The adoption of traditional financial tools to crypto-currencies is not new and when it comes to gauging crypto prices, several trackers have come and gone that especially allows investors to estimate volatility of each crypto. On that note, the fintech platform which enables cross-chain interoperability, COTI (Currency of the Internet) has developed a Market Fear...Read More
Although there was some trouble at the beginning of October, Chainlink [LINK] managed to pick up the pace and witness a 14.87% growth till now. The digital asset given its low correlation with Bitcoin [BTC] was noting strong growth throughout the year, posing as an altcoin-alternative to make a profit and hedge the losses occurring...Read More
Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, has yet again dismissed the premium cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. He stated that he found it hard to see how Bitcoin had any intrinsic value. On Monday, the Bank of England held a question and answer session with members of the public, during which Governor Bailey made a statement: I have...Read More
Cybercrime gangs have stolen over to $22 million from users who use the Electrum Bitcoin wallets via a fake app update scam according to an investigation. The criminals later transferred the stolen funds to multiple Bitcoin accounts which now contain 1,980 bitcoin. Much of these funds were stolen in one single incident in August, after...Read More
It was only last week that Ripple’s co-founder Chris Larsen said that Ripple may consider relocating to other countries citing the lack of regulatory clarity in the United States. Following which, CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse shared his opinions today regarding the need for regulatory clarity. In a Twitter thread, Garlinghouse emphasized (again) a possibility...Read More
When Bitcoin’s price action gets hotter, altcoins start rallying towards double-digit growth on their charts. That’s not exactly a guess either, as this insight can be gained from previous altcoin rallies. Now, consider the opposite for a second. What if the narrative was flipped on its head and this time, the altcoins pumped well before...Read More
A recent survey, a survey that claimed to be the “largest and most comprehensive XRP poll ever conducted,” has come out with quite a few interesting observations, findings that have been welcomed by many in the community with a degree of bemusement. For starters, one of the more startling findings was that 1/3rd of the...Read More
The deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), Chen Yulu, called for speeding up the process of launching China’s digital currency, the e-yuan, and to make CBDC part of an “independent” financial infrastructure in the digital era, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. In an article published in the...Read More
CEO of IOHK Charles Hoskinson, in a recently concluded surprise AMA, addressed viewers and provided the community with important updates on the much-anticipated Goguen Roadmap which will reportedly be released on 29 October. According to Hoskinson, Goguen will be released in a series of updates and hard fork events, each of which will add another...Read More
The market cap of Bitcoin was $210 billion, at the time of writing. Would it be a long shot to say that Bitcoin will overtake Google [$1 trillion] and perhaps, even Apple [$2 trillion], in terms of market cap very soon? Well, probably not. A few years ago, the same idea would have seemed completely...Read More
When volatility is low and the market sentiment is neutral, copy trading may be the best bet for retail traders. Social trading platforms have been around for a while, however, they are even more relevant now. Consider this – Finance Illustrated recently released a list of the top traders on the social trading platform, eToro....Read More
Bitcoin’s search results on Google are one of the hottest topics in the correlation narrative. You have for long read stories of Bitcoin’s correlation with gold, with the S&P 500, or specific tech stocks in particular – like Apple. However, this one is different because when you zoom out, it all starts blending in. In...Read More
Bitcoin’s adoption narrative over the past few years has been rather promising. With institutional investors stepping in along with more regulatory and tax clarity for digital assets and the larger crypto-market, 2020 has seen renewed interest in assets like Bitcoin. This has led to some of the suspicions surrounding crypto being debunked, while also contributing...Read More
Bitcoin’s value proposition as the go-to store of value asset has resonated fairly well. Alas, the intrinsic qualities that enable it to perform as a store of value on such a decentralized level have acted as a barrier to it taking off as a revolutionary payment system. Over the past week, Bitcoin has seen its...Read More
Unlike a Bitcoin proponent, Gold bugs never say ‘you should’ve bought the gold dip.’ Have you ever wondered why? The immediate answer would be Bitcoin is volatile, it’s up today, down tomorrow. On some days, it’s down by 50 percent or more, those are days when you should’ve bought the dip. On the other hand,...Read More
