Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has taken major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase to task over its open letter to employees published on Sep 28. The letter, written by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, explained why the firm intends to avoid political and social distractions, and instead focus on its core mission of building an open financial system for the world. The new direction has met with strong support in some quarters and pushback from others. In a Twitter post to his 4.7 Read more …
Ethereum and Bitcoin have seen mixed performance over the past few days. There was an attempted breakout a few days ago, but that failed due to weakness in legacy markets. ETH is up 0.8% in the past 24 hours, slightly outperforming Bitcoin. Ethereum is primed to move higher in the coming week or two due to on-chain and technical support, one analyst says. This rally would be in line with the introduction of the ETH2 rehearsal testnet that will precede Read more …
Last night, current United States President Donald J. Trump faced off against former Vice President and challenger Joe Biden in the first of three debates. Data shows, that following each debate, things have turned bad for the stock market, which could, in turn, mean even worse for Bitcoin. Here’s why the stock market tumbling due to debates demoralizing investors could also spell bad news for the leading cryptocurrency by market cap. Why The Debate Could Have a Bearish Impact On Read more …
While decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen a strong surge in 2020, Maker (MKR), a token strongly tied to DeFi, has underperformed. The cryptocurrency, relative to its competitors, is underperforming; where Aave’s LEND and Synthetix’s Synthetix Network Token surged hundreds of percent in this year alone, MKR only saw a 20-30% move higher. The market may be changing its mind on MKR, though. The coin is up 7% in the past 24 hours and seems poised to see further growth as Read more …