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Popular media outlet ZeroHedge got its Twitter account suspended back on January 31st for publishing an article questioning the origin of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A bit more than four months after that, the social media lifted the ban.However, just two days later, Twitter appears to continue flagging the media’s content as “potentially harmful,” signaling that a shadowban may still be in place.ZeroHedge Ban LiftedOn January 31st, ZeroHedge saw its Twitter account suspended for...

One of Wall Street’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, has outlined in a recent analysis that Bitcoin’s 2020 performance demonstrates the asset’s growth and maturation. The paper also notes the compelling correlation the primary cryptocurrency is exhibiting with global equities.JPMorgan: Bitcoin MaturesThe JPMorgan Chase analysis cited by Bloomberg examined the performance of Bitcoin and other assets since the start of the year. More precisely, it reviewed their performance during the mid-March...

Perhaps one of the biggest – and scariest – mysteries to emerge from the cryptocurrency space over the past few years has been the rise and fall of Quadriga CX, a cryptocurrency exchange in Canada that now has an undoubtedly shady history behind it.Quadriga CX Will Probably Always Live in InfamyAt one point, Quadriga CX was one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in Canada, but now the company has been marred by controversy and a lot of angry people who cannot seemingly get their...

Das Gewaltmonopol des Staates bezeichnet in der Allgemeinen Staatslehre die ausschließlich staatlichen Organen vorbehaltene Legitimation, physische Gewalt auszuüben oder zu legitimieren. Der Dokumentarfilm „The Monopoly On Violence“ ist ein Dokumentarfilm über die Ansichten von intellektuellen Anarchisten, Freiheitsdenker und Anhänger des (amerikanischen) Libertarismus. Der Film fängt ganz am Anfang an und beantwortet die Frage: Warum hat...

The bitcoin price has dropped more than eight percent in just the last 24 hours alone, and it looks like the recent move has got everyone huffing and puffing.The Bitcoin Price Has Taken a DiveAnalysts and traders alike are terrified by what they’ve witnessed over the last day, as the asset’s fall appears to have been sparked not by the stock market crash but by people floating towards cash. Suddenly, bitcoin doesn’t appear to be the answer everyone was looking for.It’s been reported time and...

The New York-based non-profit organization Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is up to an innovative way of helping human rights activists, journalists, and organizations through the power of Bitcoin. The institution launched a fund, aiming to help software developers in building a more secure network for the digital asset.Privacy-Focused Bitcoin ProjectsIn a recent press release, HRF announced that the project will promote human rights on a global scale. The funds which will be collected should...

It looks like it’s happened again, folks. The heavy volatility that we’ve all come to both love and hate about bitcoin has seemingly entered the foray all over again and brought the world’s number one cryptocurrency down by approximately $400.Bitcoin Has Lost More Than $400Yesterday, the currency was trading for about $9,600 during the early morning hours. However, from there, the currency saw itself drop to about $9,200 with little warning for investors. At the time of writing, the currency...

Token swap feature KyberSwap has integrated Chalinink’s price reference data for enhanced accuracy. Up until now, the price feeds of KyberSwap were taken exclusively from Kyber Network.KyberSwap and ChainlinkKyberSwap is a platform allowing users to swap between Ethereum tokens quickly and easily, and it’s powered by Kyber Network’s on-chain liquidity protocol. It allows it to access liquidity for more than 70 different ERC20-based tokens.Up until now, KyberSwap was receiving price data feeds...

According to a set of leaked documents, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare was practicing wash trading. This is the practice of creating artificial or “fake” positions to prop up the value of the trading volume on the exchange.Coinsquare Wash Trading ImplicationsA recent report revealed that a set of leaked emails, files, and slack chats, implicate the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare in wash trading.Wash trading is a practice where an investor simultaneously sells and...

Recent data indicates that the number of Bitcoin whales (containing more than 1,000 BTC) has grown by nearly 9% in the past year. Interestingly, even after the completion of the third halving, whales continue to accumulate, which contradicts with their past performance.BTC Whales On A Shopping SpreeData provided by the monitoring company Glassnode displays the yearly performance of Bitcoin whales.Bitcoin Whales (Addresses With Over 1,000 BTC). Source: GlassnodeThe number of BTC addresses...