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Dan Larimer of EOS Pokes Fun At Ethereum’s Continual Delays
Dan Larimer, the co-founder of EOS, has gently prodded Ethereum for continuously delaying its hard fork. Larimer stated on Telegram that “Ethereum’s next hard fork is like the pot in Pixel Master…it will be postponed forever. дальше »
2018-10-23 18:10
Sberbank CEO Believes Blockchain Won’t Be Ready For The World For “Three To Five Years”
While enthusiasts love to praise blockchain and all of its potential, it’s no question that the technology still has a ways to go before mainstream adoption. However, it may take a little bit longer than some might expect; or at least, that’s what Herman Gref, CEO of the Russian-based financial service provider, Sberbank, believes. дальше »
2018-10-23 18:02
Nordea Bank Accused of Money Laundering After Banning Bitcoin For Being “Too Risky”
The Helsinki-based banking conglomerate, Nordea Bank, has allegedly accepted “criminal funds” from banks in Lithuania and Estonia, as reported by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority. Tied To The Rest Supposedly, this money is related to a separate laundering case that involved the Danske Bank in Denmark. дальше »
2018-10-23 17:50
SEC Sues Floyd Mayweather- and DJ Khaled-Backed ICO For Fraud
Despite cryptocurrency startups being relatively niche, there’s no shortage of celebrities looking to get in on the fun. However, celebrity involvement doesn’t necessarily mean legitimacy. дальше »
2018-10-23 17:37
Ripple Takes Further Steps In Global Payments
Ripple, the company behind XRP, has the potential to gain a foothold in global payment and remittance systems via its suite of blockchain software. After recently releasing new products, like xRapid, Ripple is pushing ahead with its goals. дальше »
2018-10-23 17:20
Eva Will Use EOS To Bring Ride-Sharing To Quebec
A Canadian startup called Eva is planning to use the EOS blockchain to bring a new type of ride-sharing to Canada—and beyond. The startup, which has been operating in Montreal since September, is currently moving to Toronto and has plans to expand internationally in the future. дальше »
2018-10-19 17:42
Demand for Blockchain Talent Proves Industry’s Promise
A new report by hiring experts Glassdoor shows that demand for talented employees in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is rising. This business confidence could go some way to demonstrate the long-term promise of both the technology and the markets. дальше »
2018-10-19 03:49
Nebbex Offers Custody Vault With Fast Withdrawals
A Dubai-based blockchain company called Nebbex has announced a new crypto custody solution. The platform will allow rapid crypto withdrawals from its secure vault. How will it balance liquidity with security, and who is the service targeted at? About Crypto Custody Custody services store crypto assets in a highly secure manner on behalf of institutions… The post Nebbex Offers Custody Vault With Fast Withdrawals appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2018-10-19 03:37
Goldman Sachs and Billionaire Mike Novogratz Invest $15 Million into Crypto Custody Firm BitGo
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and former Goldman partner Mike Novogratz have have executed a joint $15 million investment into cryptocurrency custodian BitGo Holdings Inc. The group’s contribution makes up over a quarter of the total $57. дальше »
2018-10-19 02:55
World’s Largest Security Firm to Offer Offline Vault Storage for Cryptocurrencies
Security Giant G4S has recently announced its plans to offer high-security offline cryptocurrency vault storage services. The company celebrated the success of the emerging crypto market in a recent press release, and is hoping to offer holders protection from the ‘Wild West’ of crypto. дальше »
2018-10-19 00:37
Bitcoin Futures Performing Well, But Still No ETF
