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Dan Larimer, the blockchain entrepreneur that co-founded the company behind the popular project EOS, has left his position after four years. Interestingly, the native cryptocurrency EOS has reacted immediately with a vigorous price drop of about 25%.Larimer, who served as Block.one’s chief technological officer, has resigned from his position at the company as of December 31st, 2020. “I will continue on my mission to create a free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty,...

Ethereum (ETH) is expected to approach its new all-time high of over $1400. With this Ethereum’s 2021 returns so far stand at nearly 80%.The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum (ETH) has skyrocketed once again surging 10% and moving past $1300 levels. At the time of writing, ETH was trading at $1327 with a market cap of $150 billion.With this move, Ethereum (ETH) is now just 5% short of its all-time high of $1400. It has been a phenomenal start to 2021 for ETH investors. With...

Most alternative coins have resumed their recent bull run, including double-digit increases on behalf of most of the large-caps, including Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Chainlink (LINK), Ripple, Litecoin, and Cardano. The second-largest, Ethereum, has also surged to new highs and has come about $100 away from the 2018 record of $1,450.Simultaneously, BTC has stalled slightly around the $41,000 mark, and its dominance over the market has reduced to 68.5%.Exploding Alts: Ethereum Nearing...

Bitcoin has been surging as of late. At the time of writing, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has jumped beyond the $40,000 price for the second time this month, but according to billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the currency is just getting started, and $40,000 is nothing compared to where he believes it will go within the next five to ten years.Chamath Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Will Hit $200,000 Within the Next DecadeIn a recent interview with CNBC, Palihapitiya...

Bill Miller – a value investor – is one of just many people who appear to have changed their tune on bitcoin. It used to be that bitcoin was an extremely worrisome, potentially even dangerous asset to invest in given how volatile it was. It used to be that bitcoin was a currency that was widely vulnerable to outside market influence and that could easily be manipulated.Bill Miller on Bitcoin – When It Gets Bigger, the Risk Goes DownHowever, Miller has said that every time bitcoin strives for...

It has been less than three years since one of the most celebrated traditional investors, Warren Buffett, famously called bitcoin “rat poison squared.” While he envisioned the cryptocurrency’s demise at the time, BTC has so far survived, surged by over 300%, and its market capitalization has surpassed that of Buffett’s company – Berkshire Hathaway.The Rat Poison That Ate Buffett’s CompanyThe year was 2018, bitcoin had just started to cool off after its parabolic price increase that led to...

Ending the year at $29,111.63, Bitcoin increased by more than 300% last year. With a gain of over 40% in a little over a week, Bitcoin is at $40,436 at the time of this writing.Recent Bitcoin price swell resulted in the cryptocurrency posting a market value higher than social media network Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). This made the coin more valuable than all publicly traded companies except the top six: Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Saudi Aramco (TADAWUL: 2222), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:...

With reports of Apple aiming at developing its own EV autonomous vehicles, the company will surely find a collaboration with Hyundai or any other established auto manufacturing firm.South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motor Co (KRX: 005380) has seen a massive $8 billion surge in its market value after the company said it is in talks with American technology giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the possibilities of helping to build its electric vehicles, a statement it...

Following another all-time high and a wildly volatile day, bitcoin has retraced slightly and calmed around the $40,000 price mark. Most large-cap alternative coins have also lost some steam, but some lower- and mid-cap ones have skyrocketed in the past 24 hours.Bitcoin Stalls Beneath $40KThe past several days have been quite bullish for the cryptocurrency. After it dipped briefly beneath $28,000 on Monday, bitcoin went on a roll. It reclaimed the $30,000 tag almost immediately and continued...

There is no denying that institutions and the big players have been the catalyst for this current crypto market cycle and that notion has been reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley’s latest acquisition.According to reports, Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm boosted a stake in Bitcoin vehicle MicroStrategy Inc. to more than 10% late last year.The move signifies a growing interest in crypto assets from major banks which are clearly paying more attention to the space.Boom!Morgan Stanley just...