The highly anticipated crypto power lunch between Warren Buffett and Justin Sun is growing and will now include two new members who promise to enrich the conversation between the two businessmen. eToro CEO Yoni Assia is one of them. Assia has been straightforward and actually pushed for an invitation instead of waiting for it. Would love to join as well ! I believe there is huge potential for social impact that can be done via #Crypto and would love to Read more …
The first half of 2019 has seen good performances from platform currencies BNB, OKB and HT. Not resting on its laurels, the BiKi token (BIKI) reached a peak of 0.1394 USDT on July 5th, an impressive increase of 44 times over the course of 6 months, an indication of investor demand and recognition of the token’s value. Primarily used to pay for services and fees when trading on the exchange, using BIKI grants the trader discounts over using other payment Read more …
Bitcoin price climbed higher recently above the $11,000 resistance level against the US Dollar. The price spiked towards $11,200 and recently corrected lower below $10,800. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support near $10,450 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price could retest the key $10,000 support level before it could rise again towards $11,000. Bitcoin price is struggling to continue higher above $10,800 support against the US Dollar. Therefore, Read more …
The total crypto market cap is currently trading in a range below the $290.0B resistance. Bitcoin price is also consolidating above the $10,500 support and is preparing for the next move. BCH price broke the $320 resistance, but it is struggling to gain momentum. EOS price is up around 2% and it recently traded above the $4.100 and $4.200 resistances Stellar (XLM) price is slowly moving higher towards the $0.0950 and $0.1000 resistance levels. Tron (TRX) price is likely to Read more …
Ripple price remained well supported on the downside near the $0.3200 level against the US dollar. The price traded higher and broke the $0.3250 and $0.3320 resistance levels. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support at $0.3265 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price is likely to continue higher, with chances of an upside break above $0.3350 and $0.3400. Ripple price is trading with a bullish bias against the US Read more …
Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers. Among the barrage of commentary accompanying the Libra circus on Capitol Hill last week was a single short tweet from lawyer Marco Santori that summed up the core problem confronting Facebook’s cryptocurrency project – and, for that matter, any corporate-led effort Read more …
ETH price remained well bid above the $208 support and recently climbed higher against the US Dollar. The price settled above the $220 pivot level and is currently consolidating in a range. There is a breakout pattern forming with resistance near $227 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to accelerate higher above the $227 and $230 resistance levels in the near term. Ethereum price is showing positive signs above $208 and $215 Read more …
Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of exchange called money to facilitate trade. During this timespan, the evolution of money has evolved into a system of information, a social contract, and a ranking system. Also Read: IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users Introducing the General Ledger The evolution of money has a fascinating history and the birth of the Read more …
Based on a recent report, the Iranian Economic Commission has finalized an electricity tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners. According to an announcement made by Iran’s Energy Minister Homayoon Ha’Keri, although the tariff scheme has been finalized, and it is awaiting approval from the Cabinet of Iran. The cabinet consists of various ministers as well as other officials carefully selected by the president himself. Although the head of Iran Electrical Industry Syndicate, Ali Bakhshi, previously proposed a price of $0.07 per Read more …
Libra isn’t the only payment system that stands to threaten the banks. Popular stock market and crypto trading app Robinhood is going after legacy banks with the relaunch of a cash management feature. Robinhood COO Gretchen Howard is cited in Fortune as saying: “We’re going to come out with a cash management account soon.” The feature was previously launched and then quickly discontinued in December 2018. Robinhood plans relaunch of high yield cash account https://t.co/SxJagEnOzZ — FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) July 17, Read more …
A new blockchain project has launched a registry that would divvy up and tokenize portions of the lunar surface. Dubbed Diana — after the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon — the project launched on July 19, just one day before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. The goal of this project is purportedly to “secure the possible right of man to the Moon to propose a solution to ‘who owns the moon.’” A lunar registry Read more …
When we think of eSports, games like Overwatch, League of Legends, and Fortnite spring to mind – not Farming Simulator 19. If we were to suggest the agricultural sim as an eSport, we’d expect a more muted response, if not one defined by utter confusion. eSports hint at ever-larger stadiums packed to the rafters with adoring fans. They cheer on their favorite teams and are thrilled at the chance of meeting their favorite players. It’s a world of big-name investors Read more …