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Markets across the board are in the green today. Bitcoin is back within the $8,000 mark range; however, the biggest mover is Streamr DATAcoin, which has surged by nearly 50 percent in a 24-hour period. Traditional markets are also enjoying a rise, with NASDAQ leading the way. - DJIA: 24,661.50 (⬆️ 2.32%)
- S&P 500: 2,940.46 (⬆️ 2.69%)
- NASDAQ: 8,890.41 (⬆️ 3.28%)
- Bitcoin: $8,386 (⬆️ 7.97%) // $153.9 billion market cap.
- Ethereum: $211 (⬆️ 7.02%) // $23.3 billion market cap.
- XRP: $0.222 (⬆️ 7.08%) // $9.8 billion market cap.
- Tether: $1.01 (⬆️ 0.11%) // $6.4 billion market cap.
- Top 100 Winner: Streamr DATAcoin: $0.071 (⬆️ 49.39%) // $48 million market cap.
- Top 100 Loser: Hive: $0.448 (⬇️ 4.78%) // $125 million market cap.
Prices are as of 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Nasdaq partners with blockchain software company R3. The aim of the partnership is to enable Nasdaq to leverage R3's blockchain software Corda to build lifecycle solutions... | |
Survey: 66 percent of Europeans believe crypto will exist in 10 years' time. The crypto market still has a future in 10 years' time, according to a survey. Despite the impact of COVID-19 on economic markets, it found that confidence in the crypto market has increased three percent from 2019 results... | |
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Crypto Masterclass, featuring NEM trading head Nicholas Pelecanos. Our Crypto Masterclass feature showcases a well-known thought leader or expert in the crypto space, including their visions and advice for the future. "Happening only twice in bitcoin’s price history, this deflationary event has historically signaled the start of Bitcoin’s most tremendous bull runs, but not before a brief sell-off." In Pelecanos' opinion, if history is to repeat itself and Bitcoin enters a decline post halving, then high operating costs may force miners to shut down their rigs until the price of Bitcoin reaches a sustainable range again. If this occurred, those with low-cost operations would control more of the hashrate... | |
KFC Middle East reportedly launches blockchain pilot program. Will the use of the blockchain help to boost KFC's brand? Or will it be a short-lived experiment? | |
 Ripple's CTO is kicked off of YouTube for alleged impersonation. David Schwartz questioned who the video-sharing platform thought he was impersonating. He followed it up with a notice from YouTube that explained he was prohibited from accessing, possessing, or creating any YouTube accounts. The removal of Schwartz's account comes a week into a Ripple lawsuit with YouTube regarding fake accounts impersonating its CEO Brad Garlinghouse. In light of the lawsuit, Garlinghouse said that social media companies have failed to monitor their platforms, with many of them dragging their feet to tackle the problem of scams. More: @JOELKATZ/TWITTER 
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Crypto startup Taurus Group raises $11 million in a Series A funding round. The round, which was led by Arab Bank Switzerland, also saw participation from the Tezos Foundation, among others. With the injection of money, Taurus Group is aiming to expand its operations into Europe. Lamine Brahimi, the co-founder of Taurus Group, said that they will be growing the firm's numbers from 20 to 40 over the next 12 to 18 months. With over 10 clients that are mainly high-net-worth individuals and family offices, the company is in "advanced discussions" with several top European banks. THE BLOCK
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 |  | This newsletter was written and curated by Rebecca Campbell. She has been writing and reporting on various industries for the past 10 years, more specifically tech in the last three. | | | | Editor | Beth Duckett is a former news and investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic who has written for USA Today and other publications. | |
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