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Shell, the world’s fifth largest oil and gas firm, has invested in a blockchain-based energy startup, Forbes reports on July 10.The European oil and gas giant has invested an undisclosed amount in New York-based LO3, whose Exergy platform tracks energy with blockchain technology.The recent investment in LO3 marks Shell’s fourth public investment in blockchain-related firms,…

Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is in hot water: Following the sudden death of its 30-year-old founder, Gerald Cotten, the exchange has allegedly lost access to its cold wallets, where most of the funds were stored.Now, the exchange has taken to court to avoid the collapse, but some community members suggest that QuadrigaCX’s cold wallets never…

Joe Rogan podcast guest Peter Zeihan argued that Bitcoin has no intrinsic value and that it will go down by $17,000 more. 249 Total views 3 Total shares Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTBitcoin (BTC) community members went on social media to respond to the claims of Peter Zeihan, one of…

Central bank digital currencies are a digital representation of a country’s fiat currency. They are effectively a government-issued cryptocurrency designed to replace the traditional, physical form of fiat currencies.The term CBDC is broad because its implementation involves several critical decisions on the part of an issuing central bank. The primary decision is whether a CBDC…

A fintech company is taking on the retail trading industry and giving crypto owners the opportunity to use digital currencies as collateral and to trade across markets with fiat funds — avoiding any commissions or fees.Quantfury says its mission is to make the markets “absolutely transparent and fair” while giving crypto enthusiasts an opportunity to…

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen speaks to CNBC's Squawk Box shares her views on the state of digital assets amid calls for imposed regulations. 171 Total views 20 Total shares Janet Yellen, the 78th United States Secretary of the Treasury, spoke Friday morning on CNBC’s flagship business and politics show Squawk Box, on…

Decentralized applications’ (DApps) transaction volume and user activity have slumped in the third quarter of 2019, a new study shows.DApp.com — an analytics platform for DApps built on Ethereum, EOS, Steem, Tron, TomoChain, IOST and Blockstack — revealed its recent findings in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 7.An overall market assessment showed…

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to circle its highest levels in 18 months and bullish BTC price predictions are flowing in — how high can the bull market go and how fast?From a crash to $20,000 to six figures within months, there is plenty of variety when it comes to what Bitcoin might do next, with November