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Two of the biggest Italian digital payment companies Nexi and SIA have reportedly high-fived for a new deal to create a domestic payments group with 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) in revenue. The new firm’s executives plan to expand in Europe and compete with other digital payments companies.Burying The HatchetViewed as the two major rivals at the Italian electronic payments market, Nexi and SIA are expected to put together one of the biggest firms, picking up 70% of the domestic market...

Based on past Q4 figures, traders are expecting that a fall in the price of Bitcoin could cause further losses for the altcoin market.Traders are expecting a slow fourth-quarter for the price of Bitcoin and the altcoin market as well. Specifically, technical analysts are observing the Bitcoin dominance index to alert against a fall in the altcoin market.Over the past weeks, the price of Bitcoin has not changed significantly. However, traders are expecting a “slow fourth-quarter” for the top...

Cryptocurrency investors have withdrawn approximately 45,000 bitcoins from the derivatives exchange BitMEX following the recent charges brought by the US CFTC. A sizeable portion of the massive amount has ended up on two rival exchanges – Gemini and Binance.CFTC Charges Against BitMEX OwnersAs CryptoPotato reported last week, the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission pressed charges against the owners of the popular derivatives exchange BitMEX. The CFTC charged Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo,...

As CoinGecko reports, stablecoins market capitalization stood at $20,727,163,727. The success of the stablecoin industry is an indication of the growing crypto market in relation to the fiat currencies.Stablecoins global market is another booming crypto industry beyond the DeFi ecosystem that has led the recent crypto volatility. According to figures provided by CoinGecko, stablecoins market capitalization stood at $20,727,163,727 at the time of writing with Tether (USDT) being the leader of...

October 15th is approaching, and that’s the latest deadline for submitting a rehabilitation plan for reimbursing the Mt. Gox creditors. With them claiming over 150,000 bitcoins, which is about 15% of the total value owed to creditors, the community speculates on the potential market impact.October 15th: What You Need to KnowThe Mt. Gox case has been going on for years, and it’s arguably one of the biggest, if not the biggest hacks against a cryptocurrency exchange.In a document released on...

Stellar lumen price seems to be forming a support base above $0.0700 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently facing hurdles near $0.0750 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0750 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could accelerate higher once it clears the $0.0750 and $0.0760 resistance levels.Stellar lumen price is showing recovery signs above $0.0700 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

For a number of years, CoinMarketCap (CMC) has been the industry’s premier analytics website for data on the top tokens and exchanges. There were a number of competitors but CMC was still the chosen source despite major discrepancies in the data it published.CEO of the FTX derivatives exchange and Alameda Research, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has opened a dialogue on whether the Binance acquisition has been beneficial to the website.1) Unpopular take: @cz_binance partially saved @CoinMarketCap.—...

Ripple price is gaining pace above the $0.2400 and $0.2450 resistance levels against the US dollar.The price is now trading nicely above $0.2450 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $0.2415 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could gain bullish momentum if it manages to clear the $0.2550 resistance zone.Ripple price is trading with a bullish bias above $0.2420 against the...

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News reported that the top U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase put out a notice saying that it was revamping its employment techniques and strategies.Are People Not Happy with Coinbase?In a blog post, CEO Brian Armstrong mentioned to readers that the company would not be openly supporting social activism or political causes, claiming that there was a time and a place for these sorts of things. Instead, the company was going to focus on putting out the best...

In late August this year, Binance launched its DeFi Composite Index. Trading under the DEFIUSDT symbol, it’s currently down over 50% in a little over a month.Unfortunately, there is even worse news for the young index.DeFi Composite Index Down Over 50%At this point, it’s quite clear that DeFi is where all the rage is in 2020. The field has seen exponential growth over the past few months, as the total value locked in protocols has increased from about $500 million in March to almost $11...