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Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $8,500 on Jan. 23 as traders’ expectations of a slow downtrend from recent highs appeared to slowly come true.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360BTC returns to $8,400sData from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD reach lows of $8,480 overnight on Wednesday. At press time, Bitcoin hovered at around $8,505.The former level…

The need for blockchain technology in the service industry Blockchain technology has the potential to completely transform the services sector by improving efficiency, security and transparency. Blockchain technology reduces the risk of fraud and errors in industries, including supply chain management, healthcare, and media and entertainment, by ensuring tamper-proof record-keeping through decentralized ledgers. Blockchain-based smart contracts, or

Retail giant Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary company, tZERO, plans to allow the public to trade its security tokens in four days.Saum Noursalehi, CEO of tZERO, shared the announcement with CoinDesk, per a report published on Aug. 8. According to the announcement, Aug. 12 marks the end of a one year lock period following the company’s 2018…

“The noose is tightening” for wealthy Americans suspected of exploiting Puerto Rico’s relaxed tax regime. 248 Total views 13 Total shares Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund managers suspected of illegally benefiting from Puerto Rico’s tax breaks. According to a June…

The Swiss National Bank and BIS don't want to miss out on possible blockchain-powered benefits for the financial system. The Bank for International Settlements and the Swiss National Bank and are exploring the benefits of implementing a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, using blockchain technology.According to a Dec. 3 announcement, the BIS Innovation Hub…

Thursday, Feb. 7 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to noteworthy gains on the day by press time, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering just over $3,400 again, according to Coin360 data.Market visualization from Coin360At press time, Bitcoin is up a fraction of a percent on the day, trading at around $3,409, according to…

The Polkadot ecosystem sorely underperformed compared to other layer-1 networks in 2021, while the slow roll-out of parachain auctions and mainnet launches left the network playing catch-up in 2021.It appears that this trend came to an end in mid-March when numerous projects in the Polkadot ecosystem saw their prices climb higher after users began to…

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