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CryptoPotato: Bitcoin Is A Pyramid Scheme According To A Popular Economist

Thursday, 02 January 2020 08:59

Despite the extremely positive last decade, Bitcoin has also received a lot of criticism and negativity. Such is the case with an economist from Lending Tree, calling it a pyramid scheme that has no real utility in the world. At the same time, a Chief Market Strategist…

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CryptoVibes: Bitcoin Explodes Into 2020 With An All-Time High Hash Rate

Thursday, 02 January 2020 10:29

2020 is already promising to become a great year for bitcoin. With the imminent halving set to take place later in the year, the flagship crypto has already hit a new record with its network hash rate once more topping the previous all-time highs of 2019. Data…

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The Block: A new crypto bank, by former Starling co-founder, could soon launch

Thursday, 02 January 2020 11:18

Ziglu, a new cryptocurrency-friendly bank by former Starling Bank co-founder and CTO Mark Hipperson, could soon launch. Hipperson founded Ziglu in September 2018 and has been preparing to publicly launch the bank later this month. The Ziglu app is currently available in beta form. London-based Ziglu aims…

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The Block: Crypto miner Argo Blockchain installing new Bitmain machines to increase its capacity by 75%

Thursday, 02 January 2020 12:50

Cryptocurrency miner Argo Blockchain is installing new 3,616 Bitmain machines to increase its mining capacity by 75%. Announcing the news on Thursday, the London Stock Exchange (LSE)-listed firm said the new Bitmain Antminer T17 machines are expected to be operational by Jan. 10. These machines represent 159…

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ihodl: Ethereum Activates Muir Glacier Hard Fork

Thursday, 02 January 2020 13:02

The update of the network of the second largest crypto by market cap has been successfully completed.

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BeInCrypto: Will ICON (ICX) Break out From Its Long-Term Downward Trend? [Premium Analysis]

Thursday, 02 January 2020 14:25

The ICON (ICX) price is nearing the end of its bullish pattern that has been in place since June 2019. A breakout could take it to a high of $0.31. The closest resistance area is found at $0.18. The ICX price has been decreasing since reaching a…

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Coinspeaker: Scalability, Hard Fork, General Crypto Bias Lay Constraint on Ether

Thursday, 02 January 2020 14:29

CoinspeakerScalability, Hard Fork, General Crypto Bias Lay Constraint on EtherEther, the second-largest cryptocurrency, extended its range for the new year to turn lower for the first part of the day, bypassing the upward trend set by most other major digital assets.Scalability, Hard Fork, General Crypto Bias Lay…

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CoinSpice: DLive Goes to TRON’s BitTorrent, Metamask Returns to Play Store, Europol on Monero: Untraceable

Thursday, 02 January 2020 14:57

TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. DLive to migrate to TRON’s BitTorrent. Metamask returns to the Google Play Store. Some Monero transactions are untraceable, according to Europol. Burger King takes cryptocurrencies in Venezuela. XRP executive launches distribution platform xSongs, and…

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The Block: Ethereum completes Muir Glacier hard fork update

Thursday, 02 January 2020 15:55

The Ethereum mainnet has just undergone the Muir Glacier hard fork, less than a month after its Istanbul update on Dec. 8. The Muir Glacier update was activated at Block number 9,200,000 on Jan. 2, 2020, with only one improvement proposal, EIP 2384. The proposal aims to…

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