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Ethereum dips below key level as Hong Kong ETFs underperform
Ethereum (ETH) experienced a further decline on Tuesday following a disappointing first-day trading volume for Hong Kong's spot Bitcoin and ETH ETFs. This comes off the back of increased long liquidations and mixed whale activity surrounding the top altcoin.
Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver arrested and charged with falsifying taxes
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Roger Ver, also an early Bitcoin investor, was allegedly picked up by Spanish authorities over the weekend on charges of tax fraud by the US DOJ.
Bitcoin price dips into $60K range as spot traders flock to Coinbase Lightning Network
Bitcoin slid lower on Tuesday during the opening hours of the New York session, dipping its toes into a crucial chart area. It comes as markets continue to digest the performance of Hong Kong ETFs.
Renzo's REZ dips after airdrop and Binance listing
Renzo users could claim their airdrop based on accumulated ezPoints. REZ dips about 35% after listing on Binance and several other exchanges. Renzo seems to have gotten over an earlier scare from ezETH depeg last week.
Bitcoin: BTC’s next breakout could propel it to $80,000 Premium
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent price consolidation could be nearing its end as technical indicators and on-chain metrics suggest a potential upward breakout. However, this move would not be straightforward and could punish impatient investors.
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WHAT IS STELLAR?
According to the Stellar Development Foundation, Stellar is an open-source network for currencies and payments. It’s native token, XLM, makes it possible to create, send and trade digital representations of all forms of money — dollars, pesos, Bitcoin, pretty much anything. It’s designed so all the world’s financial systems can work together on a single network. Learn more in our Stellar lumens Guide.
The software runs across a decentralized, open network and handles millions of transactions each day. Like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Stellar relies on blockchain to keep the network in sync, but the end-user experience is more like cash — Stellar is much faster, cheaper and more energy-efficient than typical blockchain-based systems.
Characteristics of Stellar
Stellar (XLM) was launched in July 2014 as a decentralized open-source protocol to allow performing crypto transfers to fiat and vice versa.
- Decentralized control, allowing anyone to participate without a central authority.
- Low latency, reaching an unanimous consensus in only a few seconds.
- Flexible trust, the user is free to trust any combination of parts.
- Asymptotic security, avoiding 51% of the attacks based on digital signatures and hash families.
Differences between Bitcoin and Stellar
Which are the main differences between XLM and BTC?
- XLM transactions are faster than BTC.
- Transaction fees are lower on the Stellar network.
- XLM's supply increases annually at a fixed interest rate of 1%.
- Stellar network allows users to transact freely in their choice either with fiat or cryptocurrency.
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