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Many people still don’t think a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is possible in 2020.An ETF Probably Still Won’t Happen, Survey Takers SayThe subject of a bitcoin-based ETF has been the cause of much controversy in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been wary of such products and has commented that it doesn’t want to approve one until it has clear and direct evidence that the crypto industry is no longer subject to volatility and the same market manipulation...

Is bitcoin losing its way? According to Bloomberg, the network of bitcoin (BTC) – the world’s biggest cryptocurrency by market cap – is more centralized than ever.Is Bitcoin Becoming the Opposite of What It Was?One of the big problems that we continually see with various cryptocurrency blockchains is that they will often sacrifice security or decentralization for things like speed. While fast transactions are always nice, one needs to wonder if speed is worth it if it means putting people’s...

Place/Date: - February 2nd, 2020 at 3:09 pm UTC · 4 min read Source: Lucky Chain Luck has given mankind infinite reveries since ancient times, and it reflects the pursuit of all good things on the basis of fairness. Philosophically speaking, luck is an inevitable chance, which has given people beautiful wishes and can be explained mathematically by probability. Therefore, the eternal research field of probability has been created and brings human society great value.With the development of...

The creation of a Bitcoin Emoji on Twitter today has increased the largest cryptocurrency’s social media awareness. The social media’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, and other influential community members are also sharing the “#Bitcoin” trend that has ultimately transcended the online space.Bitcoin Emoji Inspires Bitcoin HashtagEarlier today, the popular social media platform, Twitter, introduced a new Bitcoin emoji. Naturally, the whole cryptocurrency community reacted with overexcitement by sharing the...

The Coronavirus has slowed sales of Apple‘s iPhones. Reports indicate that the technology giant decided to shut down its stores in China. This comes as the coronavirus has spread all over China and entered several other countries. Analysts have speculated that this decision amid the coronavirus could lead to a sales slowdown of up to 1 million iPhones. However, this accounts for only around 3% of Apple’s total annual Chinese iPhone sales. Analysts have speculated that this won’t affect the...

Bitcoin is yet too volatile to threaten the existence of cash, and the latter will survive, states a new report conducted by Deutsche bank. Moreover, the report claims that digital assets will help with rebalancing the global economic power.Deutsche Bank had seen better years than in 2019. The German bank had to layoff 18,000 of its employees during recent July as a part of a longer-term reduction plan to cut its workforce to 74,000 by 2022.As of writing these lines, the bank’s market cap is...

Bitcoin price has risen to new monthly highs. The price made a historic jump in January. It has risen about 10% this week alone and about 30% since December. Recent data points to the Bitcoin price rise to current levels from $7,208 at the end of 2019. Now the coin is trading around $9,395. This coincides with a similar rally in January 2013. Bitcoin prices rose by 54.5% then. A pattern for Bitcoin prices may be emerging. Based on past performances of the digital asset, prices may be set for...

Brexit could “unleash the full potential” of the United Kingdom, though there will be “bumps in the road”, said the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first speech since Britain formally left the European Union. In his next speech that regards a trade deal with the bloc and other countries, Johnson will probably mention that he is ready to cut all the talks with the EU regarding the trade in case he doesn’t get it his way. He already set Australia as a successful example of a country that...

At its first policy meeting of 2020, the Federal Reserve didn’t change much. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to raise interest rates. The Fed will keep repo operations in overnight money markets going until April.But Fed Chair Jerome Powell did walk somewhat of a tightrope trying to explain what the Fed is doing. The U.S. central bank has expanded its balance sheet by $390 billion since September. But one cryptocurrency has done the opposite.Many market watchers...

The total number of cryptocurrencies crawling all over the crypto space is now no less than a thousand. And more cryptocurrencies are rising by the minute.A little more than a decade since the first digital currency and we’ve had cryptocurrencies that failed their hyped potential and other ones that surprised us. In this article, we will be listing the top five cryptocurrencies you are better off paying attention to at the start of a new decade.We will touch on the past history, performance,...