Japan's lawmakers urge govt. to collaborate with U.S to tackle digital yuan

Ever since China announced its intention to launch the digital representation of Yuan, multiple countries are contemplating the idea of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Japan is one such country, witThe post Japan's lawmakers urge govt.

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Tether Burns $102M: Is Bitcoin’s Rally Almost Over?

Tether Treasury has just completed one of its most significant USDT burns ever. 102,155,590 USDT was reportedly just redeemed and then destroyed. Tether Treasury’s USDT issuances are a common occurrence in the cryptocurrency market.

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Can the Stock Market Survive a Bernie Sanders Nomination?

He's promised to be the scourge of big finance and the most pro-union big labor supporter to ever sit in the Oval Office. And from Bernie Senders, one gets the strong impression he really means it.

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Will Terrell Owens & Donovan McNabb Ever Grow Up?

Terrell Owens and Donovan McNabb are never going to grow up. But there's one way the ex-teammates can get the fans back on their side. The post Will Terrell Owens & Donovan McNabb Ever Grow Up? appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin Scaling: How Liquid Sidechain Could be Better Than Lightning

It is painfully clear that bitcoin needs to scale in terms of transactions if it is ever to be mass adopted as a peer-to-peer currency. Two solutions currently address the issue, the Lightning Network and Liquid sidechain, but which one is best? Scaling Bitcoin For The Future Like it or not, bitcoin is currently painfully slow and limited.

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Bitcoin’s Massive Upcoming Difficulty Adjustment (And What It Means)

The upcoming Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is set to be one of the largest increases ever, going up by nearly 9%. Difficulty represents the number of hashes (solutions) necessary to find a solution below a given threshold.

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Bitcoin Will Adopt Altcoin Innovations If They Increase Its Value Proposition, Claims Analyst

Major relaunches of popular altcoin networks show that efforts at further innovation have so far failed. One popular analyst claims that Bitcoin will adapt to such innovations if they are ever capable of increasing the cryptocurrency’s core value proposition.

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Bitcoin's price predictions for 2019 were really a hit-and-miss

Two years ago, right around this time, the cryptocurrency market witnessed a bull run, one unlike anything the market had ever seen before. At the time, the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, had brokenThe post Bitcoin's price predictions for 2019 were really a hit-and-miss appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin to Benefit More from Trade War in 2020 than Halving

A misguided euphoria rising from the “phase one deal” between the US and China could help bitcoin becoming one of the most profitable investments in 2020. The offbeat asset has been pursuing a flat trajectory ever since Washington and Beijing reached an initial agreement.

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Bitcoin ATM Numbers Increase, But Who is Actually Using Them?

The number of Bitcoin ATMs has risen by around 50% in 2019 to hit a total of 6384 according to CoinATMRadar. But have you ever met a person who actually uses one, and if so, who, and why? Who Is Using All These Bitcoin ATMs? December 2019 was a momentous month for many reasons, perhaps one of the least reported being the record number of new Bitcoin-ATM installations.

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The NBA’s Top 5 Defensive Players of the Decade, by Position

When you think of the best defenders ever, Kawhi is likely one of the first faces to pop into your head. It's been rumored that he was created in a lab, an emotionless Terminator sent to shut down the opposition.

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2019 Google and Yahoo Searches for Bitcoin Decline Significantly

2019 was an interesting year for cryptocurrencies. Some would say it wasn’t as bad as the crypto winter in 2018 and others would note it wasn’t as great as bull run 2017. One thing’s for sure, ever since the all-time price highs, interest in cryptocurrencies has been waning.

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XRP Was Among the Best of 2017 Bull Run, Can It Do It Again?

Even though it has been a rough year for XRP, the asset was one of the top performers in 2017, during the last major bull run. The question is then debated as to whether XRP could ever see this kind of performance again, with mixed opinions for and against.

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Bakkt Open Interest hits ATH as Bitcoin sinks below $7,000

When volatility picks up, Bakkt is never too far. Institutional investors are gearing up for an early-Christmas party, one which will see more positions in Bitcoin Futures contracts than ever beforThe post Bakkt Open Interest hits ATH as Bitcoin sinks below $7,000 appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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MARKETS DAILY: Russian Drugs and The Most Illegal ICO Ever?

With bitcoin recovering after four straight days of decline we're talking about what may be the most illegal ICO ever, tokens for Mongolian taxi fares, Bitmain’s Texas hedge and one "suicidal" startups surprising success...

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The Next Level of Ledger Live: Staking and Tezos Support

In 2018, we proudly unveiled Ledger Live, an easy-to-use global solution that allows you to manage your crypto assets in one place. Through Ledger Live you can check your balance, send and receive 23 coins & over 1250 ERC20 tokens in real-time through a single app without ever compromising control of private keys. Our goal […]

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Could Bitcoin Be ‘Recharging’ Like An Analyst Believes The US Economy Is Doing?

