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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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The number of BTC held on exchanges crashed 20% in 12 months

Long-term accumulation and the increasing popularity of DeFi yield protocols is siphoning Bitcoin away from centralized exchanges. Data from on-chain crypto information aggregator Glassnode indicates the number of Bitcoin held on centralized exchanges has fallen by roughly 20% in 12 months. The data suggests investors are accumulating BTC and withdrawing them from exchanges into cold storage, creating a supply crunch. #Bitcoin Balance on Exchanges taking another dive pic.twitter.com/F20tohfXsu — William Clemente III (@WClementeIII) March 7, 2021 On March 6, Glassnode also shared data revealing that coins purchased during 2021 were not moved at a loss during the late February dip, according to on-chain analysis. The firm’s “Hodlwaves” metric, which measures the time since coins were last moved on-chain, also points to increasing accumulation activity.  Hodlwaves data published on Feb. 22 indicated 57% of Bitcoin’s supply has not moved in more than one year. However, mor...
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UFC announces regional partnerships with top crypto-only sportsbook

The world’s top mixed martial arts promotion has announced a partnership with Latin American crypto-only casino, Stake.com. Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s leading mixed martial arts, or MMA, organization, has announced an exclusive partnership with Stake.com — a leading crypto-powered online casinos and sportsbook. The partnership announced on March 7, will see Stake become UFC’s “First Official Betting Partner” in Asia and Latin America. However, the deal will exclude UFC’s key market in Brazil. The two firms began working together on March 3  — with Stake's customers receiving access to unique digital content surrounding the promotional “fight week” for UFC’s March 6 pay-per-view. An announcement states the company's will also developer exclusive promotions, VIP experiences, and social content for Stake users. UFC’s vice president of global partnerships, Nick Smith said: “We’re thrilled to partner with an exciting and emerging platform like Stake.com to o...
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Critics Claim Tesla Should Sell Bitcoin Position, Electric Vehicle Firm’s Shares Down 30% Since Buying

Ever since Tesla announced the company held $1.5 billion in bitcoin on its balance sheet during the first week of February, the company’s stocks have dropped over 30%. One analyst says that Tesla’s shareholders would be “very supportive” if the company announced it would sell the bitcoin. Additionally, the shares of Microstrategy’s firm have also dropped considerably during the last 30 days, after multiple bitcoin treasury purchase announcements. Critics Say Tesla Should Sell Bitcoin After Tesla announced to the world that there was $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin ( BTC ) on its balance sheet, the price of BTC shot up considerably that day. However, 30 days after the fact, it seems shareholders of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are not so hip to the idea. Furthermore, on social media and forums, critics and even lawyers, have called out companies like Tesla for making such decisions. Tesla shares have not fared so well since the purchase, even though the firm did profit nicely from BTC val...
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UNI surges 50% in one week, becomes first DeFi DApp token in crypto’s top 10

Uniswap’s governance token has become the first DeFi token to rank among the ten-largest crypto assets by capitalization. The native token of leading decentralized exchange Uniswap has surged by nearly 50% this week, ranking UNI as the eighth-largest crypto asset with a $17.7 billion market cap as speculation builds for the exchange’s coming V3 overhaul. Messari currently ranks UNI as the -second-largest Ethereum-based asset by market cap behind Tether, beating out the Chainlink by nearly 50% of its capitalization. UNI broke into the top 10 on March 5, becoming the first native token of a DeFi DApp to hold the distinction. In 24 hours, UNI’s capitalization increased from $8.8 billion on March 4 to $14.7 billion , according to CoinMarketCap’s historic snapshots. The price of UNI is currently consolidating near yesterday’s all-time high above $34, with the token last trading hands for $33.9. UNI/USDT on Binance: TradingView Uniswap’s initial token distribution saw UNI tokens a...
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NFT representing incinerated Banksy painting fetches nearly $400k

A tokenized version of a destroyed Banksy painting sold for nearly $400,000 on NFT marketplace OpenSea. A non-fungible token, or NFT, depicting an incinerated painting created by renowned British street artist, Banksy, has sold for nearly $400,000. On March 8, the token was sold on NFT marketplace OpenSea for 228.69 Ether — worth roughly $382,000 at the time of writing. The sale followed three days of bidding, with approximately 70 bidders pushing the price up from a starting price of 0.00001 ETH. The NFT of the Banksy piece is now worth 6 figures. Less than four hours remain until the auction ends https://t.co/1k8EXyUOEZ — Burnt Banksy (@BurntBanksy) March 7, 2021 The NFT was created by “Burnt Banksy," a group of crypto investors who purchased Banky’s painting “Morons” for roughly $100,000 in February. Morons is a painting satirizing the art industry that depicts a bustling auction for a framed canvas donned with capitalized words reading: “I can’t believe you morons bu...
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George Ball Says Crypto Is Effective Hedge Against Currency Debasement as US Passes $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill

