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Price analysis 10/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK, BNB, DOT, LTC, BSV, ADA

Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance has risen from about 56% in early September to above 63%. This suggests that the market participants may be rotating their investments out of altcoins to buy Bitcoin. Due to this, several altcoins have either corrected or formed a range.While legacy markets are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Presidential elections,…

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Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas

Oct 30, 2020 at 18:09 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 18:30 UTCDays before a U.S. presidential election marred by court fights over vote counting and partisan allegations of rampant mail-in ballot fraud, Overstock.com is once again touting what it calls a solution: blockchain voting.“If [voting] doesn’t work as well as it should, next week think…

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INX to List on Canadian Securities Exchange Following IPO

Oct 30, 2020 at 18:05 UTC(Shutterstock)Danny NelsonThe INX cryptocurrency and security token exchange intends to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange once it wraps up its initial public offering.INX's digital security offering, the first such IPO registered with U.S. regulators, intends to raise $117 million from U.S. investors. Company leads say the CSE listing will…

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Verizon’s newsroom to use blockchain in bid for absolute transparency

News requires an element of trust. Blockchain may be able to help. 1217 Total views 15 Total shares Verizon unveiled "a blockchain-based, open-source newsroom product designed to raise the bar for corporate accountability," today according to a public statement. Called Full Transparency, the platform is meant to immutably document the company's own news releases on…

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Crypto ‘fear index’ can now be used to peek into the future

The Crypto Volatility Index, or CVX, is now live as a beta test and proof of concept. The index tracks the implied volatility of crypto options in a similar fashion to the VIX index used in stock markets.The VIX is usually referred to as the “stock market fear index” as it often spikes in anticipation…

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Bitcoin Decouples From Wall Street as BTC Dominance Soars: The Crypto Weekly Market Update

During the past week, Bitcoin continued to increase in value as it managed to break the former 2020 high. More interestingly, though, this happens as Wall Street stocks are currently taking a beating. While BTC was appreciating, all the prominent US-based indices such as the S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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Video: What Is Utreexo And What Could It Mean For Bitcoin?

Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast On this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors are once again joined by Ruben Somsen. But this time, the trio isn’t discussing one of Somsen’s own proposals but diving into a concept from research scientist and Lightning Network creator Tadge Dryja called “Utreexo.”…

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Money Reimagined: Who Are the Real Monsters?

Oct 30, 2020 at 17:31 UTCMoney Reimagined: Who Are the Real Monsters?For this special Halloween edition, CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein weighs in with a guest column about the spookier aspects of the banking system. It’s a perfect follow-up to last week’s newsletter on the harmful legacy of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. Before you dig…

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Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork

Oct 30, 2020 at 16:58 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 17:34 UTCEthereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard ForkEthereum’s “Berlin” hard fork remains a few months away at best, according to the All Core Developers bi-weekly call held Friday. A soft target of January is now in the works, following the planned…

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Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s Birthday

Oct 30, 2020 at 16:53 UTCBlockchain Bites: Ripple’s MoneyGram Pump, OKEx’s Bitcoin Cash Plan, Bitcoin’s BirthdayRipple has invested over $50 million in remittance firm MoneyGram over the course of the firms’ working relationship. Forbes published an investigation detailing the byzantine corporate structure Binance may have created to avoid U.S. regulations. Ether grew as a share…