The US economy is going through one of the longest periods since a recession ever. Typically, recessions are expected to arise every seven or eight years, but this is not the predicament of the United States presently.

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Number of Plus Balance Bitcoin Addresses Hits All-Time High, is the Bottom in?

There are currently more Bitcoin keys with at least one satoshi associated with them than there has ever been before. The number of plus balance addresses is even higher than it was at the peak of the 2017 bull market.

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Bitcoin Futures markets reduce volatility of the cryptocurrency

On one hand, Bitcoin has been plummeting since it reached a high of $13, 868 in the month of June. On the other hand, Bakkt's volume has been soaring ever since its launch in September, albeit registeThe post Bitcoin Futures markets reduce volatility of the cryptocurrency appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Plus Token Scammers Dumping 1,300+ Bitcoins on the Market (Daily)

The creators of the PLUS token Ponzi scheme were apprehended by Chinese authorities earlier this year for scamming a record $3B in Bitcoin. Recent analysts have discovered that these funds are being regularly dumped on the market.

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‘Bought a Bunch of Bitcoin, Price Should Recover Now’ Boasts Latest Satoshi Claimant

Jorg Molt was recently ridiculed on Twitter for claiming to be a co-founder of Bitcoin despite no one ever hearing of him. Today, he tweeted that Bitcoin’s price should recover because he just made an apparently large purchase.

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Is LeBron James Closer to Retirement Than We Think?

LeBron James is one of the greatest players to ever set foot…

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Luka Doncic Is Making Deandre Ayton Look Like the Next Sam Bowie

While Luka Doncic turns out one of the best seasons ever by a 20-year-old, the players drafted ahead of him should brace for criticism. The post Luka Doncic Is Making Deandre Ayton Look Like the Next Sam Bowie appeared first on CCN.com

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French Law Enforcement Agency Uses Smart Contracts Running On Tezos (XTZ) To Validate Expenses

According to a recent press release published on LinkedIn by Nomadic Labs, as of September 2019, the first smart contract ever developed by a public authority was deployed in the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain.

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MakerDAO Can Terminate Your Dai System Access ‘Without Prior Notice,’ Reads Fine Print

MakerDAO specializes in decentralized loans issued on an Ethereum powered stablecoin, Dai. However, the fine print tells us a different story: one where users can be cut off without notice. Nobody ever reads the fine print.

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Bitcoin Capitulation Near, Price to Plunge to $6,400 if History Rhymes

Last week, Crypto Twitter erupted with reports that “miners capitulated. ” Indeed, the Bitcoin Hash Ribbons — an indicator tracking the health of the network’s hash rate — saw a bearish crossover, with the short-term moving average crossing below a long-term one, signaling that miners have stopped expanding their farms.

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For First Time Ever, Bitcoin Set to go Into 2020 Halving in Bearish Action

As bitcoin prices slide even further this week analysts have been looking at the bigger picture which is growing increasingly bearish. Previous approaches to BTC halving have been bullish but the opposite appears to be developing this time around, at least according to one analyst.

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Traders Turn Bullish on Altcoins as Bitcoin Selloff Continues

Bitcoin’s price action has given traders very little to be excited about. The chop between $10,000 to $8,000 is giving traders reason to anticipate an altcoin season. One margin trader has even gone on the record and said that alt season has already begun.

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Dash (DASH) Cryptocurrency Review – A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

You are all probably familiar with Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency  that’s taken the world by storm. General interest in cryptocurrency has skyrocketed ever since Bitcoin passed the $1,000 price mark in January 2017.

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Bitcoin Independence Day, 15th November 2019: Bitcoin SV: the fastest growing blockchain, ever

15 November 2019 marks one year since Bitcoin SV [BSV] emerged in the world’s first Bitcoin hash war, to declare independence for original Bitcoin. After years of BTC and BCH protocol developers devThe post Bitcoin Independence Day, 15th November 2019: Bitcoin SV: the fastest growing blockchain, ever appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Independence Day, 15th November 2019: Bitcoin SV- the Fastest Growing Blockchain, ever

15 November 2019 marks one year since Bitcoin SV (BSV) emerged in the world’s first Bitcoin hash war, to declare independence for original Bitcoin.   After years of BTC and BCH protocol developers deviating from the design of Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto and artificially restricting Bitcoin’s capabilities, BSV is restoring the “Satoshi Vision.

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Ethereum Is More Usable and Functional Than Ever, New Data Shows

As Ethereum barrels towards major upgrades in the coming months, people have been leveling all kinds of concerns and complaints towards the ‘World Computer’ blockchain. However, despite the sentiment that no one is using Ethereum, data recorded from Coinmetrics says otherwise.

