Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a FinTech enthusiast and holds a good flair in understanding financial markets. His interest in economics and finance draw his attention towards the new emerging Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency markets. He is continuously in a learning process and keeps himself motivated by sharing his acquired knowledge. In free time he reads thriller fictions novels and sometimes explore his culinary skills.
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Regulation News
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Regulation News

Regulatory Clean-Up Can Be Good For The Crypto Market – Fundstrat Advisors

Bhushan Akolkar October 10, 2020

Fundstrat Global Advisors has recently released a report backing the recent regulatory action in the crypto market. Fundstrat strategists – David Grider, Ken Xuan, and Tom Lee – wrote that regulatory clean-up is positive to ensure a free-market-oriented atmosphere in the crypto space. Regulators are active back again in the cryptocurrency market with a string

Fundstrat Global Advisors has recently released a report backing the recent regulatory action in the crypto market. Fundstrat strategists – David Grider, Ken Xuan, and Tom Lee – wrote that regulatory clean-up is positive to ensure a free-market-oriented atmosphere in the crypto space. Regulators are active back again in the cryptocurrency market with a string

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Bitcoin News
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Bitcoin News

BTC Above $11,000, On-chain Indicators Suggest Positive Trend in Mid-Term

Bhushan Akolkar October 9, 2020

Bitcoin (BTC) price is 4% up today crossing $11,000 in a market-wide recovery of the crypto market. At press time, Bitcoin is trading at $11,017 with a market cap of $204 billion. The BTC price gains are in line with the overall cryptocurrency market which is up 3.28%. The Bitcoin price surge comes just a

Bitcoin (BTC) price is 4% up today crossing $11,000 in a market-wide recovery of the crypto market. At press time, Bitcoin is trading at $11,017 with a market cap of $204 billion. The BTC price gains are in line with the overall cryptocurrency market which is up 3.28%. The Bitcoin price surge comes just a

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Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin (BTC)

Bhushan Akolkar October 8, 2020

In a major announcement on Thursday, October 8, Jack Dorsey-backed Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) announced that they have invested a massive $50 million in Bitcoin. With the total purchase amount of 4,709 BTC, the purchase happened at an average price of $10617.96 per BTC. Today, @Square announced that it has purchased $50M in bitcoin. Square

In a major announcement on Thursday, October 8, Jack Dorsey-backed Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) announced that they have invested a massive $50 million in Bitcoin. With the total purchase amount of 4,709 BTC, the purchase happened at an average price of $10617.96 per BTC. Today, @Square announced that it has purchased $50M in bitcoin. Square

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Altcoin News
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Altcoin News

Ripple Co-founder Hints Shifting Base Out of the U.S, Blames Regulators

Bhushan Akolkar October 7, 2020

Former Ripple CEO and co-founder Chris Larsen recently spoke out his mind on crypto regulations in the U.S. and the lack of clarity. Speaking to the Fortune reporter Jeff John Roberts, Larsen said that excessive regulations have been hurting innovation. Thus, they are planning to move the Ripple headquarters from San Franciso to other crypto-friendly

Former Ripple CEO and co-founder Chris Larsen recently spoke out his mind on crypto regulations in the U.S. and the lack of clarity. Speaking to the Fortune reporter Jeff John Roberts, Larsen said that excessive regulations have been hurting innovation. Thus, they are planning to move the Ripple headquarters from San Franciso to other crypto-friendly

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Bitcoin News

China’s Interest Is Centered Around Bitcoin, Signals Next Bull Run

Bhushan Akolkar October 6, 2020

Over the last week, Bitcoin has been consolidating around $10,700 levels. Interestingly, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has been holding its position resiliently despite some negative news like BitMEX’s CFTC charges leading to an erosion of 32,000 BTC from the exchange. However, there’s been a spike in new participants coming to Bitcoin clearly indicated by a

