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Big Bitcoin miners are not yet ready to capitulate Kristy-Leigh Minehan, an independent consultant for mining farms, told Crypto Briefing that, contrary to popular belief, the demand for mining hardware exceeds the offer. Large mining farms are actually looking to take advantage of market conditions. During price corrections, they accumulate as many cryptocurrencies as possible,…

The crypto market suffered a similar shock to the stock markets due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many were pleasantly surprised when Bitcoin went through a sell-off period. The evolution seemed to contradict the idea that the digital asset is a safe haven in times of crisis. Stock exchanges seem to be still facing major problems,…

Credit: Eivind Pedersen – Pixabay Indian authorities have arrested a entrepreneur 26 years old for stealing 63.5 bitcoins to the crypto-startup she co-founded and left today. This morning, the TimesofIndia reported that Ayushi Jain, originally from Bellandur, a suburb southeast of Bangalore in India, had been arrested for a theft of cryptocurrencies. After co-founding BitCipher…

What happens when a centralized force hits a decentralized blockchain? Chaos. Tron CEO Justin Sun recently acquired Steemit Inc., the company that developed the Steemit forum similar to Reddit, on the Steem blockchain. With this move he took a large slice – an estimated 20% – of Steem's total capital. Justin Sun's unfair move The…

Hype, a mobile application offered by the Italian bank Banca Sella, opened the beta of its service allowing tobuy and sell Bitcoin. On his website, HYPE said the feature is currently limited to "a small group of customers" and will soon be available to all users. The cryptocurrency market continues to generate interest. We therefore…

The american bank Citi revealed that it "recently" increased its stake in Komgo, a platform Ethereum of trade finance specialized in commodity trading. In an interview with ConsenSys, Kris Van Broekhoven, the trade finance director of Citi, returned to the project Komgo. Launched in 2018 by 15 major banks, commercial companies and oil giants in…

The bitcoin price is in technical rebound from a level of long-term support. What objective envisaged for the rebound? Key technical factors of the article: The bitcoin price recorded a volatility record since the fall of March 12, greater than 2018. This excess is being corrected, the market is holding its technical rebound. In terms…

Blockchain-based Ethereum, the publisher’s decentralized storage service Storj allows recording cloud of its files. Each file is distributed over 80 nodes of the blockchain and the service offers unlimited bandwidth to subscribers. A new type of cloud storage service aims to compete with the established giants of this market such as AWS, Dropbox or OneDrive….

Lately, many people have wondered if bitcoin can qualify as a "safe haven" asset. Some say no, considering that he has not been able to withstand the pressures caused by the coronavirus panic. The Middle East sees Bitcoin differently However, it appears that many traders and miners in the Middle East would disagree. Analyzes suggest…