Cryptocurrency News
Expert Warns Japan is Lagging 'Six Years Behind China' in CBDC Race
Crypto News - 12 Sep 2020 02:00
Japan could be as much as six years behind China in digital currency progress - and may also be lagging behind its largest East Asian rival in the tech stakes when it comes to blockchain, according to a Japanese expert. ...
Would Bitcoin suffer if the lead maintainers were kidnapped by aliens?
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 00:30
As lead maintainer Wladimir van der Laan takes a break from Bitcoin duties, we ask what would happen if the entire Github maintenance team disappeared.
Bitcoin's obituary and a Starbucks blockchain: Bad crypto news of the week
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 23:00
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Bitcoin whale cluster at $10,570 is the most important level right now
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 20:25
Bitcoin whale clusters show major resistance levels are at $10,570 and $11,288, raising the chances of a major sell-off.
The Raw, Savage Capitalism of Open-Source Protocols
Coin Desk - 12 Sep 2020 19:00
Recapping the biggest stories of the week, including Joe Biden's China plan, a market holding pattern and, of course, the strange competitive saga of SUSHI.
Huge 'Bitcoin Tram' Ad Campaign and 20 Billboards Flood Hong Kong's Financial District
Bitcoin.com - 12 Sep 2020 18:30
A massive Bitcoin ad campaign has launched in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district, featuring three Bitcoin trams and 20 matching billboards. It is a community initiative coordinated by the Bitcoin Association o...
Bitcoin can hit $16K but only if this resistance level finally breaks
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 16:03
Bitcoin price is becoming boring again as it's trading in a narrowing range, so taking out a key resistance level is priority number-one for the bulls.
A Day in the Life of an Ethereum 2.0 Validator
Coin Desk - 12 Sep 2020 16:00
With Ethereum 2.0's much anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ben Edgington and Vijay Michalik on what would-be validators need to know.
A by-the-minute look at Tether's $1 billion swap from Bitfinex to Binance
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 15:20
The recent Tether burn seems to have involved a lot of trust between Binance and its counterparties.
Working in the Cryptocurrency Industry as a Woman
Bitcoin.com - 12 Sep 2020 14:30
It seems there is a lot of turmoil happening in the world, as the year 2020 keeps giving and giving. From natural disasters, a global pandemic, and race wars and riots, everyone is wondering what will happen next. Howeve...
DeFi's 'Total Value Locked In' Metric Is A Crooked Mirror
Crypto News - 12 Sep 2020 13:00
DeFi (decentralized finance) could boast of only USD 1bn in total value locked in as recently as the beginning of June. This rose by a whopping 860% in the three months to September 2, hitting USD 9.6bn. These figures ha...
Why DeFi, in its current state, is destined to fail
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 12:30
Like the ICO boom of 2017, DeFi plays to our desire to get rich fast without any responsibilities.
Cooking, Slicing, Trimming, Merging, Migrating, and 20 Crypto Jokes
Crypto News - 12 Sep 2020 11:46
This crypto week, bitcoin price dropped, and so did the mining difficulty, and we learned that "exclusive mining" can also be used for tax evasion and money laundering. Then, SUSHI trimmed some of its losses after FTX CE...
Rumors of DeFi's demise have been greatly exaggerated: weekly recap
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 09:13
The DeFi cryptocurrency space is attempting to rebound after an eventful week that saw Bitcoin price recover above $10,000.
European Union Seeks Strict Regulation of Crypto and Stablecoins in New Draft Law
Bitcoin.com - 12 Sep 2020 08:30
The European Commission, the executive arm of the E.U., has drawn up regulation to tightly monitor cryptocurrencies it considers “significant”, including asset-backed stablecoins like Facebook’s libra. Euractiv, a ...
Bullish pennant hints at Bitcoin price breakout to $11,300
Coin Telegraph - 12 Sep 2020 05:17
Bitcoin price is consolidating into a tighter range as traders appear ready to test the $10.5K resistance.
SLP Trading Platform Cryptophyl Plans to Change Into a Noncustodial Defi Exchange
Bitcoin.com - 12 Sep 2020 03:30
The U.K.-based Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) exchange Cryptophyl is closing its doors in order to restructure into a decentralized finance (defi) platform. Cryptophyl has revealed the trading platform will officially go o...