Is Chainlink Censoring Mentions of “Coinbase Oracle” In Telegram Groups?, Binance Mining Pool Reports its First Bitcoin Block, Institutional Investment In Bitcoin Not Dead & More...
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Chainlink Vs Coinbase: Is Chainlink Censoring Mentions of “Coinbase Oracle” In Telegram Groups?
The decision by Coinbase to launch a price oracle has been lauded by some as an astute, bold, and wise move. Their secure and timestamped BTC/USD and ETH/USD feeds secured by their systems will be freely available and some now interpret this as a direct competition with Chainlink.
Binance Mining Pool Reports its First Bitcoin Block – Amps Up Competition
Currently, the average mining fees on popular mining pools is around 0-4%, it varies according to the mining rewards and payment schedule. Currently, the distribution in mining pools is led by F2Pool, BTC.com, Poolin and AntPool.
After Successful Validation of Genesis Block, Ethereum 2.0 “ETH Staking Reward Calculator” Launched
Barely a week after the genesis block of ETH 2.0 was successfully validated, the ball seems to be rolling following the launch of the network’s reward staking calculator.
There are several parameters that will be considered when calculating the annual yield but what’s important at this stage is to note that this calculator is based on ConsenSys Codefi’s ETH2 spreadsheet.
Institutional Investment In Bitcoin Not Dead, “The Bitcoin Fund” Trades Over 160,000 Shares in 24 hrs
Institutional investment in Bitcoin (BTC) is not dead. The Bitcoin Fund, a Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed asset traded over 130,000 shares in the past 24 hours, barely two weeks since its launch on April 10. The growth in interest in Bitcoin funds by institutions is highly attributed to the upcoming halving with institutions pouring in funds in the space.
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bart Simpsons to $7150 Probable due to Exhaustion
Bitcoin [BTC] is trading in a tight range between $7475 and $7600 on the hourly chart. The price of Bitcoin [BTC] at 6: 15 hours UTC on 25th April 2019 is $7550.
Since there has been a lack of follow up to the bullish move on 23rd April, it is now beginning to threaten the ‘Bart Simpsons‘ pattern, which could reverse the surge back to $7150 levels.