Over the last week, Bitcoin has been consolidating around $10,700 levels. Interestingly, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has been holding its position resiliently despite some negative news like BitMEX’s CFTC charges leading to an erosion of 32,000 BTC from the exchange. However, there’s been a spike in new participants coming to Bitcoin clearly indicated by a

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DeFi News
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DeFi News

Zilliqa Enters the DeFi Market, Launches Decentralized Exchange Zilswap

Bhushan Akolkar October 5, 2020

On Monday, October 5, Switcheo announced the launch of its new decentralized exchange Zilswap, powered by the Zilliqa blockchain network. The fully on-chain Zilswap DEX will help Zilliqa to set its footing is the rapidly growing decentralized finance (DeFi) market. Similar to Uniswap, the Zilswap DEX also uses an automated market maker (AMM) built atop

On Monday, October 5, Switcheo announced the launch of its new decentralized exchange Zilswap, powered by the Zilliqa blockchain network. The fully on-chain Zilswap DEX will help Zilliqa to set its footing is the rapidly growing decentralized finance (DeFi) market. Similar to Uniswap, the Zilswap DEX also uses an automated market maker (AMM) built atop

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Regulation News
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Regulation News

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Backs Innovation In Crypto, But Warns of Any Tricky Play

Bhushan Akolkar October 3, 2020

Speaking at an event by the Digital Chamber of Commerce, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton opened up his views about cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been going hard after crypto projects in the past. However, this time the SEC chief was in a bit different mood talking about innovation and

Speaking at an event by the Digital Chamber of Commerce, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton opened up his views about cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been going hard after crypto projects in the past. However, this time the SEC chief was in a bit different mood talking about innovation and

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Bitcoin News
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Bitcoin News

Over 32,000 Bitcoins (BTC) Withdrawn From Crypto Exchange BitMEX After CFTC Charges

Bhushan Akolkar October 2, 2020

On Thursday, October 1, the U.S. CFTC filed a complaint against crypto exchange BitMEX accusing it of illegal crypto derivative trading and money laundering. Hours later, BitMEX responded denying all charges and assuring investors that their funds are absolutely safe with the exchange. However, the damage was already done! As per the fresh report by

On Thursday, October 1, the U.S. CFTC filed a complaint against crypto exchange BitMEX accusing it of illegal crypto derivative trading and money laundering. Hours later, BitMEX responded denying all charges and assuring investors that their funds are absolutely safe with the exchange. However, the damage was already done! As per the fresh report by

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DeFi News
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DeFi News

BitGo Uses Chainlink (LINK) Oracle Network for On-Chain Auditing of WBTC

Bhushan Akolkar October 1, 2020

BitGo, the institutional digital asset and custodial platform, has adopted oracle network Chainlink (LINK) for cross-chain auditing of wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). Over the last year, BitGo has bridged over $1 billion on Ethereum in form of WBTC indicating a clear surge in demand for cross-chain crypto assets within the DeFi space. For enhanced auditability and

BitGo, the institutional digital asset and custodial platform, has adopted oracle network Chainlink (LINK) for cross-chain auditing of wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). Over the last year, BitGo has bridged over $1 billion on Ethereum in form of WBTC indicating a clear surge in demand for cross-chain crypto assets within the DeFi space. For enhanced auditability and

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Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Announces Margin Trading Facility for Uniswap (UNI)

Bhushan Akolkar September 30, 2020

Ethereum-based decentralized platform Uniswap has created a huge uproar in the DeFi market ever since announcing its governance token UNI. On Wednesday, September 30, popular crypto exchange announced margin trading support for Uniswap (UNI) with two Uniswap pairs UNI/USD and UNI/USDt. Margin trading for $UNI pairs is now available on [email protected] pairs (UNI/USD), (UNI/USDt) can

Ethereum-based decentralized platform Uniswap has created a huge uproar in the DeFi market ever since announcing its governance token UNI. On Wednesday, September 30, popular crypto exchange announced margin trading support for Uniswap (UNI) with two Uniswap pairs UNI/USD and UNI/USDt. Margin trading for $UNI pairs is now available on [email protected] pairs (UNI/USD), (UNI/USDt) can

