Beyond Meat, which IPO’d earlier this year, decided combine its fake meat – ahem plant-based chicken – with Colonel Sanders’ 11 herbs and spices. Unless the idea is to inherit the stigma and calories that are generally associated with fast-food joints, this pairing is a terrible idea. KFC is synonymous with comfort food, and patrons...Read More
The latest XRP wealth distribution statistics showed interesting insights into rising trends by the XRP holders over a period of three months. According to the latest XRP Richlist Stats, which monitors the trend line for the XRP wealth distribution, only 0.01% of the total XRP accounts have a balance of more than 14,231,299 XRP, which,...Read More
Stellar Price Analysis (XLM/USD) On an intraday chart, stellar has recorded a strong selling pressure that has led to a dip in the volatility level. XLM/USD pair began the sell-off yesterday trading at $0.0717 that was followed by a steep fall that fluctuated the price down to closed at $0.0680 where it later tested the...Read More
A plethora of advances made by the XRPL developers in terms of solidifying XRP’s usage have enhanced the coin’s adoption rates. The creator of popular XRPTipBot, a platform that enables sending and receiving of XRP tokens on social media platforms like Discord, Twitter and Reddit, XRPL Labs’ Lead Developer Wietse Wind was on the forefront...Read More
Last week marked the end of anonymous trading on IDEX, as the Ethereum-based exchange finalized the integration of KYC and AML protocols. As of last Friday, all users must have completed KYC and set-up an account in order to trade on the platform. When the team initially outlined plans for identity verification late last year,...Read More
By CCN Markets: Bitcoin has a new bedrock support level, and for the first time ever, it’s in five-figure territory. According to the CEO and founder of the deVere Group, Nigel Green, Bitcoin’s “new normal bottom” is $10,000. “It bounces at this price. If it fluctuates below this level, it shoots back up again. We...Read More
Tether has maintained its prominence as the gateway coin in the financial ecosystem. Recently, the Tether ecosystem managed to create buzz after a whale transaction was caught by Twitter’s prominent crypto enthusiast @whale_alert, who tweeted, “? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 46,140,337,592 #USDT (46,169,056,069 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown...Read More
As we head towards the end of 2019, it’s worth taking a look at how bitcoin prices tend to perform in the final quarter of the year. Depending on which academic discipline you believe in, history either repeats itself… or is a poor indicator of the future. After over a decade of existence, bitcoin now...Read More
By CCN Markets: Litecoin’s recent block reward halving was supposed to be a bullish catalyst for the LTC price. Unfortunately, the long-anticipated event failed to help the struggling cryptocurrency rally against Bitcoin. Instead, it merely provided even more ammunition for Litecoin critics. Litecoin halving the price lol — PonziBonziBb (@jerry4562) August 20, 2019 However, “Trader...Read More
The recently concluded IEO for the Perlin Network by Binance Launchpad has now been stated as the sale with the highest number of BNB staked. Binance has already begun trading PERL tokens with four pairs. The Binance Launchpad, a platform created by Binance and strictly for the launch of supported tokens, has officially announced the...Read More
Staking has finally come to Wanchain (WAN), and investors are getting excited. WAN prices more than doubled over the weekend as buyers began stockpiling tokens for the launch of staking rewards, which is expected to begin on September 3. Wanchain saw a significant increase in trading volumes, and token prices nearly tripled – from $0.22...Read More
The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled over $2 million of funding for the development of Serenity or ETH2.0. The official announcement read, “We are today unveiling over $2M USD in Foundation-led and co-funded grant funding aimed at furthering Serenity (Eth2.0) development as we move nearer to the launch of the Beacon Chain.” The update is primarily...Read More
Nigel Green, the CEO and co-founder of deVere Group, which is one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations, predicted that Bitcoin price could hit $15,000 and that its new normal bottom is $10,000. Nigel Green made some comments regards Bitcoin‘s price earlier this month as BTC makes a small jump in price hitting...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is continuing its sideways trading dynamic. After falling just above the $10,000 mark, Bitcoin has staged a small recovery, rolling back its weekend losses, currently staying at $10,300. See below for our full Bitcoin price analysis. Cryptocurrency market dynamics since August 24. Source: Coin360 Altcoins are seeing a more depressing outlook, with...Read More
While the U.S.-China trade war has been a cause of pain for stock market investors, it has been a boon for bitcoin, per a new study. According to trading platform eToro, the number of bitcoin positions opened at key moments of the Sino-U.S. trade tensions this year outpaced those of gold positions entered during the...Read More
