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July 9, 2020

Santander Adds Several Available Regions For App in Partnership With Ripple

Massive retail bank Santander recently broadened compatible regions for its One Pay FX app in collaboration with Ripple. Mainstream banking giant Santander added 19 available regions for its One Pay FX international payments app built in collaboration with blockchain and crypto payments outfit Ripple. A forward-thinking entity, Santander constructed One Pay FX as a borderless blockchain-based […]

Low Ether Volatility: No Trader Interest or Calm Before the ETH Storm?

Although Ether has seen its transaction volumes surge and active addresses skyrocket, its price has failed to spike in the past month. Media magnate Steve Forbes recently criticized cryptocurrencies for their volatility, saying that one day they can be a steak, and the next day they can turn into dog food. Price fluctuations have accompanied […]

Orchid Labs CEO Says New VPN Seeks to Enhance Privacy Rights

U.S.-based company launched a VPN app for iOS users after witnessing a surge in VPN services demand across the world. On July 9, peer-to-peer bandwidth market company, Orchid, announced the official launch of its crypto-enabled VPN app in the Apple App Store. This move comes after the company witnessed a record-breaking demand for VPN services […]

Hold More Gold Than Bitcoin, Says BTC Bull Mike Novogratz

Michael Novogratz, who predicted BTC to hit $20,000 by the end of 2020, advises investors to own more gold than Bitcoin. Michael Novogratz, one of the biggest Bitcoin (BTC) bulls in the world, does not recommend investors to put the majority of their funds into Bitcoin.Although Novogratz is confident that Bitcoin “way outperforms” the precious […]

Dogecoin Margin Trading and Saving Accounts Now on OKEx

The announcement follows a Dogecoin marketing campaign that caused the coin’s price to surge 124% in two days. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx launched saving accounts and margin trading for meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE).According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on July 9, OKEx announced that leveraged spot trading, perpetual swap contract trading, and saving features will […]

Bad Day for Stocks Sends Bitcoin Price Below Key $9.3K Support

Bitcoin price dropped below $9,200 as stocks were rattled by the U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Trump’s tax returns. Today Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped 2.93% to $9,160 before traders stepped in to push the price back to the $9,200 level.Crypto market weekly price chart. Source: Coin360The mild correction occurred as the Dow pulled […]

Brave Browser Fork Makes a ‘Bold’ Move Citing Legal Pressure

“Braver”, designed as an adware-free fork of the Brave Browser, has allegedly been forced to rebrand due to legal threats. Blockchain browser formerly known as ‘Braver’, which originally forked from the open-source Brave browser, rebranded itself to ‘Bold Browser’ earlier today citing legal threats from a ‘certain party.’Anti-adware forkBraver Browser launched in June following reports […]

BitTorrent Adds Binance USD as a Payment Option

BitTorrent users can now purchase BitTorrent and µTorrent Classic Pro with BUSD and Binance’s native token BNB. BitTorrent, a major file sharing service operating under Tron (TRX) developer, has added Binance’s USD stablecoin, BUSD, as payment option.As officially announced on July 9, BitTorrent users are now able to buy BitTorrent and µTorrent Classic Pro with […]

Former Swiss President Sees the Country Leading in DLT and Technology of the Future

Former Swiss President and new board member of CV VC talks the unique attitudes towards law that make Switzerland a hub for crypto. Johann Schneider-Ammann, who served as the President of Switzerland in 2016, recently joined the board of Crypto Valley Venture Capital, or CV VC. CV VC is a startup that invests in crypto […]

Nonfungible Tokens and the Future of Commerce

The unlimited potential of blockchain technology is unleashed when used in conjunction with nonfungible tokens. Close your eyes and imagine the future. You walk into a shoe store. You buy a pair of expensive shoes with your favorite cryptocurrency. You did not have to pay the entire cost of the shoes because you had some […]