CME Group’s Bitcoin-based futures trading is up 41 percent in quarter three, and CBOE Global is reporting similar results. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency markets are still hanging on the unanswered promise of a bitcoin-based exchange traded fund (ETF). дальше »
2018-10-19 23:40
Elon Musk’s “Not a Flamethrower” Can Now be Purchased Through Crypto Payments
In case any of you were looking for the right time to buy, the Boring Company, headed by Elon Musk, is now accepting cryptocurrency payments for the sale of its ‘Not a Flamethrower‘. дальше »
2018-10-19 23:24
Aidemy Plans to Teach Blockchain Basics Online
Aidemy, an online learning platform, has announced that it will add a new cryptocurrency-focused course to its offerings. The course, which is called “Blockchain Basic,” will teach students to code various blockchain features in an online environment. дальше »
2018-10-18 16:53
Chainalysis Will Help Binance Fight Money Laundering
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with Chainalysis to fight the problem of money laundering. A press release published today stated that Chainalysis has finished a “global roll-out” of its software on the exchange, which will help Binance comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. дальше »
2018-10-18 01:35
Qtum Proposes SCAR, A Scalable Consensus Algorithm
Qtum has proposed a new consensus algorithm, called SCAR, that could massively reduce transaction times. It would additionally lighten demands on the blockchain’s underlying network. “SCAR can find a balance between user experience and resource saving, which is more efficient and flexible than other consensus algorithms,” reads the proposal. дальше »
2018-10-18 21:59
Block.One President Criticizes the Current KYC/AML Paradigm, Proposes Blockchain Solution
Rob Jesudason, the president of EOS software publisher Block. one, has written a Medium article in which he criticizes KYC and AML measures as they currently exist. Jesudason argues that KYC/AML procedures frequently fail to stop crime and place a burden on users without good reason. дальше »
2018-10-18 19:44
Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Delayed
Constantinople, the proposed hard fork upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain, has been delayed due to consensus issues on the test net, according to a tweet from the Ethereum infrastructure firm, Infura, on October 13th. дальше »
2018-10-17 02:38
Argentina, Venezuala And Egypt Reach Record P2P Bitcoin Trading Volumes
Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform LocalBitcoins hit record-breaking Bitcoin trading volumes in Argentina, Venezuela and Egypt during the month of October. Bitcoinist reports that, elsewhere, in places like Croatia and Switzerland, trading volumes have hit yearly lows. дальше »
2018-10-17 02:10
Japanese Messaging Giant LINE Launches Its LINK Token on BITBOX, Announces Airdrop Events
Japanese Messaging Giant LINE Corporation has announced the launch of its LINK (LN) token, exclusively available on the company’s native exchange, BITBOX. LINK can be traded for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether. дальше »
2018-10-17 23:08
Huobi Global Follows OKEx In Listing 4 Dollar-Backed Stablecoins: PAX, GUSD, TUSD and USDC
Huobi Global has just announced that it will be listing 4 new stablecoins to its exchange: Paxos Standard (PAX), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), TrueUSD (TUSD) and USDCoin (USDC). The coins will be made available for trading on October 19. дальше »
2018-10-17 22:37
IOTA Proposes Reusable Crypto Addresses
IOTA has announced an upcoming proposal for reusable wallet addresses. This would allow users to maintain a single address without privacy or security repercussions. Hans Moog laid out the proposal on the official blog: “The future we [at IOTA] envision requires us to think ahead and often take the ‘difficult route. дальше »
2018-10-16 09:25
Basic Attention Token (BAT) Seeing Price Gains – Is it a Brave New World?
