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Ripple Challenges SWIFT, Promises Easier-Than-Ever Bank Transfers
Ripple, the major blockchain-based payment network, has revealed some of its future usability goals. The company’s sales director, Ross D’Arcy, recently attended Shift Money in Croatia, where he explained just how simple Ripple wants bank transfers to become. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:21
Mimblewimble Coins Falter; Litecoin and Monero Remain Enthusiastic
Mimblewimble, a new privacy coin protocol, has generated plenty of hype over the past few weeks. Two coins based on the protocol, Grin and Beam, went live for the first time this month and have garnered plenty of attention. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:07
BitTorrent and Upfiring Face Off In File Sharing Race
TRON and BitTorrent have announced a rough release date for their highly anticipated file-sharing software, BitTorrent Speed. Formerly known as Project Atlas, this tool promises to enhance download speed through token incentives. дальше »
2019-1-18 21:32
Trezor Unveils ‘Corazon’ Line of Luxury Hardware Wallets
Hardware wallet giant Trezor and phone casing manufacturer Gray have announced a new line of luxury hardware wallets. The two companies unveiled their Corazon product line on Wednesday, adding three high-end items to Trezor’s main offerings. дальше »
2019-1-18 01:06
TrueUSD Adds AutoSweep to Reduce Stablecoin Overhead
TrueUSD, a leading stablecoin, has introduced a new feature that will reduce overhead costs for exchanges that handle the coin. The new feature is called AutoSweep, and it will allow user deposits to be “swept” to an exchange’s central wallet without any of the usual costs or complications. дальше »
2019-1-18 00:42
Bitcoin (BTC) Sellers Lost $1.7 Billion in Bear Market
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–While the crypto markets have shown a slight recovery to start 2019, with Bitcoin holding above $4000 briefly before making a small correction, investors–and their wallets–are still reeling from the effects of 2018’s prolonged bear cycle. дальше »
2019-1-17 06:11
Ripple Execs Dismiss Hostile Takeover Rumors
Two key Ripple executives have taken the time to discredit a rumor that has emerged regarding an alleged takeover of the company and its blockchain. Ripple CTO David Schwartz has noted that the rumor makes neither technical nor economic sense. дальше »
2019-1-16 21:32
Ethereum Constantinople Delayed Yet Again Due To Reentrancy Bug
Ethereum’s upcoming hard fork, codenamed ‘Constantinople,’ has been delayed once again due to the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The issue was revealed on Tuesday by Chainsecurity, a company that is responsible for auditing Ethereum’s smart contracts. дальше »
2019-1-16 21:20
Byteball’s Bot War Takes On DApp Dominance
Over the past few years, programmability has become an important part of many blockchain platforms. This feature was first introduced by Ethereum, which played a central role in popularizing programmable smart contracts. дальше »
2019-1-16 00:03
Ethereum Classic Attacker May Soon Be Located; Hacker Returns Funds
Ethereum Classic has issued an important update on the events of last week. Over the past several days, the project has gradually admitted that recent suspicious blockchain activity was indeed caused by a malicious attacker. дальше »
2019-1-16 23:55
Bakkt Trading Platform Approval Gets Delayed…AGAIN
The last months of 2018 were punctuated with lots of anticipation as crypto enthusiasts held their breaths waiting for a Bitcoin ETF and the launch of Bakkt, a crypto futures trading platform that pledges to revolutionize the market. дальше »
2019-1-15 15:27
Possible reasons Why the Akoin “real life wakanda” project is facing stagnation
Back in June 2018, around the time when the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity was taking place in Senegal, one of Africa’s most beautiful countries, the legendary music and rap star Akon, announced his intention to lunch what he termed a “smart city” in his Country of birth, Senegal. дальше »
2019-1-15 23:27
Google’s Crypto Ad Saga Continues: ‘Ethereum’ May Be Blacklisted
Last March, Google began to take an explicitly anti-crypto stance when it updated its ad policy to prohibit crypto-related advertising. Those changes meant that advertisements discussing ICOs, exchanges, trading, and wallets were off-limits, much to the dismay of blockchain startups. дальше »
2019-1-14 18:17
