The #FinanceAll goal of the world’s leading crypto exchange and trading platform OKEx is now another step closer following the listing of a couple of new tokens belonging to emerging DeFi projects. The two new cryptocurrencies, DMM Governance Token (DMG) and Celo Gold (CELO) were listed on July 16, with spot trading against USDT and…
In the countdown to the Shelley mainnet launch at the end of this month, Cardano has released details of its staking reward system. The amount of staking reward is determined by several factors, such as the number of staking pools in operation, the saturation of a delegated pool, and block production efficiency. At present, all…
Minutes ago, the Twitter account of Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out a suspicious message involving Bitcoin. The message read: “I’m feeling generous because of COVID-19. I’ll double any BTC payment sent to my BTC address for the next hour…” Attached was a Segwit Bitcoin address. The message garnered thousands of likes and retweets in…
Matic Network, the Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, revealed the results of their Counter Stake testnet stress testing. Over an uninterrupted two month period, the team claims the network achieved speeds of up to 7,200 transactions per second (TPS). What’s more, this occurred under decentralized conditions. “During stress testing, 122 validators were active and…
The latest Dapp Digest highlights an undeniable truth: the world of decentralized applications is growing fast. And it’s only set to intensify with the forthcoming launch of TRON 4.0, which will introduce cross-chain interoperability and customized blockchain-based apps for enterprise. dApps Break the $10B Volume Barrier dApps are becoming easier to build and simpler to…
Cardano (ADA) has been one of the most popular cryptocurrencies over the past few months. This is for good reason: according to market data, the price of the altcoin has risen by 200% since the start of 2020. This has allowed Cardano to outpace Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a swath of other top cryptocurrencies. The project…
Following the Bitcoin halving, concerns over miner capitulation have proven unfounded. The week just gone saw the network hash rate reach a new all-time high of 125 million TH/s.Source: blockchain.comSignificant pullbacks occurred in March and May, sparking fears of the beginning of a miner’s exodus. Current data shows the Bitcoin network is strong as ever.Bitcoin…
There have been many analysts over recent weeks arguing that Bitcoin is clearly at a market top. As NewsBTC covered two weeks ago, one trader commented that the cryptocurrency is trading in line with a textbook “distribution” pattern.“A couple more clues developing that lend themselves to HTF distribution. 1. Rising Demand on the verge of…
Bitcoin and gold have formed a striking correlation throughout 2020, although this has shown some signs of degrading over the past few weeks as BTC continues extending its multi-month bout of sideways trading.Gold is also starting to move lockstep with the stock market, showing that traders are increasingly treating the precious metal as a “risk-on”…
Binance first announced plans for a UK crypto trading platform in mid-June. The company has now confirmed an Autumn 2020 rollout.Source: binance.comThe UK platform will provide GBP and Euro on/off ramps via bank transfer through the UK’s Faster Payments service, as well as the equivalent function in Europe, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) network.Payments…