BAT, the token set to reward users of the Brave browser for viewing adverts, is one of a few coins that showed green last week when others didn’t. Despite last week’s price slump, BAT is up 3. дальше »
2018-10-16 09:11
Tether Crashes as Bitfinex Promises to Fix Fiat Problems
Bitfinex has published an update describing its recent freeze on fiat deposits and has partially explained why it took this course of action. “Processing complications” are apparently to blame for the outage, and the exchange has announced an imminent fix. дальше »
2018-10-16 01:55
OKEx Adds 4 Stablecoins, Delists Bytecoin
OKEx, the third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trade volume, has announced the listings of four stable coins: TrueUSD (TUSD), USD Coin (USDC), Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX). дальше »
2018-10-16 01:45
0x Trading Fully Live on Coinbase Pro
On Thursday, October 11th, Coinbase Pro launched support for 0x (ZRX) deposits on the platform, having accepted deposits for around 12 hours beforehand, according to an official blog post. дальше »
2018-10-16 01:15
1 in 5 New Hedge Funds in 2018 are Crypto-Related, According to Study
The first three quarters of this year saw the launch of 90 cryptocurrency hedge funds, according to Crypto Fund Research. This number is surprising, as the crypto market has been quite bearish most of this year. дальше »
2018-10-16 00:57
Fidelity Investments Launches New Digital Assets Company
One of the world’s largest financial service providers, Fidelity Investments, has announced the launch of a new company, Fidelity Digital Assets Services, LLC. The company aims to offer “enterprise-quality” custody and trade execution services for digital assets, aka cryptocurrencies, to institutional investors, including hedge funds, family offices and market intermediaries. дальше »
2018-10-16 23:04
Steve Wozniak Named Co-Founder of Blockchain-Based Venture Capital Fund
It was only August when Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced his attachment to cryptocurrency startup Equi. However, while we knew the computer genius had a big part in the company, he kept his exact position under wraps. дальше »
2018-10-16 22:15
EOS Gambling dApp EOSBet Hacked for a Second Time, $338k Stolen
Self-advertised as the safest gambling app on the market, EOS-based gambling dApp EOSBet has been hacked for the second time in the last month. This time, the hackers are believed to have successfully gotten away with at least $338,000 from the platforms operational wallets, Hard Fork reports. дальше »
2018-10-16 22:03
Canadian Court Rules in Favor of Bitcoin ATM Company in $62,000 Fraud Case
A Canadian Court has recently ruled in favor of a Bitcoin ATM company which was sued by a user who fell victim to fraud. The victim was a woman who was tricked via a phone scam to deposit $62,500 into a Bitcoin ATM and send the money to an anonymous address belonging to the fraudsters. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:41
Jimmy Song Rips into EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Roger Ver
Bitcoin developer and educator Jimmy Song took shots at some of the biggest names in crypto during a recent interview with Crypto Insider. Topics covered include Blockstream’s Liquid Network, SegWit2X and shopping with credit cards vs cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:27
DappRadar Will Exclude Bots From Statistics
DappRadar has announced that it is taking measures to eliminate bots from its statistics. The site analyzes user traffic and transaction volumes experienced by over 1000 decentralized applications on EOS and Ethereum. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:08
Bitcoin’s Liquid Network Launches With Several Exchanges On Board
Blockstream has launched the Liquid Network, a sidechain for Bitcoin that will serve as a “production sidechain. ” This means that it will be able to withstand the heavy transaction volumes that exchanges, brokers, and other services experience. дальше »
2018-10-15 17:15
South Dakota Securities Commissioner Orders 3 Cease and Desist Letters Against ICO Companies
Karen Tyler, the Securities Commissioner of North Dakota, has issued 3 cease-and-desist letters against 3 separate companies all “promoting unregistered and potentially fraudulent securities in North Dakota in the form of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs),” according to a letter. дальше »
2018-10-15 20:12
Former Goldman Sachs President Working With Blockchain Startup
Goldman Sachs has been on both the positive and the negative sides of the cryptocurrency industry. Despite having slammed the idea of digital assets, the financial services company is looking into launching a trading desk. дальше »
2018-10-15 19:49
Rumor: Coinbase Ending Cryptocurrency Index Fund Due To Lack of Interest
Earlier this year, Coinbase launched a cryptocurrency index fund for professional investors to “gain exposure to cryptocurrency as an asset class. ” However, it is rumored that the fund may be closing down due to lack of institutional interest, according to a source via The Block. дальше »
2018-10-14 03:25
