In this issue – Ready for a feast: Ethereum’s London fork – Bitcoin ETFs: Knock-knock-knockin’ on Hester’s door – Crypto miners flourish amid China fallout From the Editor’s Desk Dear Reader, As our friends and colleagues in the U.S.were celebrating Independence Day this week, we got to thinking about what an independence day might look…
Ethereum price gears up for its upcoming ‘Triple Halving’
– Ethereum London hard fork is expected to launch very soon, traders move forward with guarded optimism.- EIP 1559 protocol upgrade will change the current Ether fee mechanism and monetary policy, likely to make transaction costs cheaper.- Goldman Sachs believes Ether could overtake Bitcoin as the network becomes more scalable.Ethereum enthusiasts are [waiting](https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/ethereum-price-trades-within-tight-range-predicting-incoming-breakout-202107062221) for the…
Goldman Sachs Echoes the Growing Opinion that Ethereum Could Overtake BTC
For some time now, the crypto community has been debating whether or not Bitcoin could permanently stay in the lead as the largest cryptocurrency in the world.The opinions are split, with some claiming that it is more than likely, due to the fact that it is the first cryptocurrency and the largest brand in the…
Why regulators should treat stablecoins like banks | The Economist
T WELVE YEARS after bitcoin was born, governments are still struggling to cope with cryptocurrencies.Britain has banned Binance, a crypto exchange and the European Union’s regulators want transactions to be more traceable.On August 3rd Gary Gensler, the head of America’s Securities and Exchange Commission, said cryptocurrency markets were “rife with fraud, scams and abuse” and…
US regulators want the ‘crypto’ out of cryptocurrency – because that will help them use it to control your every move — RT Op-ed
SEC Chair Gary Gensler cited “ investor protection ” as the reason the commission should have carte blanche to take the “ crypto ” out of “ cryptocurrency ” in a speech to fellow finance bigwigs on Tuesday, describing the sector as “ like the Wild West ” as he urged Congress to rein it…
Ethereum just activated its London hard fork, and it’s a big deal
Ethereum ‘s much-hyped and somewhat controversial “London” hard fork has just activated.So far, news of the successful upgrade has coincided with a runup in the price of ether, the native token of ethereum’s blockchain.The cryptocurrency is at $2,620 , up 3.9% in the last 24 hours.A big part of the enthusiasm has to do with…
Price analysis 8/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, DOGE, DOT, UNI, BCH, LINK
[Crypto currency] Price analysis 8/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, DOGE, DOT, UNI, BCH, LINK Bitcoin ( [BTC](//cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price-index) ) dropped [back below $39,000](//cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-sees-6-correction-in-contrast-to-booming-bitcoin-on-chain-data) on Aug.2, suggesting that short-term traders were booking profits after the price failed to close above $42,451.67.However, lower levels could again attract buying as seen in late July.Data from Santiment showed that…
Bitcoin 4 strong resistance lines + a large bearflag /HS for BINANCE:BTCUSDT by Ether2020
[Bitcoin] 4 strong resistance lines + a large bearflag / large [head and shoulders] formation Good evening dear friends, I have made a new analysis for [Bitcoin](//www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/) but the last one is still perfecly valid so best look at them both.Here you see a 12 hours chart and there are a few remarkable things here.First,…
How cross-chain liquidity aggregation can shape the future of DeFi
[Crypto currency] How cross-chain liquidity aggregation can shape the future of DeFi As decentralized exchanges now represent a significant amount of crypto trading volume, it is vivid that these platforms will play a big role in the smart economy of the future.Automated market makers, in particular, changed the game by eliminating the need for order…
Meet 3 teachers who had enough and switched careers, including a woman who won ‘Teacher of the Year’ twice
Millions of Americans are quitting amid the pandemic, including many teachers.Insider talked to three teachers who left their jobs during the pandemic.All three have found new work and have used the skills they acquired in the classroom in their new roles.10 Things in Politics: The latest in politics & the economy Loading Something is loading.…