# 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 20,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Blockchain
IoTeX, an open-source platform building the internet of trusted things, has partnered with the Global Digital Assets Corporation (GDAC), a press release on Jan 19 reads. GDAC Joining Hands with IoTeX IoTeX will work with GDAC to explore futuristic use cases that can be implemented in Dubai. Concurrently, they will...
January 18, 2021 by Anthonia Isichei at
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Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric is teaming up with Tokyo Tech to develop a blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading system. From energy neighborhood concepts to rural electrification projects, blockchain technology continues to find significant adoption in efforts geared towards improving access to electricity across the world. Blockchain-based Digital Energy Platform Both...
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...
# Altcoins News
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January 19,2021 by Wayne Jones at Altcoins
A Twitter user recently asked IOTA's Mat Yarger about the Jaguar Land Rover partnership. Yarger, Head of Mobility and Automotive at the IOTA Foundation, said that the collaboration is still very active. He added that there would be some significant updates within the next two quarters, and he is pretty...
January 19, 2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at
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Singapore, January 19, 2021 — Decentralized data network Bluzelle has confirmed the launch of its mainnet will take place on February 3. The debut of the Bluzelle network will mark the arrival of decentralized storage that can operate at massive scale, with super low latency, and with industry-changing anti-censorship features....
January 19,2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins
MV Index Solutions has launched the Universal Standard Diamonds Evaluation 100 Index (USDE) in collaboration with Diamond Data Derivatives Ltd. (“DDD”) and with the calculation agent CryptoCompare. An investable benchmark index to quantify physical diamonds, the USDE captures the global market for cut and polished wholesale diamonds based on the...
# Regulation News
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January 20,2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation
The latest research report released by Messari has revealed that the Asian region still dominates the cryptocurrency markets, with China leading the pack, despite the country’s overly strict, albeit draconian digital assets regulation. Asia Remains the World’s Crypto Giant Japan’s mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto started the cryptocurrency movement and it’s not...
January 19, 2021 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
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Bitstamp crypto exchange has now made it mandatory for its users who want to withdraw funds to external wallets to first undergo a know-your-customer procedure. The firm says the new measure is in a bid to comply with Netherlands anti-money laundering regulations. Bitstamp Ups its KYC Game While cryptocurrency big...
January 19,2021 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) revealed plans to introduce policies to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. DFSA’s Crypto Regulation in the Works According to local news media The National on Tuesday (Jan.19, 2021) the DFSA, the financial regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial hub for the...
# 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 20,2021 by Wayne Jones at Ethereum
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
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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...
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...
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