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Support for Ethereum 2.0 is growing rapidly. In a significant milestone, Eth2’s Medalla test net has expanded to more than 75GB in size. Along with this, the number of staked test ETH on the test net has crossed well above 2 million.Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Size Tops 75 GBAs per the latest reports, two months after the launch of Medalla, every node in the Eth2 test net is already holding more than 75 GB worth of data. It’s predecessor, the parent Ethereum blockchain, has a size of more than 452...

The central bank of Thailand has leveraged blockchain technology running on IBM Cloud to launch the world’s first DLT-based platform for government savings bonds.Within the first two weeks of operations, the blockchain-based platform has issued a total of $1.6 billion of such bonds. The announcement from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation reads that the platform enables investors to “benefit from speedy bond issuance, reducing a process that previously took 15 days to two...

October 15th is approaching, and that’s the latest deadline for submitting a rehabilitation plan for reimbursing the Mt. Gox creditors. With them claiming over 150,000 bitcoins, which is about 15% of the total value owed to creditors, the community speculates on the potential market impact.October 15th: What You Need to KnowThe Mt. Gox case has been going on for years, and it’s arguably one of the biggest, if not the biggest hacks against a cryptocurrency exchange.In a document released on...

Stellar lumen price seems to be forming a support base above $0.0700 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently facing hurdles near $0.0750 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0750 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could accelerate higher once it clears the $0.0750 and $0.0760 resistance levels.Stellar lumen price is showing recovery signs above $0.0700 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 984. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Der E-Euro kommt – möglicherweise vielleicht bald, Bitcoin Nutzung steigt in Ägypten & Bitcoin Volatilität auf 2 Jahres-Tief. 1.) Der E-Euro kommt – möglicherweise vielleicht baldhttps://www.btc-echo.de/der-e-euro-kommt-moeglicherweise-vielleicht-bald/ 2.) Bitcoin use rise in Egypt amid economic...

For a number of years, CoinMarketCap (CMC) has been the industry’s premier analytics website for data on the top tokens and exchanges. There were a number of competitors but CMC was still the chosen source despite major discrepancies in the data it published.CEO of the FTX derivatives exchange and Alameda Research, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has opened a dialogue on whether the Binance acquisition has been beneficial to the website.1) Unpopular take: @cz_binance partially saved @CoinMarketCap.—...

Ripple price is gaining pace above the $0.2400 and $0.2450 resistance levels against the US dollar.The price is now trading nicely above $0.2450 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $0.2415 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could gain bullish momentum if it manages to clear the $0.2550 resistance zone.Ripple price is trading with a bullish bias above $0.2420 against the...

Deutsche Bank is out with it’s latest cryptocurrency report. The global banking giant has discussed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in great detail, and their effect on central banks, individuals, and governments.In the discussion pertaining to individuals, DB says that CBDCs could encounter political resistance and encourage social unrest.Central Bank Cryptos Could Make A World Of DifferenceIn it’s latest CIO Special report, German banking heavyweight Deutsche Bank observed that...

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News reported that the top U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase put out a notice saying that it was revamping its employment techniques and strategies.Are People Not Happy with Coinbase?In a blog post, CEO Brian Armstrong mentioned to readers that the company would not be openly supporting social activism or political causes, claiming that there was a time and a place for these sorts of things. Instead, the company was going to focus on putting out the best...

In late August this year, Binance launched its DeFi Composite Index. Trading under the DEFIUSDT symbol, it’s currently down over 50% in a little over a month.Unfortunately, there is even worse news for the young index.DeFi Composite Index Down Over 50%At this point, it’s quite clear that DeFi is where all the rage is in 2020. The field has seen exponential growth over the past few months, as the total value locked in protocols has increased from about $500 million in March to almost $11...