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Coinbase – one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, as well as the world – has announced it will soon begin offering bitcoin and crypto-backed loans for customers to utilize.Coinbase Is Offering Bitcoin-Backed LoansCustomers can take out fiat loans against roughly 30 percent of the bitcoin they already have. While the loans themselves won’t necessarily be in bitcoin, they’ll certainly be backed by the digital asset. Coinbase is now one of the largest exchanges...

The Winklevoss Twins are back in the news. This time, they’re explaining bitcoin and the concept of cryptocurrency to online day trader Dave Portnoy, who founded Barstool Sports and “literally has no idea what bitcoin is.”The Winklevoss Twins Know What to SayThese are the words he said to his cameraman prior to an interview with the Twins. He later asked the man behind the machine, “Do you?” to see if anybody else shared his lack of knowledge on the world’s number one digital currency by...

Ethereum is slowly losing momentum after recording a 2-year high at $445 earlier this week. Will $400 get confirmed as support before the bulls will continue?Against Bitcoin, Ethereum managed to reach as high as 0.0371 BTC before rolling over to the current 0.0356 BTC level.ETH/USD – Will $400 Get Tested As Support?Key Support Levels: $410, $400, $380.Key Resistance Levels: $438, $445, $465.Quick recap: after days’ long consolidation beneath the $400 mark, ETH was finally able to break above...

After some minor fluctuations from $11,750 to nearly $12,000, Bitcoin lowered its volatility level and trading around $11,900. Is BTC getting ready to conquer $12K? We will see.At the same time, most altcoins continue to be volatile again with some massive gains from EOS, Yearn Finance (YFI), and Kava and another all-time high from Chainlink.Chainlink (LINK) At ATH AgainThe altcoin market hasn’t been boring for a long time now, and the past 24 hours reaffirmed it. No words can describe...

The U.S. dollar has long been a dominant form of finance, but according to some analysts, the dollar’s strength and place in the monetary space is beginning to fade.How the U.S. Dollar Is Losing Its GripTo be fair, the U.S. dollar still holds plenty of precedence. The currency is utilized to pay for goods and services in both the U.S. and several allied nations. In addition, the U.S. dollar is what is giving many people their stimulus funds to help them survive the present coronavirus crisis,...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that MicroStrategy Inc. spent more than $250 million on bitcoin. The company’s CEO Michael Saylor obviously believes in crypto and thinks bitcoin is the money of the future. This gamble has already paid off somewhat given that the company has now added roughly $100 million to its overall value thanks to the growing price of the digital asset.MicroStrategy Is Witnessing Solid Results from Its BTC BetWhen MicroStrategy first bought the bitcoin in question,...

A report issued by San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says that bitcoin’s volatility is at an all-time low, and that the currency could potentially shoot up another 200 percent in the coming months.Kraken Says Bitcoin’s Volatility Is Super LowAt the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has surged into the $11,800 range after spending the last few days trading for approximately $11,500. This marks a $300 surge in just 24 hours. The currency was...

As per the latest statistics, around $8 million was paid as fees to conduct transactions on the Ethereum network. That works out to be approximately 18,300 ETH. What is driving this humongous spike in gas fees? Research shows that it is due to the booming ‘yield farming’ craze.Gas Fees Tops $8 Million Led By Massive Transaction DemandAs per data from Glassnode, transaction fees paid on the Ethereum network topped $8 million recently (read August 13, 2020).This is a new all-time high level for...

With YAM Financial’s token value almost at zero, the team behind the project has proposed a two-phase migration plan that could see an audited version.Two-Step Migration Process for YAMIn a Medium blog post on Friday (August 14, 2020), the YAM Finance team announced plans for a planned migration to a new protocol called YAM 2.0. According to the team, the migration will be implemented if there is enough support from the community.The migration planned follows from a failure of the YAM...

The leading cryptocurrency asset management company – Grayscale Investments – has recorded its most significant fundraising week in its 7-year history.Interestingly, the massive spike followed a nationwide advertising campaign the company ran in the U.S.Grayscale Commercial WorkedAs CryptoPotato reported a week ago, the digital asset manager planned to run a widespread advertising campaign in the United States to promote its Investment Trust and highlight the merits of investing in Bitcoin...