The following article is courtesy of Piers Courtney, Analyst at GlobalBlock, and shows insights into Ethereum’s up and coming hard fork The Ethereum blockchain is about to see a major upgrade. The name of this upgrade is Constantinople and it is scheduled for on or around January 16th. Constantinople will be implemented as a hard…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced that it has expanded its cryptocurrency offering by adding its second crypto CFD, Ethereum (ETH/USD). The broker released Bitcoin CFD trading back in October 2018 and has added three new CFD products for trading last month. FXCM Group has also launched new products on the DGCX…
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Never say never. Ethereum Classic, a spin-off from the original Ethereum network, is still recoiling from the impact of its “51-Percent Attack”, an assault upon its blockchain infrastructure that blockchain supporters have claimed could never happen. Known for its apparent hack-proof nature, blockchain updates are supposed to be immune from compromise, since so many independent…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 8, 2019. Highlights include: Stocks Rally Off Lows: Stocks are recovering from a dismal Q4 as the U.S. and China make progress on a trade deal and the Fed signals that they’re less likely…
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In the beginning of the week, on Monday 7th, 2019, most of the top cryptocurrencies by market cap are seeing their prices go up. The gains, while moderate, have been seen in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin surpassed the $4,000 level. At the time of this writing, the price of the "people's currency" is $4,029,…
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Blockchain assets platform Gate.IO has just launched its latest report looking at the predictions on market fluctuation, caused by Ethereum Hard Fork. Gate.IO will support the Ethereum Constantinople, which will be released on January, 14th. In the case of it generating a new valued fork chain, Gate.IO will distribute the assets to all users based…
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While most people are concerned with the energy consumption of Bitcoin, or rather, the process of its mining, many fail to acknowledge that Ethereum, among the top three cryptocurrencies in the world by market cap, is consuming not less energy than the "people's currency". Ethereum reportedly consumes around 25%-50% of what Bitcoin does, which means…
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Just like Gold and Silver in the precious metals arena, Bitcoin and Ethereum have their own unique relationship in the crypto realm. It became apparent, however, in last week’s trading that the two cryptocurrencies can diverge, causing analysts to speculate on why such a divergence took place. How much of a divergence are we talking…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for December 19, 2018. Highlights include: Crypto Market Rebound Due to Sentiment & Short Squeeze: The crypto market has gotten boosts from news that Tether has the reserves it claims, as well as an update from…
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The web browser Opera has just announced the launch of the first Web 3-ready browser. The Android browser includes a built-in crypto wallet and Web 3 support. It can be used with the latest Opera version. We are empowering Android smartphone users with an innovative browser that gives them the opportunity to experience Web 3 in a seamless…
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