# Bitcoin News
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January 18,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Bitcoin
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
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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...
January 15,2021 by Wayne Jones at Bitcoin
Bitcoin surged by 303% in the past year, breaking past its previous all-time high in Dec 2020. The growth was primarily spurred on by increased demand from the retail and institutional class amid mounting global inflation. CoinGecko Report As per the 2020 CoinGecko yearly crypto report released on January 14,...
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# Blockchain News
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January 18,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain
The world’s largest producer of palladium is the latest to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN). Norilsk Nickel Joins RSBN According to a report by Ledger Insights on January 16, Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company Nornickel has now officially joined the RSBN with aim to tap...
January 15, 2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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Figure Lending has obtained a $100 million loan facility from leading U.S lender, JPMorgan for conforming and jumbo mortgages. The blockchain-powered mortgage platform claims it has secured $1.5 billion of lending facilities via five funding deals, according to a LedgerInsights report on January 15, 2021. Figure Gets $100 Million From...
January 15,2021 by Adeniyi Olowoporoku at Blockchain
Chinese backed blockchain project BSN has revealed plans to pilot the adoption of a global CBDC system in 2021. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) was the major talk in 2020 and it appears that the push will be greater this year. BSN developing a Universal Digital Payment Network (UDPN) BSN...
# Altcoins News
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January 19,2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins
Despite China's unfavorable crypto policies, the country continues to record more capital flight via cryptocurrency, as citizens use crypto to safeguard their funds against the weakening yuan. China’s 2020 Capital Flight Via Crypto at $17.5 billion According to a report by local media outlet Coinholmes, China recorded a capital outflow...
January 18, 2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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Grayscale CEO, Michael Sonnenshein has taken to Twitter to reveal that the firm raised a massive $700 million on January 15, 2021, a feat that has never been reached previously in a single day by the company. The asset management firm now has $27.1 billion in assets under management, from...
January 18,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins
Major cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin continues to innovate. This time, by launching a trading bot feature to ensure steady passive income. KuCoin Unveils Innovative Trading Bot Feature In an announcement made on January 18, IDG-backed digital currency exchange KuCoin stated they had officially launched the Trading Bot Feature. KuCoin users can...
# Regulation News
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January 18,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation
An online survey conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has revealed that a good number of people across the globe do not see central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as a real alternative to national fiat currencies. CBDCs Not Real Money At a time when bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies...
January 18, 2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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Ecuadorian presidential candidate wants the country to join in the CBDC bandwagon. Making Ecuador Crypto-Friendly According to a recent report by Decrypt, Ecuadorian presidential candidate for 2021 and the current president of the Ecuadorian-Chilean Chamber of Mining, Geovanni Andrade, recently stated that he has plans to develop a national cryptocurrency...
January 16,2021 by Evan Ezquer at Regulation
In a bid to combat the use of digital currencies as means of financing terrorism, a group of representatives from the Republican and Democratic Parties has introduced a bipartisan bill to the House on Jan 13, which seeks to create a task force focused on preventing the usage of cryptocurrencies...
# Price Analysis
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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...
The total crypto market cap added $111.7 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $942.7 billion. The top 10 currencies were mostly in green for the same time period with Cardano (ADA) and Ripple’s XRP adding 32.1 and 28.3 percent to their values respectively while...
# Ethereum News
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January 15,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Ethereum
Crypto analysts have predicted that the price of ether (ETH) may reach another all-time high in the coming weeks, if the current plunge of ETH reserves on centralized exchanges is anything to go by. Ether Reserves Fall by 27 Percent in 48 Hours It's no longer news that the bull...
January 5, 2021 by Anthonia Isichei at
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With the price of ETH crossing the $1,000 mark for the first time since 2018, the average gas fee on the Ethereum network set a new all-time high (ATH) on Jan. 4. Ethereum Gas Fees Almost Touched $20 According to data from YCharts on Monday (Jan. 4, 2021), the average...
January 4,2021 by Wayne Jones at Ethereum
Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum have had an explosive start to the New Year. BTC has rallied to a new all-time high above $34K while ETH just broke above the $1K psychological barrier and seems poised to climb higher. According to Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, cryptocurrencies will continue gaining popularity...
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