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January 10, 2021

Bar owner wants to sell two NYC watering holes for $1M in Bitcoin

“I’m hoping to catch one of these crypto dudes who always wanted to own a bar,” said Patrick Hughes. New York City bar owner and crypto enthusiast Patrick Hughes is offering to sell two of his popular restaurants in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan for cryptocurrency. According to a report from the New York […]

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ADA, EOS, THETA, AAVE

Altcoins rallied strongly over the past week, but Bitcoin’s current consolidation could be a sign that the trend may reverse soon. During an interview with Bloomberg, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein said that in addition to hedge funds, pension funds and endowments had also started investing in the Grayscale family of products. This suggests that a […]

Daniel Larimer, CTO of EOSIO developers block.one, resigns

In a short blog post on EOS social media platform Voice, Larimer hinted at future social media development Daniel Larimer, the CTO of EOSIO developers block.one and founder of early crypto exchange Bitshares and blockchain-based social media platform Steem, announced in a short blog post today that he has resigned.  “[I] am proud of the […]

Regulators dial up the heat: Dash, ZEC and Monero reach boiling point?

Can privacy coins be better managed to satisfy both law enforcement interests and those who like the greater anonymity they provide? On New Year’s Day, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced via Twitter that it was delisting three leading privacy coins: Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and Dash. A link promised further details, but those who […]

Dash price explodes 100%, BCH breaks out as Bitcoin cools off below $40K

The price of Bitcoin has dropped below $40,000 as several high-cap coins return to the spotlight. Bitcoin (BTC) price has once again dropped below the $40,000 level on Jan. 10 after crisscrossing it for the past three days as the spotlight shifted to altcoins, namely Dash (DASH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The BTC price drop […]

Proposal seeks to overhaul Aave’s $375 million Safety Module

Big changes are coming to DeFi’s second-largest protocol and its $375 million insurance pool In a largely celebratory community call devoted in part to commemorating lending protocol Aave’s January 8th “Aaveversary” — a full year of Aave on Ethereum mainnet — there was also a look into Aave’s possible future: a proposal from Delphi Digital […]

THORChain (RUNE) rallies 35% as the entire DeFi sector turns bullish

Successful cross-chain integrations, a thriving community and renewed interest in DeFi projects back THORChain’s current rally. In the past week, a large number of altcoins have broken from their sideways ranges to post double-digit gains and it appears that investors are interpreting the current trend as a new ‘altcoin season’.  As historical data shows, these […]

Top crypto mergers and acquisitions of 2020

Amid the chaos that was 2020, crypto companies inked almost $700 million worth of mergers and acquisitions. The blockchain industry shrugged off the craziness of the 2020 pandemic, with many companies thriving in the “remote” working environments brought about by COVID-19. Almost $700 million in mergers and acquisitions took place in 2020 across 83 transactions. […]

January 9, 2021

Traders flock into altcoins as Bitcoin price trades sideways

Altcoins are surging higher as Bitcoin price consolidates and the prospect of a $3 trillion economic stimulus package sparks confidence in crypto investors. The bullish momentum seen throughout the week has spilled over into the weekend as the majority of the top-100 tokens listed on CoinMarketCap are posting double-digit gains.  Bitcoin (BTC) entering a brief […]

Bitcoin’s rollercoaster ride, Ether shines, XRP mystery: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 3–9

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much […]