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markets View Bitcoin jumped to fresh 15-month highs near $11,430 on Bitstamp earlier today, invalidating a bearish divergence on the 4-hour chart. With a key indicator reporting the strongest buying pressure in over two months, prices appear on track to test resistances lined up at $11,688 (March 2018 high) and $11,780 (February 2018 high). Repeated failure…

DePIN Media Network PTK Starts Up on Coinbase’s Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies

PKT is a decentralized media network on Base co-founded by the producer of the blockbuster Oblivion. PKT aims to be a decentralized version of Roku or Apple TV. PKT, a decentralized media network built by three brothers frustrated with Hollywood’s film business, is becoming one of the first DePIN projects to launch on Base, Coinbase’s

Meet the DC Advocacy Org Helping Put Blockchain on the US Military’s Radar

Jan 16, 2020 at 04:00 UTCMeet the DC Advocacy Org Helping Put Blockchain on the US Military’s RadarLater this year, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will give a report to Congress about ways in which blockchain technology might enhance the work of the U.S. military.The D.C.-based Value Technology Association (VTA) helped lead the charge…

ProShares Files Application With SEC for Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight ETF

ProShares has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on bitcoin and ethereum.According to the filing, the Bitcoin & Ether Equal Weight ETF will measure "the performance of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts."In recent months, excitement has…

How a Crypto Fraud Gave Florida Its First Forward Party Candidate

Brian Beute had never personally encountered the world of politics, scandal and corruption before he decided to run for local office in 2019. He was even less familiar with cryptocurrency and blockchain.This article is part of State of Crypto Week.And who could blame him? Under normal circumstances, a race for county tax collector does not

Crypto Exchange Bittrex’s Customer-Repayment Plan Faces U.S. Government Objection

A proposal by bankrupt crypto exchange Bittrex for returning customer cash and crypto faces a legal challenge from the U.S., which is still owed millions for sanctions violations, according to a Wednesday court filing.The firm's U.S. arm filed for bankruptcy on May 8 after regulators accused it of operating an unlawful securities exchange and after…

WATCH: Vitalik Buterin Explains the New Tech Behind Eth 2.0

Feb 20, 2020 at 19:32 UTCUpdated Feb 20, 2020 at 19:39 UTCEthereum creator Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver 2020. (Image via CoinDesk video)Where do things stand with the tech overhaul of the world’s second-largest blockchain?We took the question to ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin at ETHDenver last weekend. Here’s what he had to say:Eth 2.0 is the…

Bitcoin’s Bull Case Strengthens After Breaching Price Hurdle at $7.1K

BTC price chart April 3-9Bitcoin’s Bull Case Strengthens After Breaching Price Hurdle at $7.1KViewBitcoin's break above a long-term moving average resistance near $7,100 has strengthened the case for a rally to $8,000. A drop in trading volumes is a cause for concern for the bulls, however. The outlook will remain bullish as long as prices…

Crypto M&A and Fundraising Dropped Sharply in 2019: PwC Report

Apr 6, 2020 at 01:00 UTCUpdated Apr 6, 2020 at 01:03 UTCPwC Global Crypto Lead Henri Arslanian image via CoinDesk archivesCrypto companies kept buying each other last year even as both M&A and funding deal flow in the industry took a dive, according to a report released Monday by PwC.On the M&A side, crypto-native acquirers…

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