2020-4-30 22:00 |
A massive shortage of dollars is instigating economic chaos, including a more than 50% loss of value in the Lebanese pound and what looks like an enormous local premium for bitcoins. Presented in podcast and full-transcript formats. origin »
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Towards the end of last year, Tech billionaire Mark Cuban asserted that he would choose bananas over bitcoin as the former is more useful. When asked why he was so much against the top cryptocurrency, he claimed that it lacks intrinsic value as it is basically like artwork or a baseball card. Just last month, […]
2020-4-26 22:07 | |
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Bitcoin is looking like a store of value again, as major currencies fall behind.
2020-4-24 14:55 | |
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What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?
2020-4-20 04:08 | |
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Like gift cards, digital tokens represent claims on future services. In a downturn, those tokens may not lose value as readily as equities and debt.
2020-4-6 18:50 | |
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The narrative surrounding Bitcoin has often changed, starting as a peer-to-peer form of digital cash, to a store of value, and eventually, to a safe haven asset like gold. The concept that Bitcoin will someday behave similarly as the precious metal is becoming increasingly valid after more than a year of correlation alongside the original...
2020-3-26 20:00 | |
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As a financial asset, Bitcoin continues to generate extremely polarizing views regarding its utility, its expected value, and its robustness, in comparison to older assets like gold. In recent times, The post For Bitcoin, can price volatility be a blessing in disguise? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-26 23:30 | |
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No market or facet of the economy has been spared amid the coronavirus crisis, crypto included. Case in point: since the $10,500 high seen in mid-February, the price of Bitcoin has cratered by 36 percent, posting similar losses to markets like American equities and commodities (namely oil).
2020-3-25 16:00 | |
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Stablecoins like Circle’s USD Coin saw an all-time high market cap as the rest of the cryptocurrency market experienced a major downturn
2020-3-25 08:51 | |
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The value of the crypto market fell by more than $26 billion USD on Monday. Bitcoin, the largest coin by market cap, alone fell 10% in 24 hours. Other big players like ETH, XRP, and BCH also made double-digit losses.
2020-3-24 19:33 | |
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Bitcoin’s safe haven narrative was crashed recently when the digital asset plummeted below $4,000. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency critics are now more vocal than ever saying that digital assets like cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile, do not hold their value and are not safe havens.
2020-3-22 15:50 | |
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Like fine wine, whiskey increases in value as it ages. Now investors can buy a piece of the growing U.S. thirst for bourbon.
2020-3-18 10:45 | |
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Amidst an economic crisis, precious metals like gold and silver often act as a safe haven for capital, while other assets fall in value. However, growing concerns over the coronavirus and a possible recession in the near future have created such hysteria and panic, that not even silver, gold, platinum, palladium and other precious metals...
2020-3-17 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin has had what was emerging as its dominant value proposition tested in the last week or so. Unfortunately, it looks like it failed to demonstrate itself as a reliable hedge against some of the most extreme global market volatility in recent times.
2020-3-16 20:20 | |
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The sudden change in market sentiment pumped the price of Bitcoin over its psychological $9k barrier and like the pied piper it is, the rest of the crypto-market followed its lead. Ethereum [ETH], theThe post Ethereum's top holders begin accumulation; market suspects boost in value appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-5 17:01 | |
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Like most cryptos, XRP has been in a heavy daily downtrend and has lost 33% of its value over the past 16 days. The digital asset has struggled to find a support level but was able to set a higher low at $0.
2020-3-4 23:10 | |
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"Like the two could not be further apart, like polar opposites" - Meltem Demirors. From a 'no Bitcoin' narrative to intensely speculating the pros and cons of rolling out central bank digital curreThe post CBDCs validate the value proposition of digital money: Grayscale CEO appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-2 21:00 | |
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Gold has joined the proverbial blood bath both traditional and crypto markets have faced over the last few days. The sudden drop is reminiscent of the volatility seen in Bitcoin markets, but we’re still waiting for the likes of Peter Schiff to dismiss the yellow metal’s “store of value” qualities. The markets seem to be...
