Archive for March 2021
A Risk-Free DeFi Protocol to Redefine the SaaS Market
Over the last year, the cryptocurrency space has evolved from an industry of speculative assets, to providing globally-usable financial products and services in a decentralized way. In fact, decentralized Finance (DeFi) has shown how blockchain technology can take over from, legacy systems to underpin the mainstream financial world. Next in line: the Software as a…
Read MoreBitcoin Has Won Over Institutional Investors: Could Governments Be Next?
When Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of $17,000 in late 2017, the cryptocurrency headlined media outlets and financial journals — but not for the right reasons. Analysts and major institutional figureheads bashed and ostracized the promising digital asset, dubbing it a “fraud” and “useless as a payment system.” Not soon after, Bitcoin suffered a…
Read MoreInstagram Influencer Scams Followers Out Of Millions In Bitcoin
By the way of network effect, each new market cycle brings more and more attention to Bitcoin. The price per coin rises as more investors pile in looking for a piece of the profits the cryptocurrency is known for providing over the years. At the same time, however, it also attracts more criminals, scammers, and…
Read MoreVisa to Accept Cryptocurrencies for Payment Settlements
According to Reuters, Visa announced today that it will begin accepting cryptocurrency USD Coin (USDC) to settle transactions on its payment network. The move by the fintech giant coincides with the growing institutional acceptance of digital currencies. The company has launched a pilot payment program with Crypto.com, and plans to roll out its services to…
Read MoreBoom for Bitcoin as Wall Street Veteran Blasts Powell over Inflation Risks
Bitcoin could continue playing its global safe-haven hedge role as a Wall Street veteran blasts off Jerome Powell and his pro-inflation policies in his latest opinion editorial. The benchmark cryptocurrency could rise as Andrew Parlin, founder/chief investment officer at Washington Peak Investment Advisors in New Jersey, warns about how the Federal Reserve chairman has thought…
Read MoreBitcoin Weekly Forecast: BTC/USD Does Not Want to Move Below $50,000
Last week was suspenseful for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency market was expecting a super-volatile period as about $6 billion worth of options neared their expiry. Many bears maintained their put options strike rate to near $47,500 — and even tried their very best to crash the bitcoin price to the same level. Nevertheless, bulls went an…
Read MoreBiconomy launches Forward Swap – a DEX that accepts gas fees in stablecoins
Decentralized technology is on a path of revolution — from traditional exchanges to decentralized exchanges, with the aim of facilitating a more convenient and secure trading space. Although the centralized exchanges conduct trade off-chain, it is necessary you know that despite the development occurring in the trading space, most of their existing challenges, especially the…
Read MoreChina Sets the Stage for Central Bank Digital Currencies, Proposing Global Rules for Nations
China recently proposed a set of global guidelines on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) earlier this Thursday, discussing potential uses and implications of a sovereign digital currency. With the coronavirus pandemic exposing inefficiencies in traditional payment systems, there has been a growing need to digitize legacy financial infrastructure. With the threat of cryptos toppling fiat’s…
Read MoreGrayScale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Premium Sinks To All-Time Lows
Since trading at a negative for nearly 2 months, GrayScale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) premium plummeted to -14.21% this morning. Historically, GBTC has traded at a high premium relative to the underlying Bitcoin, commanding an average of 15.02% premium since the fund’s inception. But as competition grows and firms create cheaper, more accurate financial products, GBTC’s…
Read MoreLeading Tokens That Use the Most Popular Standard ERC-20
According to Ethereum data provider, Etherscan, there are currently over 830 projects which are based on the ERC-20 token standard with over 350,000 token contracts. This is undoubtedly the most popular standard for token issuance today. Some of the leading crypto projects with native tokens that are based on the ERC-20 framework include Chainlink (LINK),…
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