Billed as the mother of all cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin which is a decentralised digital currency was created by someone called Satoshi Nakamoto (possibly a pseudonym) in 2009. As with most cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin is without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer Bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a Blockchain, according to IANS report.
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Bitcoin made a new life high at $66,998 on 20th Oct and since then it entered into a retracement phase and subsequently prices dipped below $59,000 in the following days.
Cryptocurrency is a good investment if you want to gain direct exposure to the demand for digital currency, while a safer but potentially less lucrative alternative is to buy the stocks of companies with exposure to cryptocurrencies.
The former US banking regulator and crypto enthusiast is resigning at a time when regulators in Hong Kong, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy and Thailand have cracked down on Binance due to worries over investor protection. Watchdogs globally also fret that the boom in cryptocurrencies is aiding money laundering and increasing systemic risks.
Cryptocurrency is an asset that can be exchange for goods and services, much like normal money.
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Brooks led the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) before joining Binance.US. At the time, his move to Binance.US raised some eyebrows because Binance is not seen as the poster child of compliance, particularly compared to Coinbase where Brooks worked before joining the OCC.
One of the most appealing factors is that Safemoon rewards people who hold the token by distributing funds that the platform receives from the people who sell the token. In addition, Safemoon has recently released its own wallet on Google Play. Many investors believe this is a sign that the company are in the growth phase, with more announcements in due course.
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The plunge occurred at 7:34 a.m. New York time, according to the Binance.US website. Volume on the exchange in that minute was 592.8 Bitcoin, which are worth just shy of $40 million at current prevailing prices.
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Dapps are software applications that run across a network of computers, purportedly without the possibility of interference or downtime, while smart contracts are binding agreements, which are written as lines of code and can therefore automatically enforce their own clauses. Ether is used to process transactions on the network, including those automated by dapps and smart contracts.
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