Day: February 10, 2020

Ripple (XRP) Drops 5% On The Day And It’s Vulnerable For Bigger Decline

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Ripple is declining from the $0.2900 resistance area against the US Dollar. XRP price broke $0.2700 and it could continue to correct lower towards the $0.2600 support. Ripple price started a downside correction after it failed to test $0.3000 against the US dollar. There was a break below the $0.2800 and $0.2700 levels. There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $0.2735 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could continue to move down towards $0.2600 or $0.2540 in the near…

A Solution to Make Ethereum Transactions Anonymous

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On Feb. 1, part of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain became anonymous. This is all thanks to the Aztec protocol that Thomas Walton-Pock and his team launched on the network’s mainnet last week. Aztec is designed not only to provide a high level of privacy on the ETH blockchain but also, according to its creators, it can significantly reduce transaction costs. Besides, as expected in the nearest time, users will be able to release their assets using the Aztec development toolkit. Under the hood The Aztec protocol is already known in the Ethereum…

Ethereum Just Broke $220 And It Remains At Risk of Diving To $200

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Ethereum price started a downside correction from the $230 swing high against the US Dollar. ETH is currently declining and it remains at a risk of more losses below $215 and $2152. Ethereum declined below the $225 and $220 support levels against the US Dollar. The previous support at $225 is now acting as a major resistance for the bulls. There is a key contracting triangle forming with support near $218 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). Bitcoin price is also sliding and it recently traded…

Microsoft’s Xbox Series X Strategy Could Give Sony an Easy Win

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In a new interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer defends the company’s plans for Xbox Series X exclusives. The Xbox Series X won’t have any exclusives for one or two years after release. The strategy may have given Sony an easy win for the PS5. In a new episode of Gamertag Radio, Xbox boss Phil Spencer defended the surprising Xbox Series X exclusives strategy. The strategy is “putting the player at the center and not putting the device at the center,” said Spencer. The Xbox Series X will be incredibly powerful,…

Introducing Cointelegraph’s New Chat Show, Beer & Bitcoin

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Sometimes the day’s crypto current events call for a cold one. At least that’s the premise of Cointelegraph’s new cryptocurrency YouTube series, Beer & Bitcoin. Grab a beverage of your choice and join our two hosts, Jackson Dumont and Giovanni Pigni, as they help us untangle the complicated crypto world. In this first episode, they cover Bitcoin’s explosive start to 2020, how crypto companies in the European Union are dealing with the new 5AMLD regulations, the skyrocketing price of Bitcoin SV among Craig Wright’s identity crisis, and more. Author: Cointelegraph…

Love Is in the Air in Apex Legends as Duos Make a Welcome Return

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Respawn is reintroducing Duos to Apex Legends. Valentine’s Day Rendezvous runs from Feb. 11 to Feb. 18. Badge and cosmetic items are available for a limited time. To mark the seasonal celebration of romance that is Valentine’s Day, Duos are making a welcome return to Apex Legends. Duos Return to Apex Legends In an update published today, developer Respawn laid out the details of what it is calling Valentine’s Day Rendezvous. The main gist is that Duos are back, which should please anyone who sampled the delights of jumping into…

Plasma Became Optimism and It Might Just Save Ethereum

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The ethereum network is still looking to boost transaction capacity and the startup Optimism wants to lead the charge.  Since the network’s throughput is limited to roughly 15 transactions per second, ethereum can’t become a widespread platform for automating functions, like supply chain management and loans, unless it scales. So Optimism aims to use a layered approach, similar to bitcoin’s Lightning Network, to increase the number of people who can use the network with smart contracts. Optimism was once the research-oriented nonprofit Plasma Group, focused on building a second layer…

Vagrant Story Was Better Than FFVII and More Deserving of a Remake

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Vagrant Story is a role-playing game from the PS1 era which recently hit 20 years old. It is not as popular as other games such as Final Fantasy VII, despite being arguably more technically impressive. Not only should people be talking about the game more, but they should also get behind a remake. Vagrant Story is a game that doesn’t get enough love these days. It’s one of the most technically impressive PS1 games ever made. Not only that, but it managed to pull off one hell of a story…

Rage Against The Machine Is Getting Too Old For This

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Rage Against The Machine is going on tour for the first time in a decade. These Che Guevara t-shirt wearing millionaires will be quite a sight. Aren’t they getting a little too old for the youthful rebellion shtick? Rage Against The Machine rocked fans Monday with a big announcement. They’re going on a worldwide reunion tour starting next month. The sensational 90s rap metal band will make 40 stops to play to arenas around the world. Admittedly, the election year optics will be spectacular. Problem is they’re getting way too…

Poloniex Rolls Back Trading History After Software Bug Causes a Bunch of Problems

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It’s like shooting yourself in the foot with computer code, then magically going back in time to before it happened. Crypto exchange Poloniex confirmed in a series of tweets today that it rescinded 12 minutes of trading history in response to a software problem that saw a bunch of trades execute “erroneously.” The Twitter announcement did not elaborate on the specific nature of these errors, but the exchange’s perceived technical problems are not the interesting bit here. It’s how Poloniex handled the situation: wiping every trade made between 17:53 UTC…