Last week’s departure of Overstock CEO, Patrick Byrne, is unlikely to alter the online discount store’s ambitions towards crypto and blockchain. The libertarian made Overstock one of the first retailers ever to accept bitcoin way back in 2014, making it a pioneer in the industry. No Change of Tack by New CEO Overstock’s new interim...Read More
The speculations to CZ’s Twitter teaser have proven to be true – Binance has now announced the upcoming launch of its crypto lending service. Users can earn up to 15% interest on BNB and other assets. Binance has officially announced its lending service which is expected to kick off on the 28th of August, at...Read More
As crypto businesses have started to make the move into crypto-friendly geographies to avoid risk of shutting down, Switzerland made headlines on the other side of this spectrum by announcing banking licenses to two cryptocurrency-focused banks. According to the official report, “For the first time, FINMA has issued banking and securities dealers’ licences to two...Read More
Tron Foundation’s Justin Sun hasn’t steered away from the spotlight. In a recent interview with Freewallet, Sun shared his thoughts on ongoing ventures in the ecosystem. Sun began the segment by talking about potential partnerships in the industry. He suggested that the conglomeration of resources and ideas influences growth of the space. He also assured...Read More
Binance announced the launch of a platform termed as Binance Lending, which would allow users to acquire and lend their virtual assets, while asset holders would also be able to gain interest and improve their token balances. It was revealed that Lending products would be available for Binance Coin and Tether (USDT) on a subscription...Read More
Despite being the talk of multiple controversies over the last year, analysts express strong bullishness on the future rise of Facebook (FB) stock amidst strong fundamental and technical indicators. Facebook has been going through a very rough phase over the last year. Firstly, the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 surfaced the unethical use of Facebook’s...Read More
Research by Messari has revealed that the top pro athletes and sports personnel can earn more if they are paid in Bitcoin which would result in rapid crypto mass adoption. One Los Angeles Chargers NFL player, Russell Okung, is pushing relentlessly for the league to adopt Bitcoin. He wants the payments for the players’ multi-million-dollar...Read More
Cryptocurrency derivatives giant BitMEX now controls 0.15% of all the bitcoins in circulation, new data from the company reveals. BitMEX Expands Fund By 50% Since January Compiled by industry media outlet The Block, a chart of BitMEX’s Insurance Fund shows its stock has reached 31,300 BTC as of August 25. That figure is the largest...Read More
OKEx, a Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange which is responsible for $1.5 billion of volume per day on BTC futures trade, announced on Twitter that their Daily Settlement for Bitcoin SV and Ethereum Classic futures contract would be launched on 26th August, at 10 am [CEST, UTC+2]. The exchange had recently revealed its plans of launching Futures...Read More
2019 was deemed as a positive year for virtual assets as a majority of the crypto experienced a positive hike; XRP surged in the market as well which took its valuation from $0.300 to $0.475, registering a growth of over 58 percent. However, recent bearish pullback impacted XRP’s price to take a dip below its...Read More
Coinbase adds WalletLink functionality enabling its users to use dApps within the company’s wallet app. One of the most interesting dApps is IDEX – currently the world’s largest decentralized exchange (DEX). San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase added WalletLink functionality to enable its users to use dApps within the company’s wallet app. One of the most...Read More
[embedded content] Disney is probably one of the most successful entertainment outfits ever, and one of the most influential as well. Every year, Disney movies rake in tons and always makes its presence known at the box office. In 2019 alone, Disney stock (DIS) has hit a 24% year-to-date (YTD) figure. Stocks everywhere are anything...Read More
By CCN Markets: UK football club Manchester City announced a blockchain gaming partnership with South Korean sports service developer, Superbloke. The alliance is another example of the ongoing mainstreaming of blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. Online gaming is mainstreaming blockchain Superbloke will incorporate Man City players into its “FC Superstars” online soccer game. The game...Read More
It has come to light that the world’s 4th largest smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi, wants to enter the consumer lending business in the crowded Indian market in the coming weeks, recent news report. China-based smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has revealed that they will soon enter the consumer lending business in India in the coming weeks. Xiaomi is...Read More
Financial experts and analysts are raising alarming concerns on the growing chances of US recession in the next year. Investors looking towards Bitcoin as a potential hedge. Investors and financial experts have been continuously raising concerns on an impending US recession expected over the next one year. Clive McDonnell, head of the equity strategy at...Read More
