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In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.Economic warfare can’t be separated from geopolitical conflict, and just like in the violence of physical war, innocent civilians often fall…

Bitcoin holds the steady near $85,000 as the Coinbase Premium returns and positive comments from the Fed and President Trump add to traders' confidence. 5869 Total views 6 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to an intraday high of $87,453 in the early hours of the NY trading session but quickly retraced its gains to

Some people think that permissioned distributed ledger technology can perform better than open blockchain because it is tweaked to address the issues of the latter. Such systems are also called “permissioned blockchain,” as if blockchain is a high-level concept and “permissioned” is one of its variants. But this statement is controversial and down below, you…

The pending Grayscale ruling could impact the race for an approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Grayscale Investments, which has been seeking to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) trust into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, could be getting a decision on its lawsuit against the federal securities regulator before the week’s end.In an Aug. 11 Twitter post,…

Bitcoin (BTC) has topped the crypto charts in a survey from down under. According to 2,000 Australians surveyed by the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (IRCI), Bitcoin is number one for brand recognition, ownership and overall sentiment. Bitcoin with the most brand awareness, and by a long shot. https://t.co/LqhYPXe3p8— Stephan Livera (@stephanlivera) November 28, 2022 In the…

Two shareholders of major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex said that they are not distressed by the allegations made about the exchange’s insolvency by the New York Attorney General. The news was reported by cryptocurrency news outlet Coindesk on April 26.In January last year, Zhao Dong, a shareholder of the exchange, claimed on microblogging platform Weibo that…

BTC price action stays firmly within an established range, while analysis shows that overall Bitcoin investor composition is changing. 86 Total views 1 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to $26,500 into the Sept. 24 weekly close as exchange trader accumulation continued.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewAnalysis: BTC price “not ready to make a move”Data from Cointelegraph

Many are quick to flock to stablecoins for their ability to de-risk cryptocurrency positions. A stablecoin can be pegged to any perceivably stable asset, for instance, a digital asset like Bitcoin (BTC) or a fiat currency like the US dollar. In theory, if a digital asset was pegged to the US dollar, $100 worth of…