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First Mover: Near Record Highs, Bitcoin May Have a Volatile Week

Nov 23, 2020 at 3:29 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 23, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. UTC(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Near Record Highs, Bitcoin May Have a Volatile WeekBitcoin is trading above $18,500, having charted a minor pullback to $17,800 over the weekend. The cryptocurrency’s one-month implied volatility metric has jumped to four-month highs, suggesting increased expectations…

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Latin America’s Big Blockchain Opportunity

Nov 23, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 23, 2020 at 3:09 p.m. UTCRio de Janeiro, Brazil(Mariano Diaz/Unsplash)Latin America’s Big Blockchain OpportunityWhen I lived in Chile during the 2000s, I would bring a book to the bank because there was always a one-hour wait just to talk to a teller. Registering a mortgage for a…

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Bitcoin is already outperforming the halving that sparked $20K all-time high

Bitcoin in 2020 is right between its 2016 and 2012 positions, data shows, as six-month performance sees 2.2 times gains. 4590 Total views 36 Total shares Bitcoin price has more than doubled since its latest block subsidy halving and is now outpacing its last bull run.Data compiled by on-chain monitoring resource ChartsBTC on Nov. 23…

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YFI’s Andre Cronje Unveils Multi-Purpose DeFi Protocol Deriswap

Andre Cronje, the brain behind the popular DeFi protocol Yearn Finance and the most expensive cryptocurrency YFI, has unveiled yet another DeFi protocol called Deriswap. Obsessed With Capital Efficiency The project focuses on capital efficiency, an aspect of DeFi that Cronje said he is obsessed with. The YFI creator is set to change the current…

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PayPal CEO Schulman Say He’s Bullish on Bitcoin as a Currency

Nov 23, 2020 at 1:59 p.m. UTCPaypal CEO Schulman Say He’s Bullish on Bitcoin as a CurrencyPayPal CEO Dan Schulman said bitcoin’s usefulness as a currency will ultimately prevail over the buy-and-hold ethos in an interview with CNBC Squak Box Monday."I think that there'll be more and more use cases for cryptocurrencies," that make bitcoin…

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Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: Research

Nov 23, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. UTC(Tony Stock/Shutterstock)Law Enforcement Agencies Are Missing Forked Cryptos in Criminal Seizures: ResearchAuthorities are “ignoring” sizable stashes of “forked” cryptocurrencies when they make bitcoin seizures from criminals, according to research from blockchain analytics and RegTech company Coinfirm.In a blog post Friday, Coinfirm said that it has found "substantial funds" left…

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Russia’s Gazprombank debuts Bitcoin trading in Switzerland

The Switzerland-based branch of a major Russian bank has also joined OpenVASP. 1889 Total views 14 Total shares Gazprombank Switzerland, a subsidiary of one of the largest banks in Russia, has piloted its Bitcoin (BTC) transaction service following regulatory approval by Swiss regulators.According to a Nov. 19 announcement, Gazprombank will provide its new cryptocurrency solution…

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is Correction Inbound As Signs of BTC Overheating Appear?

Bitcoin bulls have managed to buy up another dip today after prices slumped $650 during the morning’s early hours. This is the second significant price crash to have taken place over the last 48 hours, with BTC tumbling $1,000 yesterday to a low of $17,600 before correcting (marked by a white arrow on the following…

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Son: Bitcoin Gives Me Optimism

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon, believes that Bitcoin empowers people in a way they haven’t experienced before. In a recent conversation with Max Keiser, Lennon also noted that BTC is a breath of optimism in an otherwise destructive year. Lennon: Bitcoin Empowers People The son of the founder and co-lead vocalist of…

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Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

Nov 23, 2020 at 11:33 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 23, 2020 at 11:42 a.m. UTCBitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of OverheatingA metric from bitcoin’s perpetual futures market suggests some traders may have become overleveraged during the recent rally to above $18,000. The average level of the “funding rate” across major exchanges has…