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Israel regulators support ‘heavily regulated’ cryptocurrency trading platform
An Israeli financial market regulator has given its recommendation for the creation of a heavily regulated cryptocurrency issuance platform, Reuters reports. According to the report, such a platform should allow companies to “raise money by issuing digital tokens to investors. äàëüøå »
2019-3-6 17:59
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Carrefour will use blockchain to let curious mammals know where their milk came from
French supermarket giant Carrefour has activated the next phase of plans to “blockchainify” its produce. This time, it’s allowing buyers of its branded milk to trace its provenance with some neat distributed ledger tech. äàëüøå »
2019-3-6 17:55
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‘Blockchain’ won’t save your bad business from going bust
There was a point in time when blockchain was the cool kid, everyone wanted to be seen with them. So much so, some companies saw a 500-percent increase in share price, just for adding blockchain to their name. äàëüøå »
2019-3-6 14:59
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QuadrigaCX granted another extension to find lost $134M in cryptocurrency
QuadrigaCX, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange embroiled in an ongoing mystery about the disappearance of $134 million in customers’ funds, has been granted an extension on its 30-day order for creditor protection. äàëüøå »
2019-3-6 13:34
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Bitcoin mining profits rise for first time in over a year
Despite news in recent months that cryptocurrency mining establishments have been shutting down, or ending contracts, profits earned from Bitcoin mining have begun to rise, blockchain research group Diar reports. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 17:51
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Bitcoin pyramid scheme leaves Kenyans out of pocket after exit scam
A Bitcoin-fuelled pyramid scheme from Brazil has pulled its inevitable “exit scam,” stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a number of Kenyan cryptocurrency investors. The scam, known as “Velox 10,” suddenly disappeared early this week. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 17:39
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Opera is bringing its cryptocurrency-focused browser to the iPhone
Shortly after launching on Android, Opera has announced plans to roll out its cryptocurrency-oriented browser to iOS. This means that you’ll soon be able to use the app on your iPhone and iPad devices. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 16:12
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No, Starbucks is not accepting Bitcoin
Hardcore cryptocurrency enthusiasts have often dreamed about being able to buy their morning coffee with Bitcoin. Being able to do so, they say, would speak volumes about the digital currency’s mainstream adoption. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 15:46
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EY launches a cryptocurrency tax calculator – but you can’t use it
Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest business services firms, and one of the “Big Four” accounting companies, is launching a tool to make bookkeeping for cryptocurrencers a little easier. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 15:36
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Coinbase backpedals, fires ex-Hacking Team staff to appease users
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said it will let go of Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team in a seeming bid to appease angry users. The company landed in hot water after it acquired Neutrino, an Italian blockchain analytics startup with ties to Hacking Team, a group known for their selling intrusion and surveillance capabilities to authoritarian regimes across the globe. äàëüøå »
2019-3-5 12:46
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Cryptocurrency exchange WEX/BTC-e tied to Bitcoin ransomware hackers, report
Big four accountancy group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has issued a special bulletin connecting the Iranian nationals behind notorious SamSam ransomware and the incredibly infamous cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e). äàëüøå »
2019-3-4 20:20
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Ripple ranked as one of the best companies to work for in Bay Area, supposedly
The latest cryptocurrency bear market has been blamed for numerous lay-offs and corporate restructures over the last few months. But it’s not all bad news as Ripple has been announced as one of the tech industry’s top employers. äàëüøå »
2019-3-4 18:50
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Circle completes latest acquisition amid claims it’s raising an extra $250M
Goldman Sachs-backed payments startup Circle has acquired equity crowdfunding firm SeedInvest amid rumours it’s looking to raise $250 million in a new round of funding. Circle’s intention to acquire SeedInvest was first made in October last year, but the transaction was pending regulatory approval. äàëüøå »
2019-3-4 17:58
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QuadrigaCX mystery deepens after cryptocurrency cold wallets found empty
Following weeks of speculation, QuadrigaCX’s court-appointed auditor has finally revealed the addresses for the struggling cryptocurrency exchange’s offline Bitcoin wallets. According to EY, which published its third report into the investigation on Friday, the cold storage wallets are empty – aside from a transfer of $400,000 worth in Bitcoin which was inadvertently sent last month – meaning $100 million in user funds continues to be unaccounted for. äàëüøå »
2019-3-4 15:15
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Moonday Mornings: Banks hate Malta, crypto CEO crashes Lambo
