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Massive Demand for Tezos could lead to an Unprecedented Price Hike

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 12:05 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Tezos cryptocurrency has done well in the market, with steady gains since last year. At a point a few months ago, the crypto coin reached an all-time high as its bullish trend reached its pinnacle.Tezos (XTZ) is not about to roll back, with the high level of demand it has received within the past few days picking up pace.The recent slump in crypto demand last month almost cut off its consolidated gains for the past few months. However, XTZ is gradually picking up and showing signs that could lead

Bitcoin’s Hedging Performance in the Wake of the Coronavirus Outbreak

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 5:46 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The recent coronavirus outbreak has far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease and efforts to quarantine it. Recently, we’ve experienced one of the most severe stock market crashes in modern times: On March 9, 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded a drop of -7.8%, which happened to be its worst single-day loss ever. However, on Thursday, March 12, 2020, the Dow then recorded the fifth-largest drop in modern history based on percentage points by a staggering amount of almost 10%. Unfortunately, the losses did not stop there. Four

Blockchain Experts Weigh in on Russia’s Controversial Coronavirus Tracking App

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 2:31 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Experts suggest that blockchain technology could have been a better solution for handling coronavirus-related data in Russia.Moscow’s COVID-19 App is pulled from Google PlayOn March 25, an app called “Social monitoring” appeared in Google Play store. According to the app’s description, it was designed for social monitoring as well as for providing access to emergency services.Users soon noticed that the app required many sensitive permissions, including geolocation, bluetooth pairing, biometric data, and calls. Notably, the data was also being openly transmitted without encryption. The backlash against the app led to

Coinbase-Backed Crypto Rating Council Lists IOTA, BAT, and USDC

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 9:04 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The question of whether certain cryptocurrencies constitute securities is becoming increasingly relevant within the blockchain industry. As such, some core players in the space are upping their efforts to bring more understanding to the issue.The Crypto Rating Council, or CRC, is a group of major United States’ crypto firms that advocates and promotes regulatory clarity in crypto. Recently, the CRC evaluated a number of new cryptocurrencies to determine whether they should show signs of being securities.Three new tokens are analyzedIn an April 2 blog post, the CRC published an introduction

Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Says He Might Ditch BTC if it Fails to Hit $20k This Year

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 1:58 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As Bitcoin (BTC) struggles to recoup the 2020 gains it shredded last month amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Mike Novogratz of Galaxy Digital is still bullish on the cryptocurrency, and he believes that BTC still has much more to offer. Novogratz predicts BTC at $20k in 2020 More like a life bet on Bitcoin, Novogratz said in an interview with CNBC’s Closing Bell segment on Thursday that he is ready to retire if the world’s most valuable crypto doesn’t hit the $20,000 mark this year. Speaking optimistically, the CEO of Galaxy

Google Chrome Leads the Pack, but Privacy-Oriented Browsers Gain Traction

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 8:12 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In recent months, big-name players like Google and Apple have been going the extra mile to showcase their privacy features to the world. However, as most people are now aware, these multinational companies have business models that are centered around collecting and aggregating the data of their customers. In this regard, growing interest in privacy-first browsers like Brave clearly suggests a collective increase in internet users’ concern over how their personal information is being accumulated, stored and utilized on a day-to-day basis.Individuals all over the globe have become so accustomed to

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… the Bitcoin Block Halving

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2020 4:39 PM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Many industry experts hold varied expectations for Bitcoin’s price following the block reward halving in May, proving 2020 is anything but mundane. “On both prior occasions, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high within 12 months, with the latest coming in December 2017 when the price reached about $20,000, which was followed by a massive decline,” Bill Herrmann, CEO of alternative investment banking firm, Wilshire Phoenix, told Cointelegraph in an email on March 10. Herrmann also pointed out that Bitcoin’s market has matured compared to past years, noting that information available to

Beware! Scammers Are Out for Crypto Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2020 3:52 PM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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As the world continues to battle with the deadly coronavirus pandemic, immoral cybercriminals are once again on the prowl. This time, they are using the chaos and fear through phishing techniques and sophisticated malware hacks to access people’s crypto holdings.On March 27, residents in the United Kingdom received warnings from their local councils “to be on their guard against a series of scams attempting to take advantage of the coronavirus outbreak.” Scammers have been using other tricks to lure victims, including the use of false Bitcoin (BTC) donation channels, fake

Remaining Anonymous: Which Crypto Privacy Solution Works Best?

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2020 9:44 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The cryptocurrency industry was initially headlined as anonymous digital cash. While experts were keen to point out that this was not exactly the case, Bitcoin (BTC) found initial popularity in darknet markets such as Silk Road, where merchants sold illegal goods ranging from light drugs to, allegedly, hitman services. Founded in 2011, Silk Road thrived for the next two years until the Federal Bureau of Investigation shut it down in 2013. Authorities later revealed that completely free blockchain explorers aided their investigative efforts.Bitcoin’s transaction ledger is completely open for the

Printer Goes Brrrr: Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Calls Bitcoin People’s Money

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Time Stamp: April 1, 2020 12:32 PM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on global economies, which has left the less privileged in most affected nations exposed to series of hardships and has made many experts provide insights on possible ways to avoid such reoccurrence in the future. Robert Kiyosaki, a bestselling author of popular financial literacy book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, is the latest to weigh in on the topic as he encouraged his followers on Twitter to save their money via Bitcoin instead of fiats currencies. Kiyosaki who recently started a series