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Aave hits record $288 high as demand for flash loans and staking increases
Cointelegraph.com News - 25 January 2021, 12:02 amSurging volume, demand for flash loans and a strong rally in DeFi tokens pushed AAVE price to a new all-time high today. Aave (AAVE) price has been on an absolute tear for weeks and today the DeFi-token rallied to a new all-time high at $288.90. The decentralized finance protocol is one of the most popular in…Read More
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Cryptocurrency makes World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 10:01 pmSessions devoted to “resetting digital currencies” are scheduled at this week’s Davos Agenda. The World Economic Forum’s upcoming Davos Agenda will feature two separate sessions on cryptocurrency, offering another compelling sign that digital assets have permeated mainstream consciousness. The sessions, titled Resetting Digital Currencies, will be held on Monday and Thursday. The first session will feature…Read More
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Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 10:01 pmIn spite of the timing, bitcoin wasn’t created as a result of the 2008 crisis – and this misunderstanding matters.Read More
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Key metrics show this week’s $4B Bitcoin options expiry favors bulls
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 10:00 pmA record $4 billion worth of Bitcoin options expire on January 29 and multiple indicators suggest bulls have the upper hand. Over the past two weeks, Bitcoin price appears to have lost momentum and some analysts are suggesting that bears will be in control for the foreseeable future. Taking a look at derivatives market data…Read More
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BOE’s Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 9:02 pmThe session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic.Read More
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Breach at Indian exchange BuyUCoin allegedly exposes 325K users’ personal data
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 8:39 pmBuyUCoin initially denied the reports of a data breach, but added that all user funds are safe. Users of Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin have reportedly been affected by a breach compromising personal data of more than 325,000 people.According to a report from Indian news outlet Inc42, a hacking group by the name of ShinyHunters leaked…Read More
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Ethereum will become the main asset for investors in 2021
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 7:37 pmThe potential of Ether greatly exceeds Bitcoin, and the community is beginning to understand the value of ETH. During the second half of 2020, we saw a growing interest in cryptocurrencies from institutional investors and big capital. However, all the attention of the whales, as well as all the attention of the public, was fixed…Read More
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Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, DOT, AAVE, SNX
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 6:53 pmSelect altcoins are rallying to new all-time highs while Bitcoin remains pinned below $33,000. As Bitcoin price trade sideways, traders are keeping an eye out for new purchases from institutional investors in order to gauge whether BTC’s correction is over. MicroStrategy’s recent purchase of 314 Bitcoin at an average price of $31,808 is a mild sentiment…Read More
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Why Did Bill Miller and His Son Buy MicroStrategy Debt? It’s the Bitcoin
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 6:30 pm“Not owning any Bitcoin has been a massive mistake, and we expect that will continue to be true,” the famed value investor’s son wrote to clients.Read More
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SEC vs. Kik Interactive: A status update on the Kin ecosystem and Kin tokens
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 5:34 pmA deep analysis of the actual final judgement in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission versus Kik Interactive case. Much has been written about the Sept. 30, 2020, decision by Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Kik Interactive. In that order, the judge ruled…Read More
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Anthony Scaramucci says holding Bitcoin as safe as owning bonds and gold
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 4:57 pmScaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital introduced a new Bitcoin fund in early January. He says that improved infrastructure and regulation have made BTC investments “as safe as owning bonds and commodities like gold.” Anthony Scaramucci, the head of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, believes Bitcoin’s (BTC) value proposition has strengthened significantly now that governments…Read More
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No more pushes and pushbacks: Digital ID solves the privacy dilemma
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 4:37 pmThe need for secure, privacy-centric, fraud-proof digital identities that allow us to demonstrate our credentials has never been greater. A year unlike any other, when much of life went online, created a compelling case for digital identity. Talk of “immunity passports,” privacy-protecting contact tracing apps and even a potential move to online voting systems all…Read More
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The United States updates its crypto AML/CFT laws
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 January 2021, 3:41 pmThe U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism laws: Where will these updates lead the crypto space? Against great push back from the crypto industry and as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached new all-time highs several times during the last couple of months, the United States has updated its cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering/Combating…Read More
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A Reading of Satoshi’s Bitcoin White Paper
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 2:00 pmThe document that started it all, in audio form.Read More
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Chainlink’s LINK Cryptocurrency Hits New Record Price High
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 10:05 amThe cryptocurrency is now up 105% since Jan. 1, 2021.Read More
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Beijing, Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021
CoinDesk - 24 January 2021, 9:31 amThe wider effort to promote the digital currency precedes a launch in the “near future,” per a state media report.Read More
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Early CryptoPunk Digital Collectible Sells for $762K in Ether
CoinDesk - 23 January 2021, 10:45 pmFlamingo, a DAO for NFT investments, bought the ultra-rare “Alien” in a Saturday auction.Read More
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Valkyrie Digital Assets Files for Bitcoin ETF
CoinDesk - 23 January 2021, 4:17 pmThe Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust would be listed on the NYSE and Coinbase Custody Trust Co. would serve as custodian.Read More
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Another Pro-Crypto Appointment in the Biden Administration?
CoinDesk - 23 January 2021, 2:00 pmReports are that Chris Brummer – author of a volume on crypto assets and frequent speaker on digital currencies – will chair the CFTC.Read More
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Bitcoin Core Lead Maintainer Steps Back, Encourages Decentralization
CoinDesk - 22 January 2021, 10:34 pm“One thing is clear: this is a serious project now, and we need to start taking decentralization seriously,” said Wladimir van der Laan.Read More