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Fear, Greed and the Evolution of Money in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 4:24 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The COVID-19 pandemic is not going to end soon. Fear and anxiety have skyrocketed, and nearly half of the people in the United States feel the coronavirus has harmed their mental health. People are scared, anxious, depressed, on edge and struggling to sleep through the night.We watched as China took extreme measures to improve the coronavirus crisis there. We watched as Italy locked down the country and people scurried to other parts of Europe. We then watched as California Governor Gavin Newsom took early measures for the U.S. and locked

Bitfinex Launches Staking in Response to Customer Demand

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 4:50 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has become the latest exchange to offer staking services to customers.Announced April 3, Bitfinex will offer staking rewards up to 10% per annum on crypto assets underpinned by a Proof-of-Stake algorithm."We're committed to engaging our existing users and the wider community with new products and innovations," said Bitfinex’s CTO, Paolo Ardoino. "The Bitfinex Staking Rewards Program provides our users with another avenue to increase their holdings on our platform."Bitfinex introduces staking in response to customer demandArdoino states that Bitfinex’s clients asked for staking to be introduced,

Price Analysis April 6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 4:06 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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During a crisis, the first thing panic-stricken investors do is to sell almost every asset class they perceive is likely to go down. However, after the panic settles down, the bottom fishers step in and start buying the assets that show value. We have seen both of these phases play out for cryptocurrencies.The sharp selloff on March 12 was a good example of panic and the sharp correction was quickly followed by a phase of cherry-picking by long-term investors. Since bottoming out on March 13, most major cryptocurrencies have rebounded

Ethereum DApps: How to Listen for Events

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 11:28 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Using the instance we created in step 2, we can subscribe to listen out for any events that it emits.Figure 4: Subscribe to ‘MyEvent’As stated earlier, the event we want to listen for is called MyEvent, and figure 4 shows us how. Our myContract instance has an accessor called events from which we can target MyEvent. This is an asynchronous function that returns a promise, and it’s called every time MyEvent is emitted.Line 3 defines what happens once data has been returned from the promise. Here we’re simply logging the

New Zealand Financial Regulator Warns Public About ‘Profit Bitcoin’ Scam

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 10:53 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Amid the apparent global surge of cryptocurrency-related scams, New Zealand’s financial regulator has warned the public against another suspected Bitcoin (BTC) investment scam scheme.In an April 6 statement, the country’s major financial watchdog, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), issued an official warning against “Profit Bitcoin” — an alleged get-rich-quick scam that promises returns by using software that “wins” Bitcoin trades with “99.4% accuracy.”Scam purportedly involved false claims from the New Zealand’s governmentThe FMA noted that the entity and its website, theprofitbtc.com, have the “hallmarks of a scam,” emphasizing that Profit

Bitcoin’s Correlations With Global Financial Assets Soar Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 12:59 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Many investors hold Bitcoin (BTC) as a hedge against the global financial system. However, as the numbers show, Bitcoin has not been spared from the recent COVID-19 financial crisis.This article will analyze the movement of global financial markets and its correlation with Bitcoin during the COVID-19 crisis. We’ll consider the following sources as price measures for the following.The recent crash has really challenged Bitcoin’s claim as “digital gold” and puts its assertion as a financial “safe haven” to the test.Related: Is Bitcoin a Store of Value? Experts on BTC as

Investors Intensify Their Complaint Against Stock Traders’ Crypto Ponzi Scheme

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 8:45 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Despite the best efforts of many out there, cryptocurrency investment scams still exist and are running rampant in today’s world. It almost seems like you’ve got one popping up every week.An Age-Old Fraud SchemeAccording to a recent filing with a federal court in Florida, Q3 Investment Recovery Vehicle, a company that represents over 100 investors, has sued a third party company for cheating them out of a deal.As the complaint explains, Q3 I LP was a company that sold itself based on the expertise of its founders. These founders include

Bitcoin Posts Laudable Performance Over the Quarter 

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 8:54 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The first quarter of 2020 was a bit of a mixed bag for cryptocurrencies. As expected, no other asset can demonstrate this better than Bitcoin. While the top digital asset led a market rally into the year and started 2020 gaining as much as 13 percent in its value, the coronavirus hit, and the market soon experienced a massive slump – with record drops witnessed on multiple fronts. Accounts Surged, but Transactions Stalled However, the market has corrected, and things appear to be on the uptrend once more. Bitcoin crossed the $7,200 mark