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Ethereum prices this year were lower in growth than Bitcoins, as the second-largest cryptocurrency this year increased less than 5%, notwithstanding BTC in spite of that maintains a staggering 95% increase since the beginning of the year, despite previous selling.In light of the successful introduction of the latest network updates in Istanbul hard fork and the growing popularity of DeFi, does catching up with ETH means a viable strategy for investors? From a macroeconomic point of view,...

Ripple has done it again when it updated its recently launched Xpring developer platform to accept two new programming languages Python and Go. The new XRP developer platform (xpring.io) allows both cryptocurrency developers and non-cryptocurrency developers to be able to create applications that run within the XRP ecosystem. The new features include customer service, a new developer-friendly wallet, technical documentation and another set of cool tools.The platform was launched in October...

Yesterday, authorities in New Jersey arrested three men for running a cryptocurrency scam called BitClub Network, which defrauded unsuspecting investors of about $722 million. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito in an official press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey.Initially reported by Bloomberg, Matthew Brent Goettsche, 37, of Lafayette, Colorado and Jobadiah Sinclair Weeks, 38, of Arvada, Colorado, are both facing charges of...

The IPO of Saudi Aramco was probably one of the most hotly-anticipated companies’ initial public offerings this year. And it has really met the expectation of many (and even gone beyond).The shares of Aramco have surged after it. As a result, the valuation of this world-famous oil producer hit a record of $1.88 trillion. These figures have taken the stock market of Saudi Arabia to the position of the largest in the world.In early deals in Riyadh, the stock of the company increased to 35.2...

ADA price declined steadily after it failed to surpass the $0.0400 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is slowly approaching the key $0.0355 support area.Earlier, there was a break below a key contracting triangle with support near $0.0382 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price is under pressure and it seems like it could even struggle to hold the $0.0355 support.Cardano price is showing a lot of bearish signs against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ADA price is likely to...

Stablecoins are almost completely banned in developed countries and zones like China or the EU. But BitPay claims that they’re launching a worldwide stablecoin payment solution. BP is one of the world’s largest providers of the BTC and BCH merchant API’s. Ever tried to pay for a DDoS service, a cloud server, or a private VPN? They do accept credit card payments, yes. But if they don’t, they will surely take your precious crypto using BitPay.Now BitPay is allowing the merchants and consumers...

Bitcoin price is under a lot of selling pressure below $7,500 and $7,600 against the US Dollar.The price is likely to tumble if it breaks the $7,200 and $7,030 support levels.There is a crucial contracting triangle forming with resistance near $7,430 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is currently struggling to stay above $7,200 and the contracting triangle support area.Bitcoin price is trading with a bearish bias below $7,500 against the US Dollar....

The experts found an easy way of extracting the SEED mnemonic keyphrase. They require physical access to the wallet, for no more than 15 minutes. The attack uses voltage glitching to record a SEED phrase, using special hardware. This can be successful if performed by a well-prepared person. Some estimations even claim anyone can create such a glitching recording device for $75.Using such machines, hackers can not only intercept your encrypted SEED from a KeepKey. They can also decrypt it,...

Another gold-backed cryptocurrency is making its way onto the trading market. This time, the issuing company is Aurus, a digital currency startup that says it’s looking to “bridge the gap” between gold and crypto owners.Aurus: The Latest Gold Stablecoin MasterGold is widely considered a stable asset. Much like USD or other forms of fiat, gold is not known to go down in price or value during times of financial or economic strife. Thus, this new token – being that it’s backed by gold – would be...

India is once again talking about banning crypto.Hey, India: Make Up Your Mind!It’s a situation India has been in before. Prior to this big argument, the country initiated a ban on banks doing business with cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures. Thus, these companies did not have any financial authorities to oversee their transactions.While the ban was relatively limited in scope, many news and media outlets misreported this as India was implementing a full ban, and likely bitcoin and crypto...