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DeFi News
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DeFi News

DeFi Mania: Ethereum [ETH] Miners Earned More than Double of Bitcoin [BTC] Miners in 2020

Bhushan Akolkar September 29, 2020

Ethereum (ETH) miners are making a fortune this year in 2020! Thanks to the mad craze in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) market that has helped to fuel the growth of the Ethereum network. As per the latest data by Coinmetrics, Ethereum miners have pocketed over $350 million in transaction fees so far this year. Interestingly,

Ethereum (ETH) miners are making a fortune this year in 2020! Thanks to the mad craze in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) market that has helped to fuel the growth of the Ethereum network. As per the latest data by Coinmetrics, Ethereum miners have pocketed over $350 million in transaction fees so far this year. Interestingly,

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Altcoin News
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Altcoin News

ADA Jumps 10% as Cardano Integrates Metadata Into Wallet and Node

Bhushan Akolkar September 28, 2020

Cardano (ADA) price has jumped 10.56% on Monday, September 28 as Cardano developer Charles Hoskinson briefed new developments with the platform’s Goguen update. At press time, ADA is trading $0.1052 with a market cap of $3.2 billion. Cardano’s (ADA) daily trading volume has also shot to $850 million. Hoskinson explained the platform’s new capabilities during

Cardano (ADA) price has jumped 10.56% on Monday, September 28 as Cardano developer Charles Hoskinson briefed new developments with the platform’s Goguen update. At press time, ADA is trading $0.1052 with a market cap of $3.2 billion. Cardano’s (ADA) daily trading volume has also shot to $850 million. Hoskinson explained the platform’s new capabilities during

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Gemini Enters DeFi Rush, Announces Listing Of 15 DeFi Tokens

Bhushan Akolkar September 25, 2020

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is the latest buzz in the crypto market with the massive bull run in DeFi over the last few months. Looking at the market craze and demand, crypto exchange Gemini has announced a massive listing of 15 new DeFi tokens. Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss made the official announcement today. And because of

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is the latest buzz in the crypto market with the massive bull run in DeFi over the last few months. Looking at the market craze and demand, crypto exchange Gemini has announced a massive listing of 15 new DeFi tokens. Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss made the official announcement today. And because of

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Binance Launchpool Unveils Neo-based DeFi Protocol Flamingo, Neo Price Surges 10%

Bhushan Akolkar September 23, 2020

Binance Launchpool, the new DeFi initiative by crypto exchange Binance, announced its third project named Flaming (FLM). The announcement states that staring September 27, Binance Launchpool will allow users to farm (earn) FLM tokens. Flaming is an interoperable, full-stack decentralized finance protocol built atop the Neo blockchain network. FLM is the governance token for Flamingo

Binance Launchpool, the new DeFi initiative by crypto exchange Binance, announced its third project named Flaming (FLM). The announcement states that staring September 27, Binance Launchpool will allow users to farm (earn) FLM tokens. Flaming is an interoperable, full-stack decentralized finance protocol built atop the Neo blockchain network. FLM is the governance token for Flamingo

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Gain Massive Traction, Here Are the Top 5 Performers

Bhushan Akolkar September 22, 2020

While the crypto world is bullish about the latest craze in DeFi, there’s another sector that’s quickly gaining traction. We are talking about the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) industry that has registered nearly $3.5 million in volumes over the last month. Chances are you might have not heard about NFTs before, or you have a brief

While the crypto world is bullish about the latest craze in DeFi, there’s another sector that’s quickly gaining traction. We are talking about the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) industry that has registered nearly $3.5 million in volumes over the last month. Chances are you might have not heard about NFTs before, or you have a brief

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DeFi Aggregator Cream Finance Announces creamY, an Efficient & Dynamic Automated Market Maker

