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New research from Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. suggests that revenue generated by cryptocurrency exchanges could more than double to hit $4 billion in 2018, Bloomberg reports August 17. The report, titled “Crypto Trading — the Next Big Thing is Here?,” argues that the protracted crypto bear market is unlikely to impact the burgeoning revenue…

Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s noteThe U.S.–China trade war continues its brazen spillover into tech. In response to concerns over where data from TikTok and WeChat was going, President Trump sent out twin executive orders banning both applications last night. The new…

Analysis of recent deposits to the Eth2 contract address reveals the number of individual validators is on the rise. 494 Total views 6 Total shares Seven weeks after the launch of Ethereum 2.0’s beacon chain and 2.25 million ETH has been deposited into the ETH2 contract address, signaling growing confidence in the long-awaited rollout of…

Vitalik Buterin has claimed that Ethereum will support 3,000 transactions per second after the upcoming Istanbul fork.Will this unleash a new wave of Ethereum creativity? Might we expect a surge in traffic on the Ethereum network? Could its increase influence the price of ETH?Ethereum is slowThe conventional wisdom is that Ethereum is too slow. But…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekIncreasing stock market volatility drags Bitcoin and altcoin prices lowerBitcoin has had…

Bill Miller is set to increase his Bitcoin exposure by plowing 15% of one of his portfolios to buy Grayscale BitcoinTrust shares. 246 Total views 2 Total shares Hedge fund legend Bill Miller is exhibiting an even larger appetite for Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Friday filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,…

Alluding to the spate of controversies that have beset the project, Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, has argued that Ripple’s “transparency has opened us up to attack.”“10 or 100x more transparent than anyone else in crypto”In an interview for the Off the Chain podcast hosted by Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder Anthony Pompliano on Oct. 9,…

8% daily losses are painful for longs but no problem for still bullish analysts. 1851 Total views 5 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) extended its slide on Nov. 16 as BTC price action returned to test $60,000.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin finally closes large CME gapData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD coming…

According to John Haar, who used to count himself within the ranks of the traditional finance field, a fundamental understanding of "sound money" is preventing Wall Street from embracing Bitcoin. 491 Total views 9 Total shares John Haar, a former asset manager at financial institution Goldman Sachs believes the lack of support from “legacy finance”…