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Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP what to expect as SEC executive says Howey test applies to cryptos
Bitcoin trades above $62,500 on Monday, sustains above key support as head of US SEC enforcement division says Howey test applies to cryptos. Ethereum and XRP trade above key support, extending gains by nearly 3% on the day.
Ripple whales buy hundreds of millions of XRP tokens as the altcoin rallies
Ripple (XRP) noted the highest weekly gains in 2024 over the weekend as XRP holders celebrated the one-year anniversary of Judge Torres’ ruling in the SEC vs. Ripple lawsuit. XRP rallied to a peak of $0.5661 on Saturday, July 13.
Bitcoin surges past $60,000 as ETFs report $1.04 billion inflows last week
Bitcoin breached above the descending trendline on Sunday and trades 3.5% up at $62,924 at the time of writing on Monday. On-chain data indicates a decrease in miners' selling activity, complemented by US spot Bitcoin ETFs recording $1.047 billion in inflows last week.
JasmyCoin price surges following partnership with NOWPayments
JasmyCoin price breaks above a descending channel, signaling a break in market structure from bearish to bullish. NOWPayments announces its partnership with JASMY in Japan. JASMY featured in a Forbes article for coins outperformed Bitcoin in the first half of 2024.
Bitcoin: Investors wonder if BTC troubles are behind
Bitcoin (BTC) stabilized around the $57,000 mark this week, while the German Government persists in transferring Bitcoin to exchanges. Concurrently, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded inflows.
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WHAT IS CHAINLINK?
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that greatly expands the capabilities of smart contracts by enabling access to real-world data and off-chain computation while maintaining the security and reliability guarantees inherent to blockchain technology.
LINK tokens are the digital assets used to pay for services on the network.
Characteristics of Chainlink
Chainlink main objective was creating a blockchain that allows users to connect with real world data.
- Chainlink makes it possible for users to work with off-chain data.
- It offers the possibility of making payments through a contract to any payment system or banking network.
- Its users can use smart contracts which includes an oracle reputation called a service level agreement. It punishes the oracles that violate network rules or provide incorrect data.
- Uses an aggregation contract to collect all the off-chain oracles’ data to create a weighted aggregate response.
Differences between Chainlink and Bitcoin
Which are the main differences betweeen LINK and BTC?
- LINK demand and value of the tokens is directly correlated to the number of operators that offer off-chain services to the system.
- The LINK token is described by developers as an ERC-20 token, with the additional ERC-223 “transfer and call” functionality.
- The LINK token sale was capped at $32 million, with a total supply of 1 billion LINK tokens.
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