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The majority of recent DeFi food flavored tokens have been backed by very little, and consequently end up as just pump and dump schemes.Today’s DeFi flavor is pineapple and the protocol is doing something a little different by enabling farmers to mine non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for crypto collectibles.Non‑fungible tokens are a special type of token on the Ethereum network using the ERC-721 and ERC-1155 standards that create verifiable digital scarcity.Farming Non-FungiblesMeme enables users...

Bitcoin jumped to a fresh 2-week high above $11,150 but got rejected once again and is down below $11,000.Meanwhile, the value of the 400 UNI tokens airdropped to anyone who used Uniswap before September 1st reached almost $3,500.Bitcoin Paints A New 2-Week HighAs reported by CryptoPotato yesterday, Bitcoin displayed issues when trying to overcome the psychological $11,000 level. In the past 24 hours, the primary cryptocurrency initiated another attempt, which seemed significantly more...

Even though the past week was positive for Bitcoin, the recent price action could raise some question marks for the bulls. After starting the week below $10,500, Bitcoin was able to break above the old tough resistance and reach back to the $11,000 area. However, while BTC gained 5% over the past week, most of the leading cryptocurrencies lost market cap. LINK  at -18% and even Ethereum at -2% are only two examples. The trending DeFi tokens suffered even harder. This tells us...

Bitcoin is an interesting entity for many reasons, a big one being that it shares correlations with many other financial tools such as stocks and gold, but for the most part, these correlations have all been rather general. Now, it’s coming out that bitcoin shares a correlation specifically with Tesla stock, and when one looks at the evidence, it’s hard to ignore this idea.Tesla and Bitcoin Appear to Be ConnectedBitcoin has done extremely well during the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, it’s true...

Robert Kiyosaki – the famed author of the bestselling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – is once again talking about bitcoin and about how the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap faces an imminent crash once a COVID vaccine emerges.Robert Kiyosaki: Once A Vaccine Emerges, It’s All OverThe idea behind bitcoin right now is that it is a strong tool that can potentially hedge one’s wealth against inflation and other harsh economic circumstances. Many of these circumstances are being brought...

Jack Dorsey – the CEO of both Twitter and Square – has announced in the past that he’s a fan of bitcoin. It’s no secret that he respects cryptocurrency above all other financial entities, but to be fair, his explanations have always been rather brief and don’t contain much information.Jack Dorsey On Why He Has Such Belief in BTCToday, Dorsey – after referring to bitcoin as the best internet currency – revealed why he’s got such faith in the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap. In...

In the crypto industry’s formative years, Bitcoin faucets allowed interested parties to passively earn BTC to get some skin in the game. Although Bitcoin was virtually worthless at the time, developer Gavin Andresen’s idea to distribute coins as widely as possible was both novel and prescient.Fast forward ten years, and cryptocurrency is easy to source but, at least where Bitcoin is concerned, costly to acquire. Although many faucets still exist, the payouts are derisory, forcing nocoiners...

The launch of Uniswap’s governance token UNI caught the cryptocurrency market left, right, and center. Some folks who received the airdrop for being a loyal Uniswap user before September 1, dumped it on the market to avail their free helicopter money. Some held on.Nonetheless, UNI got listed on Coinbase Pro, Binance and it’s price shot through the roof. It’s now on number 32 as per CoinGecko. But can it break into the top 10?UNI Token Price Pumps, Dumps Then Again PumpsAs reported by...

Bitcoin took another swing at $11,000 but got rejected, and trades just shy of the coveted level. Most alts are retracing slightly, while UNI continues to attract attention, and its price has increased to $7.Bitcoin Stopped At $11KAfter yesterday’s relatively calm price performance, the primary cryptocurrency initiated another leg up towards $11,000. The move began from about $10,900, and in just a few hours, BTC topped at $11,020 (on Binance).However, the bears intercepted it and drove the...

This week was nothing short of exciting. Bitcoin started trading at around $10,300 but was on a positive note throughout the entire time. It increased gradually, without any sharp and somewhat surprising movements, and managed to add about 6.5% to its value.The cryptocurrency tapped the important psychological and technical resistance at $11,000 but failed to conclusively close above it. Still, Bitcoin regained a serious portion of the total market capitalization as its dominance increased by...