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The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. In 2018, every consecutive fall of the crypto…

The Central Bank of Bahrain gives the nod to EazyPay, launching crypto payments for more than 5,000 payment gateways in the country. 271 Total views 37 Total shares Cryptocurrency adoption continues growing in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with local companies enabling payments in crypto like Bitcoin (BTC).EazyPay, an online payment platform regulated by the Central…

Bitcoin is getting livelier at current six-week highs, data shows, as profit-taking comes back into the spotlight. 334 Total views 3 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) asleep for up to a decade is waking up this week as BTC price action sees six-week highs.Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows some of the oldest “dormant” bitcoins…

Major Ethereum browser extension and wallet service Metamask has something to celebrate as 2020 kicks off, notifying its users that Google has now reversed its short-lived ban on the browser add-on.In a tweet posted on Jan. 1 2020, the MetaMask team revealed that:“Upon careful consideration, Google has permitted The MetaMask mobile app back on the…

Very few events can shake the cryptocurrency markets in a sustainable manner that really sends Bitcoin and altcoin prices into a sharp directional move. One example is when Xi Jinping, China's President, called for the development of blockchain technology throughout the country in October 2019. The unexpected news caused a 42% pump in Bitcoin (BTC), but…

At the start of June 2019, reports emerged that Binance DEX’s website was blocking users with IP addresses from 29 countries. This news immediately caused confusion with some commentators, using it as an opportunity to reaffirm their stance that Binance DEX is not truly a decentralized exchange (DEX).However, as it turned out, the initial reports…

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning about investing in nine digital tokens and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), which have not been accredited by the regulator, news outlet Bangkok Post reported Oct. 26.The SEC reportedly initiated an investigation into digital tokens and ICOs being promoted on social media platforms for investment,…

Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony and IT equipment services firm Fujitsu have created an encrypted database for educational proficiency documents, The Asahi Shimbun reports on Feb. 26.The database, which reportedly employs blockchain technology, is used to prevent forgeries of language proficiency documents, which some foreigners purportedly use to receive resident status to study in Japan.Foreigners must…