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David Schwartz – Chief Technology Officer of Ripple – involved himself in a dispute with the American broadcaster and filmmaker Max Keiser.  The latter described XRP as a “centralized fiat-shitcoin.” In the following lines, we will outline Schwartz’s reaction to that claim and his opinion on other speculations surrounding the blockchain enterprise and its native coin. XRP is Not Designed to Benefit the Elite Holders Schwartz took it to X (Twitter) to counter-attack on the...

Is bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – finally gaining mainstream traction and attention? According to two crypto analysts (Alex Mann of Time Chain and Alyse Killeen at Still Mark), the answer is a resounding “yes.” Mann and Killeen: BTC is Getting More Known In a recent interview, Mann said he thinks bitcoin is no different from any other product or service, and it’s only a matter of time before the world realizes this. He stated:...

John Deaton – an attorney representing thousands of Ripple investors involved in the legal battle against the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) – believes the price of bitcoin might thrive next month. Most analysts have recently predicted that BTC could indeed skyrocket in the future, but not before the halving scheduled for the spring of 2024. ‘October is Going to be Nuts’ Deaton retweeted an X post coming from the US lawyer Joe Carlasare. The latter assumed that...

Chinese tech giant Huawei refrained from unveiling its new 5G smartphone during its recent autumn season launch event. Instead, the company focused on electric vehicles, revealing its first sedan and luxury SUV. On Monday, September 25, Chinese telecommunications and tech giant Huawei remained tight-lipped about its new 5G phone featuring an advanced breakthrough. Rather than unveiling a smartphone, the company provided a glimpse of its upcoming electric vehicles, introducing its...

Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) has lost $7.9 million worth of ETH to a hacker, on-chain data shows. The exchange has already identified the culprit and is ordering a return of funds with the threat of legal action. As noted by blockchain security firm Peckshield, exactly 4999 ETH ($7,866,926.30) left Huobi’s wallet on Sunday at roughly 10:00 am UTC. Tron founder and Huobi advisor Justin Sun confirmed on Monday that the outbound transfer was...

Prices of cobalt are may remain low for a while as demand from EV and consumer electronics makers are likely to remain lower than supplies. Cobalt hydroxide prices have dropped in response to an increase in supplies from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt, used commonly to make batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), is produced in Congo as a byproduct of copper. The prices of cobalt hydroxide are calculated as a percentage of the benchmark metal price agreed between sellers and...

Ether has faced a challenging period in terms of price performance since early August, dropping below the $1,800 mark. The trend has consistently exhibited a downward trajectory on longer-term price charts, making it a daunting task for buyers to reverse this course. As a result of this increased bearish market structure, retail traders of Ether appear to be on the run. According to Glassnode’s latest alert, Ether addresses with above 1 ETH have been on a significant...

[PRESS RELEASE – Berlin, Germany, September 25th, 2023] Hydranet, known for its expertise in off-chain trading, just released the Hydranet DEX, a Layer 3 trading platform that integrates multiple off-chain protocols to enable trustless, cost-effective and near-instant cross-chain trading. The Hydranet DEX made its official debut as a mainnet beta on September 23, 2023, following more than a year of dedicated development. The release signifies a major milestone in the...

Mike Novogratz – the billionaire hedge fund manager of Galaxy Digital and one of the biggest BTC bulls the world has ever known – believes that a bitcoin spot ETF will be approved somewhere within the next six months. A Bitcoin ETF is Almost Here, Novogratz Says In an interview, he commented: It’s a big deal, because both our contacts from the Invesco side and from the BlackRock side get you to think that this is a question of when, not if, that the outside window...

Evergrande has informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it intends to delay a restructuring meeting because things are not going as planned. Shares of Chinese real estate company Evergrande Group fell up to 22% on Monday after the firm announced it would delay a debt restructuring meeting due today. According to data from MarketWatch, Evergrande shares are trading at HK$0.430, a 21.82% drop from its previous close at HK$0.550. In March, Evergrande announced plans for debt restructuring...