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Ethereum has seen some turbulence throughout the past day thanks to its close correlation with Bitcoin While ETH was able to set a fresh post-2017 high yesterday evening, it lost its momentum and has since slid lower It is still showing some signs of strength, however, and where it trends in the mid-term will undoubtedly […]
Continue ReadingThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. Treasury Department wing tasked with monitoring potential legal violations of domestic financial laws, wants Americans to report if they have more than $10,000 in cryptocurrencies with foreign financial or virtual asset service providers. FinCEN announced its intention to amend the Bank Secrecy Act’s Foreign Bank and Financial […]
Continue ReadingThe Takeaway: Bitcoin nearly triples its price in 2020 and ends the year close to $29,000 but ether gained 450%. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $28,963 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining 1.5% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $27,916.63 – $29,280.05 (CoinDesk 20) Bitcoin prices, Dec. 30 – Dec. 31, 2020. […]
Continue ReadingOver the past few weeks, Chainlink’s price action has been nothing short of lackluster, with the cryptocurrency failing to gain any serious momentum as investors widely shift their focus away from altcoins and towards Bitcoin. This trend shows few signs of letting up anytime soon, as most major altcoins are all stagnating as BTC continues […]
Continue ReadingBybt data apparently showing a massive liquidation of XRP and Stellar Lumens by Grayscale Investments earlier this week is inaccurate, according to the investment company. On Wednesday Dec. 30, a public Bybt data set suggested that Grayscale Investments reduced its exposure to XRP by roughly 9.19 million units and that the fund also cut its XLM […]
Continue ReadingToday is the last day of 2020 — a year so many are ready to say goodbye to and never look back at. But for Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency is about to close out its most important year yet. At the same time, the asset also closes the last ten years as the best performing asset […]
Continue ReadingA look at privacy and infrastructure advances that will shape the bitcoin ecosystem in the years to come. Alyse Killeen is the founder and managing partner of StillMark, and has been investing in bitcoin companies since 2013. While much of the conversation this year has been about high level narratives and new institutional investors, Alyse […]
Continue ReadingWithout any doubt, the year 2020 was unlike any other year in the 21st century: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global governments unstoppably printing money, “lockdowns” and “social distancing” becoming the new normal, protests against racial discrimination and police brutality, and so on and so forth. It even made some claim it to be “the worst […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin saw a massive rally yesterday evening that allowed it to set fresh all-time highs above $29,000 The cryptocurrency did meet some serious selling pressure here that slowed its ascent and caused it to decline back down towards $28,000 It does appear to be finding some support here, but it remains unclear as to how […]
Continue ReadingPaolo Ardoino, the outspoken chief technology officer of Bitfinex, took to Twitter this week to dispel concerns that Tether could be the next target of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In response to a tweet from CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Ardoino said Tether adheres to strict KYC/AML regulations set forth by the […]
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