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Another bitcoin price prediction is in the books. This time, the prediction comes from a popular crypto analyst who goes by the name of Galaxy BTC on Twitter, and he’s saying that BTC could spike by 1,000 percent in the coming months granted a few things happen.Galaxy BTC Says $100,000 Is on Its WayFor bitcoin to experience such a surge, the currency would need to break past a trendline on a logarithmic chart. Once this occurs, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap could go...

Oh, President Maduro… You just can’t seem to take a hint. Why do you continue to push a currency that has yet to serve any serious purpose?Maduro To Force Planes to Use the PetroIn his latest chant of “the Petro is da bomb,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is going out on a limb and claiming that all Venezuelan airlines flying from the nation’s capital of Caracas must purchase their fuel using Petro funds.In a speech to the ruling Constituent Assembly, Maduro announced the following:I...

As the demands for longer-dated, risk-free securities among institutional investors have always been high, the Treasury will start issuing 20-year bonds. Securities that offer some nominal yield, amid $11 trillion of global debt with negative rates. While Japanese officials are thinking about a much longer 50-year security, the U.S. officials turned this idea down in their announcement.“The 20-year bond fits more easily into the existing market structure. This is a way of taking advantage of...

As the legal tussle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Telegram rages on, new information has come to light. In a recent filing by the SEC at the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Commission has again come down hard on Telegram with a few revelations.SEC Says Telegram Described GRAM as a Security New FilingIn a new document filed on Wednesday the 15th of January, the SEC claims that Telegram’s plan was for the Gram token to be...

Ethereum, the number 2-biggest crypto with a recent market value of $18 billion, gained ground after a brief retreat on Thursday. The coin gained more than 3% daily and 2.8% since early Friday. The ETH/USD attempted to surpass $175.00 but the move proved unsustainable and the currency plunged beneath the $170.00 price level while investors ride on positive sentiment.The major considerations why Ethereum could not improve to service the developing market was because it did duplicate Bitcoin‘s...

Japanese multinational conglomerate Toshiba Corp. claims that it currently has a new algorithm that makes computing faster than available options. According to the company, the technology is much faster than any supercomputer anywhere.The Toshiba AlgorithmToshiba says that the new technology is not a quantum computer. However, it was specifically created to operate with the underlying methods a quantum computer employs. Quantum computers, however, have a setback – there aren’t a lot of...

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...

Fortune loves to make different kinds of lists for any kind of topic, but this list is a rather interesting statistic. From all the business industries in San Francisco, Fortune listed 35 best workplaces in the Bay Area and Ripple is one of them. Excited to be recognized as one of @FortuneMagazine’s #BestWorkplaces in the Bay Area 2020! https://t.co/ope8KXIRDc— Ripple (@Ripple) January 16, 2020Most of the 35 companies included in the Best workplace list are Information technology companies...

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...

The U.S. Digital Dollar concept is being pushed by the former CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo. Reports indicate that he, Daniel Gorfine and Charles Giancarlo are planning to do this privately. Daniel Gorfine is the former LabCFTC director. Charles Giancarlo is an investor. They have decided to form the Digital Dollar Foundation. It is a non-profit initiative in association with Accenture. They also have plans to work with various professionals to achieve this. They plan to work towards...