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Telegram has put out its first app since its ICO, but that identity play has security researchers reeling.

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…

Investors may seek out alternative assets like crypto due to the risk of U.S. fiscal dominance and the monetization of government debt, the report said.Standard Chartered said a Trump election win could be positive for digital assets.The bank reiterated its year-end bitcoin price target of $150,000 and $200,00 for the end of 2025.The risk of

DWF Labs, a crypto trading firm, said it fired one of its partners following social media allegations that one of its employees had spiked a woman's drink at a Hong Kong bar. In a press release, the company said it dismissed a partner from "management and operational roles effective immediately" and called the allegations "deeply

Oct 22, 2020 at 07:34 UTCUpdated Oct 22, 2020 at 07:37 UTC(Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock)Collider Labs has raised $1 million to be invested in early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency startups.In an announcement Thursday, the venture builder said the raise had brought on board several notable limited partners including Efficient Frontier CTO Alon Elmaliah and Follow [the] Seed…

Nov 18, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(Eoneren/iStock via Getty Images Plus)Vijay Boyapati’s Four Mental Models for Valuing BitcoinFrom “Tulip Mania” to “the World’s Reserve Currency,” Vijay’s valuation models show the full range of bitcoin’s long-term possibilities.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google…

news Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the world’s largest by trading volume, has made a strategic investment in Chinese media and data source Mars Finance. According to a report from Bloomberg citing a press release, the investment amount was not disclosed, but values the company at $200 million. Aside from Binance, which reportedly made its first strategic…

Coinbase Ventures – the investment branch of the biggest publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange – expanded its relationship with RocketPool by announcing today its purchase of the liquid staking network’s native token RPL.RPL, which provides direct incentives, insurance and governance for the Rocket Pool ecosystem, has jumped more than 9% in the past 24 hours…

Nov 19, 2020 at 8:22 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 19, 2020 at 8:28 p.m. UTCLightning Network’s New Liquidity Marketplace Attracts a ‘Surprising’ Mix of Individuals, EnterprisesLightning Labs’ new liquidity marketplace, Lightning Pool, has seen more early-stage growth than its creators expected. And what’s more, a fair share of its volume is coming from individual Lightning users…