📚 Daily News Report for Dec 21st
💴 Pro-Bitcoin Ron Paul: It’s Time to Abolish Federal Reserve, Embrace Tax-Free Crypto:
Retired US Congressman Ron Paul — a bitcoin skeptic turned proponent — reiterated his calls to abolish the Federal Reserve shortly after it raised the baseline interest rate a quarter of a percentage point, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%. Read more
#politics #federalreserve
📋 Vitalik Buterin Makes Three Separate $100,000 Donations:
Ethereum‘s Vitalik Buterin has given about 1,000 ETH tokens each currently worth about $324,000 to three separate startups that are working on the Ethereum ecosystem. The startups, namely Prysmatic Labs, Sigma Prime and ChainSafe Systems were gifted the tokens by Buterin. Read more
#ethereum #sharding
💶 Facebook Developing Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers Amidst Another Privacy Scandal:
According to sources, Facebook is developing a cryptocurrency that would enable money transfers to be done through its messaging app WhatsApp. As stated in the publication by Bloomberg, the company is working on a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar to minimize volatility. Read more
#companies #fintech
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💴 Pro-Bitcoin Ron Paul: It’s Time to Abolish Federal Reserve, Embrace Tax-Free Crypto:
Retired US Congressman Ron Paul — a bitcoin skeptic turned proponent — reiterated his calls to abolish the Federal Reserve shortly after it raised the baseline interest rate a quarter of a percentage point, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%. Read more
#politics #federalreserve
📋 Vitalik Buterin Makes Three Separate $100,000 Donations:
Ethereum‘s Vitalik Buterin has given about 1,000 ETH tokens each currently worth about $324,000 to three separate startups that are working on the Ethereum ecosystem. The startups, namely Prysmatic Labs, Sigma Prime and ChainSafe Systems were gifted the tokens by Buterin. Read more
#ethereum #sharding
💶 Facebook Developing Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers Amidst Another Privacy Scandal:
According to sources, Facebook is developing a cryptocurrency that would enable money transfers to be done through its messaging app WhatsApp. As stated in the publication by Bloomberg, the company is working on a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar to minimize volatility. Read more
#companies #fintech
💥 Checkout IG/@cryptoexplorer for more!
🗞 Daily Update for Jan 5th
📣 Crypto maybe Not a ‘Safe Haven’ for Stock Market Downturn:
Legendary venture capitalist Fred Wilson says 2019 might be a “doozy,” leading investors to be cautious. Cryptocurrency markets won’t be a “safe haven” amidst global uncertainty but: “There will be signs of life in crypto land in 2019.” Read more
#economics
🔴 Craig Wright Calls Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos ‘Shtcoin Expert’:
Self-declared creator of bitcoin, Craig Wright, has taken to Twitter to brand bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos, a ‘shitcoin expert’. Read more
#politics #andreasantonopoulos
🔔 Ethereum Extends Impressive Run, up 35% in 1 Week:
In the past week, Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the global market, has experienced a strong upward movement, recording an additional three percent increase in value on the day. Within seven days, the Ethereum price has increased from $117 to $159, by over 35 percent. Read more
#altcoinanalysis #ethereum
Fear and Greed Index:
FAG stabilized a little bit today
Today: 34
Change 1 day: -13
Change 7 day: +11
Change 30 day: +21
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📣 Crypto maybe Not a ‘Safe Haven’ for Stock Market Downturn:
Legendary venture capitalist Fred Wilson says 2019 might be a “doozy,” leading investors to be cautious. Cryptocurrency markets won’t be a “safe haven” amidst global uncertainty but: “There will be signs of life in crypto land in 2019.” Read more
#economics
🔴 Craig Wright Calls Bitcoin Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos ‘Shtcoin Expert’:
Self-declared creator of bitcoin, Craig Wright, has taken to Twitter to brand bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos, a ‘shitcoin expert’. Read more
#politics #andreasantonopoulos
🔔 Ethereum Extends Impressive Run, up 35% in 1 Week:
In the past week, Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the global market, has experienced a strong upward movement, recording an additional three percent increase in value on the day. Within seven days, the Ethereum price has increased from $117 to $159, by over 35 percent. Read more
#altcoinanalysis #ethereum
Fear and Greed Index:
FAG stabilized a little bit today
Today: 34
Change 1 day: -13
Change 7 day: +11
Change 30 day: +21
💥 Checkout CryptoExplorer for more!
