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TikTok Ban: The Beginning of a New Age in Social Networks?

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 8:28 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that forbids American companies to transact with Tencent and Bytedance. The ban comes after a long debate involving alleged data mining from apps like WeChat and TikTok. Following the ban, Tencent shares fell 5%. American companies will effectively have 45 days to stop transacting with these companies. The ban is sparking worldwide debate regarding the boundaries of national security. Is this an opportunity for decentralized social media platforms to step up? Tencent and the Yuan Plummet The announcement was immediately felt on

What is Wrapped Bitcoin? A Guide to WBTC

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 12:24 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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WBTC is a way for Bitcoin to run on the Ethereum blockchain. Performing quick and affordable transactions using Bitcoin (BTC) has long been a problem of the community ever since it became more popular. This is why there have been many developments planning to address this issue.  But what if we can make our BTC coins functional on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain? Would there be a difference? Wrapped BTC (WBTC) is a multi-institution project that aims to solve common BTC problems by creating its ERC-20 token counterpart. And in the

Curve Finance Guide – How to Make Money with Curve (CRV)

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 11:59 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Curve Protocol is one of the largest and most used projects in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. It is integrated with most DeFi protocols and has seen rapid adoption in a short window. It’s essentially the most competent automated market maker (AMM) out there for stablecoins and wrapped tokens. Curve’s most valuable accomplishment has been giving people incentive to contribute liquidity and earn rewards over their idle assets. A community-based project, the protocol innovates continuously and is now progressing towards total decentralization.  In this guide, we take a look

Casa Launches In-Wallet Purchasing

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Time Stamp: August 6, 2020 2:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin custody solution provider Casa has announced today that it is offering in-wallet bitcoin purchases, allowing Casa App users to forgo exchanges when they add to their HODLings.  In a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine, Casa explained that users can make these purchases using Apple Pay or debit cards, which connect them to retail exchanges through a secure API provided by Wyre. Wyre offers similar services to other projects in the space, such as DropBit. Casa, which positions itself as a particularly security-conscious provider of private key management, noted that

Ethereum eSports Betting: How to Get Started

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2020 10:33 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Nowadays, if you are interested in gambling, it’s hard to say you have never heard of cryptocurrency. It is no longer the question of what is cryptocurrency but rather which cryptocurrency is the best option. When you looking at one’s financial options, it is hard to make a blanket call on what is the best route to go, but as far as what we can see, when it comes to online gambling one of the best and most rewarding routes to go would be making use of Ethereum in the

Ethereum’s Compound (COMP) Slides to Multi-Month Low Despite DeFi Explosion

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Time Stamp: August 2, 2020 4:30 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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While Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen notable bounces since imploding on Saturday evening, Compound and other altcoins are underperforming. The Ethereum-based coin is down 7.5% in the past 24 hours as per data from Coin Market Cap. This comes in spite of the fact that decentralized finance (DeFi), which Compound is a market leader in, has seen strong adoption. Altcoins could see further losses against Bitcoin and the dollar if the market leaders continue to undergo bouts of volatility. Compound Slides Lower In Spite of DeFi Strength The Ethereum-based Compound

Ampleforth: A Guide to the AMPL DeFi Protocol

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Time Stamp: August 2, 2020 9:53 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Imagine the possibilities of reinventing money. One that is powered by blockchain and crypto-based solutions. That is what Ampleforth hopes to achieve within and beyond the crypto community. Since the inception of decentralized finance (DeFi), various notable projects have spawned, giving life to a new sector in the cryptosphere. At the moment, investors and crypto traders alike are quite stoked with DeFi and liquidity mining. We have witnessed several protocols like Maker, Aave, and Compound attracting hundreds of thousands of users, enabling the DeFi ecosystem to proliferate far and wide.

Crypto Price Analysis & Overview July 31st: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Chainlink & VeChain

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 11:02 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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BitcoinBitcoin saw a massive 17.7% price surge over the past week. During the past fortnight, Bitcoin managed to break above a symmetrical triangle pattern as it started to push higher to reach $9,815 by the start of this week.Bitcoin then went on to explode above $10,000 as it reached as high as $11,400 on some exchanges. The coin has struggled to break this resistance over the past 4-days and must overcome it for the bullish run to continue.Looking ahead, if the bulls can break resistance at $11,275, the ext target

VET Geared For New Highs As VeChain Readies Latest Innovations

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 9:09 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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VeChain has seen a recent four-month rally, which only recently managed to die down. However, depending on the metrics you trust on the matter, a massive breakout event could happen, once more, which could see massive new highs for the currency. VeChain Getting The Best Of Things Of all the various cryptocurrencies the world has to offer thus far, VeChain stands as one that’s had a very good year of 2020. The pandemic may have caused a massive amount of chaos for the crypto industry at large, especially during Black