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Tuesday, Nov. 4: Most of the top twenty cryptocurrencies are in the green, having overcome yesterday’s losses, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering under the $4,000 mark.Market visualization from Coin360During the day, Bitcoin has been trading in a narrow corridor between $3,768 and $4,091. At press time, the coin is trading at around $3,948, up around 1.61…
New EIP hopes to quell tensions between Ethereum’s miners and developers
A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal could offer a path to compromise between Ethereum’s miners and developers, but few in the community appear to support the EIP. 1801 Total views 15 Total shares A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal, or EIP, has emerged amid opposition from miners to scheduled changes to the network’s fee market. While some…
Bitcoin ‘double bottom’ excites bulls as NVT signal predicts major move
Bitcoin (BTC) is delivering striking similarities to its last bear market but the recent bottom may be its last, research says.In a tweet on Oct. 31, popular trading account Stockmoney Lizards furthered the bull case for BTC/USD.Bitcoin "repeats itself" in 2022The past few days have seen talk of Bitcoin encountering a “double top” with two…
Bancor’s Airdrop as First Step to Take Blockchain Out of 1997: Interview
Decentralized exchange project Bancor (BNT) is currently in the midst of launching a massive airdrop to all its token holders. Cointelegraph took the occasion to interview Co-founder and Product Architect Eyal Hertzog, and Head of Growth Nate Hindman. The duo shared their thoughts on the airdrop, existing trends in decentralized finance (DeFi) and Bancor’s upcoming…
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Breaking virtual ground: Blockchain-secured land entices real estate investors
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