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‘Risk-Free’ Trade Makes Comeback as Bitcoin ETF Fuels Futures Premiums
19.10.2021
The closest thing to a "risk-free" trade in the crypto market has once again appeared back on the radar for many traders, after the introduction of exchange-traded funds (ETF) backed by bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts have pushed price premiums on regulated bitcoin futures higher....
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Gas Station Simulator Is One Of Steam's Biggest Games Right Now, With Good Reason
17.9.2021
When I first booted up Gas Station Simulator, a game that’s spent the last week tearing up the Steam charts, my first thought was “Christ, this place is a dump!” At the start of the game, you inherit a derelict gas station from your uncle, who I’m pretty sure is gang affiliated. Your goal...
Bullish Options Data Fuels Speculations on New Bitcoin Rally
31.8.2021
An unusually large number of bitcoin (BTC) calls to puts across bitcoin options exchanges hints at increased bullishness on the number one cryptocurrency among options traders.
The news of the unusually low put-to-call ratio was first shared by the crypto market analytics firm Laevitas, which...
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
14.6.2021
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports. Inspections will also focus on potential safety hazards and will be carried out by various government departments. The mining...
Elon Musk Announces Tesla Has Suspended Accepting Bitcoin Citing Environmental Issues
13.5.2021
Tesla has suspended accepting bitcoin for vehicle purchases, CEO Elon Musk has announced. The company cited concerns “about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.” Tesla Stops Accepting...
Bitcoin clips $58K as Dogecoin stalls and adoption news fuels bulls
6.5.2021
New allocations from big business come as momentum behind the latest altcoin rally seems to shift away from familiar names
Opioid Premiums, Jobseekers and Vaccines: Covid-19 Fuels Darknet Markets in a Different Way
21.3.2021
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has found its way onto the deep web and during the last few months, researchers have found a great number of individuals turning to darknet markets (DNMs) for employment. The organization Check Point Research has recorded a rising trend of people looking for jobs...
Polkadot’s roadmap for full launch fuels rally to all-time highs
16.2.2021
There is now a clear path to finally using Polkadot, but issues with the testnet suggest there may be delays
US Election Fuels Volatility in Bitcoin and Altcoins
4.11.2020
There was a strong upward move in bitcoin price from the USD 13,350 support level. BTC broke the USD 13,650 resistance and it is currently (05:00 UTC) trading above USD 13,800. It seems like the bulls are eyeing a strong upward move, with an increase in volatility due to the US presidential...
Yield farming fuels 623% growth in DAI supply to nearly $1B
22.10.2020
Demand for Ethereum-based stablecoins exploded during the third-quarter DeFi bubble, with DAI’s supply growing by more than 600% and USDC expanding 200%
Pulling the rug: DeFi investment hype fuels rise in crypto exit scams
24.8.2020
Rogue actors are swarming Uniswap with fake tokens designed to capitalize on the growing DeFi hype to defraud investors
Yield Farming Fuels Buzz Around DeFi, but Fundamentals Are Lagging
9.8.2020
DeFi has been the name of the game since the start of the summer, but how much is the sector really growing?
New USD 110m for Crypto Startups, Crypto.com Swap Fuels MCO + More News
3.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Early-stage venture firm Electric Capital said it raised USD 110m for Seed and Series A fund, focused on cryptonetworks...
China’s Government Fuels Stablecoin Economy: Hong Kong Protesters, Singapore and Mainland Residents Flee Capital Controls
13.6.2020
A recent study published by Amun researcher, Eliézer Ndinga, shows that USD-pegged stablecoins are being leveraged in Hong Kong as “vehicles for capital control flight.” The report shows how individuals from mainland China, Singapore, and Hong Kong are moving their capital out...
Covid-19 Economy Fuels Faith in Crypto: Trust In Bitcoin Over Banks Increased 3X Since 2017
19.5.2020
The market research organization, The Tokenist, recently published a report called “Comparing Public Bitcoin Adoption Rates in 2020 vs 2017.” The study’s findings give a comprehensive look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem between 2017 and now. The researchers’ survey shows...
Coronavirus Fuels P2P Connectivity: Crypto-Driven Meshnet Gives Rural Towns Internet
2.4.2020
While the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy across the U.S., a number of the 1,737 residents from Clatskanie, Oregon can’t obtain an internet service provider (ISP). The situation has motivated the town to adopt a decentralized meshnet ISP called Althea and the network’s users...
SLP Token Fuels Scooter Rental Business in Taiwan, Investors to Get Their Dividends in BCH
10.3.2020
A company running a small scooter rental service in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital city, has minted an SLP token on the Bitcoin Cash network to support its business and to attract investors and customers. The company issues its own cryptocurrency, a Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token. SLP is...
Stimulus, QE, Rate Cuts: Coronavirus Fuels Central Banks’ Monetary Easing Policy
8.3.2020
The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has caused government leaders to react and central banks are breaking out tools from their arsenal of monetary easing schemes. The world’s central banks say...
$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
5.3.2020
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity to mine around $50,000 worth of bitcoins (5.5 BTC) every day. The 65,000 square-foot natural gas utility plant was upgraded when the firm installed 7,000...
Overnight Move Fuels EOS Decentralization Debate
26.2.2020
Have EOS block producers turned autocrats? Or is EOS the most decentralized blockchain platform out there, an example of representative democracy? From one extreme to the other, this is the debate we find led online today, following what the EOS Israel community dubbed "EOS fifthing."...