2019-9-16 12:28 |
“Crypto has been created for such a time as this,” says Point72 veteran Travis Kling
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During an interview with MoneyControl. com, Akhil Handa, Head of Fintech & Partnerships and Mobile Banking at Bank of Baroda, explains how the bank is keeping up with the time thanks to digital innovations such as blockchain.
2019-9-12 01:00 | |
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Exit scams have plagued the crypto industry for quite some time, here is a closer look at how to best avoid such fraudulent schemes
2019-9-9 11:13 | |
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Buying a new car is always a thrill. Purchasing a luxury vehicle, a roadster or a classic even more so. But such an enjoyable acquisition is usually accompanied by time consuming formalities. When all you want is to sit behind the wheel as soon as possible, these additional steps can be a nuisance for most […] The post You Can Buy a Dream Car With Bitcoin Cash at Autocoincars.com appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-9-8 11:58 | |
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If you think that virtual reality is something that relates exclusively to the field of games and entertainment, then you are deeply mistaken. Goldman Sachs predicts that by 2025, the VR industry will grow up to $ 80 billion.
2019-9-5 13:23 | |
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Ethereum’s price witnessed a hike in the last 24-hours as the coin registered a growth of 4. 37 percent in an hour. Such a trajectory would usually spur positive sentiments among the community, but Ethereum’s market echoed everything but optimism at press time.
2019-9-2 01:30 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently emitted a new report on the cryptocurrency market. This time, the banking institution approached the issues with stablecoins. The latest report touches on questions such as whether stablecoins can be a solution for the volatility of the crypto market and whether or not they have dangers related to […]
2019-8-30 22:54 | |
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Special thanks to the Plasma Group team for review and feedback Current approaches to layer 2 scaling - basically, Plasma and state channels - are increasingly moving from theory to practice, but at the same time it is becoming easier to see the inherent challenges in treating these techniques as a fully fledged scaling solution for Ethereum.
2019-9-2 04:03 | |
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The developer behind prominent products such as XRP Text and the XRPTipBot, Wietse Wind, has recently affirmed that the XRPL Testnet has just been reset. According to him, this is normal and happens “every now and then”.
2019-8-29 01:10 | |
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Financial regulators all around the world have been cracking down hard on ICOs for promising more than they can deliver. At the same time governments and central banks are pulling off far worse scams, such as QE, wiping out the savings of everyone that depends on them.
2019-8-23 19:21 | |
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Data processing is indispensable everywhere and all the time in modern life. The daily services we use every day, such as face recognition, voice assistant, text recognition, automatic recommendation, automatic data analysis and so on, all have a large number of data processing requirements and service support.
2019-8-20 12:30 | |
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For the umpteenth time in a matter of weeks, a recession indicator has started to flash. Bitcoin, which has begun to be classified as a “safe haven” asset, may stand to benefit from such a move in traditional financial markets.
2019-8-19 23:30 | |
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Can the unstoppable force move the immovable object? Since the dawn of time, innovation is viewed from two different perspectives. One from the perspective of the innovator, and the other from the perspective of the innovation enforcer.
2019-8-18 18:30 | |
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Bitcoin’s falling prices for the past few days has alarmed the “recent introduced” masses across the globe, while tempting hodlers who believe “it’s never a bad time to invest in Bitcoin.
2019-8-15 15:00 | |
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Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Time was when anyone could earn 5 BTC at the first-ever Bitcoin faucet. It was run by Gavin Andresen, soon-to-be-founder of the Bitcoin Foundation.
2019-8-15 21:36 | |
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Amid fears of a world recession, the pension time bomb is ticking louder. Financial experts warn that the coming pension crisis is of such a magnitude that it will eventually affect everyone. Now, some are looking into Bitcoin as a potential savior of pension plans.
2019-8-15 17:00 | |
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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I work from home almost all the time. It means I’ve partially turned into a couch potato. To kick my butt off the chair, and shed some calories, I often rely on fitness bands to give me some motivation to complete daily goals such as step count.
2019-8-12 16:13 | |
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At a time when cryptocurrencies are under strict surveillance such as this, there is a need to preserve the privacy and identities of those who use cryptocurrency for transactions. This is achieved through mixing services provided by several firms.
