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While Ripple has been selling off its XRP asset holdings worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the cofounder is blazing another trail at his present operation. Jed McCaleb’s Stellar Foundation plans to give away almost $126 million in XLM which notably contrasts Ripple’s selling. Keybase users can now chat with their friends and get paid to do it. The Stellar Development Foundation announced on September 9 a 2 billion XLM airdrop.The airdrop is the biggest in Stellar’s 5-year history. In the...

Tether, the company behind a controversial USDT stablecoin, has announced the launch of a new ERC-20 token based on the Ethereum blockchain. The new stablecoin tagged ‘CNHT’ is pegged directly to the offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH).There are two kinds of national currency in China: offshore yuan is free from the monetary policies established in Beijing and can be traded freely on foreign currency markets, while onshore yuan trading is under control of the Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank...

On Monday, September 9, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the official launch of Binance Futures. To get an early idea of the market before launch, Binance unveiled its crypto futures testnet last week. The futures testnet was available for a period of five days and launched on two platforms Futures A and Futures B.The two platforms were pitched against each other to see which one performs better. Binance’s own development team created the Futures A platform whereas Binance’s crypto...

Last week we wrote of how Telegram’s blockchain project, TON, has entered the last preparation stage before going live. The code for running a blockchain node was released on the test network and this (or the next) month is expected for the company to finally launch TON.However, it seems that the go-to marketplace for the new Gram tokens could be an emerging exchange with somewhat of 4,000 users.If it’s to believe Blackmoon Crypto, this small, Cayman Islands-registered exchange might be right...

Ethereum price started an upward move and climbed above the $175 resistance against the US Dollar.ETH price is currently consolidating above the $180 level and it could continue to rise.There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $175 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The price could climb higher significantly and it may perhaps break the $185 and $190 resistances.Ethereum price is gaining bullish momentum above $175 against the US Dollar. ETH price...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 702. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitcoin könnte bis auf $6.500 fallen, Takasbank steigt in Blockchain-Gold-Handel ein & Katalonien präsentiert dezentralisiertes ID-System. 1.) Bitcoin könnte bis auf $6.500 fallen, um die parabolische Preisbewegung aufrechtzuerhaltenhttps://coincierge.de/2019/analyst-bitcoin-koennte-bis-auf-6-500-fallen-um-die-parabolische-preisbewegung-aufrechtzuerhalten/ 2.) Türkei:...

Dutch millionaire John de Mol, who created the hit reality television program “Big Brother,” is suing Facebook over phony bitcoin ads. He’s now asking the court to issue a ruling on the case.De Mol Wants the Courts to InterveneFacebook has been at the center of controversy for several years, starting with its alleged ties to Cambridge Analytica which were discovered in 2018. Facebook had purportedly been selling users’ private data to third parties for advertising purposes. Mark Zuckerberg...

Jack Dorsey, the controversial CEO of Twitter, needs to make up his mind once and for all about bitcoin. Last year, the social media mogul said that the currency would be the only form of money available to people in about ten years. Now, he’s saying bitcoin doesn’t work as money. Which one is it, buddy? Is bitcoin going to work as a currency or won’t it? Hey Dorsey… Which One Is It?Dorsey seems to be all over the map in many ways. For one thing, Twitter is still getting a lot of flack for...

When crypto giant Ripple sent 100 million XRP to Jed McCaleb, the transaction did more than just make its long-departed co-founder $26 million richer. | Source: ShutterstockWhen crypto giant Ripple sent 100 million XRP to Jed McCaleb over the weekend, the transaction did more than just make the project's long-departed co-founder $26 million richer. It also sent the so-called "XRP Army" into a tizzy.Why Ripple Is Paying XRP to a Rival Cryptocurrency's FounderMcCaleb, who had a messy breakup...

Ripple price is forming a support base near the $0.2475 level against the US dollar.The price is currently struggling to surpass the key $0.2650 and $0.2660 resistance levels.There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2615 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price could start a solid upward move if it manages to break the $0.2650 and $0.2660 resistances.Ripple price is consolidating in broad range below $0.2650 against the US...