# Bitcoin News
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January 21,2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Bitcoin
BlackRock, the world’s largest multi-trillion dollar asset manager, is considering investing in Bitcoin futures through two of its funds. BlackRock’s Funds Contemplating Bitcoin Futures Investment In a pair of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday (Jan. 20, 2021), Blackrock revealed that two of its funds...
January 18, 2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at
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Dan Dolev, an analyst with Mizuho, predicts PayPal to earn $2 billion in revenue by 2023 from Bitcoin alone, MarketWatch reported on Jan 15. Support for Cryptocurrencies is a Boost In late October, PayPal--a US-based payment processing company--announced their support for cryptocurrencies. They first allowed clients in the United States...
January 16,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Bitcoin
The Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 is now live as per an update on Jan 15. Setting a Secure and Private Foundation for Bitcoin The latest iteration of Bitcoin's implementation introduces several changes setting the foundation for a more secure, private, and robust network. Following the release of 0.21.0, full node operators...
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# Blockchain News
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January 22,2021 by Adeniyi Olowoporoku at Blockchain
Blockchain platform Wirex has revealed a new research program in partnership with Stellar Development Foundation. The research was performed by the two parties to identify real-world applications of cryptocurrencies. The research revealed rising knowledge about cryptocurrency The research was revealed today in a press release and was carried out within...
January 21, 2021 by Anthonia Isichei at
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Nevada Governor is looking to develop a special zone in the state, which would promote the development of blockchain technology. Nevada Big on Blockchain Technology Adoption According to the Reno Gazette Journal on Monday (Jan.19, 2021) Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada in a State of the State address, outlined plans...
January 20,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain
The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), has joined forces with leading automobile manufacturers including BMW, Ford and others, to roll out a vehicle identity (VID) solution powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT). The team says the VID system will make it easier for stakeholders in the automotive ecosystem to track...
# Altcoins News
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January 21,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins
The German district of Altötting is piloting a digital proof of vaccination project using technology offered by a Cologne-based firm, UBIRCH, becoming the first in the country, news sources on Jan 21 reveals. UBIRCH's IOTA and Ethereum-based Solution Used in Altötting Beginning this week, the district allows people who have...
January 21, 2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at
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There is a spike of USDT transactions in Tron, a dPoS network, based on data from Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics firm, a CoinDesk report on Jan 21 shows. USDT Transaction Count Explodes at Tron Data reveals that there was a considerable spike in Tron's USDT transactions in the last...
January 20,2021 by Adeniyi Olowoporoku at Altcoins
Privacy coin Firo suffered a 51% attack on its blockchain network today. The unknown attacker reorganized more than 300 blocks on its blockchain during the course of the attack. Major attack on Firo Blockchain network The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday with Firo tweeting about it around...
# Regulation News
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January 21,2021 by Evan Ezquer at Regulation
According to a statement by Guo Weimin, Bank of China's chief scientist, the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic is one of the reasons why Chinese corporations should urgently shift to the use of digital currencies, stating: "There will be a lot of challenges from the pandemic that will make...
January 21, 2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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President Joe Biden has mandated all federal agencies in the United States to temporarily suspend all in-process regulations pending when they have been thoroughly reviewed by members of his cabinet. This also puts FinCEN’s proposed rule on non-custodial crypto wallets on hold, according to a Decrypt report on January 21,...
January 20,2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation
Thailand’s stock exchange is preparing to launch a new trading platform that would not include cryptocurrencies. Crypto Exempted From SET’s Planned Trading Platform According to the Bangkok Post on Wednesday (Jan. 20, 2021) the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announced plans to launch a digital assets trading platform. The upcoming...
# Price Analysis
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Total crypto market cap erased $52.4 billion from its value for the period since Monday morning and now stands at $938 billion. The top ten coins are mostly in red for the last 24 hours with PolkaDot (DOT) and Cardano (ADA) registering an 8.9 and 1.4 percent increase respectively while...
The total crypto market cap added $82 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $1.008 trillion. The top 10 currencies showed mixed results for the same time period with Polkadot (DOT) and Chainlink (LINK) adding 83.7 and 34.3 percent to their values respectively while Bitcoin...
Total crypto market cap added $74 billion to its value for the period since Monday morning and now stands at $1.033 trillion. The top ten coins are all in green for the last 24 hours with PolkaDot (DOT) and bitcoin (BTC) being the biggest gainers with 37.1 and 11 percent...
# Ethereum News
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January 21,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Ethereum
A Fundstrat Global Advisors LLC strategist, David Grider, predicts the Ethereum price to reach $10,500. This is a day after the second most valuable digital asset rose to all-time highs above $1.4k, Bloomberg reported on Jan 20. Ethereum Stands out In a note to clients on Wednesday, David said Ethereum...
January 20, 2021 by Wayne Jones at
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Ethereum and the broader cryptocurrency market have seen mixed price action over the past few days and weeks. Ethereum Price is Surging Despite the selling pressure it has experienced at $1,200, ETH beat all odds and surged beyond $1,400, recording a new all-time high at $1,423.38. At press time, the...
January 19,2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Ethereum
Ethereum's title as the most active blockchain network is becoming increasingly reinforced as network activity on the chain is now fully ahead of Bitcoin. Stablecoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions continue to catapult Ethereum's economic activity count but often at the expense of high gas costs leading to renewed clamor...
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