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, seemed to be on a bullish trajectory yet again, at the time of writing. This, despite the fact that for long, BTC has been accused of being either too volatile or moving too sideways. While the analysis drawn out over the past few months has alternated between derivatives impact, on-chain...Read More
United States Securities Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Hester Peirce said at a recent summit that the DeFi economy had “real potential” for “revolutionary change” but that it would also challenge the current regulatory structure in several ways. Further detailing about the DeFi economy in the LA Blockchain Summit, Peirce stated that the many “governance tokens” emerging...Read More
Decentralized oracle network Chainlink’s Grant Program is making more than $100,000 worth of blockchain integration grants available to developers that fully integrate the smart contracts platform into new blockchains. So far, Chainlink has accepted the first integration proposal for the DeFi scaling provider Solana network, including its Serum project. The program is an addition to...Read More
80% of institutional investors believe that the recent Coronavirus-led quantitative easing policies adopted by Central Banks and governments could lead to a rise in inflation. In the next five years, most institutions would turn to Bitcoin to hedge against currency devaluation. Based on Evertas’s recent research report on institutional investment in crypto, between now and...Read More
CEO and co-founder of Blockstack, Muneeb Ali published an earnings model in a blog today that outlined how STX holders can estimate potential earnings when Stacks 2.0 launches on mainnet. Ali added that Stacks 2.0 will continue to use the proof-of-transfer (PoX) consensus protocol, currently in use on its testnet version. Moreover, the POX algorithm...Read More
The current regulatory concerns around Bitcoin must be paid close attention to, especially for the individuals in the countries that have unclear regulations. Recently, the Financial Conduct Authority [FCA] banned the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of crypto assets to retail consumers. This news was worrisome for many as it...Read More
In the wake of regulatory concerns, seven central banks have come together and released a report identifying the “foundational principle necessary for any publicly available CBDCs to help central banks meet their public policy objectives.” The report titled, Central bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features, compiled by the participating banks like the Bank...Read More
Bitcoin has finally managed to surpass the resistance at $11k, at press time and was valued at $11,045. There has been a push and pull in the price of the digital asset but at the time of writing the value of the digital assets seemed to hold above the $11k, price level. Source: BTC/USD on...Read More
In collaboration with the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC), Shenzhen plans to distribute $1.5 million worth of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – the digital yuan. Adopting a promotion strategy similar to that of a surprise airdrop, the giveaway will be distributed to 50,000 recipients through a lottery system. According to reports, each distribution...Read More
Prime Trust, the API-enabled B2B financial solutions provider has announced the addition of Stellar Lumens ($XLM) to their list of supported cryptocurrencies. The addition of XLM comes in response to the overwhelming demand customers have expressed. XLM 24-hour Price Chart Source: CoinMarketCap XLM was trading at $0.073 at the time of writing, up 2.00% in...Read More
BitMEX CTO Samuel Reed, who was charged and arrested by the U.S. Department of Justice on October 1, has been released on a $5 million appearance bond. Source: USDOJ Reed, was arrested on charges of violating the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) and “willfully failing to establish, implement, and maintain an adequate anti-money laundering (‘AML’)” at...Read More
Leading crypto exchange, Coinbase had told its employees that they could accept the “exit package” and leave the company if they were uncomfortable with Coinbase’s “apolitical” stand. Chief Executive Officer of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, announced today in a blog that, 60 people or “about 5% of employees” have opted to leave the company. He also...Read More
Bitcoin and Gold, just a few weeks ago, were noting what some would call “unnaturally high” levels of correlation– a figure of 73.6%. However, the said correlation soon dipped on the charts, with the BTC-Gold correlation registering a figure of -28%, at the time of writing. Source: Skew That’s not all, either, since at the...Read More
US Department of Justice’s Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a publication that outlines the “emerging threats” and enforcement challenges associated with the “increasing prevalence” and use of cryptocurrency. Attorney General William P. Barr said that the 83-page-long report, which was produced by the DoJ’s Cyber-Digital Task Force,...Read More
Ripple announced today that it has launched a new beta service dubbed Line of Credit that is available to RippleNet customers who can now use the network’s on-demand liquidity (ODL) service to source capital and initiate payments using the network’s token XRP. This would mean that Ripple’s Line of Credit would provide upfront access to...Read More
