Bitcoin

It is a sign of our industry’s youth that we routinely fail to provide a coherent descriptive definition of a stablecoin. Sometimes, “stablecoins” and variants such as “algorithmic stablecoins” function like historical names, as they refer to projects that call themselves stablecoins, such as Basis Cash, Elastic Set Dollar, Frax and their …

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The decentralized finance market cap has reached $45 billion as the total value locked in DeFi continues to rise to new highs. The decentralized finance sector continues to charge full steam ahead as multiple tokens notch new all-time highs and the total value locked in DeFi protocols grows with the passing of …

Continue Reading$45B DeFi market cap and soaring TVL suggest the best is yet to come

“I’m not in crypto to make a fast buck, but I’ll take the bonus,” said Simon Byrne. Crypto enthusiast Simon Byrne has taken crypto mining out of the garage and onto the road after installing a small farm in the trunk of his car. According to a report from Hardware Times, Byrne …

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The CEO of Goldman Sachs believes regulators will not be able to monitor the financial system if Bitcoin is allowed to flourish in its present form. Goldman Sachs senior chairman Lloyd Blankfein has stated that regulators should be “hyperventilating” in response to Bitcoin’s recent success, characterizing the crypto asset as undermining the …

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Substantial spot volume, a favorable futures premium, and top traders buying the dip are all signals that Ethereum price should see continuation. After dropping 27% over three days, Ether (ETH) price finally reached a bottom at $1,040 on Jan. 22.  The sharp correction liquidated $600 billion worth of future contracts but interestingly, …

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The U.K. central bank governor believes existing cryptocurrencies will fail over the longer term due to their robust privacy features. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey thinks it is unlikely that the current generation of crypto assets lack the design and structure needed to ensure long term regulatory survival. Speaking during the …

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Select altcoins are rallying to new all-time highs while Bitcoin remains pinned below $33,000. As Bitcoin price trade sideways, traders are keeping an eye out for new purchases from institutional investors in order to gauge whether BTC’s correction is over. MicroStrategy’s recent purchase of 314 Bitcoin at an average price of $31,808 is …

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