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On December 29, one of the largest cryptocurrency Ethereum showed the largest increase, rising by almost 15% over the day. The daily trading volume of a digital asset exceeded $3.1 billion. The coin grew from $113 to $137, which allowed it to become the leader in growth from the top ten cryptocurrencies. In the second half of December, we saw the resumption of the Bitcoin and Altcoin rally. At this time, Ether rapidly increased in price and could even pierce the $200 mark. However, then a correction came, and the coin slipped significantly. The crypto market started to show aggressive growth again. Bitcoin once again broke through the $ 4,000 mark and now holds this position on some trading platforms. The rate of the ether has ... Read more about " Ether showed the most aggressive growth, having risen by almost 15% over the day " on coinatory.com

Representatives of the Russian metallurgical company Norilsk Nickel are negotiating with the Huobi cryptocurrency exchange to place a stablecoin secured with metals on the platform. Earlier it was reported that the leadership of the metallurgical giant plans to release its own cryptocurrency next year. This asset will have collateral in the form of non-ferrous metals, which will minimize the risks of its volatility in the market. As noted by the Vice-President of the Russian Association of Cryptoindustry and Blockchain (RAKIB) Andrei Grachev, if all the work on the issue of stablecoin will be done on time, then the coin can be placed on the Huobi exchange. This information has already been confirmed in the press center of Norilsk ... Read more about " Stablecoin of "Norilsk Nickel" will be traded on Huobi exchange " on coinatory.com

According to BitPay CEO, Stephen Pair, the mass distribution of payments using decentralized technologies will begin in 3-5 years.Speaking on CNBC, he said that Bitcoin payments will definitely become part of our life, but only some time must pass. Commenting on the situation around the fall of Bitcoin from historic highs, Stephen Pair noted that the main coin began to fall in price due to speculation from major traders. He stressed: I am sure that the introduction of blockchain technolog is inevitable. It is the side of the cryptosphere that determines the true value of the largest cryptocurrency. BitPay CEO is confident that Bitcoin will grow in the future, as new players will enter the market, which will stimulate the ... Read more about " BitPay CEO told when mass adoption of blockchain payments will begin " on coinatory.com

On December 17, Odilon Almeida, President of Western Union Global Money Transfer, announced that his company was “fully prepared” to work with cryptocurrencies to secure international payments. Almeida said that Western Union is ready to make maximum use of the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology for its work, as it specializes in international payments and “knows well” what it is. "Cryptocurrencies can be another widespread option to ensure the exchange of values between people and countries, and if this happens, we are ready for the launch," said Almeida. However, he believes that this will not happen immediately since the crypto industry is still at an early stage of development and faces a number of problems that are com ... Read more about " Western Union talks about its willingness to work with cryptocurrencies " on coinatory.com

Donald Trump has just appointed Mick Mulvani to the post of head of the White House administration. It seems that the next spontaneous decision of the US government on the appointment of people to positions of responsibility led to an advantage for the cryptocurrency community. Mulvaney is said to have serious disagreements with Trump’s policies, and a few days before his election, he declared that the candidate Trump is “a terrible person.” Now supporters of cryptocurrency hope that this is a huge benefi for innovation, since the Republican from South Carolina is considered a supporter of digital currencies and is actively promoting legislation on blockchain technology as part of a special group. The previous head of the Wh ... Read more about " The new head of the administration of the White House - a supporter of bitcoins " on coinatory.com

In the history of cryptospace there was a lot of deception and scandals that were associated with counterfeit trading volumes on exchanges. Most recently, the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) published a research report stating that most of the top 25 leading crypto exchanges provide excessive data on trading volumes on their platforms and that only Bitfinex and Binance disclose accurate information. The report says that 87% of these companies actually fake such data. The report says that CoinMarketCap also does not provide reliable information, and that "data from 11 out of 25 exchanges [at CoinMarketCap] are rigged by 99%." It is also indicated that the data on the trading volumes of major exchanges such as Huobi ... Read more about " Only Binance and Bitfinex do not fake trading volumes among the 25 largest exchanges " on coinatory.com

On December 16, the legendary American cypherpunk, author of the "Cryptoanarchist Manifesto", Timothy May, died. He was 67 years old. May became one of the founders of the cipherpunk movement, whose participants in the 1980s began to promote and develop methods of cryptography as a means of changing communication, economics and people"s relations in society. He made a number of remarkable predictions - some of them were published on the pages of the “Cryptoanarchist Manifesto” - about the possibility of distributed encrypted networks that transform the relations between citizens and the authorities. Many of May"s predictions, based on his libertarian beliefs, have come true over the past thirty years. Of course, first of all, we are ... Read more about " Crypto-anarchist Timothy May, who predicted the appearance of Bitcoin, died " on coinatory.com

As reported on December 12 by the local news publication Les Echos, French politicians want to invest € 500 million ($ 569 million) in the development of blockchain projects at the state level over the next three years. Parliamentarians believe that investment will allow France to become a “blockchain state.” They also intend to play an active role in the development of the mining industry in the country. One of the authors of this initiative, MP Jean-Michel Mis, said: “2018 was the“ zero year ”in the process of popularizing the blockchain in France. 2019 will be the year of development of this ecosystem, which can be fully realized within three years, thanks to cash injections in the amount of € 500 million. " Investment init ... Read more about " French politicians suggest investing $570 million in blockchain development " on coinatory.com