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There’s Still a Non-Trivial Chance of a Ban on Bitcoin – Kraken CLO

Even today, there is a non-trivial chance that governments try to ban Bitcoin (BTC), according to Marco Santori, the recently appointed Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of major crypto exchange Kraken.“I don’t think it’s a 20% or 30% chance in the next five years, but I think it’s...

, by Kyle Torpey

Honesty and Education Will Help Bitcoin Build Trust – Survey

Education and honesty could help cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), achieve mainstream acceptance, per a new report.These were the findings of the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer, a survey that garnered data from 34,000 people in 26 regions, with 1,150 respondents in each market.Although just...

, by Tim Alper

Demand for Non-Sovereign Safe Havens – Bitcoin & Gold – Expected to Rise

The demand for non-sovereign "safe haven" assets, such as bitcoin (BTC) and gold, to rise considerably as the risk of broad-based currency debasement increases, according to US-based crypto research boutique Delphi Digital.Gold demand in the past 12-18 months has already been on the rise among...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

First Bitcoin’s Post-Halving Day Brings Surprising Results (UPDATED)

As the Bitcoin (BTC) network is adjusting after its third mining reward halving, first signs of the falling hashrate are starting to appear as first more than 100 post-halving blocks have been mined. Some of the industry players are surprised by better than estimated results. (Updated at 18:06 UTC:...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Post-halving Bitcoin Consolidates, Altcoins Facing Major Hurdles

Bitcoin price is struggling to recover above the USD 8,850 and USD 9,000 resistances. Ethereum is facing hurdles near USD 192 and XRP is holding the USD 0.190 support. ReddCoin (RDD) gained close to 25% and THETA is up more than 15% today.After a strong decline, bitcoin price started a decent...

, by Aayush Jindal

Bitcoin Went Through its Third Halving, Next Target – ‘Halvation’

Bitcoin (BTC) just went through its third halving of the mining reward, which is jokingly referred to as 'Halvation' (halving + salvation) that should send the price of the most popular cryptocurrency to the Moon or even further.Today, on block 630,000, mined by AntPool, Bitcoin's rate of new...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Michelle Phan and Ashton Kutcher Bet on Bitcoin Rewards + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Investment newsLolli, a bitcoin (BTC) rewards company, has today announced the close of an oversubscribed USD 3 million...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

This is How Bitcoin Changed Since Its Second Halving in 2016

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining reward is halving today, and the entire industry is focused on it to see what'll happen afterward. Though we may not know what the future has in store for BTC, we know its past - and we know that in the four years since the second halving, many of the network metrics of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Market Sentiment Drops in 7 Days, Even Bloodier in 24 Hours

The crypto market sentiment is not having a good day, or a good week for that matter. Not only has the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins dropped from last week's 5.88 to 5.67/10 this week, as crypto market sentiment analysis service Omenics...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Paul Tudor Jones Confirms His Fund Allocated Hundreds of Millions in USD to Bitcoin

Legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC today that "over 1% <...> maybe it's almost 2%" of his assets are in bitcoin (BTC)."That seems like the right number right now," he said, adding that he believes that Wall Street could be witnessing the historic "birthing of a store of...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

This is Why Third Bitcoin Halving is Different, According to CME

Although previous Bitcoin (BTC) halvings have all led to a rise in price both before and after the event occurred, this time may play out differently due to the emergence of a whole new derivatives market for bitcoin, one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the world, CME Group, said.The third...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin And Altcoins At Risk of More Losses

Bitcoin price is trading in a bearish zone below USD 8,850 and USD 9,000. Ethereum settled below USD 192 and XRP could decline towards USD 0.180. Crypterium (CRPT) and SNT rallied close to 20% today.This past week, we saw a strong bearish reaction in bitcoin price from the USD 10,000 resistance....

, by Aayush Jindal

Is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Ready to Replace Altcoin Use Cases?

For many, Bitcoin’s (BTC’s) Lightning Network (LN) is viewed as a way for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to enable faster, cheaper payments. While many altcoins, such as Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC), have specifically focused on low transaction fees for smaller...

, by Kyle Torpey

Bitcoin Dives, Erasing All Weekly Gains, Altcoins Bleed Too

In a sudden move in early Sunday hours (UTC time), bitcoin (BTC) price crashed around 10%, leaving traders perplexed. In the top 10, all coins, except tezos (XTZ), are down in double-digits.At pixel time (04:50 UTC), BTC trades at c. USD 8,534 and is down by 13% in a day, erasing all weekly gains...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Rain, Government, and BTC Bulls to Help Chinese Miners After Bitcoin Halving

The Bitcoin halving might bring “at least a temporary decrease” in mining concentration. The flood season, government, and BTC rally would play in favor of Chinese miners.The third Bitcoin (BTC) halving will change the mining industry. With mining reward effectively being cut by 50%,...

, by Simon Chandler

Gold’s Post-Pandemic Upside Is Huge. But it Pales Alongside Bitcoin

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.Dr. Bruce Ng is an educator in the field of Distributed Ledger Technology...

, by Bruce Ng

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