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Former IMF exec: ‘I am not going to say Bitcoin is going to implode tomorrow’

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 1:30 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The Indian central bank has always been particularly wary of the cryptocurrency industry. According to former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, however, cryptos definitely have a “potential future.” Speaking at the Reuters Global Markets Forum, the economist opined that while cryptocurrencies have highly fluctuating values, they might be useful as means of payment in the coming time. As expected, the former bank exec lent more support to the idea of well-regulated stablecoins, with Rajan adding that these assets should have quick, appropriate regulations. It’s worth noting, however, that

Why this British billionaire’s family office wants more Bitcoin, crypto-investments

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 4:00 AM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The growth of institutional investments in the mainstream cryptocurrency ecosystem, as well as in DeFi, has been phenomenal over the past year. A number of venture capitalists have made direct or indirect investments in the space through a number of channels. The latest addition to the same is British billionaire Simon Nixon. “Hard to ignore” The billionaire is planning to expand his crypto-allocations through his London-based venture capital firm Seek Capital. According to the Managing Director of the family office, crypto-assets have grown to acquire a significant share of interest

Polkadot, WAVES, VeChain Price Analysis: 05 August

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Time Stamp: August 5, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: August 5, 2021 - Published By:
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As bigger cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum recovered, altcoins mimicked the same movements. DOT was on its way to test its immediate resistance level. WAVES, however, still flashed signs of sideways price movement. Finally, VeChain gained by 4% overnight.  Polkadot [DOT] DOT/USD, TradingView DOT was trading around $18.74 at press time after it registered a 9.4% hike overnight. The altcoin, in case of a further upward push, will push beyond the $18.75-level and a dip could cause it to fall at $18 and then subsequently to $16.77.  Even on a

Tempus Unveils ETH 2.0 Fixed Rate Staking

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Time Stamp: August 5, 2021 7:22 AM - Modified On: August 5, 2021 - Published By:
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Tempus has announced a new staking method for Ethereum 2.0 which enables users to access a fixed-rate yield.Sponsored Sponsored In a blog post on Aug 4, Tempus founder David Garai explained that users can optimize their existing exposure to variable ETH 2.0 staking yields including the ability to get a fixed yield. Tempus is an open-source protocol that allows users to optimize their existing exposure to variable yield to better match their risk profile. It completed a $1.9 million seed round in mid-July.Sponsored Sponsored Fixed yields

The Effect of Coronavirus on the Cryptocurrency Market

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Time Stamp: December 30, 2020 5:58 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The year 2020, has been greatly eventful. From threats of a world war, to increased terrorist attacks. A biography on the life of the year 2020, would not only be a bestseller but also an excellent read. However the most significant single event of this year is and has been the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at its global takeover. From a regular virus, one that was once considered to be not worse than a cold flu, to transition into a global pandemic outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of

Flare Network Review: Smart Contract Network For XRP

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Time Stamp: December 26, 2020 11:08 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As the third largest cryptocurrency most people familiar with the space have heard about Ripple and they understand that it is a global payment and foreign exchange network that was designed to replace the outdated SWIFT banking network. And while it works great for that specific use case, otherwise it has shown limited usefulness in other functions.That might all be fixed however as the Flare Network has been created with the goal of improving the utility of XRP tokens by creating a network with smart contract capability for the XRP

VeChain Forms New Partnership with Grant Thornton to Push Adoption

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 4:56 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The VeChain Foundation has partnered with Grant Thornton Cyprus, an accounting firm, opening the door to “thousands” of adoption opportunities. VeChain uses its blockchain mainly to provide RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). This can be used as part of an internet of things framework, supply-chain planning, and also to determine the provenance of unique goods. The firm has an in-house development team that caters to larger businesses and hopes to be the go-to company for enterprise blockchain needs. In bittersweet news, it sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a sign of urgency

DeFi Tokens BAND, LINK, Outpace Bitcoin Price by Gaining 100% in 10 Days

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 5:35 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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This week Bitcoin (BTC) price is making waves as the digital asset finally pushed above the $12K mark, but prior to this move, altcoins have been strongly outpeforming BTC for weeks. Two of the most notable performers are Band Protocol (BAND) and Chainlink (LINK) as both surged by 348% and 88% in the past ten days. Each functions as an oracle blockchain network that supplies data to Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications.Since the start of August, BAND price rose from $3.9 to as high as $17.78 and in the same period, LINK

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