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Bitcoin Halving to Strengthen the Crypto’s Longevity as Industry Reveals Impact of the Event

The Fintech Times

Every four years, the crypto world gears itself up for what has historically been a very exciting time in the industry: the Bitcoin (BTC) halving. For those outside of the crypto world, the Bitcoin halving may seem like a strange idea: why half how quickly you can get something when it is in such high demand? Miners now get 6.25

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Bitcoin Gets Second (Or Third, Or Fourth) Wind

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Bitcoin, that marquee name in cryptocurrency, has seen its price swell by roughly that 60 percent number through the last few weeks, to about $8,000. Bitcoin got a huge jump on Monday (May 13), up 25 percent on the day, though there was no news specific to the cryptocurrency. Or to make one wonder why. As that happens, miners get 12.5

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i2c President Says Blockchain Will Unlock Cryptocurrency

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Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities. PayPal is opening its network to allow consumers to shop using cryptocurrency. Square bought $50 million of bitcoin. The mechanics and clumsiness of it all have not helped.

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Unveiling the Future: Insights from Token2049 on Crypto, Web3 and the Evolution of Finance

The Fintech Times

These native and powerful browser applications are numerous and well-suited to financial use cases. When we specifically examine cryptocurrencies, we observe a distinct use case in emerging and developed countries. They are using the play-to-earn feature to make their primary income.” Constance W.,

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Speculating On XRP Speculation: Bad Trade Or Bad Blood?

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The other two marquee names in the space, bitcoin and Ethereum are off at a respective 2.7 As reported, Ripple has been making inroads bringing XRP into new use cases, and the company has about 60 billion XRP among its holdings. All told, about $9 billion has been wiped off XRP’s market cap in the last few sessions.

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Should Obama ‘Heed The Call’ On Bitcoin?

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Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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On Bitcoin, Altcoins, Bubbles And A (Possible) Burst

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Bitcoin: the marquee name, the shorthand for the cryptocurrency space, the 800-pound gorilla in a barrel full of monkeys (and there’s little fun to be had in this barrel right now). And here, bitcoin stands out because it is down a relatively paltry 57 percent. The use cases are a bit limited, but, still, they engender some optimism.

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