”Own and Control Your Identity” With Microsoft’s New Blockchain-Powered ID Products
Microsoft isn’t exactly foreign to the blockchain. The powerhouse software development company is poised to benefit massively from decentralized technology, and their involvement in the Stratis (STRAT) framework is common knowledge as well. дальше »
2018-10-14 03:15
TRON (TRX) “Is The Only Public Chain Without Any Post-Launch Problems,” States Technical Manager
Thanks to the outspoken founder of TRON, Justin Sun, the project has received a mass amount of public exposure. Sun often takes to Twitter to tout the successes of the project such as their acquisition of BitTorrent or hitting a third of Ethereum’s daily transactions. дальше »
2018-10-14 20:57
Suspected Mastermind Behind $24 Million Bitcoin Fraud Arrested by Thai Police
The Bangkok Post reports that the prime suspect in an ongoing investigation surrounding a $24 million Bitcoin scam has been arrested. Prinya Jaravijit is believed to have swindled Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa with false claims that Saarimaa’s multi-million dollar investment was going towards a series of stock investments in Thailand. дальше »
2018-10-14 19:16
Gemini Exchange Announces Litecoin Trading and Custody, BCH Trading Coming Soon
New York-based Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it will begin offering Litecoin trading and custody services starting on Saturday, October 13th. Litecoin will join Bitcoin, Ether, and Zcash as the fourth currency on the Gemini exchange. дальше »
2018-10-14 18:48
Cryptocurrencies Could Rise as Stocks Fall, That Didn’t Happen
As an alternative “store of value” to traditional investment opportunities like stocks and bonds, theoretically cryptocurrency markets could have benefited from the massive share sell-off in recent days. дальше »
2018-10-14 17:56
Head of Korea’s Top Financial Regulatory Body Reaffirms Stance Against ICOs
On October 11, Chairman of Korea’s Financial Services Commission Choi Jong-koo reaffirmed his negative stance against virtual currencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in a statement given to Korea’s National Assembly. дальше »
2018-10-13 02:41
Hackers Pushing Cryptojacking Malware Through Fake Adobe Flash Updaters
New analysis published by Palo Alto Networks has found that hackers have begun to impersonate Flash update pop-up notifications borrowed from the official Adobe installer to dupe unsuspecting victims into downloading cryptojacking malware. дальше »
2018-10-13 02:03
Ardor’s New Vouchers Ensure You Pay The Right Person
A recent update to Ardor is introducing several new features, the most notable of which is the platform’s new transaction vouchers. Version 2. 1. 2 of Ardor went live this week and added the feature to the blockchain’s mainnet. дальше »
2018-10-12 17:33
“Gaslighted” DEX Trackers Report Several False Trades
The OpenRelay group published a blog post yesterday which demonstrated that it is possible to distort the data reported on decentralized exchange (DEX) trackers. OpenRelay first discovered the problem after noticing an order that listed their name, even though they were not involved in the order: “At first we thought someone had found a way… The post “Gaslighted” DEX Trackers Report Several False Trades appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2018-10-12 17:23
EOS Black Community Hit by Phishing Attack
EOS Black, a dApp development initiative, has reported the existence of a website that is attempting to steal private keys by impersonating the official site. The real EOS Black site is located at eosblack. дальше »
2018-10-11 03:32
Dragonfly Capital Partners Reveals $100 Million Fund for Crypto Startups
Despite the bearish market, a significant number of investors are still excited about the prospect of digital assets—so much so that a new cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firm has today revealed a 100 million dollar fund established purely for cryptocurrency investments. дальше »
2018-10-11 01:03
“Blockchain Will Be As Big As The Internet Is In Our Lives,” Says United Capital CEO
There are all sorts of back and forth discussions on the validity of blockchain and how it may apply to the real world aside from payments. But Joe Duran, founder and CEO of United Capital Financial Advisers, believes in the blockchain. дальше »
2018-10-11 00:52
Bloomberg: Juniper Research Suggests the Crypto Industry is on the ‘Brink of an Implosion’
Recent data published in Bloomberg by Juniper Research suggests that many metrics in cryptocurrency point to a coming implosion in the market. Daily transaction volumes for Bitcoin have fallen from an average of 360,000 a day in late 2017 to 230,000 in September 2018. дальше »
2018-10-11 22:24
Singapore Creating Invoice Platform Powered By Ripple Blockchain
Singapore is regarded by many as a popular blockchain hub, as the country is often pushing for advancements within the industry. In fact, according to a report by Global Market Insights, blockchain startups are flocking to the Asian Pacific region, as more and more investors are putting in money. дальше »