2020-2-29 23:00 | |
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A senior Economist at U. K’s central bank has published a working paper on how speculation affects the value of digital currencies. Peter Zimmerman, a BoE economist, highlighted that crypto coin users are mostly speculative making it hard to realize the transactional value of digital assets like Bitcoin.
2020-2-19 21:54 | |
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Cryptocurrency markets have been climbing higher in value as coins like BTC have gained over 19% during the last 90 days. However, many other digital assets have seen much larger gains and BTC dominance has been sliding downwards consecutively for the last 14 days.
2020-2-16 19:30 | |
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Jeremy Allaire believes that stablecoins offer immense opportunities outside of the cryptocurrency industry. The Circle CEO says a set of standards, like those that make near-instant data transfer on the internet possible, is needed for digital representations of fiat value to truly transform global commerce.
2020-1-24 04:19 | |
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Over the past decades, central banks like the Federal Reserve have failed to keep inflation rates stable. Bitcoin may benefit from this trend. After the cryptocurrency’s upcoming halving, after which the coin will have “economically indisputable reasons” to become a legitimately competitive store of value versus other world currencies.
2020-1-24 21:00 | |
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Major crypto assets like EOS, Litecoin, and Ethereum are up by around five percent on average, and investors have been quick to call the start to an altseason. In crypto, an altseason refers to when so-called alternative cryptocurrencies begin to surge in value amidst rising momentum in the market.
2020-1-14 12:34 | |
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According to DappRadar’s 2019 Industry Review, Ethereum’s most popular applications all came from the world of gaming. At the same time, so-called “Ethereum Killers,” like Tron and EOS, struggled to compete.
2020-1-12 19:32 | |
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Four days into 2020 and Bitcoin saw a surge of 8% where it went from $6,850 to above $7,400. As we reported, Bitcoin spiked in value just like gold which was because of the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East after the US airstrike killed Iranian general Qaseem Soleimani that pushed the demand for safe-haven […]
2020-1-4 18:38 | |
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When it comes to creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, accepting zero confirmation transactions becomes critically important. When a model’s main aim is to “just hodl” or push an isolated store of value narrative, important concerns like double spending can take a back seat, potentially opening a network to serious attack.
2020-1-3 11:03 | |
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The TOMO price is in the process of breaking out from a short-term bullish pattern. However, this seems like the last wave of the current upward move and a corrective period is expected afterward.
2019-12-20 01:34 | |
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Today’s tech company world is dominated by names like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Cisco, and a bevy of others who have seemingly, without much strife, cornered the market. However, some of these companies have faced an over 96 percent collapse in value in their time – but people still say Bitcoin is an unnecessary risk.
2019-12-18 00:25 | |
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China’s inflation rate has jumped to 4. 5 percent for the month of November — highlighting the value proposition of deflationary currencies, like Bitcoin. China is notoriously hostile to cryptocurrencies, despite its government’s commitment to blockchain.
2019-12-11 18:40 | |
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During the Bitcoin boom of 2017, everyone thought it was easy to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. In fairness it was, simply because the value of almost every coin was surging like never before. Inevitably, that attracted millions of investors who, for the most part, didn’t know what they were doing.
2019-12-4 16:51 | |
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Anti-crypto campaigner and perennial Bitcoin basher, Nouriel Roubini, is at it again. But this time around, he’s after Ethereum (ETH). According to a tweet by “Dr. Doom,” Ethereum is still a long way from its “fundamental value” of $0.
2019-12-1 00:18 | |
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Well, well, well, Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini is back to bash crypto again, just in time for Thanksgiving no less. This time, he’s targeting Ethereum. And like his attempts to criticize Bitcoin, he is sure that ETH will be hitting $0 apiece in the long run.
2019-11-29 02:30 | |
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Stablecoins are cryptocurrency assets with their value tied to a specific asset, like gold or the US dollar. They serve many purposes in the industry, but an opinion piece in the World Economic Forum states that they may be able to curb the potential threat of global foreign currency reserves domination of the US dollar. […]
2019-11-29 23:13 | |
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Because Bitcoin is a new, emerging technology unlike anything before it, it is difficult to give the speculative asset a meaningful value, and instead, market dynamics like supply and demand take over.
