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Aug 26, 2020 at 11:44 UTCBitcoin’s latest price drop has a silver lining – it has forced out weak hands in the derivatives market and potentially opened the doors for a more sustainable rally to recent highs.  The top cryptocurrency by market value fell by over 3.5% to levels near $11,100 on Tuesday, according to…

YouTube-based crypto content channels are one of the key sources of information for retail investors.The increased user base for popular crypto-focused YouTube channels has historically marked major price tops in bitcoin, according to data tracked by Delphi Digital.Consider the number of crypto-related YouTube channels you have subscribed to and the hours spent per day watching

news A new $50 million VC fund has been set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta to invest in early-stage technology startups, including those working with blockchain. Okta, which provides identity management solutions, announced the Okta Ventures Fund Wednesday, adding that it has made its first investment in blockchain-based identity startup Trusted Key. The investment amount was not…

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Aug 26, 2020 at 21:41 UTCUpdated Aug 26, 2020 at 21:50 UTC(Olumide Bamgbel/Unsplash)Unconfiscatable? Using Bitcoin to Resist Police Extortion in NigeriaNigerian programmer Adebiyi David Adedoyin hears knocking at his apartment door. He’s just woken up and headed to the bathroom. He decides to take his time. He’ll answer in a minute. But the knocking grows…

Chinese oil and gas company PetroChina (0857) has completed the first international crude oil trade using the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-CNY, China Daily reported on Saturday.PetroChina bought 1 million barrels of crude oil settled in e-CNY, or digital yuan, at the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) on Oct. 18

The four biggest agricultural corporations plan to utilize tech such as blockchain and AI to bring the global grain trade into the digital age. Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus announced in a joint press release Thursday that they are looking at ways to standardize and digitize international agricultural shipping transactions "for…

news U.S.-based graphics card maker Nvidia has said the downturn in sales to cryptocurrency miners drove a “disappointing” fourth quarter. In its latest financial report, published Thursday, the firm said for Q4, ending Jan. 27, it made revenue of $2.21 billion, down 24 percent from $2.91 billion in the same quarter last year, and down 31…

Dec 4, 2019 at 16:51 UTCUpdated Dec 4, 2019 at 16:53 UTCMARKETS DAILY: Is Bitcoin Market Manipulation Profitable?Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action in the markets, interesting longer-term trends and some of the most important crypto industry developments of the day. Having…