Category: Altcoins
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Charles Hoskinson says this will be the decade of Cardano
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, believes that this will be the decade of Cardano. With a successful incentivized testnet launch and over 500 stake pools already launched, Hoskinson said that Cardano was ramping up its efforts to commercialize the tech they’ve been developing for the past three years. 2020 will be the most important…
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Report: Bitcoin and crypto adoption surging despite bear market
According to the latest Coin Metrics report, 2019 has been a record-breaking year when it comes to crypto adoption. Addresses with a balance of at least $10 increased for most of the major cryptocurrencies, as did their prices, showing that the retail market was thriving despite pessimistic predictions. Coin Metrics state of the market report…
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TronWallet burns 136 million TWX tokens to stabilize supply
TronWallet has conducted the largest TWX buyback in the coin’s history, the company announced on Twitter. The company purposefully bought back and burned 136 million TWX tokens in order to stabilize the supply before it releases several major news about the wallet. TronWallet announces largest token burn in company history TronWallet, a P2P cryptocurrency wallet…
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Is this the beginning of the HEX exit scam? 800 ETH withdrawn and sent to Bitfinex
Around 800 ETH has been withdrawn from an address associated with the HEX cryptocurrency, leading many to suspect it was the beginning of an exit scam. While there are more than 46,000 ETH left to withdraw, all of the funds are held in a single address that Richard Heart, the founder of HEX, says is…
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The full impact of Litecoin’s August halving is yet to be seen
Despite many arguing that the 2019 block reward halving will decimate its price, Litecoin managed to remain relatively stable. According to the latest Coin Metrics research, there could be several explanations for this, but it might take another year before we realize the full effect the halving had on the market. Litecoin’s is a case…
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VeChain hack aftermath: CFO resigns, network to vote on burning stolen tokens
Following the theft of $6.5 million worth of VET tokens from its buyback wallet, blockchain platform VeChain announced that it will be taking several measures to ensure the network’s safety. The CFO took full responsibility for the attack and resigned from his position, while the company said the final decision as to what to do…
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MINDOL (MIN) skyrocketed over 28x recently, but what is it?
Over the last two months, MINDOL (MIN), an Ethereum-based token aiming to promote the Japanese “geek culture,” skyrocketed over 28x. The sudden rise in has the crypto community wondering whether this crypto is a legit project or another “pump-and-dump” scheme. What is MINDOL? MINDOL claims to be the new currency for the world of “subculture…
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Most of the market’s IEO returns this year came from Binance
Despite many believing it to be the future of fundraising, initial exchange offerings (IEOs) suffered major losses in 2019. According to the latest report from Blockchain Capital, the overwhelming majority of market returns from IEOs came from just one exchange—Binance. Data shows exchange offerings generated huge losses for investors Following the initial coin offering (ICO)…
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There are now more than 350,000 verified publishers on Brave
Privacy-focused browser Brave shows no signs of slowing down as it reached a new milestone three weeks before the end of the year. According to data from BATGrowth, there are currently more than 350,000 verified publishers on the platform and over 220,000 BAT addresses. 350,000 publishers support Brave’s effort to revolutionize advertising Few companies in…
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Cardano’s Shelly testnet has ten times more staking pools than EOS and Tron
Cardano celebrated the launch of the Shelley incentivized testnet, as it debuted with hundreds of pools and over 2.6 billion ADA staked. The testnet currently has 281 staking pools, which is 10 times more than EOS’s 21 and Tron’s 26. Incentivized testnet shows promising results for Cardano After months of anticipation, the incentivized testnet for…