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Cryptocurrency News From Japan: May 3 - May 9 in Review
9.5.2020
Multiple exchanges posted positive fiscal year end numbers, a self-regulatory agency listed crypto asset market price references, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Devon Brewer: Rediscovering the Golden Rule
9.5.2020
The Golden Rule may be the most basic moral approach to dealing with others. It seems universal across cultures and religions. The Golden Rule is instinctive. We all know it, even as children without education. I like the negative form of the Golden Rule the best. One of the earliest written...
Cointext CTO Reveals a New Protocol That Aims to Bolster a Censorship-Resistant Economy for Bitcoin Cash
9.5.2020
On May 7, the Cointext CTO and cofounder of Countermarkets, Vin Armani revealed a new project he’s been working on called “Signal, Watch, and Pay Protocol” (SWaP). Armani’s published specification and reference code of SWaP indicates that the platform allows “onchain...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 8, 2020
8.5.2020
Bitcoin bumps against six figures while a cancelled crypto event draws legal ire. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Bitcoin Price Touches $10K Amid 2020’s Macroeconomic Storm and Covid-19 Fears
8.5.2020
On May 7, 2020, the price of a single bitcoin crossed $10,000 per unit in USD value as the network only has four days until the halving, otherwise known as the “quantitative hardening” by some investors. The cryptocurrency’s per annum inflation rate will drop from 3.6% to 1.8%...
Bitcoin May Blow Past $100K By 2021, Morgan Creek CEO Says
7.5.2020
Morgan Creek's CEO said Bitcoin could fly past $100,000 over the next year or so
Decentralized Finance Startup Focused on Bitcoin Cash Raises $1 Million for Expansion
7.5.2020
On May 7, the decentralized finance (defi) startup General Protocols revealed the team has raised over $1 million from investors. The creators of General Protocols have introduced innovative projects on the Bitcoin Cash network such as Anyhedge, and have also participated in helping forward...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 7, 2020
7.5.2020
BTC could hit $10K while mining ramps up. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Warm-up? History Shows Bitcoin May See Epic Rally After 150% Gain
7.5.2020
Bitcoin price is preparing for a powerful mid-term rally and a new BTC price cycle, according to historical market data and previous halving events
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
6.5.2020
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving
Meet Ideaology – All in One Blockchain Solution
6.5.2020
DUBAI, UAE, 8th May (Friday) Time: 10 AM New York, NY, USA (GMT-4) ‘MEET IDEAOLOGY’ webconference is looking for you The exclusive, pre-launch presentation for the top crypto people In an effort to make top-shelf blockchain partnerships before their Initial Coin Offering is launched, Ideaology...
Bitcoin Pulls Away From Stock Market as Price Staying Above $8,000 Signals Strength – Bloomberg Analyst
6.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) staying above $8,000 is a sign of increasing momentum and detachment from the stock market beta-pull, according to Bloomberg senior analyst Mike McGlone. In a new bitcoin report published on May 5, McGlone said that sustaining above this level is necessary to indicate strength....
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 6, 2020
6.5.2020
BTC stays above $9K while some new startups wrestle for market share. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Bitcoin to Peak at $115,000 by August Next Year, Says Pantera Capital CEO
6.5.2020
Pantera Capital chief executive officer Dan Morehead has predicted a 50% chance the price of bitcoin (BTC) will hit $115,000 by August next year. In a recent letter to investors, Morehead said: “If the new supply of bitcoin is cut in half (with the May 12 halving), all else being equal,...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 5, 2020
5.5.2020
BTC is showing some impressive transaction numbers as the market heats up before the halving. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 4, 2020
4.5.2020
May the BTC be with you. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Bitcoin Price May Drop After Halving, Historical Data Shows
4.5.2020
Bitcoin has again rallied sharply in the weeks leading up to the impending halving event, but if historic patterns are anything to go by, the cryptocurrency could suffer a temporary price pullback following the event
First Week of May Starts with Hurdles for XRP Bulls
4.5.2020
Apparently, the crypto market is going to see the third volatile month in a row. The still ongoing pandemic has disarrayed many economies in the last few months, and in this state, cryptocurrencies were anticipated to hold some balance. Despite the fact that the top coins have tried to drift...