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How Social Platform Chingari is Using Web 3.0 to Transform the Traditional Way We Use Social Media

The world is changing. This isn’t news to anyone, but sometimes it is nice to realize that—contrary to news headlines—not all the change is bad.  In fact, the last decade has seen so much innovation and so many improvements to technology that even 2015 seems like a different world.  Internet speeds, connecting with anyone globally (for free), and our ability to reach large groups of people without a middleman is nothing short of revolutionary. When it comes to technology evolution, this often happens with different iterations.  Once a system is mature, there’s a better idea of what we would like to change and improve.  We go back to the drawing board, target our creative minds at the issues, and create a new version that has evolved to better meet our needs.  The Internet has followed this model since its inception, evolving through three distinct stages.  We are only at the cusp of the third stage, called Web 3.0, with technologies such as blockchain and AI only now being capable of

TA: Ethereum Loses Momentum, Why Bulls Could Aim Break Above $4,500

Ethereum failed to test $4,500 and corrected lower against the US Dollar. ETH is trading above $4,150 and it might attempt a fresh increase in the near term. Ethereum started a downside correction below the $4,320 and $4,250 levels. The price is now trading below $4,300 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $4,300 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $4,150 support zone. Ethereum Price Eyes Fresh Increase Ethereum failed to settle above $4,400 level and started a fresh decline. ETH price declined below the $4,320 support level to move into a short-term bearish zone. There was also a break below $4,250 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. However, the bulls appeared near the $4,150 support zone. A low is formed near $4,152 and the pair is now recovering losses. It cleared the $4,200 resistance zone. Ether is now trading above the 2

The Underdogs: Under The Radar Cryptos Looking Towards Next Year

We hear and read about small cryptos and tokenized projects exploding over night, and many never hear of them weeks, days and hours before they got their success. We often wonder where these coins come from, and how many people don’t hear about them until they are mainstream. We’ll take a look at a few mid-cap cryptos that are on the radar, but have potential to become mainstays: No Need To Fear, The Underdogs Are Here Vechain  Market cap: ~$11.29B VeChain is a blockchain platform designed to enhance supply chain management and business processes. It’s goal is to streamline these processes and information flow for complex supply chains through the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Vechain was founded in 2015 by Sunny Lu, the former chief information officer of Louis Vuitton China. The platform started as a subsidiary of Bitse, one of China’s largest blockchain companies, and is among the few blockchains that already have a substantial customer base among established compa

Investors rug-pulled after pouring $57M into dog-themed OlympusDAO fork

Hong Kong police have reportedly been notified of the incident, with the primary suspect having filed a police report and handed a computer over to authorities. After launching via a Discord channel on Oct. 28, AnubisDAO went on to raise roughly 13,256.4 ETH using Alchemistcoin’s liquidity bootstrapping protocol (LBP) Copper. However, the funds were unexpectedly sent to a different address roughly 20 hours into the LBP. CNBC spoke to one investor who claims to have lost almost $470,000 to AnubisDAO. The investor, Brian Nguyen, conceded to subscribing to a “buy first, do research later mentality,” describing the loss as “pretty painful.” Nguyen noted that he was attracted to AnubisDAO because of its canine-themed branding amid the meteoric gains recently reaped by some dog-token investors after seeing Anubis promoted on Twitter by prominent pseudonymous DeFi advocate “0xSisyphus.” Anubis is the Greek name for the Egyptian god of death and the underworld, with Egyptian imagery de

Industrial Bitcoin mining breathes new life into tiny Texan town

Major Bitcoin miners have set up shop in a former aluminium smelting plant in the small Texan town of Rockdale. Two Bitcoin mining giants are duking it out for cheap electricity in the tiny town in Texas. Both Bitdeer, a mining firm that spun out from Chinese giant Bitmain, and Riot Blockchain, one of leading publicly traded Bitcoin mining firms in the United States, are operating data centers hosted at a former aluminium smelting facility in the Texan town of Rockdale. The town’s aluminium smelting plant was previously the world’s largest, until the company that ran it, Alcoa, began winding up operations in 2008. According to Lee Bratcher, president of the Texas Blockchain Council, the facility’s energy capacity was wasted from Alcoa’s departure until the miners set up shop. Despite Rockdale comprising a tiny rural town of just 5,600 people, it exhibits all the benefits sought after by industrial-scale miners — crypto-friendly politicians, large plots of land hosting abandoned in

