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Polkadot, the interoperable blockchain protocol spearheaded by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, has announced its forthcoming parachain launch.Parachains – application-specific blockchains that connect to the main network and benefit from its security and computing capacity – are viewed as the building block of Polkadot’s ecosystem. Initially, the plan was for 100 parachain slots, with an auction process determining who gets to ‘lease’ parachains for defined time periods.However, according to...

Rebecca Patterson, the director of investment research at Bridgewater Associates, said bitcoin could be better compared to gold than a currency due to the similarities between both assets, thus, supporting the digital gold argument.Bitcoin As Digital GoldIn a recent interview with Bloomberg, Patterson said she wouldn’t call bitcoin an alternative currency, I think if anything, it’s an alternative to gold or digital gold. I think that would be the better comparison.”Despite calling BTC an...

The Nigerian cryptocurrency community was shaken to its core when the country’s apex bank released a circular warning financial institutions to desist from enabling cryptocurrency transactions. The Central Bank made arguments to justify the decision, with several notable figures weighing in on the subject.Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is the latest to share his view on the ban. In his keynote address at the CBN Bankers’ Committee Economic Summit, Osinbajo tipped digital assets...

As cryptocurrencies continue to pick up steam and encompass the features of regular asset classes, governments have likewise imposed taxes on capital gains from digital currency. South Korea is the latest country to adopt this initiative. Its Ministry of Economy and Finance said it will levy taxes on cryptocurrency profits from next year.The South Korean government is going ahead with its proposal to tax cryptocurrency returns after several reconsiderations. A local news agency, Yonhap...

This is Binance Smart Chain’s time to shine, and the Binance CEO CZ knows it and is ready to take advantage of it.The increasing use of DeFi protocols, dApps, and applications built on top of Ethereum, has overloaded the network to the point where its fees are almost unsustainable. Several blockchains are vying to emerge as the new Ethereum killer, and CZ is rooting for BSC as the best option.CZ has been known to be a funny yet respectful guy when it comes to measuring his words. Still, his...

A month after launching a Bitcoin ETP on Switzerland’s SIX Exchange, CoinShares has released a physically-backed exchange-traded product following the performance of the second-largest cryptocurrency – Ethereum. Describing itself as “Europe’s largest digital asset investment house,” CoinShares is a cryptocurrency-oriented manager with over $4 billion in AUM. The company, headquartered in London, announced the launch of its latest crypto product – a new physically-backed ETP tracking the...

Following weeks of accumulating substantial quantities of BTC, Bitcoin whales seem to have reversed the trend by disposing of some of their holdings in the past several days. Interestingly, this coincided with the massive market crash, which raises the question if whales are responsible for BTC’s decreasing price.Bitcoin Whale Spawning Season Over?The primary cryptocurrency has enjoyed better days, and they weren’t that long ago. If we reverse time with just a week, BTC was heading for new...

The veteran US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reportedly in talks to raise more than $5 billion and double its valuation to over $10 billion. Some of the giant names potentially participating in the latest funding round include Fidelity, General Atlantic, and Tribe Capital.Kraken to Increase its Valuation to $10B?Based in San Francisco, California, Kraken is among the oldest cryptocurrency exchange with nearly ten years of experience. The company could be on its way to more than...

The glory of conquering the title of the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency was short-lived for BNB, Binance’s native cryptocurrency, as a new rival dethroned it: Say hello to Prince Cardano!After a few weeks of spectacular price performance, ADA, the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain, managed to challenge the markets and raise its price during a bloodbath caused by bitcoin’s largest price drop in history, dethroning BNB in the process.Cardano (ADA) Is Laughing at the...

Cardano (ADA) is once again in the spotlight as its price fails to follow the current downtrend in the cryptocurrency market. In fact, ADA is currently up on almost all time frames, and it has managed to once again claim the third spot in terms of market capitalization.However, Anthony Sassano, one of Ethereum’s well-known proponents and investors, is of the opinion that it doesn’t have the fundamentals to be valued at 25% of Ethereum’s total capitalization.Cardano (ADA) Bulls Don’t...