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One of the biggest crypto exchanges Coinbase has arrived with a surprise decision for its customers. For the first time, Coinbase customers in the U.S. can earn rewards just for holding the Tezos cryptocurrency.Dubbed as the staking reward, Coinbase said that it would be staking the Tezon (XTZ) tokens on behalf of its customers thereby distributing the rewards directly to their Coinbase account.Cryptocurrency staking is the process that allows a crypto holder to earn income by participating...

Silvergate Bank, a crypto-forward bank, has officially gone public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The initial public offering (IPO) has been a long time coming as plans to launch officially began last year.On Nov. 7, the NYSE’s official Twitter account posted a tweet confirming the IPO celebration as well as Silvergate’s ticker – NYSE: $SI.NYSE Opening Bell ?: Silvergate (NYSE: $SI) celebrates their IPO day https://t.co/FX3OQcP0dU— NYSE ? We Are Living Tech (@NYSE) November 7, 2019A...

A recent study published by two US academics claimed that Tether and Bitfinex manipulated Bitcoin’s parabolic rally in 2017. Days after the publication, Tether has issued an official response denying the merits of the report, saying that the paper lacks credibility.Tether’s ResponseA few days ago, two university academics updated a paper they have previously published in 2018 regarding a possible price manipulation in the cryptocurrency market. As per their report, the 2017 price surge was...

Bitcoin cash price is facing a strong resistance near the $308 level against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading above a couple of key supports near the $288 and $282 levels.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $286 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair could decline further if there is a break below $286 and $284.Bitcoin cash price is correcting gains below the $300 level against the US Dollar. BCH/USD might extend its...

Most of the asset inflows recorded by Binance this year have come from Huobi – a China-based cryptocurrency exchange. The reports come after a few weeks of serious Chinese interest as well as major blockchain-oriented announcements coming from the country.Binance’s Inflows From ChinaInitially established in China, Binance left the country when the government placed a ban on trading and had its headquarters in Malta. With the latest news coming from China, though, and the interest picking up,...

Tether has fired back at the authors of a study who claimed that the 2017 bull market was triggered by Bitfinex. The Tether team claims that the authors do not know how the cryptocurrency market functions. Tether assures that it never conducted activities with the purpose of manipulating the cryptocurrency market. Tether issued an official response to a research paper that claimed that a single market whale on Bitfinex manipulated the price of bitcoin in 2017. A Lone Bitcoin Whale On Nov....

The crypto market may not be growing as quickly as many had hoped, and there have been some unexpected twists and turns. Nonetheless, the blockchain space is more mature today than it was two years ago, with some of the froth having been removed and a leaner and meaner ecosystem taking shape. In 2017, the last time the bitcoin bulls were in control, it was a different world. Billionaire Mike Novogratz concedes to having gotten swept up in it, saying at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook...

David Marcus – the head of Facebook’s blockchain division – had some unusual things to say about bitcoin.Marcus: BTC Isn’t a CurrencyIn a recent interview with CNBC, the Facebook boss explained that he didn’t think BTC was a currency, and instead claims it has similarities with precious metals which cannot necessarily be used to purchase items but are a great store of value.In the interview, Marcus explains:I don’t think of bitcoin as a currency. It’s not a great medium of exchange because of...

Stellar, the world’s tenth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has seemingly jumped in price by more than 20 percent over the past day following an announcement by executives that the currency would undergo a massive “burn.”Stellar Is Up in FlamesThe process of “burning” crypto involves deleting it from existence. It does not reside on any blockchain or ledger, nor can it be purchased or added to any wallet address. The currency is gone, and it can never be bought, sold or traded in the...

Binance Coin saw a slight decrease of around 1% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $20.31. Despite the recent decline, BNB is still up by a total of 21% over the past two weeks and a 60% increase over the past 30 days. The cryptocurrency struggles despite the constant announcements that come from Binance. In fact, just recently, the CEO of the exchange, Changpeng Zhao, shared a tweet that outlines the accomplishments of the company in the past 24 hours alone.1/2 The $BNB...