April 2020 | Page 3 of 171 | Last Cryptocurrency News Feed

CoinMarketCap Sees Fewer Chinese Users Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

CoinMarketCap, which recently became a Binance company, released a report on Q1 crypto market performance, as seen from its perspective. One of the more interesting details is the significant decrease in users from China. As revealed by the report, published on April 30, China fell from 13th to 24th position in the country rankings by page…

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Peter Schiff: Bitcoin’s Recent Rally To $9000 Fueled By Speculators, BTC Has Nothing In Common With Gold

Popular gold proponent and well-known Bitcoin critic, Peter Schiff, said that the latest rally of the cryptocurrency was caused by nothing but speculation. Despite the common comparison that a lot of people are drawing between Bitcoin and gold, the economist said that they have nothing in common. Peter Schiff Does It Again It’s safe to…

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Mike Novogratz on Telegram: ‘We Don’t Need Another Crypto’

As Telegram delays TON launch, Mike Novogratz said that the crypto community doesn’t need either TON or Grams at all. 775 Total views 14 Total shares As Telegram again delays the launch of its Telegram Open Network (TON) after missing their April 30 deadline, some key players in the crypto industry don’t want Telegram to…

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Interest in Bitcoin Spikes Worldwide During COVID-19 Crisis

The demand for cryptocurrency in certain countries is growing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bitcoin (BTC) peer-to-peer trading volume in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Morocco has peaked over the past few weeks, marking new all-time highs. Additional reports suggest that traffic on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges has also peaked within the past few weeks, while major trading platforms…

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Porsche-Backed Blockchain Startup Gapless Bags $6 Million In Seed Funding

Gapless, a blockchain startup based in Germany has raised €5.5 million (appr. $6 million) from a new funding round led by FinLab EOS VC Fund, a joint venture between German investment company FinLab AG and EOSIO blockchain developer, Block.one. Gapless Is Backed By Porsche According to reports, other notable venture capital firms and investors that…

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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Boom Roils Markets and a16z Makes a Long-term Play

Apr 30, 2020 at 16:33 UTCTelegram CEO Pavel Durov (Credit: TechCrunch / Wikimedia Commons)Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Boom Roils Markets and a16z Makes a Long-term PlayCoinbase experienced a brief outage yesterday as investors raced to the crypto exchange, propelled, in part, by a fear of missing out. FOMO is seen elsewhere in the market, as derivatives products soar…

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The ‘Great Lockdown’ Is Boosting Demand for Bitcoin Custody Solutions

Apr 30, 2020 at 16:30 UTCSTRENGTH IN NUMBERS: A range of bitcoin custody startups report institutions and individuals taking self-custody more seriously in recent months. (Credit: Ledger)The ‘Great Lockdown’ Is Boosting Demand for Bitcoin Custody SolutionsThanks in part to the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis and rising bitcoin prices, bitcoin wallet startups have seen a…

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ICE Spent ‘Nearly $300M’ Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2

Apr 30, 2020 at 16:17 UTCIntercontinental Exchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher mentioned Bakkt only once, and the bitcoin-focused subsidiary otherwise did not come up during Thursday's earnings call. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)ICE Spent ‘Nearly $300M’ Helping Bakkt Acquire Loyalty Firm Bridge2Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company to Bakkt, spent close to $300 million helping the bitcoin warehouse acquire…

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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020 at 16:00 UTCUpdated Apr 30, 2020 at 16:01 UTCHere comes the BTC bump while Telegram pulls back on its token sale. This is CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast.Today's stories:For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS.Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media…

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How Blockchain Disrupts Acquiring, Remittance and Corporate Settlement

A few years ago, blockchain technology gained significant traction and was regarded as a truly revolutionary tool for any industry, providing opportunities to significantly update the way of doing business in many areas. As a result, numerous illicit actors didn’t neglect to use the opportunity to capitalize on hype and use the situation for personal…