A $30,000 proposal submitted by the group running Dash’s Japanese website has just received approval to continue their efforts to get the token relisted in Japan. According to an April 27 update on a DashNexus proposal, Yosuke Suda of Dash Japan has purportedly been working with the Dash Core Group to get DASH back in
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Over the course of the past month, the crypto world has understandably been abuzz with talks of the upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving event that is scheduled to take place in a little over two weeks. For starters, it is undoubtedly one of the most — if not the most — anticipated crypto events of 2020.
South Korean authorities have managed to trace the digital fingerprints of at least 40 people suspected of having paid with cryptocurrencies to access videos of rape and sexual exploitation of minors in the context of the “Nth Room” case. According to a report published on April 27 by local news agency Yonhap News, a raid
Several altcoins have been showing strength in the past week with some of them seeing surges of more than 100%. One of them is Chainlink (LINK), whose price has risen 156% since Black Thursday, while Ether (ETH) price also rallied 135%. The main question becomes whether altcoins are back in the game, or whether it’s
Crypto traders seem to be approaching the Bitcoin halving without any fanfare. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action has been marginally positive in the past few days but it has only recently overcome the sharp crash of March 12. When the markets approach an important event without the overhang of huge expectations, it does not have to
The most talked-about event last week was the West Texas Intermediate crude futures for May delivery, which plunged to negative $37.63 per barrel on April 20. That was followed by a sharp rebound, which helped crude oil recover to $17.31 by the end of the week. Crude oil’s volatility surpassed that of Bitcoin (BTC) in
The price of Hive (HIVE), a hard-fork of Steem (STEEM), has skyrocketed following its listing on Huobi. The listing comes one month after Huobi and Binance mobilized customer funds to vote against the Steem community in favor of an apparent hostile takeover of the network, led by Tron founder and recent owner of Steemit, Justin
Ripple has long occupied a controversial position in the cryptocurrency industry. The ascension of Ripple’s in-house token, XRP, to the position of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap was enough validation for some that the company was set to play a major role in the industry for many years to come. However, since those halcyon
Since dropping to a 2020 low at $0.93 on March 12, Tezos (XTZ) had been absolutely on fire, gaining 207% and within close distance of its all-time high at $3.96. For investors, the only question left now is, when will it stop? Crypto market daily performance. Source: Coin360 Typically such large moves begin to show
The shockwaves from yesterday’s explosion in the oil markets continued to damage oil prices and shrapnel from the blast caused damage to equities today as U.S. markets closed in the red after a nearly 3-week rebound. West Texas Intermediate crude closed down 9.49% at $9.06, and June 2020 futures dropped from $22.58 to $13.12. What
In April 2017, Liliana Partenava invested around $2,000 in some friends’ Ether mining venture. Having no previous knowledge of cryptocurrency, she then wanted to learn more about blockchain technology and its applications. Finding little online content explaining how blockchain and cryptocurrency work in simple terms, she decided to create her own documentary. The film follows
All over the world, doctors, nurses and medical resources are strained as the fight against the coronavirus continues. In response, many charitable organizations and philanthropists from various industries have come forward to offer their support. In the cryptocurrency industry, companies such as BitMEX, Binance and the Stellar Foundation have been making headlines week after week
Since the inception of Bitcoin, volatility has been a part of the cryptocurrency narrative even before exchanges and the current mainstream mentions. Now that traditional markets are showing volatility further exacerbated than anti-fragile cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic, the community is seeing how traditional marketplaces like the New York Stock Exchange handle equity and commodity
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been stagnating between $6,600 and $7,200 for a few weeks, but finally, a breakout occurred to the upside, which meant a 10% push towards $7,750. But Bitcoin is not the only cryptocurrency that has been showing strength as altcoins are also following suit with Cardano (ADA) jumping by 22%
Wednesday, April 22 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time. This mid-week rise comes after Bitcoin (BTC) broke the $7,000 mark for the third time this week. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is currently up by 3.72% on the day, trading at around
Cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex, experienced unscheduled downtime on April 24 before resuming trading for all pairs except GRIN/BTC. Poloniex announced in a tweet sent that the exchange had to halt its activity due to an unexpected issue. Interestingly, the exchange warns users that it does not intend to resume the trading of the Grin (GRIN)/Bitcoin (BTC)
According to Coinopsy.com, over 1,500 cryptocurrencies have collapsed in the past eight years. With so many failures, what is the best way to determine which projects are worth investing in, and how can these projects be found? CEO of Civic, Vinny Lingham, and co-founder of Multicoin Capital, Kyle Samani, joined the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s
Facebook’s Calibra team have published a research paper outlining a new method for Byzantine fault tolerance, or BFT, testing. Dubbed “Twins”, Claibra’s innovation comprises a lightweight method for testing a network’s BFT implementation. Calibra pioneers BFT testing strategy The paper asserts that while BFT systems “have seen extensive study for more than two decades,” the
The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from just below $200 billion on April 22 to over $214 billion at press time. This is a positive sign as it shows that the sentiment is to buy the dips. If the market capitalization rises above $217 billion, it would open the gates for a rally to
Le Quoc-Hung, a key figure in the notorious OneCoin Ponzi scheme, has launched a new crypto Ponzi scheme — OneLink Since joining the scam in 2014, Quoc-Hung, also known as Simon Le, allegedly recruited thousands of investors into OneCoin from his home country of Vietnam — before becoming a significant player and recruitment ‘captain’. Accordinging
