2021-5-16 21:29 |
Strategic investor Lyn Alden's outlook on Bitcoin remains bullish despite growing risks
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LinkFlow Finance has announced two strategic partnerships with different crypto firms to further its quest in decentralized finance. One of the partnerships is with Soteria, a blockchain-based mutual developed to share the risks associated with the decentralized financial ecosystem.
2021-3-25 14:08 | |
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MARCH 17 – 18, 2021 | DUBAI, UAE This is undoubtedly a time for organisations to remain alert given the increased opportunities for hackers due to work-from-home policies being stretched to unplanned levels, the pandemic has completely disrupted Financial Services Sector perception and planning around strategic, operational, technological and financial risks.
2020-12-24 15:25 | |
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To Bitcoin or Not to BitcoinDuring the “scaling debate” before the SegWit2X user-activated soft fork (UASF), Bitcoin businesses were getting their first bitter taste of Bitcoin’s censorship resistance.
2019-5-21 21:10 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Asset diversification has long been touted as a critical strategy for wealth building. This method of portfolio management, which traditionally involves a mix of stocks, fixed assets and commodities allows for maximum return at the least amount of risk — an important element for retirement savings.
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Cash App is ending its Bitcoin transfer by user tags feature months after federal investigations into Block’s compliance practices, sparking concerns about the app’s ability to handle risks. Cash App, a popular mobile app known for peer-to-peer payments, investing, and…
Bitso, a leading crypto exchange in Latin America, has rolled out Lightning Network support for 100% of its users. On Nov. 12, the Lightspark team posted on X that the South American crypto exchange Bitso has now added support for…
As the market continues to mature, Bitcoin’s integration into the DeFi ecosystem will accelerate at a pace that will leave its competitors scrambling to catch up.
The company revealed that its also running Bitcoin and Lightning network nodes.
US-based crypto exchange Coinbase is finally integrating Bitcoin Lightning network after several promises by the exchange CEO Brian Armstrong. In an April 3 statement, Lightspark, a lightning network-based payment infrastructure provider, revealed that it was selected by the crypto exchange to facilitate the integration of Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Quick Take During the 2013 Cyprus financial crisis, Bitcoin’s reaction provided an early indication of its potential as a “risk-off” asset and alternative safe haven. The instability in Cyprus’s banking system was attributed to lax regulation within the sector and overextension among property developers, as reported by The Guardian.
The fifth part in an article series by Ivan Makedonski from Breez on how Lightning's instant settlement finality can be a disruptive force fundamentally changing how different industries are organized.