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Facebook is facing a lawsuit from a group of four plaintiffs who are accusing the social media giant of anti-competitive moves. The complainants are demanding a court order that will force the company to shed some of its weight and sell its assets.The Facebook LawsuitOn Thursday, four tech startups initiated the lawsuit. In the filing, the plaintiffs suggest Facebook’s unlawful moves have built what they describe as a “social data barrier to entry.” This continues to prevent them from being...

Binance will list a new set of FTX leveraged tokens that will allow users to open 3x long or short positions for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This comes less than a month after the Maltese-based exchange made a strategic partnership with the derivatives exchange, FTX.Binance Lists New Type Of Leveraged TokensThe leading cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, announced earlier today its newest addition for leveraged tokens. According to the publication, the company will list four FTX tokens –...

The critical situation between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step forward. The market regulator now claims that the popular messaging company saw its upcoming Gram token as securities and thus should fall under established regulations.Is Gram Token A Security?Telegram’s controversy regarding its TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, Gram, continues. The SEC has recently filed another claim with the court in the Southern District of New...

The last year of 2019 proved magical for the venture capital firm and crypto-asset manager Grayscale Investments. Recently, the company released its “2019 Digital Asset Investment Report” registering a record-breaking $600 million investment in a single year.The record-breaking yearly performance was the result of a record-breaking Q4 2019. In the last quarter of 2019, Grayscale garnered $225 million in different investment products, clearly hinting at a larger market trend.Besides, the...

Gemini crypto exchange was founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The company has announced that it has set up its in-house insurance company Nakamoto Limited that will protect its clients against any probable loss of coins stored in its offline vaults. Reportedly, the company has offered a possibly record-breaking $200 million coverage limit for Gemini Custody.Announced on January 16, the captive insurer will cover customers of the crypto cold storage service operated by Gemini Trust...

Google‘s parent company Alphabet has hit a new milestone with its market hitting one trillion dollars. Google’s is the fourth global company to attain this feat just after Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet in December 2019.On Thursday, January 16 closing, the Alphabet stock was trading at $1450 with its market cap striking $1 trillion. In the last year, Alphabet’s stock has surged nearly 50% giving handsome returns to the investors. Thus, Alphabet stock was a shining start in 2019’s...

2020 has so far been particularly positive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. Starting the year at around $7,100, BTC currently trades at almost $9,000, charting notable increases throughout the entire week. In the past 24 hours alone, Bitcoin gained another 3% to its value, increasing from around $8,650 to about $9,000 from where it retraced a bit and it currently trades at $8,900. BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s total market capitalization has increased to $162...

Bitcoin cash price started a downside correction from the $367 high against the US Dollar.The price found support near the $310 level and it is currently surging towards $360.There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance near $338 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could continue to rise towards $375 if it clears the $350 resistance area.Bitcoin cash price is showing a lot of bullish signs above $320 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD...

Bitcoin is the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap. At the time of writing, it is trading for well over $8,700 and has been on a bull run since early January.Why Will Bitcoin Always Be at the Top?There is widespread speculation, however, that the currency may have reached its peak technology-wise. While the asset may be the top cryptocurrency in terms of size and age, there are several new altcoins that have entered the space allegedly capable of outperforming their...

Major crypto exchange Binance has announced a new Binance USD (BUSD) conversion function on its platform. Beginning immediately, users can now instantly convert a select number of stablecoins into the BUSD.Binance BUSD ConversionAccording to the announcement, the supported stablecoins for the new feature include Paxos Standard (PAX), USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD) and Tether’s USDT. For the first three, the announcement states that conversion to BUSD will be settled at 1:1. Binance will...