Kumar Gaurav, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa, believes the Indian government’s latest efforts to regulate digital currencies are more of an attempt to prevent illicit activities in the industry rather than outright ban crypto. According to a bulletin released by the Parliament of India on Friday, the governing body will be considering a
Month: January 2021
On Jan. 30 Uniswap (UNI) and Compound (COMP) both rallied to new all-time highs as the entire DeFi sector continued to heat up. UNI soared to a new all-time high at $19.93 and COMP price did the same as it briefly traded at $340. COMP/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView In the past 30 days the
During this first wave of decentralized finance projects and services, users have been more than willing to part with their funds. It is very similar to how decentralized exchanges work, as convenience seems to trump privacy and security in DeFi. Just because some platforms offer a high annual percentage yield does not mean anyone should
Hundreds of thousands tuned in to a Twitch stream today as U.S. congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez discussed Robinhood’s controversial decision to suspend trading in GameStop after the short squeeze engineered by r/WallStreetBets. Hours earlier, Ocasio-Cortez, who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, slammed Robinhood for favoring the interests of the ultra wealthy at the expense
With the nonfungible token market approaching the frothing point, perhaps it’s time to sit back and ask: “What’s happening here?” The $750,000 in proceeds from the recent sale of a single “alien” CypherPunk NFT, after all, could have paid for a reasonably sized house. The crypto world at large is only 12 years old, entering
Quick take: Ethereum has been consolidating around the $1,350 support zone for close to a week This area will be crucial during tonight’s weekly and monthly close Ethereum has a big month ahead with Grayscale opening its ETH fund to subscriptions The CME Group also launches its ETH futures on the 8th of February Galaxy
Decentralized finance is a form of finance that does not require traditional intermediaries such as banks, brokerages or exchanges. All of the work that would normally be handled by these institutions is instead performed by technological solutions including smart contracts and blockchain. The legacy banking system and DeFi are markedly different. While traditional finance is
The year 2020 will go down in history for how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the Spanish economy. Beyond that, however, there have been important events from a governmental and regulatory point of view, as well as those related to private companies and the adoption of cryptocurrencies. Cointelegraph en Español is presenting you a summary of
Tim Sweeney, the co-founder of the studio behind titles such as Hitman, Gears of War, and the wildly popular Fortnite said in a Tweet today that non-fungible token (NFT) tech and the ‘metaverse’ it one day may enable are “going places,” but due to factors such as transactions costs and the “wild, speculative mess” that
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Rob from the poor and give to the rich? Robinhood
FTX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange backed by Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm and crypto liquidity provider. The exchange launched in April 2019 and offered the usual spot trading, inverse swaps and futures contracts that can be found at other major platforms. By early 2020, the exchange launched its daily and weekly binary BTC
Summary: ETH and Stablecoins running on Ethereum settled over $1.6 Trillion in 2020 The three major stablecoins driving transaction volume on Ethereum are Tether (USDT), USDC and DAI Stablecoins are a bridge between traditional finance and crypto markets ETH, together with stablecoins running on the Ethereum network settled over $1.6 Trillion in transactions last year.
Frank Holmes, CEO/CIO of US Global Investors, believes Bitcoin and Ethereum could reach $80,000 and $3,000 respectively in 2021. He also sees the possibility of Bitcoin dropping to $20,000 and Ethereum dropping to $500. This wide spread is derived from a philosophy he calls the DNA of volatility. DNA of volatility According to Holmes, each
Since the exuberant crypto bull run of 2017, regulators have increased their activity in the industry. United States governing bodies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have all pursued various types of legal enforcement. From December 2020, there has been an even further regulatory
Quick take: Uniswap (UNI) has just been added to the Bitwise 10 Large Cap Crypto Index The protocol now owns the @Uniswap and @UniswapProtocol handles on Twitter Uniswap has been live for over 818 days with zero downtime and $75 Billion in trading volume UNI has just set a new all-time high of $16.40 The
When Elon Musk adds #Bitcoin to his Twitter bio, you know buying bitcoin is in vogue again. The cryptocurrency is pumping, perhaps not-too-coincidentally, as investing app Robinhood faces criticism for censoring stock and crypto trading in response to the Wall Street Bets saga. With Robinhood taking heat, Coinbase is basking in the glow. Coinbase’s popularity
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