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Blockchain and Privacy. A myth or reality?
Blockchain has come a long way from being just the underlying technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to a whole global technological distributed ledger. When Bitcoin first appeared on the financial scene, it was tagged by many…
Fear, Greed, and Uncertainty: Here are Some Major Sentiments Driving Cryptocurrency Prices Right Now
To many people, the kaleidoscope of the crypto-space looks topsy-turvy at the moment. The current market situations have made many to wonder what exactly is going on. For openers, Bitcoin is on course for a major correction. This is driven…
Crypto Exchange BitMEX Encounters Brief Downtime Days After Market Manipulation Lawsuit Filing
The trading engine for Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX went down on Tuesday, May 19 causing disruption to trading activities. The team was, however, able to rectify the situation as trading resumed after close to an hour.…
John McAfee Set to Debut ‘Ghost’ Privacy Cryptocurrency: Here’s What You Need to Know
John McAfee has just teased cryptocurrency users with the release of his long-awaited privacy coin. The millionaire businessman and programmer has taken to Twitter to inform the Crypto-Twitter community to brace themselves for the launch of…
Bitcoin Bull Markets Show Increasing Traction Among Altcoins
Most of the users who buy Bitcoin on Coinbase end up switching to an alternative currency, especially when BTC starts a “bull run”, according to a Coinbase report. Users trade BTC for Altcoins looking to boost profits According…
Are Hedge Funds Going to Become the New Drivers of Growth for the Crypto Space?
2019 proved to be the year crypto-space came back from the crypto winter. 2020 is the year of stabilization. This stabilization is in part due to the rise of cryptocurrency hedge funds. Before now, traditional hedge funds didn’t want…
Visa Files Patent For Blockchain-Based ‘Digital Fiat Currency’
Recent times have seen traditional financial companies hedging their bets or even fully leveraging blockchain technology. The application and acquisition of patents is how gargantuan companies truly show their fascination in a particular…
Growing Tether Inflows Threaten XRP’s Stance as the 3rd-Largest Cryptocurrency
The massive Tether printing by the Tether Treasury imperils XRP’s position as the third-largest capitalized cryptocurrency in the crypto market. Currently, Tether (USDT) has a market cap of $8,487,138,117 while XRP has a total of…
Binance sees surge in new users, nears levels last seen during the 2017 Bitcoin bull run
Binance is approaching an all-time high in new user registrations as it continues to expand around the world facilitating crypto trading in different jurisdictions as more countries ease their regulatory framework to adapt quickly to this…
Breaking: Telegram Announces Discontinuation Of Its Blockchain Project
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has announced the end of its ‘next-generation’ TON project and Gram Cryptocurrency due to regulatory hurdles. The project was following the decentralization path of Bitcoin and Ethereum and was also…