The chairman of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, George Ball, says cryptocurrencies are an effective hedge against currency debasement. In addition, he says that cryptocurrencies are attractive as a small part of portfolios. George Ball Advocates for Crypto as Hedge Against Currency Debasement George Ball talked about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in an interview with Yahoo Finance last week. He described two main reasons why cryptocurrencies are now ideal targets for investment by wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Ball is currently the chairman of investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, a dually registered broker dealer and RIA firm established in 1987. Its parent company, Tectonic Financial, has approximately $4 billion in client assets under management. He was a former CEO of Bache & Co. (later Prudential Securities), which had been purchased by Prudential Insurance Company of America where he served as a member of the Executive Office. He argued th...
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Mark Cuban sees $1 written in DOGE's tea leaves

"If we sell another 6,556,000,000 DOGE worth of Mavs merch, Dogecoin will definitely hit $1," said the Dallas Mavericks owner. After only three days accepting Dogecoin ( DOGE ) as a form of payment, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is predicting the price of the token will eventually hit $1.  In a Saturday tweet, Cuban said customers had used more than 20,000 Dogecoin — roughly $1,018 at the time of publication — in transactions for the Dallas Mavericks, claiming the franchise was now “the largest Dogecoin merchant in the world." The billionaire predicted that if basketball fans were to purchase 6,556,000,000 DOGE worth of Mavericks merchandise, the price of the token would “definitely hit $1.” The @dallasmavs have done more than 20,000 #Dogecoin in transactions, making us the LARGEST #DOGECOIN MERCHANT IN THE WORLD ! We thank all of you and can only say that if we sell another 6,556,000,000 #DOGECOIN worth of Mavs merch, #dogecoin will DEFINITELY HIT $1 !!! ...
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Want to be rich? Bitcoin’s limited supply cap means you only need 0.01 BTC

In 10 years Bitcoin’s finite supply will be nearly exhausted, meaning holders might only need 0.01 BTC to become filthy rich. In 10 years Bitcoin’s finite supply will be nearly exhausted, meaning holders might only need 0.01 BTC to become filthy rich. Saving 0.01 Bitcoin ( BTC ) might cost only $500 today but according to the current global wealth distribution and the digital asset's limited supply, 0.01 BTC just might be enough to make one a millionaire in the future. According to Credit Suisse's " Global Wealth Report 2020 ", there are 51.9 million individuals with a net worth surpassing $1 million. The index considers a person's net worth, along with their financial and real estate assets, while al deducting their debts and liabilities. According to the report, the U.S. leads by a reasonably wide margin of 20.2 million, or 39% of the world's total. China came in second place with 11% of the global total and Japan and the United Kingdom, France and Germ...
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Satoshi’s 21 Million Mystery: One-Millionth of the Bitcoin Supply Cap Is Now Worth $1 Million

On Sunday, March 7, 2021, the price per bitcoin jumped over the $50k handle once again, as the digital asset’s overall market capitalization is around $925 billion. One thing is for certain, there will never be more than 21 million bitcoin and today there’s roughly 18,647,525 bitcoin in circulation. Interestingly, anyone who owns 21 bitcoin or one-millionth of the entire supply is currently a millionaire today. The ’21 Million Bitcoin Club’ Back in 2017, finance publications reported on a number of crypto proponents “ gunning ” for exclusive membership into the ’21 million club.’ The 21 million club refers to the number of bitcoins that will ever be produced and by the year 2140, that number will be 21 million BTC . During the last few years, many enthusiasts have tried to join the 21 million club by obtaining a single bitcoin, which is exchanging hands for a touch over $50k on Sunday morning. For years now people can find a myriad of forum posts about people who have finally made...
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Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, UNI, THETA, VET, LUNA

A bullish technical pattern signals that Bitcoin may be gearing up to retest its all-time high and this positive development is pushing UNI, THETA, VET and LUNA higher. Bitcoin’s ( BTC ) fundamentals received a boost as the U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill on March 7. If traders react to this bill in the same way as they had done to the first stimulus package in April 2020, then the crypto markets may witness a strong rally. The stimulus package also intensifies the focus on the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. These concerns could lead some investors to park their money in hard assets or Bitcoin instead of keeping them in fiat currencies, according to veteran trader Peter Brandt. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 In addition to investors, a growing number of listed companies are choosing to protect their fiat reserves by buying Bitcoin. After the high-profile purchases by MicroStrategy, Tesla, and Square, a Chinese listed company called Meitu rev...
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Celsius Network valued at $3.1B following independent review

