The US tells Facebook to cease development of libra immediately, and the Bank of International Settlements boss makes an extravagant U-turn. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Bitcoin price ‘extremely bullish’ again after 20% pump over $11,000 True to form, bitcoin (BTC) took markets and the media […]

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The food industry is becoming one of the most inclusive destinations for blockchain. As blockchain continues to push for mass adoption, the food and beverage industry is shaping up to be one of the most inclusive destinations for the technology: Just over the past few months, a variety of players — including juggernauts like Nestlé, Carrefour and Starbucks — have reported on their latest blockchain-powered initiatives within the field.  Indeed, in 2019, blockchain has been piercing the food industry at an accelerated pace. According to recent research, […]

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European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said that financial regulators must act fast to prepare for Facebook’s Libra stablecoin. European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said that financial regulators must act fast to prepare for Facebook’s Libra stablecoin, Bloomberg reports on July 7. Per Bloomberg, Coeure argued on Sunday in Aix-en-Provence in southern France that allowing for the development of new financial services and asset classes in a regulatory void is irresponsible. He concluded: “We [financial regulators] have to move more quickly than […]

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The Bitcoin hashrate reached new all-time highs today. The Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate reached a new all-time high today, according to data from monitoring resource Blockchain.com on July 7. The previous record was broken in the second half of June, when bitcoin’s hashrate reached 65.19 TH/s and growth has steadily continued since then. Hash rate is the number of calculations that a given hardware or network can perform every second. It is a very important parameter for miners, as a higher hash rate will increase their chances […]

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Most of Generation Z does not plan to buy cryptocurrency, according to the results of a recent survey. Generation Z does not plan to buy cryptocurrency, according to the results of a survey conducted by Business Insider released on July 5. Per the report, SurveyMonkey Audience partner Cint surveyed 1,884 U.S. residents between ages 13 to 21 to learn the opinions Generation Z. The survey participants were asked how likely they were to purchase cryptocurrency in the next six months, and over 52% answered: “not at all.” […]

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Monero is a top performing cryptocurrency this week, showing gains over 8%. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The current hot debate is whether bitcoin will continue to rally while altcoins languish. Many have been outspoken in support of the largest cryptocurrency as it maintains its […]

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Bitcoin has dipped below $11,400 as major coins trade sideways. Sunday, July 7 — Мost of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are trading sideways at press time, as bitcoin (BTC) hovers under the $11,400 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is currently down by 0.10% on the day, trading around $11,361 at press time, according to Coin360. Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is down by 0.45%. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360 As Cointelegraph reported earlier this week, American investor and co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital […]

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Regulatory pressures continue to have an effect on the most popular countries to mine cryptocurrencies. A move by the Iranian government to cut off the power supply to local Bitcoin (BTC) miners grabbed headlines in June amid a soaring price gain by the preeminent cryptocurrency. As Bitcoin surged to prices not seen since 2017, a rising hash rate mirrored renewed interest in the cryptocurrency. By July 1, the Bitcoin mining hash rate surpassed 69 quintillion hashes per second. Nevertheless, the action by Iranian officials is a stark […]

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