While Bitcoin tumbled, Ethereum was heavily rejected on Oct. 21 as it approached its mid-May all-time high at $4,380.
And while Karony said he wasn’t sure what to make of Portnoy’s tweet, he was appreciative. “It’s cool to see big names talking about SafeMoon because it means more people are hearing about SafeMoon,” he said.
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— Patrick Uzcategui is now an government relations associate at Sylvamo, a new spinoff company from International Paper Company. He was previously government affairs coordinator at Tyson Foods.
With cryptocurrencies often moving in tandem with Bitcoin, Ethereum was trading up nearly 11% on the last seven days after hitting a new record high of almost $5,000 on Tuesday morning.
"With more participants in Bitcoin, there is perhaps less volatility, which is in turn attracting more institutional investors and further promoting the stability of the popular cryptocurrency.”
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Brooks admitted that “bitcoin miners appear to be causing environmental problems.” However, he said Bitfury has taken steps to reduce the industry’s climate impact. For example, Bitfury has designed technology that makes cooling computers and data centers more efficient and reduces the environmental footprint of activities.
Even if this were the case, and Safemoon coin was to increase in price dramatically before an instant fall, it would still represent a good investment for purely speculative investors. For example, if Safemoon were to simply return to the all-time high experienced on April 20th, then that would represent an incredible 921% return from today’s price!
This is the latest in a string of recent high-profile trading problems in crypto. Synthetify, a new decentralized exchange, was forced to shut down for a while earlier this month shortly after its debut because of bad data provided by the Pyth Network, a price feed backed by some of the world's most well-known trading and exchange firms. Pyth malfunctioned another time in September, erroneously making it appear that Bitcoin had crashed 90%.
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The former head of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), Brian Brooks, resigned as CEO of Binance.US last week, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a post from him on the social media platform Twitter. Brooks had only recently joined the company in the role on May 1.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are in retreat following a flash crash. Binance U.S. was hit with a bug Thursday, resulting in a flash crash that saw Bitcoin’s price plummet by around 90%. Ethereum also dipped 50% on the exchange.
Although bitcoin may be the most popular cryptocurrency, many crypto traders want to build a diversified portfolio comprised of projects across many facets of the crypto space. In fact, diversification is so important that our team has been building an index trader, which will allow our customers to easily trade a basket of cryptos that align with their specific goals. This will be released shortly.
Shroder said in a statement he is looking “forward to sharing our exciting story with the broader investment community as we begin our journey toward IPO.”
Similar to forex — foreign exchange — trading, there can be significant risks involved with a largely unregulated market, and your best bet is to get informed beforehand, and don’t invest any money you can’t afford to lose. Regulators are still trying to figure out how to classify cryptocurrencies, for purposes of trading, payments, antifraud, taxation, and more. Clear regulation may help us understand how to use cryptocurrency and what its future may look like, but we aren’t there yet.
The billionaire founder of Citadel also expressed bewilderment with Elon Musk's decision to ask Twitter if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stake.
From finding a solution to producing renewable energy and solar energy through turbines in Gambia, to upgrading the platform to V2 for enhanced security, SafeMoon has pulled the right cards at the right time in a short period.