2019-11-28 22:00 | |
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В своём твите от 25 ноября аналитик крипторынка PlanB предположил, что до конца 2019 года пара курс биткоина по отношению к доллару пересечёт уровень в $10 000: Call me crazy, but it wouldn't surprise me if BTC closes 2019 at $10k+ .
2019-11-27 18:05 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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Today, Bitcoin lost 8. 75% of its value after BTC price flash crashed from $7,800 to $7,400 on Bitstamp. We had already dropped under $8,000 but it has been after a few hours when things escalated and Bitcoin dropped like hard rock, losing $400 in a few minutes.
2019-11-21 22:54 | |
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Bitcoin has been proving its place as a store of value and even a payment method as more merchants accept it, like ProtonMail. The Swiss-based email service recently stated on November 16th that, despite accepting Bitcoin, none of the cryptocurrency has been cashed out, according to a recent tweet. The tweet came in response to […]
2019-11-18 16:06 | |
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Permabull Tom Lee believes Bitcoin will grow in value following a similar logic to the Silicon Valley tech titans
2019-11-15 11:27 | |
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Only 4 months after the launch of the CADT stablecoin last Canada Day, BVCI has officially launched another stablecoin, “CUSD”. With the value anchored to the US dollar, the CUSD stablecoin is expected to be used globally, by both individuals and businesses alike, especially for Canada and America cross border trades.
2019-11-12 19:59 | |
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A recent survey conducted by Canada’s central bank regarding Canadians’ thoughts on Bitcoin showed interesting results. While the Bitcoin and crypto market in the US remains unregulated and uncertain, it is worth remembering that many other countries have a more positive and friendly stance towards these nascent and fledgling technologies.
2019-11-8 18:33 | |
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A group of 50+ marketers, designers and communications professionals have grouped together to form the Ethereum Marketing DAO. Their aim is to communicate the cryptocurrency’s vision and value propositions and to grow Ethereum as a brand.
2019-11-7 15:30 | |
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The majority of alternative cryptocurrencies, or altcoins, have fallen by more than 90 percent from their record highs, leading Bitcoin to reclaim its dominance over the crypto market. Willy Woo, a partner at Adaptive Capital, said that price charts of altcoins are like “radioactive decay,” most demonstrating a steep decline in value over an extended […] The post As Bitcoin dominance doubles, analyst says altcoin charts are like “radioactive decay” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2019-11-7 13:19 | |
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It’s been a week now that Bitcoin is trading just above $9,000 level. At the time of writing, Bitcoin has been trading at $9,319 with 24 hours loss of 0. 40%, as per Coincodex. While BTC is stuck around this level, a few cryptos like Nano (13.
2019-11-7 22:21 | |
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Cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) are not really money, at least according to the German Federal Parliament. According to a recent announcement, digital assets such as cryptos cannot be considered money because they lack several features that would be expected of traditional forms of money.
2019-10-30 23:33 | |
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Special thanks to the Gitcoin team and especially Frank Chen for working with me through these numbers The next round of Gitcoin Grants quadratic funding has just finished, and we the numbers for how much each project has received were just released.
2019-10-30 04:03 | |
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Bitcoin has an enormous long-term value, believes US Congressman Patrick McHenry. The North Carolina representative said decentralized cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are “very real, very important projects” that are still in the early stage of innovation.
2019-10-23 16:00 | |
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A new report says bitcoin has failed as a means of payment or store of value, but stablecoins like Libra are a risk to financial stability.
2019-10-18 12:10 | |
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Rob Kaplan, President of the Fed Reserve in Dallas, and a former executive at Goldman Sachs is the latest to come out in support of digital currency. This comes at a time when regulators are keenly looking into how cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Libra might disrupt the financial systems. While speaking at an event in […]
2019-10-17 18:43 | |
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Bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, hasn’t changed his mind on the utility and intrinsic value of cryptocurrencies. Speaking today at the blockchain and AI-oriented CC Forum in London, he said that most of the cryptocurrencies are volatile and cannot store value.
2019-10-15 21:13 | |
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An encore presentation of NLW’s conversation with Preston Pysh recorded on March 12 – the infamous Black Thursday.