Huobi Completes U.S. Expansion By Rebranding Partner Exchange
Huobi, a prominent Singapore-based crypto exchange, has completed its expansion into the United States by rebranding one of its newest partner platforms. On January 11, the company announced that it had licensed the San Francisco-based exchange HBUS to operate under the Huobi name. дальше »
2019-1-14 18:08
EOS Launches Referendum Tool—Constitutional Changes May Result
EOS went live last June, and since then, has endured several months of controversy. Now, block producers have added a referendum feature that will keep the platform accountable to its base. дальше »
2019-1-13 23:54
Blockchain Companies in China Will Soon Face Wide-Reaching Censorship
Blockchain firms in China will soon be working under new regulations designed to keep them in check. Beginning on February 15, new rules will force blockchain companies to register their domain names and server addresses with the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). дальше »
2019-1-13 23:42
Report: Growing Altcoin Market Has Hurt Bitcoin (BTC) Price
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–Despite the bear market of 2018, which saw cryptocurrency prices across the board fall more than 90 percent, there has been a general increase interest for altcoins relative to that of the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-1-13 20:34
Jihan Wu to Step Down as CEO of Bitmain, Taking On Limited Role
China-based mining giant Bitmain has been experiencing major changes over the past few months, and now it seems that those changes have finally made their way to the company’s key figures. дальше »
2019-1-12 20:33
ShapeShift Lays Off Staff, Recommits to Investor Freedom
ShapeShift, a prominent token-swapping platform, has added itself to the long list of crypto companies that have performed a major layoff over the course of the crypto winter. According to CEO Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift has just dismissed thirty-seven of its employees—a third of the company’s workforce. дальше »
2019-1-12 20:10
Cryptocurrency To Crumble As “Load of Nonsense” – Ardo Hanson
European central bank policymaker, Ardo Hanson opined that digital currencies would probably end up a load of nonsense. The Estonian central-bank governor told a conference in the Latvian capital of Riga. дальше »
2019-1-9 10:00
Attack On Ethereum Classic Unconfirmed, But Very Likely
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain is currently undergoing deep reorganizations that indicate a 51% attack may be underway. The security firm SlowMist reportedly alerted the Ethereum Classic community of the problem on Monday, and a number of other sources are in agreement. дальше »
2019-1-9 03:06
Ethereum Foundation Gives $5M to Parity in Preparation for 2.0
The Ethereum Foundation has announced that it is awarding a grant of $5 million to Parity Technologies, a closely related company that will help make preparations for Ethereum 2. 0 (or “Serenity”), which is scheduled for release in the near future. дальше »
2019-1-9 20:14
Bitcoin SV Leaves BCH Behind With Redesigned Logo
Bitcoin SV, one of the factions that emerged from Bitcoin Cash’s hard fork in November, has decided to rebrand its coin with a new logo. The mainstream version of the Bitcoin SV logo will drop the coin’s previous dragon imagery in favor of more symbolic “dragon gold” colors in the logo text. дальше »
2019-1-8 22:04
Stablecoin Flippers Wreak Havoc On Paxos After Gemini Discount
Gemini, a major exchange, seems to have caused trouble in the trading world by offering investors a good deal on stablecoins. As originally reported on TheBlockCrypto, the exchange offered a 2% discount on its own Gemini dollar (GUSD) by selling the coin at $0. дальше »
2019-1-8 21:43
Africa Could be the next Catalyst for Crypto Bubble
The rate at which cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain firms are pushing their offices and projects to Africa could be noticed. Many crypto enthusiasts could ask why the shift in attention to Africa when there are other countries in Europe and Asia that has a denser level of investors? The reasons could not be far-fetched since: […] The post Africa Could be the next Catalyst for Crypto Bubble appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2019-1-7 12:46
QR Code Fraud Could Result In $50,000 of Stolen Bitcoin Each Year
In the crypto world, it is common knowledge that public keys can be shared freely, as those keys simply represent an address that can be used to receive money. Unlike private keys, public keys cannot be used to withdraw funds from an address. дальше »
