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Crypto Market Cap Gains $30 Billion As Bitcoin Eyes $19K (Market Watch)

Following the recent price drops to sub-$16,500 levels, Bitcoin has reacted positively and has gradually added over $2,000 of value. The alternative coins have also doubled-down on their recovery sessions, and the total market cap has expanded by another $30 billion in a day. Bitcoin Reclaims $18K Thanksgiving didn’t provide many reasons for BTC bulls…

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‘Black Friday’ BTC sale officially over? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) is back this week as a rebound takes the largest cryptocurrency ever closer to new all-time highs — what’s in store?Cointelegraph takes a look what could move Bitcoin markets in the coming days as buyers emerge and $16,000 gets left behind — at least for now.Bitcoin cancels Black Friday discountsThe main story among…

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Respected Financial Historian Calls for Bitcoin Integration into U.S. Financial System

Financial historian and Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Niall Ferguson, has penned a lengthy piece on Bitcoin which is getting noticed by the crypto community. In it, the former Harvard and Oxford University professor commented on how the traditional naysayers and debunkers have softened their collective stances this year…

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‘Basis Cash’ Launch Brings Defunct Stablecoin Into the DeFi Era

Nov 30, 2020 at 5:01 a.m. UTC‘Basis Cash’ Launch Brings Defunct Stablecoin Into the DeFi EraA team of anonymous developers is making what might be called a fork of a project that never launched.Readers of this post will likely see a strong earnings opportunity here, but please be careful.Basis Cash is based on the stablecoin…

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Pizza Hut Now Accepts Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies in Venezuela

An endless number of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and an endless number of bad policies imposed by the Venezuelan government have led to an increasing love for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the latin american nation. This week, Pizza Hut, one of the oldest pizza chains in the country began to accept…

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No need to fear the Bitcoin FUD, says Sino Global Capital

In the midst of the crippling price dips earlier this week, cryptocurrency traders seemed beset on all sides by fear, uncertainty, and doubt. However, Dermot McGrath, head of research at blockchain investment firm Sino Global Capital, said the firm prefers taking a long term view. Shortly after a Thanksgiving Bitcoin dip to $16,200, news broke that…

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Bitcoin mining difficulty approaches ATH as price stabilizes above $18K

Mining difficulty on the network rose by 8.9% today while the hash rate is more than 130 EH/s. 2251 Total views 16 Total shares The price of Bitcoin has reached a two-year high of more than $19,000 and fallen below $17,000 more than once in the span of a week as mining difficulty continues to…

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The future of gambling? Hamster-powered marble races come to Ethereum

Mia the djungarian 'gamble hamster' will power high-stakes marble races with her trusty hamster wheel. 1470 Total views 15 Total shares After just over two years of development, on Sunday a new form of gambling will be released to the Ethereum world on mainnet: hamster-powered marble races. Powered by Mia, a female djungarian or “ winter…

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Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – and What’s Behind It

Nov 29, 2020 at 10:01 p.m. UTCCrypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – and What’s Behind ItToday I want to talk about code.I know, this newsletter is for professional investors and not developers – why aren’t we talking about price? Don’t worry, we will further down. But things are evolving with Bitcoin…

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As token price rises and reputation mends, Sushiswap foils midnight exploit

As exploits and hacks run rampant across the DeFi ecosystem, at least one project appears to have fended off the worst of an attack — the once-maligned “vampire” AMM (automated market maker) exchange Sushiswap. Observers noticed last night that Sushiswap — which got its start leeching liquidity from rival AMM Uniswap — was experiencing an exploit,…