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Grounded Might Be the Best Survival Game Ever

Obsidian announced a new IP at XO19 called Grounded. Grounded is a survival game set in the real world from a tiny perspective. The game seems to have strong theming and should be a boon for Game Pass.

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Bakkt’s Cash-Settled BTC Futures Could Make Bitcoin More Mainstream: Jennifer Ilkiw

As you may have heard, earlier this week, CoinMarketCap held its first ever conference — The Capital — in Singapore. One of the event’s keynote speakers was Jennifer Ilkiw — vice president of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Asia Pacific.

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TRON Will Flip Ethereum Next Year, Bitcoin Developer Calls

Bitcoin developer, known as Udi Wertheimer, recently announced his predictions for the future of Ethereum and Tron, stating his opinion that TRON will overcome Ethereum in about a year or so. Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, and has been one of the most important crypto projects to ever be invented.

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Top Bitcoin Website FreeBitco.in Gives Away Lamborghini in Massive Global Contest

October 31 was a special day. Not because of Halloween, no, but because October 31 marked the end of one of the biggest giveaways ever organized on the internet – the FreeBitco. in Golden Ticket Lamborghini Giveaway.

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Bitfinex Review 2019 – Is It Safe and Legit Or a Scam?

Bitfinex is a full-featured cryptocurrency exchange that is trusted by millions of traders all around the world. The company first entered the market in 2012, and has enjoyed steady expansion ever since.

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Industry Leader Anticipates Bitcoin to Soon Hit $16,000 Despite Recent Consolidation

Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a wild ride over the past several weeks, which first began when it incurred a meteoric rally that sent its price surging from lows of $7,300 to highs of $10,600 – a move that marked one of the largest single-day movements ever experienced by the cryptocurrency.

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Sunday Digest: Bitcoin Price Holds Above $9k, Week’s Other News

The world’s most profitable company, today announced that it is going public, in what could be the biggest ever IPO. The oil giant, Saudi Aramco, posted an H1 profit of $46. 9bn in 2019, compared to Apple’s $21.

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Research Firm: Bitcoin Price Bottomed at $7,300, Recovery Possible

Last week saw one of Bitcoin’s craziest bouts of price action in its 11-year history. After a 10% flash crash to $7,300, the leading cryptocurrency rallied by 42% — BTC’s highest daily gain since 2011 and the fourth-largest move its kind ever — to $10,500 in a move that wiped hundreds of millions of BitMEX.

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The Spurs Are Thriving Without Kawhi Leonard

The Spurs are winning in a different way than they’ve ever won before. They’re also sticking to what they do best, the mid-range game. Gregg Popovich is proving, yet again, that he is never to be doubted.

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Crypto Market Forecast: 28th October

A volatile week in the crypto markets ended with the bulls back in charge. Following significant price drops last Wednesday, the markets roared back to life on Friday as BTC had one of its strongest 24 hour price jumps ever.

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Rich Dad Poor Dad Author: Bitcoin Is Messing Into the Fed’s Territory

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says Bitcoin is “one of the most powerful banks ever created,” making for a “very exciting time”

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Bitcoin primed to break immediate support as charts trace Bart pattern

Bitcoin’s price has been undergoing crest and trough-like movement, ever since its fall on 24 September. With sharp rises and simultaneous drops, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has not managed to recover from its previous fall.

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Shaq’s Refreshing China Comments Make NBA Look Stupid

Shaquille O’Neal has shown us once again why he’s one of the greatest sports personalities we’ve ever seen. While NBA figureheads speak in code and tip-toe around the China-Hong Kong controversy, the outspoken sportscaster made it all seem very simple on Tuesday night.

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Here's How Much BitMEX Makes in Fees from Derivatives Trading in One Single Day

TokenAnalyst says that BitMEX is the biggest casino the world has ever seen

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FATF’s regulations will push criminal activity to privacy coins: CipherTrace CEO

David Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace, recently spoke at a panel discussion held by the Chamber of Digital Commerce. During the discussion, Jevans said that cryptocurrency is the most global phenomenon he’d ever seen, with money being moved around the world every second.

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iP2PGlobal Filling up the Void in Crypto Financing Markets

Upcoming Shariah compliant P2P financing platform aims to be the first to introduce unsecured crypto loan products. One important feature seems to be missing in the ever expanding crypto credit market, there are still no unsecured crypto loan products.

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Crypto Market Forecast: 21st October

A mixed trading week in crypto markets ended with large caps BTC and ETH red for the week, while the often maligned XRP enjoyed healthy gains. In wider ecosystem news, Bitcoin network analysis helped take down one of the largest ever child pornography rings.

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