2019-1-7 19:58
Zcash Plans To Reduce Inflation With Harmony Mining
Zcash, a prominent privacy coin, has announced plans to reduce its rapid inflation rate. Currently, the coin is experiencing inflation at a rate of 0.1% per day. This may not sound like much, but the rate compounds dramatically over the course of a year, and in absolute terms, the network is issuing miners $400,000 worth… The post Zcash Plans To Reduce Inflation With Harmony Mining appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2019-1-7 19:26
Short-Lived ‘ERC-20 Blue’ Scam Promises Ethereum Scalability
A short-lived scam that promised to improve blockchain scalability emerged yesterday. ERC-20 Blue, which attempted to lure in Ethereum enthusiasts, was announced on a fake Medium blog that briefly posed as the Ethereum Foundation. дальше »
2019-1-6 00:24
BitTorrent and TRON Get Ready To Launch New Token
BitTorrent and TRON are preparing to launch a new token that will soon be used on the massively popular file sharing network. The announcement of the token also coincides with the departure of BitTorrent CEO Rogelio Choy — signifying a bold new era for BitTorrent. дальше »
2019-1-5 01:22
HitBTC Attracts Controversy During Proof of Keys Event
Proof of Keys, a mass event organized by Trace Mayer, seems to be accomplishing what it set out to do. The event is essentially a “flash mob” in which members of the crypto community are withdrawing their funds from centralized exchanges en masse — and putting uncooperative exchanges under public scrutiny. дальше »
2019-1-5 01:12
VC Fred Wilson says Bull Run is Coming as Crypto Market will bottom out somewhere in 2019
Many Crypto pundits are perplexed that their cryptocurrency predictions of the performance of some cryptocurrencies in the year 2018 did not come to pass. However, since this is the beginning of the year since more forecasts are likely to take place. дальше »
2019-1-4 16:35
Equity Fund CEO Shuns Bitcoin (BTC) In Favor of ‘Biscuits’, Basic Goods
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–If you thought the FUD towards cryptocurrency would take its time to emerge in the new year, think again. The CEO of investment house Gateway Partners, Viswanathan Shankar reports that he shying away from Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investments in 2019 in favor of pursuing more traditional investment strategies, including basic goods and services. дальше »
2019-1-4 23:33
Cryptocurrency Lenders Thriving in Bear Market
Cryptocurrency–While most of the investment base for cryptocurrency continues to reel from 2018’s bear cycle, which saw Bitcoin fall over 60 percent and the altcoin market drop further, crypto lenders and those betting on debt have still managed to come ahead. дальше »
2019-1-4 19:28
Did Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Kill Cryptocurrency’s Rally–Again?
Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Cryptocurrency–According to a report out of Bloomberg, investors were stockpiling BTC just ahead of the most recent market crash in November, a movement that could have been catalyzed by the actions of Bitcoin Cash and its contentious hard fork from Bitcoin SV. дальше »
2019-1-3 03:58
Crypto Futures Alternative ‘Bakkt’ Delayed—But Gets Big Investments
The launch of Bakkt, a crypto futures trading platform, has been delayed once again. Bakkt’s attempts to gain a green light from regulators have stalled temporarily, possibly due to the current shutdown of the U. дальше »
2019-1-3 20:27
Cannabis Coin ‘Paragon’ Temporarily Skyrockets After Probable Price Manipulation
Paragon, an altcoin that is aiming to reform the cannabis industry, briefly broke into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap yesterday. This isn’t good news, though: it seems that price manipulation was the cause of Paragon’s short-lived success, and the coin quickly slid back down to #131. дальше »
2019-1-3 19:18
Justin Sun: TRON Will Have More DApps Than EOS In One Month
Justin Sun has predicted that TRON, the blockchain that he founded in 2017, will host more decentralized applications than EOS in the near future. On Twitter, Sun boasted that TRON now hosts 83 dApps, more than twice the amount that the platform hosted a few weeks ago. дальше »
2019-1-2 00:31
The impact of improved knowledge on Cryptocurrency in the Market