Bitcoin Price Dips, Why BTC Could Dive Below $60K

Bitcoin price failed to stay above the $62,000 support against the US Dollar. BTC could decline heavily if it breaks the $60,000 support zone in the near term. Bitcoin failed to surpass $62,500 and started a fresh decline. The price is now trading below $62,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $61,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could accelerate lower if there is a clear break below $60,000. Bitcoin Price Faces Resistance Bitcoin price attempted an upside break above the $62,500 resistance level. However, BTC failed to gain strength above $62,500. A high was formed near $62,950 and started a fresh decline. There was a clear break below the $61,200 and $61,000 support levels. There was also a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $61,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. It is now trading below $62,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving

Tethered Up: How Stablecoins Plan To Stay Stable

Many heads turned to the idea that a token meant to serve as a backed stablecoin may actually be manipulating the game. In enters Tether. These were heavy considerations especially with all of the beauty going on in the crypto world. Here is quick dive into what happened during the trials earlier this year, and how things have played out for the parties involved since. A New York State Of Affairs A complaint filed earlier this year claimed that Tether (USDT) had knowledge around the volatility of crypto’s total market capitalization, including a skyrocketing $795 billion in late 2017. Five crypto traders were the plaintiffs who claim they purchased cryptocurrencies at inflated prices and suffered financial losses as a result. As a result, the suit represented anyone in the United States who inflated prices may have harmed during this period of time. The defendants’ lawyers argued that the case would fall apart, with the accusation that Tether printed its USDT stable coins without an

Bitcoin price descending channel and loss of momentum could turn $60K to resistance

After a slight hiccup in BTC futures premium, traders seem comfortable despite the $58,000 support retest and the risk of $60,000 turning to resistance. Bitcoin ( BTC ) appears to lack the strength to retest the $67,000 all-time high that it reached on Oct. 20 and this is causing investors to question whether or not the bullish moment has faded. Even with the price facing these hurdles, it’s still premature to call the $58,000 support level test the beginning of a descending channel. Bitcoin price in USD at Coinbase. Source: TradingView Among the factors limiting the rally is the regulatory uncertainty in the United States. Anne Termine , a partner in the government enforcement and investigations practice at Bracewell LLP and former chief trial attorney at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that “there are no easy answers” for the agency to provide clear rules. Increasing adoption, on the other hand, has been pressuring traditional banks to seek cryptocurren

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, BNB, MATIC, FTM

Bitcoin is witnessing modest profit-booking, but the long-term trend remains intact and altcoins like ETH, BNB, MATIC and FTM may remain in focus in the short term. The weekend failed to ignite bullish momentum from crypto investors and both Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ether ( ETH ) turned down on Oct. 31. The bulls will now try to achieve the third successive weekly close and the first-ever monthly close above the psychological $60,000 level. $63,000 is another level of interest for traders because the stock-to-flow creator PlanB, projected this level as the “worst-case scenario” for October. In the recent past, PlanB’s worst-case theory was proven to be correct in August and September. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 Apart from the near-term interest, investors should remember that Bitcoin was launched on Jan. 3, 2009, at a price of $0.0008 and from there rallied 8,374,999,900% to hit a high at $67,000 . The journey for the hodlers was not easy as there were several

Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: What is a testnet?

By familiarizing themselves with the nuances of testnets, blockchain developers can become better equipped to evaluate specific testnet releases. Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series, Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group discussed some of the challenges the team has faced since identifying the key issues they intend to solve and outlined three of the “crises” that are holding back blockchain adoption: upgradeability , scalability , and governance . Blockchain testnets are an interesting subject because they come in all shapes and sizes. So, in this post, my goal is to leverage my inside experience as the CEO of Koinos Group (developers of Koinos) to demystify testnets and perhaps give some insight into why they seem to have such an impact on price. The most obvious place to start is with the name: test net. The purpose of a testnet i

Dog-Themed DeFi Project Mysteriously Loses Fundraised $60 Million

A DeFi project that launched on Thursday had raised $60 million overnight during its token sale. However, the funds seem to have disappeared, and no one is sure exactly how. On Friday, investors woke up to the shocking news that their funds had disappeared. Around 13,556.36 ETH, which was worth $60 million at the time, was drained from AnubisDAO’s liquidity pool. Related Reading | DeFi Hack: Vee Finance Losses $35 Million To Hackers Following Mainnet Launch The project, AnubisDAO, was promoted as a fork of OlympusDAO — a cryptocurrency backed by the assets in its treasury. It was based on Anubis, an Egyptian god of death with a dog’s head. This theme is also similar to other dog-themed meme coins. Although Anubis identified itself as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), the details of the project were unclear. And even though it did not have an official website, investors still pumped in $60 million worth of ETH into it. The Project Suffers Mysterious Attack The token sa

