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The crypto job sector has seriously grown over the past few years. There is now an unprecedented need for developers, designers and executives in the crypto space, and with a little help from Black Rock – one of the largest investment firms in the world – it looks like things are about to get a whole lot bigger.Black Rock Is Looking for a New Crypto VPBlack Rock put out a job advertisement last week saying it was looking to hire a “crypto and blockchain-focused” executive. This person would...

A new year is upon us. 2020 is finally coming to a long-awaited end, along with the craziness that came with it. This year bitcoin rose to new heights, and the currency appears to have garnered a newfound reputation as a store of value. Many see it as a hedge tool that can keep one’s wealth safe during times of economic strife.Will 2021 Be Any Different for Bitcoin?The big question now is, “Where do we go from here?” Where will bitcoin be lead in 2021? Could the future hold promising items...

Following a couple of unsuccessful attempts, the New York City-based giant asset manager VanEck has filed another document with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF. If successful, the VanEck Bitcoin Trust would reflect the performance of the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate.VanEck Tries Again For A BTC ETFFounded in 1955, VanEck is a giant US investment firm with about $50 billion in assets under management as of 2019. The company has been actively involved with the cryptocurrency field...

Bitcoin is bidding adieu to 2020. Here comes 2021, and while the past 12 months have certainly been difficult for people around the world, bitcoin has had one heck of a time. The currency has risen to new heights, has gained extensive attention and respect from institutional players, and is now viewed as a store of value by many people and sources.As we say goodbye once and for all to what has surely been an upsetting and crazy year, let’s look back on some of the biggest bitcoin stories of...

2020 has been an interesting year. To say anything else would be an understatement. The global COVID-19 pandemic took the entire world by a storm and changed the lives of millions of people.This had a direct impact on all industries and markets. Cryptocurrencies were absolutely no exception. 2020 had its lows for the nascent industry, but it’s perhaps safe to say that the highs were much more. The clearest evidence of this is Bitcoin, as well as the massive growth in the total...

Michael Saylor’s business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has become one of the largest bitcoin holders after accumulating more than $1 billion worth of BTC in less than six months. Interestingly, the company’s stock price has surged by roughly 200% in the same timeframe.MicroStrategy’s History With BitcoinMicroStrategy is a Nasdaq-listed company providing business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based solutions. Founded in 1989 by Michael Saylor, the firm’s internally developed...

XRP/USD – Bulls Attempting To Recover Above November 2020 LowsKey Support Levels: $0.2, $0.171, $0.14.Key Resistance Levels: $0.254, $0.3, $0.325.A couple of days ago, XRP spiked beneath $0.2 to hit the July 2020 lows at $0.171. By the end of the day, the buyers regrouped to allow the daily candle to close above the November 2020 lows at $0.219.Yesterday, XRP penetrated beneath the November 2020 lows. Its daily candle eventually closed at $0.21. Today, after a brief spike back into $0.2, the...

The Ethereum-based social network Sapien has partnered with Matic Network, Biconomy, and Torus Labs to enhance mainstream adoption of Web3 social media. The collaboration between the projects will enable gasless transactions and the automatic creation of non-custodial Ethereum wallets on the social platform.Gasless Fees On Sapien’s Ethereum NetworkThe blockchain-based social platform describes itself as a humans-oriented project that doesn’t collect users’ personal data or track their click...

As BTC looks to end 2020 with massive gains of about 300%, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee believes that next year will be even more bullish for the cryptocurrency. Lee predicted that bitcoin could skyrocket by more than 300% from this point in 2021, which will take the asset into a six-digit price territory.Tom Lee Sees Massive Gains for BTC in 2021Bitcoin entered the new century with a price level of about $7,200. Despite highly volatile periods, including a vigorous dip beneath $4,000 in the mid-March...

Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder, and CEO of the crypto exchange Gemini and one of the earliest BTC adopters believes that Ethereum’s price is a “steal” now. He noted that the second-largest cryptocurrency is still about 50% away from its all-time high.Winklevoss: Buying ETH Now Is A StealEthereum is among the best performers through this challenging year. Whether it was the DeFi craze or the long-anticipated ETH 2.0 launch, the asset has exploded by nearly 500% from $130 at the start of 2020...