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$600M Crypto Ad Ban Class Action Filed in Australian Courts

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 10:54 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Law firm JPB Liberty filed a class-action lawsuit in the Federal Court of New South Wales earlier today, targeting Facebook and Google for anti-competitive behavior for banning cryptocurrency advertising in 2018.JPB argues the ban, which was loosened in 2019, killed the initial coin offering (ICO) market and caused severe financial damage to the wider cryptocurrency industry.JPB Liberty CEO Andrew Hamilton said the tech giants had acted as a cartel in launching the crypto ad ban, in order to crush competition from the blockchain sector.The suit has garnered more than $600

FAANG stocks And Digital Assets Are Flying

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 1:57 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Which would you prefer, a large pizza split into eight slices, or a large pizza split into 12 slices? A normal, rational person might suggest that it really doesn’t make much of a difference, as it’s really the same amount of pizza. This poor Australian girl, however, will probably never live down the time her “friend” Brad filmed her saying that she’d prefer eight slices, because she couldn’t possibly eat 12 slices of Pizza. Well, today Jen can finally point out that the eternity of new-wave momentum traders are giving

Bitcoin Could Retrace to $9,000 if it Breaks Below This One Key Level

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin is now hovering within the mid-$11,000 region following the intense bout of selling pressure it witnessed yesterday The decline beneath $11,200 was quickly absorbed by bulls, although BTC remains in a somewhat precarious position One analyst is pointing to massive support just below where the crypto is currently trading as a bullish factor That being said, other traders are cautioning that BTC is getting closer to a key level that could lead the crypto down to $9,000 if it is broken below Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market is

Ethereum is at Risk of Losing a Crucial Level Following Yesterday’s Selloff

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 4:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Ethereum has been closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action in recent weeks, which caused it to see some intense bearishness yesterday The cryptocurrency’s price dove as low as $367 once the selling pressure began peaking From this point, it saw a strong rebound that allowed it to recapture that vast majority of these losses It now appears to be well-positioned to see slightly further near-term upside One analyst believes that this latest dip did put ETH at grave risk of seeing a notable selloff There’s one key level that bulls must

Gold Tokens Reach Milestone Market Cap; Does This Pose a Threat to Bitcoin?

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 11:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin and gold have been rising in tandem, as the dollar has been falling. It has also driven the growth of the market cap of digital gold tokens, backed by the precious metal commodity, to record highs. What exactly has caused this rapid growth in market cap, and does this pose any threat against Bitcoin? Market Cap of Commodity-Backed Gold Tokens Soars 1000% In 2020 Bitcoin and gold share several key similarities, such as supply scarcity. Bitcoin’s benefits soon begin to outweigh the precious metal, especially in terms of storage

Bitcoin Price Suddenly Drops by $500 in Seconds to Fill Futures ‘Gap’

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 7:13 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped several hundred dollars in seconds on Aug. 10 as $12,000 once more proved too hot to handle. Cryptocurrency market daily snapshot Aug. 6. Source: Coin360BTC price finds new focus at $11,700Data from Cointelegraph Markets and Coin360 showed BTC/USD nosedive 4% during Monday trading, bouncing off $11,500 and since returning to $11,700.In doing so, Bitcoin neatly filled the latest gap in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures markets, which lay just below $11,700. BTC/USD 1-day price chart. Source: Coin360A classic move, Cointelegraph predicted on the day that markets would likely attempt to

Economic Crisis Leaves US Government Officials in State of Confusion

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Time Stamp: August 9, 2020 1:20 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The continuing economic trauma from the COVID-19 crisis has left US government officials in a state of confusion. While some argue for opening the economy, others are advocating for a complete shutdown. The lack of clear economic policy direction is becoming more and more apparent as the crisis unfolds. The difficulty appears to be the potential impact of another shutdown weighed against the continued economic stagnation from partial closures. US Economy Bleeding Out The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari is on the side of complete closure. In

Real Estate Blockchain Firm Ubitquity to Build Tokenized Title Platform

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 5:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Real estate blockchain platform developer Ubitquity will build a platform for creating tokenized property titles with Rainier Title, a news report said. The platform will also log records of conveyance for the Washington-based Rainier Title. It will integrate with the conveyance suite Qualia. Rainier Title is currently in the process of migrating to Qualia. Tokens created through the platform represent a client’s property so title owners have more opportunities to develop new value like a fractionalized ownership investment in the real estate. Ubitquity said in a statement that having tokens represent a

Chinese State Grid Launches Blockchain-Based Blackout Insurance Policy

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A branch of China’s state-backed grid released its first blockchain-powered blackout insurance policy issued to the chairman of a local company that needed to compensate for a power outage loss suffered recently.According to Shupeidian, Zhejiang Ningbo Power Supply Company, in partnership with Yingda Taihe Property Insurance Co., Ltd., released the policy to a sprinkler manufacturing company in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.Both companies believe that the process of issuing insurance via a blockchain network provides a commercial solution to compensate for the loss caused by an electric outage in a faster and

Bitcoin Plunges Under Pivotal $11.5k Support: What Do Analysts Think Is Next?

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Bitcoin is slipping lower after peaking at $11,950 just the other day. This marked the second major rejection at the pivotal $12,000 level in the span of a week. As of the time of this article’s writing, BTC is trading for $11,400. This is the lowest price in days, with the asset last trading this low after last week’s flash crash. Analysts believe that Bitcoin’s ongoing drop could be a precursor to a greater move lower. $11,500 has been a level that traders have been watching with intrigue. Some have

Why Toppling Silver and Gold Prices Could Be Especially Bad for Bitcoin

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 11:09 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In March 2020, the stock market dragged cryptocurrencies down to their Black Thursday bottom. Since then, however, soaring gold and silver prices have helped restore interest in Bitcoin and altcoins. These hard, digitally scarce assets are expected to perform similarly to precious metals due to similar supply attributes. Still, it also could cause a disastrous crash in crypto as a result. Silver and Gold Rally Ready For Pullback And Dollar Stages Overdue Recovery The dollar has been in steady decline, with top financial market analysts from the likes of Goldman