Celsius is expected to grow its assets under management by 25% annually through 2025, according to Alpha Sigma Capital. Using 2020 financials obtained from Celsius, Alpha Sigma Capital has determined that the crypto company has an implied value of $3.13 billion, which is approximately three times greater than its current market capitalization of $1.1 billion. It appears that “Celsius is currently undervalued," Alpha Sigma Capital said in its analysis, referring to the $126.14 million in revenue the company generated last year. Based on current year-to-date growth, Celsius appears to have significant upside ahead.  Alpha Sigma Capital explained : “Our projections are conservative for 2021 and we see AUM growth tapering off with another $3 billion in AUM growth by year end. From there, we project that the company will be able to grow AUM 25% year-over-year through 2025.” By the end of 2025, Celsius’ AUM is expected to reach nearly $30 billion. One potential growth driver for C...
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HODLing early leads to relationship troubles? Redditors share their stories

One user referred to her husband as "brainwashed" over Bitcoin, saying he was ruining her job by bringing up crypto at her marketing events. Crypto investments have reportedly been a source of strife in relationships, sometimes leading to breakups and even divorce.  According to a Reddit post from February 2015, a then 28-year-old woman using a throwaway account claimed that she was incredibly upset at her husband, who had not stopped purchasing Bitcoin ( BTC ) since 2013 without consulting her. She estimated that he had bought more than $22,000 in the crypto asset in the two years prior to the post, when the price reached a high of more than $1,000 but also dipped under $200. “I kept telling him to sell as the price was rising and he promised me a big year in 2014,” she said. “The price kept falling and he continued to buy more. He makes more money than I do but we are building a future together and we have a shared bank account. He kept telling me this was for our kids...
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US House Representative Ro Khanna Lauds BTC Which ‘Cannot Be Devalued’- Calls for Less Carbon Intensive Mining

After Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. Senator for Massachusetts called bitcoin a speculative asset, Ro Khanna, the U.S. House Representative for California has spoken in favor of the crypto asset. In his Twitter statement, Khanna says “bitcoin just like digital gold cannot be devalued.” Khanna also lauds the crypto asset’s decentralization, an attribute which he says “promotes transnational exchange whilst providing a check against economic mismanagement.” Awareness of the Concerns In her recent comments about the crypto asset, Warren said she agreed with the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen’s contention that BTC is a speculative asset. Further, in a bit of apparent advice to cryptocurrency investors, Warren warns this is “going to end badly.” For her part, Yellen says BTC is extremely inefficient due to the crypto asset’s perceived disproportionate energy use. Meanwhile, in his tweet, Khanna appears to be cognizant of the concerns that are often peddled by opponents o...
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Searching deep: The quest for Bitcoin scalability through layer two protocols

The quest for a workable Bitcoin scalability solution is still ongoing with developmental efforts in protocols like the Lightning Network and Statechains. As the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin’s ( BTC ) effectiveness as a medium of exchange is still a matter for debate. Unlike fiat money that is inherently infinite in supply and must be managed by a central bank, Bitcoin is akin to gold in that it is commodity money with a finite supply of 21 million. However, the supply cap is not the major stumbling block for BTC as a medium of exchange, but rather, the transaction throughput. While Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system capable of facilitating online payments without a central counterparty, seven transactions per second on average is hardly the standard for scalability. Indeed, scalability is only one of three major metrics required for any currency system to succeed as a medium of exchange along with adoption and l...
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Bitcoin price hits $51K as U.S. Senate passes $1.9 trillion stimulus

Bitcoin reaches $51,000 as the U.S. Senate greenlights $1,400 "stimmy" checks for Americans. The price of Bitcoin ( BTC ) reached over $51,000 on March 7 after the U.S. Senate passed the anticipated $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which is roughly two times larger than the market capitalization of BTC. United States' President Joe Biden said that the Senate's approval shows major progress in delivering a "desperately needed" stimulus bill to Americans. He said : “Today I can say we’ve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise, that help is on the way. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was so desperately needed, urgently needed.” BTC/USDT 4-hour price chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.com Why is the stimulus bullish for Bitcoin price? When a stimulus bill gets passed, it immediately relaxes the financial conditions in the U.S. The past year has shown that the effect of such measures raises investors' appetite for risk-on asset...
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