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Widely credited as the inventor of digital cash, David Chaum is sometimes known as the “father of online anonymity” or the “godfather of cryptocurrency,” whose work inspired the near-mythical group called the Cypherpunks from which Bitcoin emerged.  Beginning his studies in computer science in the late 1970s, when encryption was classified at the same level

Since December 2020, Ripple hasn’t rested from negative anticipations of a crash. Instead, the crypto that seemed promising from inception started plummeting when the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued it. The accusation was that the company raised more than $1.3 billion illegitimately. As a result, SEC held the co-founder Christian Larsen and

Bitcoin (BTC) hugged $22,000 on July 19 as macro conditions slowly turned to favor risk assets.  Stocks, crypto rise as dollar weakens Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling volatility immediately below the crucial 200-week moving average (WMA). The Wall Street open saw further gains for United States equities in the face of

Despite the recent sluggishness of XRP, the token is performing significantly better compared to other coins. The bulls successfully defended the $0.3 support and tried to reverse the trend by breaching above the crucial resistance. As the price has not fallen following a false breakout, this indicates that the bulls may be stronger than the bears. Thus, the

Bye bye Monday blues, hello bullish news – the total crypto market capitalization has retaken the $1 trillion level. The crypto market cap is now almost as valuable as all the silver on the planet. A price pump for Bitcoin (BTC) brought the world’s most decentralized cryptocurrency into the $22,500 range, while Ethereum (ETH) enjoyed

There has been a long ongoing lawsuit between Ripple (XRP) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Throughout the case, Ripple’s native token, XRP, has not seen any progressive growth. This stagnation in its price move has lingered even before the emergence of the extreme crypto winter. But things seem to be taking

The price of Lido DAO (LDO) dropped heavily a day after its key momentum oscillator crossed into “overbought” territory. LDO undergoes overbought correction LDO’s price plunged to as low as $1.04 on July 16 from $1.32 on July 15, amounting to a 20%-plus decline. The token’s sharp downside move took its cues from multiple bearish

The recovery in the cryptocurrency markets is being led by Bitcoin (BTC), which has risen above the $21,000 level. However, BlockTrends analyst Caue Oliveira said that on-chain data shows a decline in “whale activity” since the month of May, barring the flurry of activity during the Terra (LUNA) — now renamed Terra Classic (LUNC) —

Unlike bull markets where traders can basically throw a dart at a list of coins to pick one that will go up, bear markets require much more effort to find projects that could perform well over the long-run. One project that has continued to show signs of mainstream adoption despite the onset of a crypto

Major European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares is expanding its exchange-traded products (ETP) with a new physically-backed ETP based on Algorand (ALGO). CoinShares on Thursday announced the listing of its physically-backed staked Algorand ETP on Xetra, the electronic trading platform run by Germany’s exchange operator Deutsche Boerse. Named the CoinShares Physical Staked Algorand, the new crypto

The United States Consumer Price Index soared to 9.1% in June, exceeding expectations of an 8.8% rise year-on-year. Currently, the Fed funds futures point to an 81 basis points rate hike for July, suggesting that some participants anticipate a 100 basis points hike. Several on-chain indicators have been pointing to a likely bottom in Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from overnight lows on July 13 as markets nervously waited for United States inflation data. Countdown to “highly elevated” inflation reveal Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD climbing from $19,250 to $19,900 at the time of writing, up 3.3% on the day. With three hours to go until the

Cloud mining is the process of mining cryptocurrency without the direct use of mining equipment or hardware. The process allows users to mine Bitcoin or altcoins without having to manage their own resources. Related: What is an altcoin? A beginner’s guide to cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin In traditional crypto mining, cryptocurrency is produced through a computational

In a fresh episode of the longstanding battle between the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and the country’s Ministry of Finance, representatives of the former have criticized the latter’s idea of supporting the stablecoins, which some private investors have sought to launch in the country.  According to local media, an unnamed representative of the central bank dismissed talk

The upcoming Ethereum (ETH) Merge is one of the most talked about developments in the cryptocurrency ecosystem as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap undergoes the difficult transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS).  One protocol whose fate is largely tied to the successful completion of the Merge is Lido DAO (LDO), a liquid

The crypto community got a major surprise two years ago when a leading provider of crypto solutions for businesses was slapped with a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple was taken to court by the SEC, which sparked what has become the most closely watched legal showdown in the cryptocurrency industry. The

Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor for financial stability, Jon Cunliffe, recommended forming a set of regulations — similar to conventional financial systems — to tackle risks within the crypto ecosystem while improving investor confidence.  Speaking at a press conference, Cunliffe highlighted the recent downfall of the Terra ecosystem, pointing out that cryptocurrencies that fail to

The Ethereum (ETH) network moved one step closer to completing its transition to proof-of-stake (PoS) this week after the successful completion of its second-to-last major Merge trial on the Sepolia public test network. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that following the Sepolia Merge on July 6, the price of Ether rallied to a

Despite the myriads of state and federal regulatory hurdles faced by crypto businesses in the region, the United States plays a major role in preserving the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto ecosystem. With China moving out of the picture following a permaban on crypto, the United States maintains the top position in terms of hash rate

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has grown stronger against its top “memecoin” rival Dogecoin (DOGE) in the last two months, in part due to the token’s periodic token burning events and a flurry of project announcements that promises to boost its utility. Why is the SHIB price rallying? In detail, SHIB/DOGE gained a little over 40% after