🗞 Daily Update for Jan 18th
🇷🇺 Russia Denies Buying $10 Billion in Bitcoin:
Like I told you 3 days ago..Russia is not planning to buy $10 billion in bitcoin this quarter, according to an official with the Russian State Duma. Elina Sidorenko, chair of the Duma’s cryptocurrency group, says the rumors are nonsense. “This statement has no common sense,” Sidorenko told ForkLog. Read more
#politics #russia #fakenews
🥩 Buy Bitcoin at Some Grocery Stores in the US:
Bitcoin ATM company Coinme is partnering with coins-to-cash converter Coinstar to allow bitcoin purchases through Coinstar kiosks in a number of U.S. states. Read more
#bitcoin #grocery #coinstar
🔶 Ethereum Hard Fork Constantinople Rescheduled to 28th February:
The aborted Constantinople network upgrade has created several problems for Ethereum. One of these problems is a significant group of miners continuing to mine as if the hard fork had actually taken place. Read more
#constantinople #ethereum
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 28
Change 1 day: +1
Change 7 day: +11
Change 30 day: +9
🇷🇺 Russia Denies Buying $10 Billion in Bitcoin:
Like I told you 3 days ago..Russia is not planning to buy $10 billion in bitcoin this quarter, according to an official with the Russian State Duma. Elina Sidorenko, chair of the Duma’s cryptocurrency group, says the rumors are nonsense. “This statement has no common sense,” Sidorenko told ForkLog. Read more
#politics #russia #fakenews
🥩 Buy Bitcoin at Some Grocery Stores in the US:
Bitcoin ATM company Coinme is partnering with coins-to-cash converter Coinstar to allow bitcoin purchases through Coinstar kiosks in a number of U.S. states. Read more
#bitcoin #grocery #coinstar
🔶 Ethereum Hard Fork Constantinople Rescheduled to 28th February:
The aborted Constantinople network upgrade has created several problems for Ethereum. One of these problems is a significant group of miners continuing to mine as if the hard fork had actually taken place. Read more
#constantinople #ethereum
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 28
Change 1 day: +1
Change 7 day: +11
Change 30 day: +9
📰 Daily Update for Jan 30th
⛓️ Fidelity’s Bitcoin Custody Launch in Q1 2019 Shows Institutional Demand Still Exists:
On January 30, Bloomberg reported that Fidelity, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager, is set to launch its Bitcoin custody service by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Read more
#analysis #coinbas #coinbase
💵 XRP Gained 9% Against the US Dollar in Just 3 Hours:
Ripple on Wednesday posted 9% gains soon after Swift announced a partnership with R3, a blockchain consortium. At 0800 UTC, the XRP/USD was trading at 0.2934 on Binance. As the market sentiment kicked in, the pair posted three consecutive hourly sessions in green, taking the value to as high as 0.3292 $. Read more
#altcoins #ripple #swift #xrp
🇺🇸 John McAfee’s Unusual 2020 Presidential Slogan: ‘Don’t Vote for Me’:
Bitcoin evangelist John McAfee has joined a crowded field of US presidential candidates for the 2020 election. Unlike his rivals, McAfee has a bold, unexpected slogan: “Don’t vote McAfee.” Read more
#politics #howardschultz
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 20
Change 1 day: +0
Change 7 day: -12
Change 30 day: -4
⛓️ Fidelity’s Bitcoin Custody Launch in Q1 2019 Shows Institutional Demand Still Exists:
On January 30, Bloomberg reported that Fidelity, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager, is set to launch its Bitcoin custody service by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Read more
#analysis #coinbas #coinbase
💵 XRP Gained 9% Against the US Dollar in Just 3 Hours:
Ripple on Wednesday posted 9% gains soon after Swift announced a partnership with R3, a blockchain consortium. At 0800 UTC, the XRP/USD was trading at 0.2934 on Binance. As the market sentiment kicked in, the pair posted three consecutive hourly sessions in green, taking the value to as high as 0.3292 $. Read more
#altcoins #ripple #swift #xrp
🇺🇸 John McAfee’s Unusual 2020 Presidential Slogan: ‘Don’t Vote for Me’:
Bitcoin evangelist John McAfee has joined a crowded field of US presidential candidates for the 2020 election. Unlike his rivals, McAfee has a bold, unexpected slogan: “Don’t vote McAfee.” Read more
#politics #howardschultz
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 20
Change 1 day: +0
Change 7 day: -12
Change 30 day: -4
📈 Litecoin Jumps as Charlie Lee Meets Andrew Yang:
Litecoin rose about 12% yesterday, because Litecoin’s founder, Charlie Lee, met Andrew Yang, the pro-bitcoin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to reportedly discuss the future of cryptocurrency. Yang shared a picture of the two on Twitter, congratulating Lee on being a pioneer in the industry. 🔗 Read more
#litecoin #politics
Litecoin rose about 12% yesterday, because Litecoin’s founder, Charlie Lee, met Andrew Yang, the pro-bitcoin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to reportedly discuss the future of cryptocurrency. Yang shared a picture of the two on Twitter, congratulating Lee on being a pioneer in the industry. 🔗 Read more
#litecoin #politics