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So-called “bitcoin whales” appear to have a considerable influence on the cryptocurrency market, according to a new report. At the same time, whales are a dying breed. The founder of crypto watchdog Whale Alert explains why. It’s fair to say that bitcoin whales have a reputation for running the show when it comes to the crypto markets. Whether this is an accurate account of the role whales actually play within the ecosystem remains an open question. With his eyes trained on every major...

Photo: RippleApart from being popular for using in its solutions XRP which is the third-largest digital currency in the world and has been for a long time, Ripple is also quite known for many of its offerings in the sector, including several divisions and partnerships. The company through its investment arm Xpring, has now invested into Flare Networks, a platform for smart contracts.According to an official Flare Networks blog post, Ripple has “completed a strategic investment into Flare.”...

It’s a great moment of cheer for all cryptocurrency miners carrying out operations based out of China. In the latest development, the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has decided to withdraw its proposal of banning crypto-mining activities (including Bitcoin mining) taking place in the country.On Wednesday, November 5, the NDRC published a new catalog for Guiding Industry Restructuring. The new version replaces the earlier one created in 2011 wherein the agency had...

Hong Kong will regulate cryptocurrency exchanges. The Securities and Futures Commission developed a set of guidelines for exchanges to operate. Custody and cybersecurity are the top concerns among regulators. Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a regulatory framework that enables cryptocurrency exchanges to be regulated. With the new set of rules, the nation is making a significant step towards the adoption of blockchain technology. Licensing Cryptocurrency...

Growth in the crypto market is almost always measured by price trajectories and the likelihood that an asset would find adoption, consequently increasing its price. With Bitcoin being the asset with the largest market cap and consequently the highest priced and strongest market dominance, the cryptosphere is almost always waiting for a Bitcoin price surge.In the midst of all the bullish predictions that usually trail Bitcoin, Changpeng Zhao who is the CEO of the world’s largest crypto...

Kadena, a Proof of Work (PoW) public blockchain for smart contracts, has begun its token sale on CoinList. It began on Monday, Nov. 4, and will run until Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The Kadena network boasts of highly scalable blockchain which runs the Chainweb protocol to ensure unmatched security and high throughput, promising to be a driving factor with the potential to serve as a convergence point for all interoperable chains including private and public blockchains and applications.The Kadena...

China is set to allow cryptocurrency mining. The nation hosts the four largest mining pools around the world. The Chinese government is making significant steps towards the adoption of blockchain technology. Cryptocurrency mining will be kept alive in China. The news come after President Xi Jinping announced that his country will “take the leading position in the emerging field of blockchain.” China Will Allow Crypto Mining The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), one of the...

In an expansion of its market offerings, indications have emerged that premier cryptocurrency exchange Binance is set to add support for crypto-fiat exchange for the Kazakh and Ukrainian currencies. This comes after the recent addition of support for Nigeria’s currency the Naira which was done in partnership with Flutterwave which is a Nigerian payment gateway based both in Nigeria and the United States.Moreover, it’s worth mentioning that Binance also added the Russian Ruble to the row of...

The G7 meeting participants state that things like stablecoins including Facebook‘s Libra should be strictly regulated and the risks connected with them are not yet studied well. Per EU lawmaker and a German conservative Markus Ferber:“At the very least, we need a robust regulatory framework to deal with virtual currencies. The (executive EU) Commission has been way too complacent on the issue so far. With the threat of Libra on the horizon, it is time for action now.”The draft text of the...

Earlier this year, a man from the state of Illinois made a killing, winning $500,000 in a state lottery. Recently, he revealed that half of this fortune has been spent on buying Bitcoin (BTC). He confirmed that back in May, he had purchased about $178,000 worth of BTC and wrote on Reddit:“Did this. Then put half into BTC in May.”Further, he asked to remind him in eight months if his investment is smart money, which Reddit can not agree with.On one hand, the investment seems to be a good one....