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Risky Assets Are Rallying, Bitcoin Back Above $7,000

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“In every generation a man is obligated to feel as if he himself has experienced the exudes from Egypt.” This is one of the core principles of the upcoming holiday of Passover that Jewish people across the globe will celebrate tomorrow. It’s the very reason that we embrace strange customs like eating herbs that are so bitter they make you cry, drinking four full glasses of whine, and of course the famous flat bread known as matzah. Though I will never ever understand what it must have been like to

ConsenSys Health Launches Coronavirus-related Virtual Hackathon

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ConsenSys Health announced on April 7 the launch of the “STOP COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon,” which will take place from April 13 to May 11, 2020.The initiative is sponsored by Gitcoin, Hyperledger, ConsenSys, One Million Developers and OpenMined. It aims to leverage blockchain and other technologies to facilitate data access for researchers and healthcare professionals seeking to curb the outbreak coronavirus and prevent future pandemics.The virtual hackathon also hopes to advance cohesion between life sciences and next-generation experts to develop solutions that strengthen public health without sacrificing user privacy. In the

NFT Floodgates Open With Impressive Lineup of Blockchain Games in 2020

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Blockchain in the gaming industry is one of the space’s hot topics of 2019. This year is catching the interest of both young independent developers and large corporations. Conferences and hackathons are periodically held around the world for developers to search for new ideas for integrating blockchain into games.The main advantages of blockchain are its decentralization and open-source nature, which can significantly change the gaming market. The technology is taking trust between developers and players to a new level, and users can now own and freely exchange in-game assets without

Matic Network Allocates 100% of Team & Foundation Tokens to Staking in Second Token Unlock

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Matic Network has shared vital information on how they intend to allocate its second batch of tokens scheduled to be released later this month. According to the project, the need to provide clarity on the details of the “second token unlock” is imperative to address any future concern or confusion, while adding that the token allocation is designed to be favorable to both token holders and the entire Matic Network ecosystem.  The Matic’s token supply is to be allocated based on five distinct categories such as Teams, Advisors, Foundation, Ecosystem,

Streamr to Offer Binance’s Real-Time Trade Feeds on Marketplace

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 8:47 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Open-source blockchain infrastructure Streamr announced on April 7 a new integration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in which Streamr will offer the exchange's real-time trade feeds on its marketplace.From now on, Binance’s real-time trades and quotes data for all asset pairs will be available on Streamr, with the aim of targeting algorithmic traders.According to Streamr, traders will now be able to obtain sentiment data and data from other markets via a single technical integration.Motivations behind the partnershipSpeaking with Cointelegraph, Henri Pihkala, co-founder and CEO of Streamr, said that with crypto exchanges serving

Deutsche Bank Places Bitcoin (BTC) at the Center of All Currencies 

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As the world records more than one million confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus, the German multinational investment bank, Deutsche Bank (DB), sees a strong need for a cashless society during this pandemic time. Current Flaws With Physical Money The use of physical cash potentially poses the risk of spreading the virus, especially dirty banknotes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In line with the warning, the central bank of South Korea began quarantining banknotes and even went on to destroy some notes to curb the spread of COVID-19

Secure, Controllable, Decentralized Data Sharing: An Interview With bitYoga CEO Antorweep Chakravorty

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Beyond its primary use case of powering cryptocurrencies, there’s no denying the priceless possibilities embedded in the underlying blockchain technology.  Coinfomania recently spoke to bitYoga CEO Antorweep Chakravorty. The Norway-based startup is a member of the EU-H2020 ARTICONF project and is piloting the adoption of blockchain technology for decentralized and secure data file sharing for the next generation of internet applications. He first spoke to us about how bitYoga got started. Antorweep was an associate professor of the University of Stavanger, Norway along with co-founder, Chunming Rong who was also

Bitfinex Launches Staking in Response to Customer Demand

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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,

Bitcoin Has Gained $600 for 3 Consecutive Mondays — Price Hits $7,400

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Bitcoin (BTC) bulls showed up early Monday morning and took full control of Bitcoin price by sending the price through the $6,900-$7,200 resistance zone to a nearly 4-week high of $7,454. The surge to $7,454 occurred as the United States’ markets opened strong, leading the S&P 500 and Dow to rally 7.03% and 7.73%, respectively. It seems investors are beginning to gain some confidence as the rate of novel coronavirus infections begins to slow down in Italy, Spain and China along with murmurs of additional financial stimulus packages from governments. Crypto market

CoinGecko CEO: ‘Hard for CoinMarketCap to Stay Neutral’

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Just one week after exchange Binance announced its acquisition of CoinMarketCap (CMC) — one of the most-referenced crypto data websites — some prominent figures in the crypto community are speaking out.Bobby Ong, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CoinGecko, gave an interview to My Two Gwei on April 6. Among the topics discussed was the crypto data website’s $400 million acquisition and the role it may play in the future. Ong highlighted his company to “uphold data integrity” in the face of “many new exchanges… faking their volume.” One of

BitMEX Operator Gives $400K Sponsorship to Cybersecurity Nonprofit

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HDR Global Trading, the operator of crypto exchange BitMEX, is giving a $400,000 grant to the cybersecurity nonprofit Shadowserver Foundation.In an April 6 statement on the company’s blog, HDR Global Trading announced that it would offer $400,000 to the organization over the next four years. The BitMEX operator will be acting as a member of the nonprofit’s new industry alliance for Internet security.Richard Perlotto, Shadowserver Director, thanked HDR for “their rapid response to our call for help” and emphasized the organization’s commitment to fighting cybercrime. The director is referring to