In the last two years, the level of cryptocurrency literacy has increased. One of the reasons for such a high level of increase in knowledge of people was the bubble of December last year. Since then, many organizations, colleges, and governments have started training and courses on cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-1-1 12:19
Interview: Filmio CTO Discusses Blockchain-Based Filmmaking
While we tend to think of payment solutions when it comes to the blockchain, other industries can benefit just as well. One such space is the film and entertainment industry. Currently, filmmakers and distributors are disconnected. дальше »
2019-1-1 20:50
Embiggen, The Interest Token You Probably Missed, Is About To End Its Airdrop
OpenRelay, an order book service for decentralized exchanges, has announced that it is ending the airdrop for its little-known token, Embiggen (MBGN). The token derives its name from a popular Simpsons episode in which two new words were coined: “embiggen” and “cromulent. дальше »
2019-1-1 20:14
Nearly $900K Paid Out In Crypto Bug Bounties On HackerOne In 2018
New statistics from HackerOne reveal that the platform handled $878,504 in crypto bug bounty rewards over the course of 2018. HackerOne is a major platform that allows white hat hackers to report security vulnerabilities and receive financial rewards in return. дальше »
2019-1-1 20:01
Wallet.Fail: What Does It Mean For Hardware Wallet Security?
This week, a group of security researchers gave a presentation called Wallet. Fail at the #35C3 Security Conference. During the presentation, the team outlined vulnerabilities in three popular hardware wallets. дальше »
2018-12-30 20:13
EOS Sister Chain ‘Telos’ Launches; Lookalike Coin Benefits
Telos, a blockchain based on EOS’s EOSIO protocol, has experienced its first full week of activity. The platform was launched earlier this year in a limited capacity, but the Telos Launch Group decided to delay a full release indefinitely. дальше »
2018-12-30 19:58
Four industries that will boost Cryptocurrency Adaptation in 2019
Crypto traders and investors are always seeking different ways to build adaptation in the cryptocurrency community. As crypto lovers agree that the technology is still in its early infancy and will need to evolve well enough to be considered more than just a bubble, which will further ease the process of regulatory, adaptation comes to […] The post Four industries that will boost Cryptocurrency Adaptation in 2019 appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2018-12-30 23:00
All that 2018 Brought to the Crypto Space, the Good the Bad the Ugly
As the year 2018 is rounding up, all individuals and organizations are taking stock of their yearly activities, to determine how the year has gone. The result will show how to plan for the next year, where to tighten and where to loosen up. дальше »
2018-12-30 22:06
Phisher Uses Electrum Wallet To Push Fake Software Update
A major vulnerability has been exposed in Electrum, a leading Bitcoin wallet with several forks that are compatible with other cryptocurrencies. This is the second Electrum bug in a single year, and the crypto community is now debating the merits of the wallet. дальше »
2018-12-29 23:09
Huobi Derivatives Trading Surpasses $1B Over Christmas
Huobi, a major crypto exchange, has announced that it handled over $1 billion on its derivatives market (Huobi DM) on December 25th, an isolated accomplishment that highlights a broader trend in crypto investing. дальше »
2018-12-29 23:01
Crypto VC Suggests Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin Could Be Ruined Thanks To Bitmain Layoffs
Bitmain, the Chinese mining hardware manufacturer who recently applied for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has laid off around half of their employees, the company confirmed in a statement: “There has been some adjustment to our staff this year as we continue to build a long-term, sustainable and scalable business. дальше »
2018-12-28 00:05
India Reportedly Legalizing Cryptocurrencies Under “Tough” Ruling
According to a report via the New India Express, the Indian government is looking into legalizing cryptocurrencies. However, this would be under fairly strict rulings, as the country’s investigative cryptocurrency committee doesn’t want to ban digital assets outright, but recognizes they must still be regulated. дальше »
2018-12-28 23:40
Dash Community Tries To Attract NPR With Swag Overload
The Dash community is making an effort to gain the attention of NPR in hopes that the altcoin will be featured on one of the network’s most popular business shows, How I Built This with Guy Raz. дальше »