Final Fantasy XVI Looks Like A Realm Reborn, And That’s a Good Thing

Sony kicked off its PS5 Showcase on Wednesday with the official reveal trailer of Square Enix’s long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI. The fantasy-heavy setting, art style, and tone of the trailer gave gamers and pundits alike visions of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. FFXVI’s similarity to A Realm Reborn may actually be a sign the game is heading in the right direction. It’s finally here. After the rumor mill had been churning at a breakneck pace ahead of Sony’s PS5 Showcase, a four-minute reveal trailer of Final Fantasy XVI kicked…

Uniswap’s UNI Holds Steady Despite Sell-Side Pressure; What Analysts are Saying

Uniswap – the decentralized crypto exchange of choice amongst traders and investors – sent shockwaves throughout the market with the launch of their native governance token called UNI. The launch of UNI was unlike any other seen before because everyone who had used the platform to trade – or contributed to its liquidity – prior to September first could receive a minimum of 400 UNI tokens. Naturally, this excited platform users who received a free $400-$1,600 USD, with the token’s price fluctuating between $1 and $4 following its listing and…

Bitcoin Birch says no retail crypto-wide bull run likely for rest of 2020

Crypto prices may still be weighed down by a difficult global economic atmosphere, according to Joel Birch, co-founder of automated crypto investing platform Stacked.  “I don’t necessarily think that 2020 is going to be the year of some type of major retail bull run, largely due to the fact that the global economy still lingers over this industry, just like other financial markets,” the personality, also known as “Bitcoin Birch” on Twitter, told Cointelegraph in an interview. Birch, however, said he maintains a fairly positive slant in terms of upward…

Cam Newton Still Hasn’t Bought Into the ‘Patriot Way’

When Cam Newton became a free agent, everyone assumed he would eventually land with the New England Patriots—as he did. The primary concern, though, was how well the flamboyant quarterback would mesh with Bill Belichick and the Patriot Way. Throughout camp, it seemed like he was going to mesh just fine. But his actions after Sunday’s game show he’s not quite there yet. When the Patriots acquired Cam Newton, there was some concern over whether he could fall in line with how Bill Belichick and the Patriots operate. Former teammates…

Huawei Cloud’s blockchain service just got its first major update in two years

Huawei announced an update for it’s blockchain-based cloud service, known as Blockchain Service 2.0, or BCS 2.0, during a recent industry summit. It appears that the platform’s upcoming enhancement will serve as its first major update since 2018.  According to Fangming Hong, President of Huawei Cloud China, Feng Xu, President of Huawei cloud application platform product line, and other top brass from Huawei’s management team, the upgrade’s main goal is to scale the project for commercial applications.  The new and improved platform will reportedly meet performance requirements of 50000 transactions…

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slumps to $10.7K; Ethereum Fees Rise Again

Bitcoin lost momentum Thursday while DeFi delirium pushes fees on Ethereum back up. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,920 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 0.73% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,735-$11,052 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since September 15. Source: TradingView Bitcoin headed downward Thursday, going as low as $10,735 on spot exchanges such as Coinbase, but recovering to $10,920 as of press time.  Andrew Tu, an executive at quant trading firm…

‘Alt-season’ abruptly ends as Bitcoin dominance rises near quarterly close

As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) soared above $11,000 on Sept. 16, the altcoin market suffered mightily. Some analysts believe that profits from the extended altcoin and decentralized finance (DeFi) rally may have cycled into BTC. After major bull cycles or the so-called “altseason”,the dominance index of Bitcoin tends to recover. When it does, it often leads BTC to outperform many altcoins in the global market. The dominance index of Bitcoin. Source: TradingView.com In the past two weeks, Bitcoin’s dominance has seen a double bottom, rebounding from 59% to 61%.…

How The Xi Pump of 2019 Backs Up Bitcoin Bearish Retest Theory

Several signs now suggest that Bitcoin’s recent pump to $11,000 that failed to hold could have been a bearish retest and rejection from support turned resistance. And while a bullish retest taking place at the same time has buyers confident, price action closely resembling last year’s Xi pump could be bad for the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Bearish Retest Theory Gains Ground Due To Comparison With 2019 The recent possible “top” at the 2020 high of $12,400 shares many parallels with the top in 2019 when Bitcoin was rejected from $13,800. For…

Why Is Everyone Suddenly So Cool With Criminal Martha Stewart?

Martha Stewart is back with a new line of CBD products. Publications are fluffing up the announcement with nice headlines about Stewart. Did everyone forget why she went to prison? Martha Stewart is back. And now she’s selling drugs. That’s right, the iconic homemaker is pushing a new line of CBD edibles, and the press seems delighted to report about it. It’s strange, considering how quick everyone has been to cancel people, that Martha Stewart is getting a pass. Martha Stewart Is High on Life – And CBD Martha Stewart…