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According to crypto analyst “Dave the Wave,” bitcoin’s price could reach $170,000 by the year 2028.Dave the Wave: The Big Numbers Are ComingAt first glance, the news is a little disappointing. For one thing, many people – including venture capitalist Tim Draper – are predicting larger prices for bitcoin within shorter timeframes. In the past, Draper has gone so far as to say that BTC would reach $250,000 by the year 2022. This was later switched to the year 2023, but even still – that’s a...

It’s no secret that billionaire Mark Cuban is not a huge fan of bitcoin or cryptocurrencies. Now, however, he appears to be taking his criticism to an even higher level.Mark Cuban Still Isn’t Cool with BTCCuban recently commented that bitcoin could never be “used as a reliable currency.” Among his main points is that bitcoin, at the time of writing, is considered more of a “collectible” that actual money. People collect units of BTC as a means of expanding their wealth. It’s more of a...

Sports footwear and apparel company Nike announced it has been given a patent to tokenize its shoes on the Ethereum blockchain.In a document posted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on December 10, Nike stated that its plan to generate unique IDs and create ERC 721 tokens for some shoes, dubbed CryptoKicks.When buying shoes, people will be able to “unlock” these tokens and then link them with unique owner IDs to confirm ownership. The token will not be used only as a representative of a...

Based on the recently revealed information, we all can make a conclusion about the passion of the second-largest bank by assets the Chinese Construction Bank (CCB) to blockchain. Sources indicate that CCB has introduced a refactoring platform that is to run totally on its own blockchain. The platform is aimed at corporate clients in the business of factoring and its goal is to improve operations and reduce risks and costs at the same time.Factoring is a fund-raising model where invoices from...

Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, a senior analyst at foreign exchange broker RoboForex, shares his insights into the future scenarios for Bitcoin price movement as well as possible price swings of major altcoins.Judging by the charts of the main crypto instruments, the bears are still at the wheel. However, it should be noticed, that the angle of the decline is becoming less and less steep every day, which means a certain weakening of the trend. The picture on the charts may be hinting that the long but...

Pre-orders for Apple’s new Mac Pro desktop computer officially began yesterday. The Mac Pro which was initially announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June is priced at $5,999 for the desktop unit alone. Unlike many desktop computers especially with Windows, the Mac Pro’s 6k Pro Display XDR monitor is sold separately for an interesting $4,999, pushing the price of both units up to $11,000. However, this price seemingly only gets you the bare minimum and if you want...

General Motors has introduced the new versions of its best-selling models the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Suburban SUVs. Sources indicate that the new versions of the popular models are larger than previous ones with a whole lot of technology and new features that combine both safety and comfort. Industry pundits have indicated that the profits made from the sales of these two models will propel the automaker to complete the self-driving cars and electric vehicles which include the 20 planned to...

WeBank, China’s first digital bank in the sphere of helping small businesses access funding needed for operations, will now provide the technical infrastructure required for the deployment of China’s national blockchain network.According to a report from state-owned Financial News media platform, WeBank will be in charge of the creation and delivery of FISCO BCOS (Be Credible, Open & Secure) open-source consortium chain, for the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN). The BSN Development...

Napoleon AM, a France-based asset management company, has launched a new cryptocurrency fund dubbed the “Napoleon Bitcoin Fund” tied to the cash-settled Bitcoin futures offered by the Chicago Mercantile Group (CME).As per the report by French publication Les Echos, this is the country’s first fully-regulated cryptocurrency fund. Last week since December 6, the crypto fund is available for trading for France-based professional investors. Note that the fund is local to France only and cannot be...

For some time now, Japan’s banking sector has faced many challenges arising from money laundering. This problem has been in the limelight since the Financial Action Task Force found “numerous and serious deficiencies” back in 2014. Japan has long been blamed for weak measures that it has set up against money laundering and terrorism financing.In that context, the U.S. banking multinational, JPMorgan Chase & Co, is looking to launch an Interbank Information Network (IIN) in the East Asian...