13,000 DeFi users have already claimed Uniswap’s new UNI token

Uniswap is taking on SUSHI head on with the launch of a new governance protocol token UNI, leading to a flurry of activity from more than 13,000 DeFi users. Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Uniswap’s governance protocol token UNI went live on Ethereum earlier today. The community showed immediate support for the new token with Uniswap’s Twitter announcement garnering over 1.2 thousand likes in the first 90 minutes. 150 million UNI, or 15% of the token’s supply, is now available to be claimed by anyone who has used the platform. Synthetix…

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Bitcoin ATMs surge by 87% in past year to surpass 10,000 globally

2020 has witnessed a surge in the number of ATMs supporting digital coins. The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 10,000 worldwide. According to Norwegian financial services company AksjeBloggen, the number of Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs) has jumped 87% in the past year, from the 5336 recorded in September 2019. In 2020 alone, nearly 3,900 new ATMs were added. Monitoring resource CoinATMRadar shows there are currently 10,014 ATMs in 71 countries allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins for cash.  “2020 has witnessed a surge in…

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If Bitcoin Enters a Full-Blown Correction, the Bottom Could Come at $7,100

Bitcoin is surging higher despite weakness in the altcoin market. The coin now trades at $11,000 as of this article’s writing, in excess of 10% above the lows. BTC is outperforming altcoins, including Ethereum, which is previously underperformed. Bitcoin may not be in a full-blown bear trend anymore. Though, an analyst says that if a bearish trend is in place, the bottom could come in at $7,100. $7,100 is where there lies a confluence of pivotal technical levels. Bitcoin Could Fall as Low as $7,100 in This Analyst’s Bearish Scenario…

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The Stars are Aligning for Bitcoin as It Begins Forming an Ideal “Long Setup”

Bitcoin is currently bucking the market-wide downtrend and climbing higher, expressing immense signs of strength as it nears $11,000 It is important to note that there is some resistance within the lower-$11,000 region that it must surmount for it to see further upside One factor that may be driving its ongoing upswing is the flight to quality seen amongst traders It appears that investors are fleeing smaller altcoins and more speculative tokens in favor of BTC – which is widely viewed as the safety play within the crypto market As…

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US ramps up enforcement actions against global crypto scams

The U.S. Justice Department has announced sanctions against two Russians, and the arrest of two Malaysians, over separate seven-figure crypto scams. The United States has taken actions against international hackers responsible for the theft of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. On September 16, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced it has imposed sanctions on two Russian nationals who used a sophistication phishing campaign to steal at least $16.8 million from the customers…

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Binance immediately lists Uniswap’s new token as excitement mounts

Binance has already announced it will list the UNI token. Unfazed by the controversy over its SushiSwap listing, Binance has already announced support for Uniswap’s new token around an hour or so after it was announced. The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform’s governance protocol token UNI went live on Ethereum (ETH) around 90 minutes ago. Over the next four years, one billion UNI tokens will incrementally be released, with 15% being immediately released to past users of the platform. In total, 60% will go to community members, while the remaining 40%…

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Bitcoin sentiment at record lows … Does it mean the price will go up?

Social media sentiment for Bitcoin has slumped to a two year low yet technical indicators are still saying ‘buy’ A number of metrics indicate that social and trading sentiment for Bitcoin is still low despite its price breaking above $11,000 a couple of hours ago. On-chain analytics provider, Santiment has revealed that weighted social sentiment for Bitcoin is at its lowest level for two years. The metric takes into account the overall volume of Bitcoin mentions on Twitter and compares the ratio of positive vs. negative commentary on the platform.…

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African traders least likely to fall for crypto scams: Chainalysis

The region’s traders are highly aware of scams and avoid them. Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has found that crypto traders in Africa are less likely to have sent tokens to, or received tokens from, known scam addresses than traders in other regions in the past year. In the Chainalysis “2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report”, the firm states that the percentage of illicit cryptocurrency activity associated with scams isn’t as high in Africa as other regions around the world. Illicit cryptocurrency activity accounted for just 2% of the region’s roughly $16…

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Defi Platform Bzx Recovers Stolen $8.1 Million From Hacker

Decentalized finance (defi) protocol Bzx has recovered the $8.1 million it lost to a hacker a few days ago. The company claims it was able to track down the cyber thief, whom it refused to name for legal reasons, through their on-chain activity. Cornered, the attacker returned the loot. “All funds have been recovered from the attacker. We are restoring the system,” said Kyle Kistner, co-founder of Bzx, in a statement released on September 15. “The funds are now in the team wallet and being used to restore the lending…

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Blockchain gaming takes a colossal step forward as media giant announces new offering

You’ve definitely heard of this major media player. Multinational media and entertainment conglomerate, WarnerMedia, is joining the blockchain gaming ecosystem via its subsidiary, Turner Sports. The company, which is responsible for sports broadcasts on channels such as TBS, TNT, and TruTV among others, recently announced “Blocklete Games”; a platform which will allow players to collect, train, trade, and compete with digital athletes while earning cash prizes. This is all made possible through the implementation of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs — crypto tokens that are each verifiably unique, despite being issued…

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