2019-8-12 20:53 | |
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On August 2nd, 2019, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went ahead to tweet in jest about risk-averse investors who had sold bitcoin when it was trading below 10k telling such people to slap themselves so that they cannot repeat the same mistake next time.
2019-8-7 22:33 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourcetZERO, the blockchain technology subsidiary of Overstock. com, announced today it was awarded a patent by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office for the Time Ordered Merkle Epoch (TOME) methodology.
2019-8-7 21:55 | |
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The recent advent of transaction mining as a business model has taken the cryptocurrency world by storm, with transaction fee mining exchanges such as BitMax and FCoin overtaking other long-serving exchange powerhouses in a short span of time.
2019-8-1 12:30 | |
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Ethereum’s price was on a steady run-up for a while but has faced roadblocks in recent times. One such roadblock is the EIP-2025 for the Istanbul update. The controversy surrounding this proposal has caused the price of Ethereum to dip.
2019-8-1 08:38 | |
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Victory Crypto is a new software that aims to help users make more money from Bitcoin trading, such that they can generate thousands of dollars within a short time. Once you sign up as a member, you will have access to special software for crypto trading that enables you to trade a lesser-known cryptocurrency. With […]
2019-7-31 20:25 | |
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Menlo Park, we have a problem! In every industry, there comes a time when someone/something surges before eventually faltering, leaving everyone with the feeling of ‘what could’ve been.
2019-7-30 17:57 | |
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There is no such thing as a boring day in the cryptocurrency world. Every time something happens, there will be some rather entertaining consequences, comments, and so forth. Justin Sun is a target for both supporters and haters right now, as it seems he will remain a somewhat controversial individual for some time to come.
2019-7-26 00:00 | |
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Facebook’s digital currency Libra is looking less and less likely to launch next year as originally planned. Policy expert, Angela Walch from University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies told Quartz: “The odds that Libra receives regulatory approval anytime soon (ie, in the next six-12 months) are quite low.
2019-7-25 15:44 | |
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At a time when authorities in a good number of cities across the globe are working towards using new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the internet of things (IoT) to digitize their entire processes in a bid to become smart cities, the Sentinel Protocol team has buttressed the needRead MoreRead More.
2019-7-23 21:00 | |
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In case anyone still needed convincing that esports is truly massive, the Dota 2 tournament to be held next month just accrued over $30 million in prize money. That’s the largest pot ever offered for such a competition, and judging by the amount it’s increased in just the last few months, it’s going to be even more massive this time next year.
2019-7-23 20:24 | |
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Those who have been involved in cryptocurrency for some time now will have come across numerous scams. Some of these fictitious promises are a lot more blatant than others. The Minephone WX is one such example, as the promised projected earnings are simply impossible to guarantee.
2019-7-21 17:00 | |
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For quite some time now, there have been persistent rumors regarding Tor being deanonymized. Although it is a known fact the NSA is capable of doing so, albeit it remains to be seen if they will explore that option.
2019-7-21 05:00 | |
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Any advancement in the technology world needs to be applauded. This is true even when it comes to disruptive yet controversial technologies such as facial recognition. The London Metropolitan Police has been using this technology for some time now and is noting some progress.
2019-7-20 05:00 | |
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Inception Any government, no matter how coherent and effective in the eyes of the people that had elected it or the elected is still subject to flaws, corruption, inefficiency and time lags. Technologies have largely streamlined government processes, such as elections, document workflows, and others, but the key concepts of effectiveness and efficiency still rest […] The post E-Government In Vietnam: Issues And Approaches To Implementation Through The Use of Blockchain Technologies appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2019-7-20 17:47 | |
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It turns out Google and Facebook are tracking your porn consumption habits big time, and even incognito mode can’t save you from their omnipotent gaze – or so say researchers from Microsoft, Carnegie Mellon University, and University of Pennsylvania.
2019-7-19 15:38 | |
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The price of Bitcoin fell by almost 12% following deliberations in the House of Representatives. Generally, such a fall is preceded by a pump. This time however, it was followed by a large movement of BTC between two unknown accounts.
2019-7-19 21:00 | |
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Coinbase and other incumbents like it have recorded massive success in the cryptocurrency ecosystem in a very short period of time. The success of such companies can be attributed to the inherent nature of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which is volatile in nature, and its massive RoI.
