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A Debt-Fuelled Economic Crisis & Bitcoin: What to Expect?
7.3.2021
It’s hard to shake the fact that bitcoin (BTC)’s ascent from one fresh all-time high to another in recent months has taken place amid a backdrop of a struggling global economy. The United States’ GDP infamously tanked by a record 32.9% in Q2 2020 and fell by 3.5% across 2020 as a whole, while...
DeFi On Bitcoin To Grow In The Shadow Of Ethereum
6.3.2021
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is big and getting bigger, having accounted for only USD 1bn in total value locked (TVL) in July 2020 and now accounting for around USD 40bn. However, while almost everyone tends to treat the sector as a single, rapidly growing bloc, it’s actually composed of a number...
Mary’s Arrival, NFTs Explosion, Uncomfortable Suits and 20 Crypto Jokes
6.3.2021
This week in crypto news, the Cryptoverse rejoiced as BTC jumped over USD 52K again, and Cardano Mary update arrived with native tokens. Enjin announced two scaling solutions meant to remove gas fees and support NFTs from any blockchain, and as stablecoins in general rise, tether’s supply dominance...
Galileo Exchange Presents the GLT Token and Introduces ‘Zero Edge’ Trading
5.3.2021
Galileo Exchange is an innovative ‘hybrid’ trading platform built with elements of a crypto exchange, a DeFi project, and a gaming platform. It combines these essential elements to bring trustworthiness, innovation, value and entertainment. Among the most interesting features...
Crypto Pepes: What does the frog meme?
5.3.2021
Square’s $297M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says
5.3.2021
Square’s majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal will potentially help artists grow their fan bases using blockchain technology, a Gartner analyst said
New staking and governance features back Ocean Protocol’s 40% rally
4.3.2021
Ocean Protocol’s new governance features and the ability to yield farm OCEAN tokens are improving the fundamentals of the decentralized data monetization platform
5 Leverage Trading Platforms (for Experienced Margin Traders) in 2021
3.3.2021
As we continue to see new all-time highs in a broad range of cryptoassets, margin traders are back in full force, attempting to capitalize on a bull market that still might trick and liquidate many inexperienced traders.
In this guide, you will discover five trading platforms that you can use...
DOGE’s Rally Has Revived Dogecoin Development, But For How Long?
28.2.2021
Amid all-time highs for bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and various other tokens, dogecoin (DOGE) has remained something of a black sheep of the crypto family. It rallied almost 2,000% in the past 12 months, yet it’s still widely regarded as a ‘joke’ currency, despite — or partly because of —...
Crypto Exchanges Scale, But Outages Likely To Remain A Fact Of Life
27.2.2021
Exchanges have been the epicenter of the recent crypto bull market, facilitating the surge of bitcoin (BTC) and other coins towards new all-time highs. However, while they have almost certainly profited from the record prices and volumes the market’s now witnessing, many have been found lacking...
BTC Downturn, ETH Scaling, Coinbase Listing and 20 Crypto Jokes
27.2.2021
Welcome! Let's do a short recap of what happened in the crypto week behind us. Coin Metrics said there's little reason to believe that Bitcoin miners are responsible for downturns in BTC’s price, Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell said that “extreme” ethereum selling caused Monday’s flash crash to USD...
Boost app engagement with chat, voice, and video APIs
25.2.2021
Sendbird is a service for helping you add social features to your app. Wanna add in-app chat? Sendbird does that. Wanna add in-app voice or video calls? Sendbird does that.
Here’s how I always think about stuff like this. Whatever …
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The Bitcoin Lightning Network Grows Even If You’ve Forgotten About It
21.2.2021
Source: Adobe/Евгений Вершинин
You may be forgiven for forgetting about the Lightning Network (LN). The layer-two scaling solution that aims to help Bitcoin (BTC) manage a much higher workload, has been seemingly consigned to the sidelines by the ascent of bitcoin as a store of value...
Microstrategy Is Not For Microsoft and 20 Crypto Jokes
20.2.2021
As bitcoin (BTC) soared over USD 50,000 this week, American politicians engaged in a high-stakes crypto pledge wars, while MicroStrategy raised over USD 1bn for its bitcoin purchases. The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, started “to dabble a bit’’ in bitcoin, even though Microsoft said...
Solana Founder On Critical DeFi Challenges and How To Fix Them
18.2.2021
Anatoly Yakovenko. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Solana
High transaction fees and security are the two most pressing challenges in the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry, according to Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder and CEO of blockchain developer Solana (SOL). The fee challenge can be solved...
Decentralized Exchanges Set To Accelerate in 2021
13.2.2021
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized forms of electronic money, yet for the most part, the places where you obtain cryptoassets — exchanges — are thoroughly centralized. This centralization has a practical and a political downside, since not only does it introduce single points of failure in which...
Tesla's BTC, Apple's Chance, Mastercard's Stablecoins, and 20 Crypto Jokes
13.2.2021
This week started with Tesla announcing USD 1.5 billion worth of bitcoin (BTC) purchase, thus prompting a new BTC price all-time high of USD 48,000. The CME Group launched the trading of ethereum (ETH) futures, while an analyst said that Apple has a “a clear multi-billion dollar opportunity...
WordPress 5.7: Big ol’ jQuery Update
11.2.2021
WordPress core is making the jump from jQuery 1.12.4 to jQuery 3.5.1! This is a big deal for lots of reasons — like modern features, better DX, and security improvements to name a few. Right now, the plan is to …
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7 Traditional Investors Who Said Bah Humbug to Bitcoin
11.2.2021
While there is no shortage of investors who have given bitcoin (BTC) their seal of approval, there is a possibly even longer list of financial Svengalis who would happily dance on the cryptoasset’s grave.
Check out this list of just a few of the investment top guns who just love to nay-say about...
BBC Features Stories of Traders who Struck it Rich on Bitcoin
10.2.2021
The mainstream media is continuing to focus on bitcoin (BTC) in the wake of the token’s Tesla-fuelled record-breaking rise. And in the UK, the national broadcaster, the BBC, has delved into the world of British and international crypto investors, unearthing tales of folks hit the jackpot with BTC...