IOTA Introduces New Smart Contracts To Circumvent The Network Flaws

The use of smart contracts remains the key turnaround factor with the cryptocurrency space. Smart contracts brought about the decentralization of digital assets and eliminated third-party interferences in crypto transactions. Distributed ledger and open-source cryptocurrency, IOTA, has just launched a new smart contract beta. This latest move offers its users a platform for getting high-speed and zero-fee transactions. IOTA emerged within the 2017 ICO boom. The digital asset came to support the Internet of Things that harmonizes physical items into the internet and digital world. Nevertheless, the cryptocurrency floated to irrelevance as interest in it died down in 2018. Related Reading | By The Numbers: What $1000 In SHIB Is Worth Now A reinvention of the network by its CEO came earlier this year. With his determination, the CEO decided not to give up on the project by upgrading it by introducing a critical new upgrade. Advantages Of The New IOTA Upgrade A report reveals that the

Trick or Treat: Will Halloween NFTs be hauntingly good or too spooky for crypto?

Halloween-inspired NFTs are gaining popularity this year, but will the trend continue over time and will they prove to be great investments? Halloween is traditionally known for costumes, candy and trick or treating, but this year, the holiday is transitioning to the virtual world as the metaverse unfolds . As such, nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are being created to showcase Halloween themes in hopes of attracting collectors looking for themed drops.  Although Halloween-inspired NFTs appear to be a new concept, NFT artist Etsploit told Cointelegraph that Halloween holds a certain cultural importance that can't be dismissed: “I think people will collect NFTs for Halloween similar to that of NFT limited editions or releases of anything else.” Given this sentiment, Etsploit launched the “Mango Heroes” project, which is a series of NFTs built on the Solana blockchain and inspired by the decentralized trading platform Mango Markets. Etsploit noted that 7,000 “Mango Heroes” will be av

What is the worst nightmare that could happen to crypto? Experts answer

What are decentralized-tech representatives most scared of? And what are their deepest fears in the crypto space? Tim Draper of Draper Associates and Draper Fisher Jurvetson: Tim is a pioneer of business ventures in the United States and a co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a leading investment firm in early-stage tech startups. “I am fearless long-term. Bitcoin is coming. Short-term, it is spooky that some people are willing to give up this gift of freedom and trust in favor of government controls. Government controls have destroyed a lot of people’s lives and freedoms.” These quotes have been edited and condensed. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. Sheila Warren of the World Economic Forum: Sheila is the head of data, blockchain and digital assets at the World Economic Forum. “My worst nightmare with the crypto industry is that it will start to b

Bitcoin set for record monthly close with BTC price still below 'worst case scenario'

$60,000 would be a monthly record, but longstanding analysis demands a minimum of $63,000 by the start of November. Bitcoin ( BTC ) delivered fresh retests of $60,000 support on Oct. 31 with a matter of hours left until the crucial monthly close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Record monthly close hangs by a thread Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView  showed lackluster price action on Sunday, with BTC/USD below the "worst case scenario" for its October close. Analysts were eagerly awaiting to see if the end of the month could provide a turnaround and prove the worst case theory correct for a third month running. Its creator, PlanB, father of the stock-to-flow model, correctly guessed the $47,000 and $43,000 finales for August and September respectively. Even without succeeding, however, finishing October above $60,000 would mark several achievements in itself. If #Bitcoin closes the week tomorrow above $60k, it would

Bitcoin white paper turns 13 years old: The journey so far

The Bitcoin white paper only has nine pages, yet it contained enough to change the world. Here's how it came to be 13 years ago. The 13th birthday of the Bitcoin ( BTC ) white paper has crept up just as the world continues to deal with a global pandemic, inflation fears, an astounding memecoin mania trend  and growing institutional adoption of the cryptocurrency space. On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper to a cryptography mailing list hosted by Metzdow. The Metzdow mailing list was run by a group of cypherpunks and was filled with ideas meant to create a form of digital currency: some of these have even been cited in the Bitcoin white paper. Satoshi’s white paper came in a message titled "Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper," in which Nakamoto explained that his digital currency is fully peer-to-peer (P2P) and requires no trusted third party for a transaction to occur. Through a peer-to-peer network, Bitcoin solved the double-spending problem.