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Key Timing for Adoption? Crypto Goes Mainstream With TV, Newspaper Ads

Amid turbulent times for the world at large, the cryptocurrency space seems to be cruising on its own steam in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has put a major strain on economies around the world, and countries such as the United States have seen their central banks resort to extended quantitative easing in order to stimulate their financial ecosystems.Some analysts believe that this continual fiscal stimulus is part of the reason that the cryptocurrency market is enjoying relative success compared with its traditional financial counterparts.The likes of Anthony Pompliano, co-founder of

Ethereum Price Hits 2-Year High as ETH Futures Open Interest Tops $1.5B

Today the price of Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) hit a two-year high according to data from crypto trading terminal Crryptowatch. Despite the breakout to $445, open interest on ETH futures remains steady at a new record high of $1.5 billion.ETH-USD 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView.comThe record high open interest on ETH futures hints that traders remain bullish and further gains could be seen over the coming days.In recent months, Ethereum has seen strong momentum due to the explosive growth of the Decentralized Finance sector. The demand for Ether led to a sharp

Bitcoin Prone to Seeing Downside as It Trades Below Key Level

Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market are struggling to extend the mid-term uptrend that has driven them higher over the past few weeks This has come about as BTC pushes up against insurmountable resistance at $12,000 – a level that it has been rejected at on multiple occasions Analysts are now noting that it may require a daily close above $11,900 for it to see further upside that sends it past this price level There are some positive signs that BTC is gearing up for a movement towards this level,

Gold’s Sharp Rebound After Rout Hints Bitcoin En Route to $12K

Gold’s sharp rebound after logging its biggest plunge in 7 years left Bitcoin (Symbol: BTCUSD) in a comfortable space. The benchmark cryptocurrency seemingly copied the precious metal’s retracement moves during the Wednesday session. At one point in time, it was trading at $11,148 (data from Coinbase), down 7.76 percent from its weekly top. But it bounced back ahead of the New York session, rising about 4.54 percent from its intraday low. The same happened to gold (Symbol: XAUUSD). The metal plunged by more than 10 percent from its record high

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

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

UAS: The First Government to Bring Blockchain Development to The Masses

What constitutes development? Would one know it when they saw it? More importantly, why should it matter whether or not a nation attains it? Answers to these seemingly simple questions are as varied as people are. However, simply put, development is the expansion of a nation’s economy, complemented with a significant rise in its citizens’ living standards. From this, it is apparent that development is visible—additionally, its attainment matters. Africa, compared to other regions, is underdeveloped, albeit resource-rich. Ironically, incomes continue to rise across the continent while a majority of

Economic Crisis Leaves US Government Officials in State of Confusion

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

Ampleforth Down 66% — Welcome to Rebasing

The elastic supply token Ampleforth (AMPL) has lost two-thirds of its market cap in a matter of days. The atypical characteristics of the token attracted many investors that jumped in. After a dramatic surge in price and market cap, the tables have turned and Ampleforth has entered a corrective phase. The token is understood by many as just an experiment, and it may impact the way future tokens are created. AMPL: The Ultimate Digital Money? Ampleforth is not your typical cryptocurrency. It’s quite a complex token with some revolutionary ideas,

Bullish For Bitcoin: BTC Supply Slowly Shifts From Whales Toward Smaller Entities

New data shows that the amount of Bitcoin held by smaller entities has grown significantly. Meanwhile, during the same time, whale-sized BTC wallets declined by a similar margin. Clearly, there’s been a sizable shift in supply, but what exactly does this crypto wealth transfer signify? And is this bullish or bearish for the first-ever cryptocurrency? Supply Restrictions Give Cryptocurrencies Added Value That Isn’t Fully Understood Out of all of Bitcoin’s unique attributes that give it inherent value, nothing compares to the asset’s hard-capped, 21 million BTC supply. Various supply-based valuation

Why Klaytn and Link Will Catalyze Blockchain Adoption in Asia

In the last two years, popular messaging giants in Asia and Europe have announced plans to launch a blockchain-powered cryptocurrency. In Asia, Kakao’s Klaytn and Line’s Link platform have launched and are quickly gaining momentum, but Facebook and Telegram’s cryptocurrencies have not fared so well. Messaging Giants Pushing Blockchain Adoption As it stands, Kakao is by far the most dominant mobile platform in Korea with a market share of 97% in the country. Kakao subsidiary Ground X began development of Klaytn back in 2019, after raising $90 million in both

Cryptocurrency News Roundup for Aug 3, 2020

Bitcoin started the week on a positive note after an unusually volatile weekend by recent standards. The BTC/USD price temporarily reached a local high of over $12,000. The eventful weekend was preceded by a credit-rating downgrade from Fitch who placed a “negative outlook” on the United State’s triple-A rating on Friday. Fitch added that a “resurgence of inflation” could be on the cards, which would in turn force the Fed to increase interest rates. It would be interesting to see the effects that would have on Bitcoin and its brethren.

Dramatic $17,000 Bitcoin Peak Possible Within Weeks Based on Halving Fracal

If a fractal plays out on Bitcoin price charts matching the previous halving post-consolidation breakout, the cryptocurrency could keep on climbing from here. The target, if the rally takes a similar path, would put valuations of the top cryptocurrency at between $15,000 to $17,000 before peaking. Bitcoin Breaks Out: What Happens Next Will Be Fast and Furious Bitcoin price exploded early last week on the heels of gold setting a new record and the government committing to another $1 trillion in stimulus spending. Inflating money supply has prompted a flight