# Bitcoin News
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July 8,2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Bitcoin
One of Bitcoin’s biggest proponents’ believers the pioneering digital currency would never be “truly private,” compared to the likes of Monero. Monero Supreme Talking on a YouTube live stream July 7, Andreas Antonopoulos said privacy features would soon come to Bitcoin, but they would never eclipse those found in privacy-centric...
July 7, 2020 by Anthonia Isichei at
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Trading Volume on cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a massive decline in June 2020, with the spot trading volume being the worst hit. Crypto Spot Trading Volume Shrank in June Amid DEX ATH According to figures published by cryptocurrency data analytics provider CryptoCompare, crypto exchanges saw a significant decline in trading volume...
July 6,2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Bitcoin
Travel booking giant Expedia partnered with crypto-travel platform Travala.com today, allowing users to book over 700,000 accommodations with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Pay with BTC, ETH, XRP, others As per a press release, the billion-dollar valued American firm will partner with Australia’s Travala to bolster crypto payments across its hotel...
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# Blockchain News
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July 9,2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain
The Port of Rotterdam has launched a new blockchain-based pilot to make container handling safer and more efficient by doing away with the need to use a PIN code, reports Port Technology, July 9, 2020. A PIN-free Blockchain Container Handling Pilot In a bid to mitigate the possibility of frauds,...
July 9, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at
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The National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee--under Australia’s Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology, is seeking expressions of interest, and calling upon blockchain experts in the country to join any of the established working groups as per a notice published on July 9, 2020. The National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee Searching for...
July 8,2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), a Chinese government-run shipping and logistics company, has inked a strategic partnership deal with e-commerce giant Alibaba and Ant Group. The new alliance seeks to enable COSCO to digitize its shipping and logistics processes with Alibaba’s blockchain solution, reports The Maritime Executive on July 8,...
# Altcoins News
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July 9,2020 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins
The Cardano Foundation has issued a warning to the public against some individuals who claim to know members of the foundation, in order to possibly lure investors to deposit funds with them. Suspects Claim Connection With Cardanao to Boost Investors’ Confidence In an announcement published on Thursday (July 9, 2020),...
July 9, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at
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Matic (MATIC), a Layer 2 scaling solution on July 8 announced it would launch “Large Scale Developer Initiatives” in collaboration with Gitcoin to foster mainnet adoption. Focus on Mainnet Adoption In a blog post published yesterday, Matic Network launched "Large Scale Developer Initiatives," starting with a partnership with Gitcoin to...
July 8,2020 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins
Early progress updates from Pollen — the first IOTA 2.0 testnet infrastructure — are in, with over 20,000 value transactions already exchanged between nodes on the network. First Pollen Testnet Results Show Improved Performance Tweeting on Tuesday (July 7, 2020), IOTA stated that the Pollen testnet recorded over 280,000 transactions...
# Regulation News
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July 8,2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation
Didi Chuxing Technology Co., China’s leading mobile transportation firm founded by Cheng Wei in June 2012, has announced that it has joined forces with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). The alliance will enable Didi Chuxing to trial and explore the nation’s central bank...
July 8, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at
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In a press release issued today, Indian multinational information technology (IT) service and consulting company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced the launch of 'Quartz Smart Solution for Crypto Services' to enable institutional investors to diversify their portfolio into cryptocurrencies and digital assets. A First in India Despite the in limbo...
July 7,2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Regulation
Documents this week showed billion-dollar crypto firms, the likes of ConsenSys, CipherTrace, Bittrex, and Tron, applied for public loans in the U.S. to protect against capital erosion. However, critics aren’t pleased. The Anti-Government Government Club Over 75 companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space - from sub-sectors like exchanges, general...
# Price Analysis
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Total crypto market cap added $14.6 billion to its value since Monday morning and now stands at $276 billion. Top ten coins are mostly in green for the last 24 hours with Crypto.com Coin (CRO) leading the pack with 3.6 percent of gains while Cardano (ADA) lost 6.3 percent of...
The total crypto market cap added $5.3 billion to its value for the last seven days and now stands at $263.7 billion. The top 10 currencies were all green for the same period with cardano (ADA) and Crypto.com Coin (CRO) leading the pack with 23 and 12 percent of gains...
Total crypto market cap added $4 billion to its value since Monday morning and now stands at $262.8 billion. Top ten coins are mostly in green for the last 24 hours with and Cardano (ADA) and Binance Coin (BNB) leading the group with 11.2 and 2.4 percent of gains respectively....
# Ethereum News
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July 9,2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Ethereum
Blockchain entrepreneur Tyler Smith tweeted this week on how the protocol is primed to see widespread technological progress this year; led by DeFi and layer-2 tech. dApps to Bolster ETH Tech Smith’s viral tweet talked about the various implementations and technical specifications coming to the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency in the...
July 8, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at
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A newly launched chat platform harnesses the Ethereum blockchain to ensure privacy between users, Decrypt reported July 8. Privacy-First Features Called DChat, the application comes from the minds behind Unstoppable Domains; a crypto-first platform that allows users to build censorship-resistant websites while paying in digital tokens. DChat is a peer-to-peer...
July 7,2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum
Dapp.com, a leading decentralized application (dApp) analytics platform, has released its Q2 2020 Dapp Market Report showing the big winners and losers in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). Brave Browser's Basic Attention Token (BAT) is the most used token in DeFi, while Ethereum attracted the highest number of dApp...