2019-7-12 16:30 | |
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Virtual reality is a booming technology. Like artificial intelligence and blockchain, it’s on a meteoric rise and every big tech company on the planet wants in. But there’s more to VR than market value and technical specifications.
2019-7-10 01:28 | |
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On July 14, 2019, Binance will turn two years old. The story of the young crypto exchange’s rise to stardom since its inception has been nothing short of inspirational, seconded to only maybe Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in terms of sheer dominance of the industry itself.
2019-7-9 23:00 | |
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At present, there are many obstacles that prevent the purchase of goods with cryptocurrency if the holder does not convert to fiat currency. Adopting many crypto payment networks such as AIGO-Payment can result in cryptocurrency holders being able to transact directly with traders without having to go through additional banking layers.
2019-7-6 10:33 | |
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The crypto market is currently having a great time but this does not mean that all companies are investing in having larger team and achieving better results. In fact, some companies such as Polymath are following the opposite route: they are laying off people.
2019-7-6 03:29 | |
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Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Symmetry is crucial to my photography. Little imperfections in form drive me nuts, which is why I spend unreasonable amounts of time trying to find the best angle to take a shot.
2019-7-4 17:37 | |
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To date, public DNA databases have been used to identify more than 40 rape and murder suspects, some from cases dating back a half-century. Yesterday, for the first time, evidence from one such database was used to convict a man of a double murder from the late 1980s.
2019-7-4 23:09 | |
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The new Samurai Shodown fighting game is a bit of a shock to the senses — it’s such a slow, deliberately-paced game compared with its contemporaries. And if you’re not used to it, you will get your ass kicked.
2019-6-29 03:04 | |
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On Wednesday, June 26, the price of BTC came close to reaching $14K. One hour later, it had dropped by close to 18%. Such events are known as a flash crash, a moment in time where a rapid-sell off happens and often times a few exchanges become inoperable.
2019-6-28 20:20 | |
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Twitter revealed today it will be adding a special label to certain tweets — namely those that violate Twitter’s terms of service, but which somehow serve public interest by remaining up. To be clear, Twitter’s been leaving such tweets up for quite some time — now it’s just managed to find a happy medium between appeasing important users and keeping Twitter safe for everyone.
2019-6-28 00:48 | |
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Today, San Francisco based Ethereum Classic Labs announced a partnership with Metronome to enable, for the first time, cross-blockchain “chain hop” interoperability. This allows digital assets to be transferred between two of the largest blockchains – Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) and back.
2019-6-28 22:43 | |
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I know you come to this site for deep, contemplative thought on the technological issues of the day, but sod it: the Microsoft Pro Intellimouse is really bloody lovely, and if you need a new mouse, you should buy this one.
2019-6-27 23:51 | |
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By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to blow past its record high and keep pushing. That’s the analysis of Christopher Harvey, head of equity strategy at Wells Fargo. Harvey believes investors are wrongly building defensive portfolios when they should be bullish on stocks.
2019-6-24 14:46 | |
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In the past few years, the conversation about cryptocurrency has taken on the tenor of a religious debate, with people either identifying as evangelists or skeptics, maximalists or minimalists.
2019-6-23 17:00 | |
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With the inception of Bitcoin and the advent of altcoins, there has never been a good chance to make quick money by simply investing. The last time such an opportunity was seen during the DotCom bubble.
2019-6-23 15:00 | |
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Bitcoin has soared through $10k – and even peaked well above $11k earlier today – but we need to caution our readers that it’s not going to be entirely smooth sailing all the way to new all time highs.
2019-6-23 18:39 | |
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The Central Bank of Brazil has initiated the second phase of its central bank digital currency project, DREX, aiming to demonstrate trade finance as a new use case. In a press release on Nov. 19, Brazil’s central bank announced it…
According to the results of the 2023 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies and crypto, only 12% of central banks are planning to issue retail CBDCs in the mid-term. A recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)…
The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.
From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider.
NITDA chief Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said it’s crucial to take proactive measures to harness AI benefits and mitigate threats.
The answer again is regulation, although this time the suggested regulation looks a lot like central bank co-option.
The answer again is regulation, although this time, the suggested regulation looks a lot like central bank co-option.