The former FTX CEO ascribed the exchange’s collapse to a targeted attack by Binance, Alameda’s poor hedging and the crypto market meltdown.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin to Post Sixth Straight September Loss, but LINK and UNI Manage Gains
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 30, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Austria Post Launches ‘Crypto Stamp’ Collectibles on the Ethereum Blockchain
By CCN Markets: Stamp collecting just entered the 21st century, as the Austrian Post Office unveiled its limited edition ‘crypto stamp’ collectibles, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Send Your Stamp, Keep A Collectible Crypto Stamp A limited 150,000 unit run of five different stamps – black, red, blue, yellow, black – allows the owner to use a physical stamp, but then save its image in their wallet. According to a Reddit user, the distribution is as follows: 1,500 red stamps; yellow, 10,000; blue, 20,000; green, 40,000; black, 78,500. The stamps retail for 6.90 Euro, meaning the entire project will bring
[Guest Post] Breaking Down Barriers with The Next Generation of DApps
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by Jimmy Zhong, Co-Founder & CEO of IOST Ever since the introduction of Bitcoin, the very first Decentralized Application (DApp), we have seen multiple use cases arise in the last ten years, from crypto exchanges, data storage, to gaming and entertainment. While much has been said about the pote…
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[Guest Post] The True Use Cases for Bitcoin and Its Role in Banking the Unbanked
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by Ray Youssef, Co-Founder & CEO of Paxful Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as we know it was born from Satoshi Nakamoto’s dream of creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. The white paper proposed a system that would replace the need for central authorities like banks and financial institution…
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[Guest Post] AI at a Crossroads – Unlocking the value of data, without unlocking the data itself
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by Trent McConaghy, Founder of Ocean Protocol A select few companies in Silicon Valley and China having amassed vast amounts of wealth, by leveraging AI to mine citizens’ data; this is the state of play in AI. But is this the future we want? The future I see is rather one where AI helps address some…
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Crypto Markets and CME Futures Post Record Trade Volume
Volume has been ramping up across the cryptocurrency markets, with April seeing a new all-time high posted for daily global cryptocurrency volume. The month has also seen Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) report record trade volume for its BTC futures contracts, in addition to Cumberland’s trade desk reporting an influx of 1,000 BTC buy orders, signaling strength across numerous facets of the virtual currency ecosystem.
[Guest Post] 3 Rags to Riches Stories From Successful Bitcoin Investors
by Dylan Buckley The inception of Bitcoin and the many projects that preceded this initial development gave rise to a whole new market for investors to take advantage of. Those who truly believed in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies even before it started to see massive gains in value profited heavily of…
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Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018
For many leading markets, February produced the largest monthly volume since the first quarter of last year, with 30-day BTC trade activity surpassing $ 200 billion, and ETH exceeding $ 100 billion.
Also Read: Report: Quadriga’s 6 Cold Wallets Have Been Without Funds Since April 2018
BTC Volume Surpasses $ 200 Billion for February
February saw the highest volume for BTC trade in one year, with BTC pairings generating nearly $ 206.37 billion in trade during the last 30 days.
[Guest Post] The Lost Treasure of Quadriga CX: A Teachable Moment
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by Patrick Burke The cryptocurrency world is still grappling to understand just what happened at Quadriga CX, the virtual currency exchange whose CEO who is alleged to have died without sharing the private keys to millions in customers’ cryptocurrency. Did the CEO really die, or is it a hoax attempt…
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[Guest Post] Fighting Corruption in South East Asia with the help of Blockchain Technology
by Sinjin David Jung, Managing Director of IBMR.io and ARCC In Southeast Asia, the social inequalities amongst the richest and the poorest are widening. While the poor suffer, they also have to endure many hardships brought on by improper governance. With Southeast Asia being one of the fastest gr…
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[Guest Post] With Stablecoins Becoming a Mainstream Currency, Not-For-Profit Element Zero Developing a Transformative Stablecoin Platform that Solves the Stability and Liquidity Issues Affecting the Current Stablecoin Market
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by Jude Regev, Element Zero founder and CEO If Main Street USA was waiting for a sign that Wall Street has embraced the value of cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technology, JPMorgan Chase gave crypto a gigantic green light last week by announcing it was the first U.S. bank to create its…
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[Guest Post] Florida Appellate Decision Expands Scope of Money Transmission Laws When Using Bitcoin
by Matthew Kohen and Justin Wales A recent Florida Third District Court of Appeal opinion may affect how individuals and businesses utilize bitcoin and other virtual currencies in the state of Florida. In Florida v. Espinoza, Case No. 3D16-1860, the State’s intermediary appellate court ruled that th…
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Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume
Several markets have seen spikes in peer-to-peer (P2P) volume, with the Kazakh and Singaporean Localbitcoins markets posting their second strongest weeks on record. Polish P2P trade also increased this past week, with volume reaching a 14-month high.
Also Read: Leaked Documents Suggest Mt. Gox Trustee’s Bitcoin Sales Impacted Market Prices
Singaporean P2P Trade Sees Spike
The current BTC price action appears to have driven an uptick in Localbitcoins trade volume across diverse markets, with many traders likely preparing for the various scenarios that may play out as BTC tests support near the low of 2018’s bear market.
[Guest Post] Why India Needs a Native Blockchain Protocol
by Prashanth Swaminathan, CEO of XDAT.io and Advisor to Eleven01 How can India benefit from Blockchain and the maximization of a native blockchain protocol? The world’s largest democracy is marching towards digitization. Ever since the finance minister of the country spoke about the blockchain techn…
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[Guest Post] 2019: Crypto War Chests Are Being Built
by Prashanth Swaminathan, CEO of XDAT.io and Advisor to Eleven01 Many people remain surprisingly optimistic about the future of cryptocurrencies despite the harrowing year that ushered in crypto winter. After all, the only way to accept it is to convince ourselves that it had to happen. Bitcoin was …
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[Guest Post] Blockchain; enhancing security, transparency and trust in the food supply chain
by Catherine Frankum Blockchain and Bitcoin. These two words have been linked closely together since their joint creation in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. Still to this day people confuse them as being the same. However, since 2014, Blockchain has developed into a technology that can be used for many di…
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[Guest Post] Will Blockchain Help Streamline Data Management?
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by Rae Steinbach The digital age has obviously yielded major benefits for businesses. That said, keeping up with technological shifts can be challenging. A major struggle organizations often face is data management. Solutions businesses may have relied on in the past are no longer sufficient for man…
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[Guest Post] FinTech’s effect on Financial Services in 2019
by Stephen Harkey Financial technology (FinTech) solutions are expected to have an exceptional year in 2019, predominantly with new solutions designed to assist the unbanked and underbanked populations. According to media sources, there are suspected to be an estimated 1.7 billion adults across the …
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Ocasio-Cortez Could Land Banking Post, How Will Stock Market Respond?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress. She now looks set to make waves by joining the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees the Wall Street regulatory regime. Peeling Back Trump’s Years of Deregulation Reports indicate the Democratic congresswoman has a strong chance of the appointment and could be an
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