What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulation

Polychain Capital raised $200M for its newest fund while Coinfund raised a better-than-expected $152 million. 31 Total views 1 Total shares Over $350 million has been raised by crypto venture capital firms Polychain Capital and Coinfund with respective reported raises of $200 million for a new investment fund and $152 million for a seed fund.A…

Bitcoin experienced two massive mining difficulty adjustments recently. Is this something to be concerned about? Before the recent halving, many were prophesying a so-called “death spiral” for Bitcoin. This theory hinges on the idea that the halving of the block reward leads to an exodus of miners due to the sudden unprofitability of mining activities.…

After a week of searches, it appears that the culprit behind at least two of the anomalous high fee transactions on Ether (ETH) was found.As reported by Chinese blockchain analytics company PeckShield on June 16, the originating address appears to be coming from Korean platform GoodCycle, a recently launched peer-to-peer exchange that provides “investment” opportunities…

A legal professional warns that the bill could lead to private censorship, posing risks to free speech and creators' rights.

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.When trying to examine the nonfungible token (NFT) economy as it has been shaping in recent months, two main trends…

After a tumultuous day of trading which saw Bitcoin (BTC) price drop 28.35% from $7,650 to $5,500, the carnage restarted at 11:00 (UTC) when Bitcoin abruptly dropped another 24%. This brought the price to $4,679, a new 2020 low and a price not seen since April, 2019. The price action of the day means Bitcoin’s 2020…

The Thai branch of U.S. global IT company IBM will promote blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to turn the country into a major sales hub in the surrounding region, English-language daily news outlet The Bangkok Post reports Wednesday, Nov. 14.According to the article, IBM is going to promote blockchain in collaboration with the…

An article published Dec. 21 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has suggested investors should sell and then repurchase their Bitcoin (BTC) as a strategy to save on taxes.In the context of the 2018 crypto bear market, the WSJ suggests that “the only good thing about investing in cryptocurrencies [this year] was the tax break.”Given…

KIKLABB has become the first state-owned entity in the United Arab Emirates to accept cryptocurrency payments. 1922 Total views 16 Total shares According to a report by Arab News on Tuesday, clients of Dubai government-owned licensing firm KIKLABB can now pay for visa fees and trade licenses via cryptocurrencies.The supported crypto payment options are Bitcoin…