Online casino gambling in the U.S. is illegal in all but six states, kept in check by strict rules that make it hard for users to move money in and out of regulated internet casinos. But those rules don’t hold up so well when it comes to bitcoin. Internet casinos that offer users a way to gamble using cryptocurrencies are booming, sidestepping regulations while operating and advertising with near impunity. Dozens of websites operating outside the U.S. now offer a way to quickly begin… Source link

Vladislav Sopov Litecoin (LTC) is just a month away from becoming another privacy coin: here’s why Contents 75% of LTC miners are ready to support MimbleWimble Litecoin Foundation, Antpool launch crypto R&D laboratory LTC Labs Veteran cryptocurrency Litecoin (LTC) is going to have its privacy advanced by MimbleWimble (MWEB), a protocol of by-default transaction obfuscation. The update has been in development for almost three years. 75% of LTC miners are ready to support… Source link

The EPNS protocol enables on-chain communications with the ability to opt-in for permissionless channel notifications and subscriptions. Instead of using usernames to connect as on Discord or Twitter, EPNS relies on a user’s on-chain identifier. Since launching in January, EPNS says the protocol has powered 4 million notifications sent to more than 44,000 subscribers. Source link

Good morning, and welcome to Protocol Fintech. This Thursday: what you need to know about the Merge, the worth of an NFT and PayPal’s CFO heads to Walmart. Off the chain What’s an NFT worth? It’s easy to play the “worthless pointer to a JPEG” card in conversations, but we humans place a lot of value on other abstractions. If you’re of a capitalist bent, then the best way to assess the value of an NFT is to figure out what people will pay for it. The hapless buyer of an NFT based on… Source link

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Former CFTC chairman Chris Giancarlo and FOX Business senior correspondent Charlie Gasparino discuss the future of digital assets on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Bitcoin traded above $40,000, following a day of gains after snapping a two-day losing streak and trading lower in eight of the last nine days. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Bitcoin remains down more than 9% month-to-date and more than 10% year-to-date. Most cryptocurrencies gained on Wednesday.   What is being called… Source link

Olemedia/E+ via Getty Images Thesis Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and other cryptocurrencies have been considered taboo by much of the broader market until recently. In a short period of time we now have professional sports teams, hedge funds, and billionaires utilizing and purchasing digital assets. President Biden has now issued an executive order to coordinate financial regulators to regulate and understand digital assets. Less than a decade ago it appeared the U.S. would likely have nothing to do… Source link

What happened The two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ethereum ( ETH ), were also dominant in trading late Wednesday afternoon. As of roughly 4:30 p.m. ET, both were rising by over 4% across the preceding 24 hours.  So what There were two big engines driving the prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum higher. The first was a resurgent stock market. Although cryptocurrencies are considered by many to be defensive investments against equity… Source link

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Currently, the NUPL indicator is neutral, similar to mid-2018 and mid-2020. The last major cycle high was seen around the January and November 2021 price peaks, which preceded the latest 50% sell-off in BTC’s price. A price low, however, has not been triggered, which previously occurred on high volume down moves far below the average traders’ cost basis around $30,000-$40,000 BTC. Source link