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for a roundup of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Here’s Moonday Mornings. 1. Japan’s Financial Services Agency is reporting a 36 percent drop in the number of cryptocurrency related inquiries in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the previous quarter, Brave New Coin reports. äàëüøå »
2019-3-4 12:49
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Ethereum’s Core Dev Team Is Searching for a New Hard Fork Coordinator
On Friday, the need for a new hard fork coordinator was discussed during an Ethereum core developer meeting
äàëüøå »2019-3-2 17:53
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Twitter’s cryptocurrency scam bots are back with a fresh new look
Cryptocurrency in 2019 has been missing one key ingredient, Ethereum scambots on Twitter. The good news is: they’re back! Those pesky fraudsters are up to their usual shenanigans, but this time they’ve been given a fancy makeover (new year, new do?), complete with an impressively modern design. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 17:52
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None of the ‘mining phones’ announced at MWC19 actually mine cryptocurrency
Though “foldable phones” and “5G” were undeniably the top buzzwords at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, there was one minor trend that caught my eyes: “mining phones” – or put elsewise, phones that mine cryptocurrency. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 16:29
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Alors Monsieur Macron, stop trying to make la cha
It seems French President Emmanuel Macron wants to leverage the power of blockchain technology to make the agriculture industry more innovative, transparent, and put Europe in the “avant-garde of agricultural technology”. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 16:21
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What we know about Facebook’s secretive cryptocurrency – and what we don’t
Rumours about Facebook‘s potential entry into the world of cryptocurrency have been swirling around for months, but it now seems the technology giant is getting closer to launching its own coin. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 12:07
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Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Goes Live Today. The Road to ETH 2.0 Begins
The Ethereum community is expectant because finally, after a long and bumpy road, the Dev. team is ready to launch the long-awaited Constantinople Upgrade. The hard fork is expected to be activated at approximately 19:30. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 21:13
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Let’s reminisce over 2014’s bizarre cryptocurrency market
Take a deep breathe and close your eyes for a moment. Katy Perry’s new, inspiring smash-hit, “Roar,” is playing on the radio. Open your eyes. Go catch a movie, and more than likely you’ll watch the much-anticipated LEGO Movie. äàëüøå »
2019-2-28 19:56
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Let’s reminisce about 2014’s bizarre cryptocurrency market
Take a deep breathe and close your eyes for a moment. Katy Perry’s new, inspiring smash-hit, “Roar,” is playing on the radio. Open your eyes. Go catch a movie, and more than likely you’ll watch the much-anticipated LEGO Movie. äàëüøå »
2019-3-1 19:56
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4 years after adopting Bitcoin, this business is still waiting for someone to use it
Ask any Bitcoin fan – be it an investor, trader, entrepreneur, or even the dreaded “thought leader” – for their take on what Bitcoin really needs to fulfil its full potential, and they’ll undoubtedly tell you – mass adoption. äàëüøå »
2019-2-28 14:03
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Angry users call for Coinbase boycott with #DeleteCoinbase after contested acquisition
Disgruntled cryptocurrency enthusiasts are lobbying to boycott popular exchange Coinbase. Users have taken to social media using the #DeleteCoinbase hashtag, encouraging others to delete their accounts, following a series of perceived mishaps by the US-based company. äàëüøå »
2019-2-28 13:38
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1.6% of money laundering cases in Japan involved cryptocurrency in 2018
In December last year, reports suggested Japan had seen over 6,000 money laundering cases that involved cryptocurrency in the first nine months of the year. Well, the trend continued. In the last three months of 2018, financial regulators received another 1,000-plus cryptocurrency related cases, taking the yearly total to 7,096 cases, the Japan Times reports. äàëüøå »
2019-2-28 13:00
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3 countries host over 50% of the world’s Bitcoin nodes
Ever wondered which country is running the most nodes on the Bitcoin network? Well here’s your answer. Research from cryptocurrency and blockchain analytics firm DataLight shows just how geographically distributed the Bitcoin network is. äàëüøå »
2019-2-27 14:42
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Financial bigwigs are still shitting on Bitcoin
For years, financial bigwigs have criticized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, while often lauding its underlying blockchain technology. At times, their negative comments about cryptocurrency have been followed by their institution’s active interest in decentralized ledger technology – with some going as far as filing cryptocurrency-related patents and launching blockchain-based pilots. äàëüøå »
2019-2-27 12:11
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How this Australian bank tracked 17,000 kilos of almonds with the blockchain
It’s not uncommon to read about how the latest firm has put something “on the blockchain. ” In fact, last year Hard Fork reported on a successful trial which saw the Commonwealth Bank of Australia put a shipment of 17,000 kilos of almonds on the decentralized tech. äàëüøå »
2019-2-26 13:19
