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news Bitcoin’s price soared above $10,000 on cryptocurrency exchanges for the first time in 15 months. The price hopped the $10K barrier at 7:35pm Eastern Time. At press time, the top cryptocurrency by market capitalization is trading at $$10,080.49 – the highest level since March 8, 2018 – representing month-to-date gains in excess of 13…

A piece of Bitcoin history is going on the block.Christian Langalis, whose photo-bombing of Janet Yellen became a viral meme, is auctioning the "Buy Bitcoin" sign he held up behind the then-Federal Reserve chair during her televised Congressional testimony in July 2017.The sign, which Langalis drew on a lined yellow legal pad with a fine-point

feature There’s a seismic shift taking place in the enterprise blockchain space. It’s called Besu. A software client designed from scratch to connect businesses with the public ethereum network, Besu enjoys the support of Hyperledger, the Linux-like greenhouse for growing open-source blockchains. As such, Besu has the clout to potentially eclipse all the other enterprise…

feature Under pressure for being months behind schedule, the Central Bank of Iran finally published a draft framework on the legality of cryptocurrencies in late January and welcomed feedback. While some see the totality of the framework as a step forward, most members of the burgeoning local crypto community are unhappy with much of the…

markets View Bitcoin’s price hit fresh six-month high earlier today, further strengthening the case for a rally to $6,500 (100-week moving average). BTC may witness a pullback to levels near $6,100 before rising toward that level, though, according to the hourly chart. A bull flag breakout on the total market capitalization chart for all other…

This week in prediction markets:Polymarket is giving both Donald Trump and Joe Biden a 45% chance of winning the U.S. presidency – with former first lady Michelle Obama at 5% and wild card Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 3%.Bettors aren't decided on who is going to control the House and the Senate.The Polymarket election contract

Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.Sci-Hub's landing page(Sci-Hub)Jan 14, 2021 at 5:56 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 14, 2021 at 6:26 p.m. UTCSci-Hub Leaves Handshake Blockchain After 2 Days, Citing Centralization ConcernsThe recent alliance…

The metaverse is important because it can “fundamentally change the medium through which we socialize with others, watch music performances, engage with fashion brands, learn and/or speculate on digital assets such as [non-fungible tokens] or in-game skins,” Morgan Stanley said in a research note.The metaverse does exist but not yet in its “purest form,” equity…

Crypto mining providers Celsius and Core Scientific (CORZ) have reached a tentative $45 million deal to resolve a long-standing legal dispute, according to Thursday court filings.The deal, which involves Celsius paying $14 million in cash and the remainder in adjusted claims, must be approved by judges in Texas and New York, jurisdictions where Core and