Bhushan Akolkar September 21, 2020

In direct competition to Uniswap, DeFi protocol Cream Finance announced its native dynamic and efficient Automated Market Maker (AMM) – creamY. The announcement reads that creamY will offer dynamic pool updates built using similar concepts that of Balancer, Uniswap, Curve, and Blackholeswap. Announcing creamY, a Capital Efficient, Dynamic AMM. creamY allows:– Dynamic pool updates– Yielding, stable

In direct competition to Uniswap, DeFi protocol Cream Finance announced its native dynamic and efficient Automated Market Maker (AMM) – creamY. The announcement reads that creamY will offer dynamic pool updates built using similar concepts that of Balancer, Uniswap, Curve, and Blackholeswap. Announcing creamY, a Capital Efficient, Dynamic AMM. creamY allows:– Dynamic pool updates– Yielding, stable

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DeFi News
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DeFi News

ETH Supply in Smart Contracts Leads That on Exchanges With Huge Margin, Thanks to DeFi

Bhushan Akolkar September 19, 2020

On-chain data analytics provider Galssnode has come up with an interesting observation for ETH supply! With all the craze around decentralized finance (DeFi), the ETH supply in smart contracts has outclassed its supply on centralized exchanges over the last fifteen days. ETH supply on centralized exchanges 📉 vs. ETH supply in smart contracts 📈#Ethereum Chart:

On-chain data analytics provider Galssnode has come up with an interesting observation for ETH supply! With all the craze around decentralized finance (DeFi), the ETH supply in smart contracts has outclassed its supply on centralized exchanges over the last fifteen days. ETH supply on centralized exchanges 📉 vs. ETH supply in smart contracts 📈#Ethereum Chart:

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Bitcoin To 10x From These Levels Says Analyst, Predicts Other Giants to Follow MicroStrategy

Bhushan Akolkar September 18, 2020

Business Intelligence Firm MicroStrategy created a massive buzz by announcing BTC purchase worth $425 million. Earlier this week, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor disclosed how the company decided to pour almost half-a-billion dollar of their cash reserves into Bitcoin. Saylor also made some interesting revelations during his hour-long podcast interview with crypto evangelist Anthony Pompliano. Making

Business Intelligence Firm MicroStrategy created a massive buzz by announcing BTC purchase worth $425 million. Earlier this week, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor disclosed how the company decided to pour almost half-a-billion dollar of their cash reserves into Bitcoin. Saylor also made some interesting revelations during his hour-long podcast interview with crypto evangelist Anthony Pompliano. Making

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Bitcoin News
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Bitcoin News

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor Pumps Bitcoins Amidst Dave Portnoy’s Flip-Flop

Bhushan Akolkar September 18, 2020

Michael Saylor, the CEO of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy created a massive buzz earlier this week by announcing the purchase of 16,796 additional bitcoins worth $175 million. Saylor stormed the Bitcoin market revealing that MicroStrategy holds a total of 38,250 bitcoins for $425 million including all purchase costs. Saylor is really betting big on Bitcoin

Michael Saylor, the CEO of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy created a massive buzz earlier this week by announcing the purchase of 16,796 additional bitcoins worth $175 million. Saylor stormed the Bitcoin market revealing that MicroStrategy holds a total of 38,250 bitcoins for $425 million including all purchase costs. Saylor is really betting big on Bitcoin

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Crypto Exchange Binance Lists DeFi Token Cream Finance [CREAM], Faces Backlash

Bhushan Akolkar September 16, 2020

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced earlier today that it will list DeFi token Crean Finance (CREAM) on its platform. Binance will offer open trading for CREAM by for trading pairs with Binance Coin (BNB) and its own stablecoin BUSD. Cream Finance is a forked version of Compound Finance and a decentralized peer-to-peer lending platform. The name

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced earlier today that it will list DeFi token Crean Finance (CREAM) on its platform. Binance will offer open trading for CREAM by for trading pairs with Binance Coin (BNB) and its own stablecoin BUSD. Cream Finance is a forked version of Compound Finance and a decentralized peer-to-peer lending platform. The name