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Stretched thin? Wrapped Bitcoin assets may encourage supply crisis

WBTC, BTCB, and other wrapped Bitcoin implementations may contribute to a BTC supply shortage looming on the horizon 2805 Total views 19 Total shares In a blog post of Friday, Binance re-introduced BTCB to the world — a wrapped Bitcoin asset intended to bring liquidity from the world's largest cryptocurrency, BTC, to Binance Smart Chain's…

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The long arm of justice: How far can the DoJ really go in prosecuting foreign actors?

In early October, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed its Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, a report laying bare the government’s vision for emerging threats and enforcement strategies in the cryptocurrency space. The document is an important source of insight into how the laws governing digital finance will be soon implemented on the ground.One of the fundamental…

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What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have In Common?

Nov 21, 2020 at 2:21 p.m. UTC(Carlos R. Alvarez/WireImage via Getty Images and Steve Jennings/Getty Images Entertainment)What Do Mexico’s Second Wealthiest Billionaire and Arya Stark Have In Common?Recapping a wild week in bitcoin price action that has drawn out numerous previously-quiet HODLers. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe…

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XRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s Wave

Nov 21, 2020 at 2:19 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 21, 2020 at 2:22 p.m. UTCXRP Rises More Than 30% as Altcoins Piggyback on Bitcoin’s WaveXRP has surged to 16-month highs, leading a pack of cryptocurrencies all benefiting from bitcoin’s rally toward historic levels. XRP, the native asset of the XRP ledger, developed by payment-focused blockchain firm Ripple…

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Jumping into the pool: How to earn a profit mining Bitcoin and Ether

For the past several months, miners around the world have been extremely active, which can be seen through spikes in hash rates that coincided with a significant increase in the prices of cryptocurrencies. At the beginning of 2020, Ether (ETH) could be bought for $130, and now, ETH has reached $500. The king of cryptocurrencies,…

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Bitcoin FOMO? Newly Created Addresses On The BTC Network Reach January 2018 Highs

Bitcoin’s booming price seems to be attracting new investors. Data from the analytics company Glassnode indicated that the BTC network has just registered the highest number of newly created address in nearly three years. Bitcoin FOMO Kicking In? The primary cryptocurrency has been on a massive roll in the past few months. The days of…

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4 metrics suggest Bitcoin price will correct — But can BTC hit $20K first?

A pullback in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is likely, based on several on-chain data points, namely the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) indicator, stablecoin inflows, stacked sell orders at $19,000, and the Crypto and Fear Index. However, the question remains when that correction would occur.Profit-taking pullback possible with lower buy pressureThe SOPR indicator essentially…

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Tokenization will bring desirable stability to emerging markets

One of the biggest challenges emerging markets face is volatility. Fueled by political and economic instability, dependency on a limited number of industries, and constraints on market accessibility, these matters are exacerbated by a bad or nonexistent regulatory framework. While it doesn’t appear that many of these elements will change anytime soon, there are financial…

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Crypto Investment Manager DAiM Launches Company-Sponsored Bitcoin 401(k) Retirement Plans

After running a 12-month test, U.S.-based digital asset investment management DAiM has announced the launch of the first employer-sponsored 401(k) plans that use bitcoin as a base currency. According to the announcement today, DAiM notes that the new service is compliant with the Retirement Income Security Acts of 1974 (ERISA) and will be fully available…

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Bitcoin Touched $19K: Ripple Explodes 25% To New 2020 High (Market Watch)

Bitcoin initiated another impressive leg that resulted in charting a fresh new 35-month high at nearly $19,000. Only a few percentages from December 2017 all-time high. The altcoins have also painted notable price pumps, including a 25% surge for Ripple. Bitcoin Is Less Than $1K From Its ATH Just about five days ago, Bitcoin was…