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Bill Hinman, who spearheaded the SEC's early crypto guidance, is leaving the commission
Hinman's commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs.
Grayscale Survey: COVID-19 made Bitcoin more appealing to investors
The survey tended to support the view of Bitcoin as a "Safe-haven" asset.
This is the last major hurdle before Bitcoin price can target $20,000
Bitcoin price has been showing impressive strength in the previous weeks and today the price made a new 2020 high at $13,666.
Bitcoin allure has darknet markets jumping to record highs
Of those, including that of Empire Market, one of the largest, longest-running, and most successful darknet markets which stole an estimated $30 million when it went offline in August 2020.
$1 trillion is a conservative market cap for Bitcoin, said investment CIO
Bitcoin has recently seen ample interest from a number of mainstream companies and persons, such as billionaire hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones.
Bitcoin ATMs are booming in this Latin American country
The country is relatively new to crypto adoption, but is building momentum quickly.
4 Bitcoin Lightning Network Vulnerabilities
The Chaincode Labs developer has authored multiple articles this year on Lightning Network attack vectors.
Q&A: Big data's role in medicine, supply chains and smart cities
We have incredible developers and strategists, who are working on bespoke data management solutions for a variety of use cases: medical data handling, smart city initiatives, logistics/supply chains and Internet of Things.
PayPal's baby steps into crypto isn't dampening the hype for adoption
Bitcoin is currently hovering around the $13,000 mark, while Ether has once again safely tread past the $400 threshold in spite of the KuCoin exchange hack and the unfortunate legal events that recently unfolded around BitMEX. That being said, this latest surge can largely be attributed to the decision of online payments processor PayPal to finally enter the crypto arena.
IOTA joins Japanese gov't on blockchain-based maintenance project
The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan's government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure.
SEC-approved crypto IPO issuer INX acquires STO platform OpenFinance
The crypto industry records another major acquisition in 2020.
DeFi devs may save months of work with OpenZeppelin's operations platform
Defender simplifies the task of deploying and administering smart contracts.
Bitcoin price nears $13.5K as CEO eyes new all-time highs in 3 months
Reports of a fresh market entry from a Singapore bank buoys Bitcoin price as Raoul Pal sees hardly any resistance below $20,000 all-time highs.
Bitcoin analysts say this BTC metric is in 'belief zone' for the first time in 15 months
Bitcoin might be in the early phase of a major new bull cycle, a key on-chain metric suggests on Oct. 27.
JPMorgan's stablecoin finally sees commercial light of day
A year-and-a-half after it was first announced, JPM Coin - JPMorgan Chase's in-house stablecoin - is now live and in use by a major transnational tech firm for round-the-clock cross-border payments.
Researchers question what 'trustless' actually means for blockchain
Crypto community members will likely be familiar with mantras such as "Don't trust, verify!" or the "Law of code." Both refer to the promises of greater transparency and audibility and to a technology that offers to replace fallible, corruptible powerful actors with an actually functional rules-based order, secured through deterministic computation.
Newfangled Ethereum DeFi coin surges 600% in 24 hours after listing
Despite the stagnation in the altcoin market, evidenced by Bitcoin outperforming Ethereum in its latest leg higher, investors are still throwing millions at new investments.
'Where are the LINK Marines?' Chainlink beats Bitcoin with 610% YTD returns
Bitcoin may be down less from its all-time highs than any other cryptocurrency, but 2020 has so far been the year of Chainlink.
Indian bank to offer crypto services across its 34 branches
For the first time, Indians will be able to take out a loan against cryptocurrencies.
Singapore's largest commercial bank reportedly launching crypto trading
Another global bank believes that digital assets are the future of the global economy.
LibertyX launches Bitcoin-to-cash sales at ATMs in United States
LibertyX wants to provide instant Bitcoin cash-outs as the crypto hits new 2020 highs.
Why one Bitcoin analyst expects sudden 'hell's candle' plunge to $11.3K
Bitcoin stayed above $13,000 on Oct. 27 but one analyst is warning that the largest cryptocurrency is due a major correction.
Analyst says retail investors entering Bitcoin market will push prices to $20k
Analysts have argued that much of Bitcoin's recent upward price action is a byproduct of institutional players entering the fray.
East meets West as eight top projects join global DeFi alliance
The Open DeFi Alliance has announced the launch of a western arm and onboarding of eight new member firms.
Spotify competitor Audius airdrops $8M of tokens to users and artists
The crypto-powered Spotify competitor Audius has retroactively distributed 50 million of its native AUDIO tokens to artists and listeners using the platform.
Why major Bitcoin futures exchange Bybit is integrating Chainlink price feed
Bybit, the top six Bitcoin futures exchange by open interest and daily volume, is integrating the price feeds of Chainlink.
BTC hash rate slumps amid seasonal miner migration in China
Analysts are anticipating Bitcoin's second-largest negative difficulty adjustment of the year following the end of Sichuan's rainy season.
Exit scams and regulations disrupt global darknet markets
A report published by blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has detailed significant disruptions to the clandestine darknet marketplace sector following a spate of exit scams during recent months.
From less cash to cashless: What lies on the road ahead?
With all these exciting stories of growth and expansion comes the question, is the trend towards cashless going to sustain? Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, Sweden had started implementing a well-concerted strategy to go cashless.
Uniswap volumes bump to $2 billion after attack on DeFi project Harvest Finance
Harvest Finance, a decentralized finance project led by an anonymous team, was attacked using a flash loan exploit earlier today leading to millions of dollars worth of FARM tokens stolen by hackers and its prices falling over 60% at press time.
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