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Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers!Top Stories This WeekCalm before the storm? Analyst says $20,000 Bitcoin is possible in three monthsBitcoin volatility has fallen to a 16-month low, indicating that a sharp move is on the horizon.Large fluctuations tend to follow…

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Joe Lubin has made a $6.5 million investment to secure a minority stake in enterprise distributed ledger (DLT) startup DrumG Technologies, Forbes reports October 1.Lubin’s investment comes via his blockchain startup ConsenSys, and is notable given that DrumG Technologies is headed by senior level executives from the ostensibly rival blockchain consortium R3.…

The senate’s proposal comes just months after the National Assembly floated legislation banning influencer advertising for crypto products and services. 378 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe French Senate’s Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved an amendment to pending legislation allowing registered cryptocurrency companies to…

The number of Bitcoin wholecoiners tends to rise and fall with the crypto market’s ebbs and flows, but it has stayed above 1 million for over a year now.

Non-custodial exchange KyberSwap has launched fiat-to-crypto gateway in collaboration with cryptocurrency exchange Coindirect.According to a Sept. 13 blog post, KyberSwap’s users can now buy digital currencies directly with fiat currencies, taking into account that the exchange currently supports trading of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens only.The partnership with MakerDAO-backed third-party service Coindirect enables KyberSwap’s customers…

South Korea has the highest blockchain patent grant rate, according to London-based law firm Withers & Rogers. Meanwhile, Japan comes at a distant second, Intellectual property business media platform IAM reports on July 23.Getting a blockchain patent in China is hardPer the report, South Korea has the highest patent grant rate (54%), followed by Japan…

Veteran trader Dan Tapiero said the most important thing for traders is to make rational judgments that aren’t impacted by people’s fears. 1316 Total views 8 Total shares While many beginners base their trades on the negativity brought about by devastating events happening in the crypto space, experienced traders base their decisions on different factors,…

The German-speaking world continues to see lots of developments in the crypto industry, with the German government clarifying proposed regulations, Switzerland adding a new blockchain hub, while Bitcoin (BTC)-scammers are using Austrian celebrities in fake crypto ads.Here is the past week of crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph auf Deutsch.German…