Price Sets New Yearly Lows as Crypto Exchanges Resume BCH Trading
It has been five days since the Bitcoin Cash fork began and crippled the stability of the BCH ecosystem, and the worst part is that it is not looking to recover anytime soon. The BCH/USD pair on Tuesday dropped another 40 percent — on paper, anyway (most exchanges paused BCH trading ahead of the fork and are […]
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