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The Graph – a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data – began migrating on Wednesday from Ethereum to the layer 2 scaling solution Arbitrum.With the migration, The Graph becomes one of the largest Ethereum apps to transition to a layer 2 rollup – a move that Graph developers Edge & Node say will…

CEO Stevens said NYDIG's institutional order books are looking bullish for the year.Stone Ridge CEO Ross Stevens speaks to Michael Saylor at World.Now(MicroStrategy)Feb 3, 2021 at 6:46 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. UTCNYDIG Expects to Hold $25B in Bitcoin for Institutional Clients by Year EndStone Ridge Asset Management’s bitcoin spinoff firm –…

Dec 9, 2020 at 5:58 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 9, 2020 at 6:34 p.m. UTCOKEx pool hashrate since Nov. 2020OKEx Bitcoin Mining Pool Shows Signs of Life After Precipitous Hashrate DropCryptocurrency exchange OKEx is seeing slight signs of activity from its mining pool after losing 99.5% of its hashrate this autumn after the exchange suspended withdrawals…

May 27, 2020 at 16:40 UTCUpdated May 27, 2020 at 17:41 UTCThe sign at Google's Sydney office. (Credit: Unsplash)Blockchain Bites: Google Validates Theta, Coinbase and BitGo Eye Crypto Prime BrokerageTop ShelfBase-Layer TechGoogle is teaming up with Theta Labs to help the video delivery network onboard users through Google Cloud. As part of the partnership, the tech giant…

news Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, has partnered with two fintech firms to build a new security system using blockchain tech. For the effort, the bank has sign an agreement with GroundX, the blockchain subsidiary of messaging app provider Kakao, and blockchain developer Hexlant, according to an article from The Korea Times…

Bitcoin’s price slipped to the $62,000 area on Thursday as indicators suggest bullish sentiment is near extreme levels, which typically precedes a price pullback.The cryptocurrency’s price was down about 5% over the past 24 hours after failing to sustain an all-time high of almost $67,000 on Wednesday.The crypto Fear & Greed Index remained elevated in…

Jobs data will highlight this week’s economic calendar.Investors will be looking for continued signs of a cooling employment market and slowing growth, which would suggest inflation is waning and possibly buoy risk-on asset markets, although cryptos have been largely immune from significant macroeconomic events. Hot jobs data, which typically accompanies rising prices, has been a…

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade in a tight range, although buyers appear to be holding support above $60,000. Short-term indicators are neutral, although pullbacks could be limited given a series of price breakouts over the past month.If buyers fail to hold $60,000, lower support around the 50-day moving average, currently near $55,000, could stabilize a…

news The White House issued two advisories on drug purchases in the U.S. Wednesday, using the communications to make specific references to the role of cryptocurrencies in such transactions. The advisories, addressed to both financial institutions and digital payment platforms, state that “convertible virtual currencies,” particularly bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum and monero, can be and have been…