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Record Ethereum Network Use and Gas Fees Pose Risk to DeFi Expansion

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Time Stamp: August 15, 2020 5:31 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The number of Ethereum network transactions more than doubled in 2020 and is now virtually identical to the January 2018 all-time high. As shown on the chart below, the number of transactions doubled in the past six months to stand at 1.23 million per day. Ethereum 7-day average daily transactions. Source: CoinMetricsThis situation might seem very bullish at first, but one must remember both EOS and Tron (TRX) started as ERC-20 tokens before launching their own mainnet and running fully independent blockchains.A similar chain migration is happening on Tether’s USDT, a stablecoin

Down to the Wire: Yam Finance Saved at the Last Minute

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 1:46 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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After a tense day, the most talked about new decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol YAM Finance has overcome a near-catastrophic code error. The future of Yam Finance was abruptly thrown into question earlier today when a bug in the protocol’s code resulted in excessive YAM reserves being minted — rendering it “impossible to take any future governance actions.”The project quickly asked for community support, offering rewards to YAM miners and token-holders who were willing to pledge their tokens toward a pool of 160,000 coins to recapture governance over the protocol before the

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

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Saw Surge in Investor Interest After March

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 9:18 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, an investment tool that aims to provide an indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) for investors in traditional markets, reported a significant increase in how many shares it issued between Q2 and Q1 of 2020.According to an Aug. 7 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the trust issued more than 87 million shares in Q2 2020, compared to the total of 133 million shares issued for all of 2020.The trust issued almost 90% more shares in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the first. This

DeFi Token Serum Surges 1500% in 12 Hours After Listing

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2020 9:42 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The latest DeFi token to moon is for the decentralized derivatives exchange Serum ,which surged by four figures following its launch and exchange listings.The Serum Project is a new, non-custodial DEX that launched on August 11 and its native SRM token has since surged 1500%. The Serum Project is a collaboration between centralized derivatives trading platform FTX, and Solana, a low-fee, high-speed, interoperable smart contract blockchain. Launched less than 12 hours ago at the time of writing, the token has skyrocketed from the launch price of $0.11 to more than $1.80

A Crypto Trader Thinks Ethereum Could Plunge Towards $300 as Momentum Slows

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After Bitcoin and Ethereum attempted to surge past $12,000 and $400, respectively, the momentum has tapered off. Over the past day, the leading cryptocurrencies have plunged lower despite a weakening U.S. dollar. As of the time of this article’s writing, ETH is down 2.85% in the past 24 hours and now trades for $385. Analysts say that Ethereum is primed to move towards $300 as last week’s highs hold as resistance. The bearish sentiment can be corroborated by the trajectory of gold, which has flipped negative after a strong rally

Bitcoin Bulls Fight for Key Resistance as Analysts Target Rally to $14k

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 2:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin has witnessed some immense turbulence throughout the past few weeks, but has mostly been seeing a consolidation phase throughout the past several days The cryptocurrency is now battling to surmount $12,000 – a resistance level formed just over one week ago This level has been briefly surmounted on multiple occasions, but each time has been followed by an influx of selling pressure that sends it lower The cryptocurrency is now at a pivotal point, as analysts are noting that a break above this level could be all that is

Cardano, EOS, Dash Price Analysis: 10 August

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Cardano, EOS, and Dash, all seemed to be consolidating/range-bound, with their prices waiting to break out on the charts, at the time of writing. However, in the short-term time frame, all the aforementioned cryptos seemed to be expecting a short decline in the near-term.Cardano [ADA]Source: ADAUSD TradingViewCardano [ADA] no longer holds the eighth position on CoinMarketCap’s charts, with its position taken over by Litecoin [LTC]. At press time, ADA had a market cap of $3.7 billion, having registered a 2.15% decline over the last 24 hours. With Cardano’s PoS blocks

Q&A: How Blockchain Could Transform the Art Industry

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The art world has had a tough time lately. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many galleries and museums to close, with sales of premium pieces also affected.But there could be a solution that helps the industry get back on its feet and achieve much-needed digitization: blockchain. Here, we talk to Niko Kipouros, founder and CEO of 4ARTechnologies, about how this technology could transform the way we purchase and own artwork — and even ensure that the provenance and authenticity of masterpieces are never doubted.1. What are the biggest challenges facing

Bitcoin Price Seals Best Weekly Close in 2.5 Years: 5 Things to Know

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Bitcoin (BTC) greets another week with a push to $12,000 and its highest weekly close since after it hit $20,000 — will it return?Cointelegraph takes a look at five things that stand to impact BTC price performance in the coming five days.BTC: A two-and-half-year record weekly closeBitcoin hitting $12,000 again early Monday was more than just a boon for traders — in doing so, BTC/USD sealed its highest close on weekly time frames since January 2018.This means that no single week of price action ended at such high levels since,

Number of Bitcoin Cash Whales Drop Following 39% Price Surge

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Time Stamp: August 9, 2020 11:58 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Following a 39% price surge at the end of July, at least 10 Bitcoin Cash whales have left the network, possibly trading or selling their millions in holdings. According to Crypto Twitter user Ali Martinez, data from analytics site Santiment shows the number of investors holding between 10,000-100,000 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) — roughly $3-30 million — has fallen by 10 since Aug. 1. The drop comes after the token surged 38.7% from $224.46 on July 17 to a three-month high of $311.34 on July 31, implying that a number of whales