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Price action across the cryptocurrency market was largely subdued on July 21, as traders took a day to digest gains over the past week and book profits following the biggest relief rally since early June.Amid speculation about what drove the recent rally, the Ethereum Merge has consistently ranked at the top of the list. The market…

Ethereum Classic, a 2016 hard fork from Ethereum’s main blockchain, has suffered multiple concerning network attacks over the last two years. Two such attacks occurred within a seven-day span, totaling millions of dollars in losses. With the dust settling from the two 51% attacks, further details are now coming forward, as provided by a number…

Bitcoin's genesis block was mined 13 years ago today! 252 Total views 9 Total shares To celebrate the Bitcoin network 's 13th anniversary, Cointelegraph gathered birthday messages from industry players to mark the occasion. Following a hash rate all-time high, Bitcoin (BTC) has officially reached its adolescent years and industry experts weigh in on its…

Tuesday started with a bang after Poly Network was hacked for $610 million in funds in what appears to be the worst hack in the history of decentralized finance and the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by by 2% to trade near $45,000. Despite the severity of the hack, most altcoins are holding on to their…

The Forbes 2019 “Fintech 50” list of the world’s top financial technology firms published on Feb. 4 features six blockchain companies, little more than half the amount listed in the 2018 edition.Released in February of last year, Forbes 2018 “Fintech 50” list contained 11 blockchain- and crypto-related companies.In the introduction to this fourth edition of…

“The fundamental goal of this collaboration is to enable granular control over data and to reduce the reliance on centralized systems that take advantage of data,” said Humayun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.ai. 4174 Total views 7 Total shares Artificial intelligence research lab Fetch.ai has partnered with blockchain network Iota to enable a “controlled data sharing…

The project aims to provide a blockchain-based parametric insurance platform that helps protect smallhold farmers from the effects of climate change. 769 Total views 16 Total shares Today the Chainlink Community Grant program announced funding for a low-cost insurance collaboration between Etherisc, a decentralized insurance protocol, and ACRE Africa, a microinsurance issuer focused on the…

A handful of DeFi tokens saw strong rallies even as bears continue to pin Bitcoin price below $33,000. 1741 Total views 13 Total shares Today Bitcoin (BTC) price continued to face selling pressure in the $32,500 to $33,000 resistance cluster and this led to a mild 3% to 5% pull back from most altcoins.Despite the…

The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service, has conducted an internal audit of the way in which it carries out crypto-related investigations and found there’s significant room for improvement.Notably, the USPIS handled only a small number of crypto-related cases during the two fiscal years under review…