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The past week was concerning for Bitcoin bulls, as the BTC price plunged below $8,000. The volatility around this price level and the technical behavior observed on the charts gave traders plenty of room to work with.Fears of a potential return to the bear market also increased this week as the price continued to fall. There are, however, optimists who think that the correction is healthy for the market. In addition, the saga involving Tether and big market manipulation also added to the...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been in an unofficial fight with the cryptocurrency sector in general. The Commission is generally regarded as unsupportive of the sector especially with its repeated disapproval and postponement of its decision to allow Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (Bitcoin ETF). However, an executive from Bitwise Asset Management seems to believe strongly that the upcoming SEC ruling will come in the company’s favor.Speaking to CNBC on its ETF...

La startup parisienne Acinq vient d’annoncer une levée de fonds de 7 millions d’euros auprès d’Idinvest Partners, Serena, et, chose notable, de la banque publique d’investissement Bpifrance, une première pour un projet 100% Bitcoin. Acinq est l’une des trois entreprises à l’origine des spécifications du Lightning Network. La start-up a développé Eclair, sa propre implémentation du protocole Lightning, Eclair Wallet un portefeuille...

In today’s world, routine and lack of physical activity are making people unhealthy. With more than 30% of adults being overweight and one-third of children being obese due to lack of motivation, a need for an app capable of keeping people motivated is more than necessary.StepChain is a revolutionary and responsible fitness app that offers rewards in exchange for your steps count. Based on the data extracted from the pedometer and phone accelerometer, users obtain great rewards that can be...

« Un cabinet d’avocats vient d’annoncer un recours collectif contre Bitfinex pour des faits de complicité de fraude, manipulation du marché (par du bon vieux pump and dump) et complicité de blanchiment d’argent. L’émetteur du stablecoin Tether se voit reprocher d’avoir artificiellement soutenu la valeur du Bitcoin, et d’en avoir profité pour emporter les valorisations des autres cryptomonnaies...

BitcoinBitcoin’s price is shuffling around $8,000 which is also the support in this range. The situation hasn’t changed a lot since the previous week. Resistance is built around the 200MA at $8,400. The triangle that we see on the chart becomes bearish. Breaking the trend will change the picture. Taking into account all the increases during this year, when we saw sharp corrections they were usually followed with attempts to surge back up, especially in light of quick declines as it was this...

[PRESS RELEASE]Bali Block Confex 2019 was an international scale Blockchain Conference that invited various Blockchain stakeholders, regulators, players and enthusiasts alike from all over the world, held in Kuta, Bali at Stones Hotel, Marriott.The 2-day Blockchain Conference and intimate gathering featured some of the most well known and highly influential figures from the Blockchain industry, such as Blockchain Zoo, Asosiasi Blockchain Indonesia (ABI), and large scale Crypto exchanges and...

eToro, the global multi-asset investment company, has announced that Lira, the open-source programming language developed by eToroX Labs, has evolved to write options contracts on the Ethereum Blockchain for the OTC derivatives market.Announced at a workshop at Devcon V, Osaka, on 8th of October 2019, Dr Omri Ross, eToro’s chief blockchain scientist demonstrated Lira 2.0’s new features, including writing options contracts. The Lira programming language, recently referred to* as one of the...

The former CEO of the two biggest banks in Switzerland, Oswald Gruebel, has openly criticized the negative interest rates applied by the Swiss National Bank. In his opinion, money might lose its value if this continues. As negative interest rates are usually introduced to fend off inflation, Bitcoin appears to have the perfect solution.Negative Rates Across the BoardGruebel was CEO at Credit Suisse from 2004 to 2007 and at UBS Group AG from 2009 to 2011. He offered his opinion on the negative...

Apple has officially revealed that its new OS is now available. Called the macOS Catalina, the release comes with more than a few new features which Apple promises will give its users an unmatched experience. Two of the major changes to the macOS are the addition of a new option called the Sidecar, as well as the discontinuation of the popular media access software, iTunes.Per the official Apple announcement, the Sidecar feature is a simple extension to the Mac screen. Specifically, it lets...