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Ripple (XRP), the world’s third largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has suggested that an initial public offering (IPO) based on its technology is slated to arrive in the coming months.Ripple Continues to Make WavesAt the Davos World Economic Forum last January, CEO of Ripple Brad Garlinghouse explained to a crowd of listeners that a Ripple IPO could occur sometime in 2020. He also stated that more IPOs based on cryptocurrencies are likely to follow, and that this will likely become a...

Is there a bitcoin-Tesla connection? Are BTC and Tesla truly the world’s most “disruptive” technologies? Blockchain, not bitcoin. Thanks to a significant uptick in Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock since the start of 2020, a new narrative has emerged: Tesla stock is—apparently—the new bitcoin. But is there any truth to this beyond a trivial analytic link? The chronicle of Tesla’s price surge—and its kinship to BTC—is being picked apart by nearly every analyst of late. One of...

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs have performed the very first equity swap over the Ethereum blockchain.Citigroup and Goldman Reach a MilestoneSuch a swap involves one party making a payment to the other in exchange for a return asset. The process is undergoing a period of testing in which an additional 13 organizations will take part. The swap also ensures that each party to engage will have access to the same data, ensuring there are no issues across the board and lessening the chances for...

On February 5, the Reginald Fowler’s case got an important update regarding three bank accounts in Santander UK. The assets held in them have been restrained.The U.S. Government has issued a sealed post-indictment restraining order. In the document added to the CourtListener on February 5, 2020, there is an update regarding the case against Crypto Capital Co. functionary Reginald Fowler, presumably working for Bitfinex. It appears that Reginald had some bank accounts related to him in the UK....

Bitcoin’s pre-programmed scarcity is one of its most impressive qualities. It’s the world’s first truly scarce digital object. The implications of that are considerable, to say the least. To put things in perspective, given the current population of the world, there is 1 Bitcoin for every 333 people out there.Digital ScarcityOne of the features Bitcoin is known within the community is the limited supply. The protocol is written in a way that won’t allow the creation of more than 21 million...

While Bitcoin continues to remain indecisive, BSV rallied 15.22% to stay above $300Bitcoin SV signals bullish with triangle breakout across its trading pair.Key Support Levels: $423, $458Key Resistance Levels: $288, $236BSV/USD: Following Latest Triangle Break, Bitcoin SV Is Poised For A Huge GainBSV/USD. Source: TradingViewIn early January, Bitcoin SV displayed an impressive performance following an epic surge from $90 to $458 against the US Dollar. This surge amounted to about 500% ROI in...

WazirX and Binance joined forces via API to offer Binancians the possibility of P2P trading, the opportunity to work with USDTand INR, as well as other new functionality.Binance has announced the integration of Indian Rupee through WazirX. The integration via the API will occur on 13.02.2020. Binance users will receive the right to transfer funds between their WazirX wallet and Binance without any burdens. If you already have a Binance account, you can sign into WazirX using these...

The Bitcoin Halving will take place in May, and its impact raises several valid questions. One of them concerns miners since the block reward will be cut in half, and the hash rate continues accelerating.New research by a popular provider of institutional trading tools indicates that Bitcoin’s price has to increase with up to 50% from current levels to remain profitable for miners.Bitcoin Hash Rate and Halving EffectBitcoin’s hash rate is a good indicator of the network’s health. The higher...

Within 10 days, Binance will announce a new product dubbed ‘Binance Cloud’. There was also a job announcement on Binance called for a Senior Cloud Engineer, indicating that the company is looking into the cloud and perhaps even a decentralized one.In a revealing ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) the CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao hinted at a new line for the major cryptocurrency exchange under his guidance. Even though Zhao did not reveal much, he did say that in the next 10 days, they will be ready to...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it hired Iskander Malikov, a former TradingView COO, as new Director of Fiat, Europe and CIS at the exchange. He will focus on establishing new fiat-to-crypto channels for Binance.One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges Binance announced it is planning to further boost its fiat-to-crypto entrances by hiring a former TradingView executive.Iskander Malikov, who previously served as a chief operating officer a TradingView, decided to join...