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DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Maxed Out by Yield-Farming Boom

Nexus Mutual is seeing a surge in demand. "Our product has honestly seen massive interest since yield farming kicked off," said founder Hugh Karp.

Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Drop in June

Bitcoin mining revenue dropped 23% in June to approximately $380 million.

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  Crypto Lender BlockFi Says Monthly Revenue Up 100% After Bitcoin Halving User Boost

  CoinDesk
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  New York-Based Asset Manager Closes $190M Round for Bitcoin Institutional Fund

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Blockchain Bites: BlockFi’s Revenue, DEX Volume and a Wallet Bug

A federal appeals court effectively said blockchain data is not protected under the Fourth Amendment while decentralized exchange volume explodes.

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  A vulnerability in some bitcoin wallets leads to double spend attacks and inflated balance

  TechCrunch
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  Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

  CoinDesk

The IRS Wants to Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Tools

America's tax collector is laying the groundwork for a possible assault on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency technologies.

China Police Said to Detain Crypto OTC Traders Amid Money Laundering Crackdown

Chinese police are stepping up efforts in cracking down on illegal economic activities, which now leads to crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders being detained to assist investigations.

Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa

Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.

AUD/USD Price Forecast – Australian Dollar Continues to Grind in Consolidation

The Australian dollar rallied a bit during the trading session after the jobs number came out in the United States better than anticipated.

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  Crude Oil Price Forecast – Crude Oil Markets Continue Same Range

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  USD/JPY Price Forecast – US Dollar Drifts Lower Against Japanese Yen

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Investment Firm Arcane Crypto Plans Nasdaq Nordic Listing Through $32M Reverse Takeover

A successful reverse takeover of Vertical Ventures would allow the crypto investment firm to appeal to a broader investor base, the firm said.

How Bitcoin Is Like Ham Radio

Bitcoin is decentralized, good in an emergency, supported by passionate fans and not likely ever to see mainstream adoption, says our columnist.

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  Market Wrap: As Traditional Markets Rally, Bitcoin Gets Boring

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  Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

  CoinDesk

After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions

Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community.

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  Market Wrap: As Traditional Markets Rally, Bitcoin Gets Boring

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  Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

  CoinDesk

First Mover: Crypto.com Says User Growth Coming From Products, Not Token Speculation

Crypto.com saw the total number of users increase by 50% in the past few months, to 3 million people.

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  First Mover: Crypto.com’s Chain Token Dominated Markets in June With 33% Gain

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  Crypto Lender BlockFi Says Monthly Revenue Up 100% After Bitcoin Halving User Boost

  CoinDesk

Forex Technical Analysis & Forecast for July 2, 2020

Daily forecast and trading signals of forex majors, commodities, cryptocurrencies and indices.

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  AUD/USD Forex Technical Analysis – Trader Reaction to .6933 Sets the Tone

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  USD/JPY Forex Technical Analysis – Closing Price Reversal Top Shifted Momentum to the Downside

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AUD/USD Forex Technical Analysis – Trader Reaction to .6933 Pivot Sets the Tone on Thursday

The direction of the AUD/USD on Thursday is likely to be determined by trader reaction to the pivot at .6933.

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  All Eyes on June Jobs Report

  FX Empire
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  Employment figures strengthen US dollar

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Says Monthly Revenue Up 100% After Bitcoin Halving User Boost

BlockFi said it has seen a surge in revenue since the bitcoin halving and the launch of its mobile app.

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  Why Bitcoin Bulls Are Betting on Explosive Growth in India

  CoinDesk
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  Chinese Crypto Miner Aims to Double Sales Via New Exchange

  Bloomberg

Why Bitcoin Bulls Are Betting on Explosive Growth in India

Demand for bitcoin is up in India, thanks in part to the economic crisis. But Indian tech startups are more focused on Ethereum.

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  Crypto Lender BlockFi Says Monthly Revenue Up 100% After Bitcoin Halving User Boost

  CoinDesk
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  Chinese Crypto Miner Aims to Double Sales Via New Exchange

  Bloomberg

Bitcoin – Testing the High 9K?

Bitcoin is still range bound, and the entire area of the range is something we view as a broad higher low formation.

Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

A standard way to transact bitcoin could be misused to enable a kind of double-spending, new research has found.

Nonfarm Payrolls to Put the Dollar in Focus as COVID-19 Angst Eases

Progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine and positive EU and U.S stats provided support early on. U.S Nonfarm payrolls and jobless claims are in focus later.

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  New Unemployment Numbers to be released Thursday morning

  WPTV News West Palm Beach
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  Economy Gained 4.8 Million Jobs in June as Unemployment Rate Declines for Second Straight Month

  National Review

Mid-Week Themes – Stats, Brexit, COVID-19 and Stimulus Keep the Markets Busy

There’s plenty to consider as we enter the 3rd quarter. Brexit, a labor market recovery, possible trade wars, and Trump are all there to influence…

Litecoin, Stellar’s Lumen, and Tron’s TRX – Daily Analysis – July 2nd, 2020

It’s a relatively bullish start to the day. The major resistance levels are in play today.

EOS, Ethereum and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – July 2nd, 2020

It’s a relatively bullish start to the day. The majors will need to avoid a fall through the pivots to support a run at the major resistance levels…

Market Wrap: As Traditional Markets Rally, Bitcoin Gets Boring

Equities show strength as bitcoin stays rangebound above $9,000.

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  Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending

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  New York-Based Asset Manager Closes $190M Round for Bitcoin Institutional Fund

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‘I Failed Terribly at Keeping My Identity Secret’: Scott Alexander on the Value of Pseudonymity

A New York Times decision to name Scott Alexander, the author of Slate Star Codex, raises questions about who deserves pseudonyms, journalism in 2020 and where we place value when it comes to news stories.