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HTC’s blockchain phone now pairs with Opera – but that hardly makes it useful
Remember the Exodus 1 – HTC‘s attempt at building an ultra-secure phone for the blockchain? Well, thanks to a collaboration with Opera, the device now seamlessly pairs with the browser and its built-in cryptocurrency wallet, making it a tad bit easier to interact with the decentralized web. äàëüøå »
2019-2-26 11:00
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Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver is still shilling ICOs like it’s 2017
The controversial initial coin offerings (ICO) trend may have fallen out of fashion for most cryptocurrency influencers, but Bitcoin. com CEO Roger Ver isn’t one of them. The Bitcoin Cash proponent took to Twitter to confirm he’s taken up the role as an ‘official advisor’ to a blockchain startup called LivenPay on Monday. äàëüøå »
2019-2-25 17:18
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Mercedes-Benz develops blockchain pilot to find better third-party suppliers
Mercedes-Benz is launching yet another blockchain pilot. After running various blockchain trials in the past, the car manufacturer, owned by Daimler AG, has partnered with Icertis, a contract management software provider for enterprise businesses. äàëüøå »
2019-2-25 13:26
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Moonday Mornings: The institutions are coming for your blockchain
It’s Monday, you know what that means. It’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. By no fault of our own, this week, things are a little different. äàëüøå »
2019-2-25 12:48
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Ethereum’s Constantinople, St. Petersburg Upgrades Set to Occur This Week
Ethereum updates Constantinople and St. Petersburg are scheduled to happen this week
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5 things you should know about STOs
Last weekend Hard Fork flew Seattle to attend NEO’s second ever developer conference. Besides getting to see and hear from NEO itself, we got to meet a host of developers that are trying to use the NEO platform to bring their dapps to life. äàëüøå »
2019-2-22 19:09
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Why did the chicken cross the road? To get fed by blockchain
It’s a cold, wet, and windy day in mid-January. You hear the knocking of the shutters against the window pane as you roll over in bed trying to find some warmth. Looking at the clock that’s been handed down four generations in your family you see it’s still not even four in the morning. äàëüøå »
2019-2-22 16:25
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Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam
Cybercriminals raked in more than $300,000 in Bitcoin payments during a ‘sextortion’ email-based blackmail campaign, which was first spotted in 2017 but saw increased activity mid-last year. According to a report by UK firm Digital Shadows, which tracked a sample of 792,000 emails as part of their analysis, criminals received some $332,000 from more than 3,100 unique sender Bitcoin addresses. äàëüøå »
2019-2-22 16:12
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Meet the lawyer-turned-artist behind classical cryptocurrency paintings
Over the past 10 years cryptocurrency, blockchain, and art have become the most surprising and unlikely of bed fellows. Street art, graffitti, and memes are quite common, but the words cryptocurrency and fine art rarely appear in the same sentence. äàëüøå »
2019-2-21 19:11
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A brief history of cryptocurrency and blockchain white papers
It’d be foolish to undermine the role of white papers in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, given these industries – estimated to be worth billions in years to come – spawned from a nine-page document put together by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin‘s mysterious creator (or creators). äàëüøå »
2019-2-21 18:11
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Zuckerberg’s ‘blockchain login’ plan makes absolutely no sense
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is exploring the possibility of leveraging blockchain technology for the company’s third-party login services. In an interview with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said a move from the existing centralized Facebook Connect to a distributed system could empower users and app developers alike. äàëüøå »
2019-2-21 16:02
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Elon Musk thinks Bitcoin is ‘brilliant’ — but only owns 0.25 BTC
Despite Elon Musk being somewhat of an unofficial poster boy for cryptocurrency, it turns out he actually doesn’t hold any – well, aside from 0. 25 Bitcoin. The Tesla CEO recently went on record proclaiming Bitcoin is “quite brilliant,” and that “paper money is going away. äàëüøå »
2019-2-21 15:40
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Inside NEO’s plans to get Microsoft .NET devs to build apps on its blockchain
The Bitcoin bear market has battered and bruised a multitude of blockchain startups. It’s also rendered terms like “streamlining,” “restructuring,” and “run out of money, shutting down” all too common. äàëüøå »
2019-2-21 15:05
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Binance launches its decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, but there’s a catch
Following months of anticipation and numerous teasers, Binance has finally launched its decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) powered by its own blockchain, Binance Chain. But hold your horses before you get too excited: Binance DEX is only rolling out to a dedicated testnet for the time being. äàëüøå »
2019-2-20 11:00
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The blockchain industry is sexist and still sucks at diversity
Diversity is a term that’s thrown about often, and sometimes rather vacuously, but the fact of the matter is that the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industries need more of it. According to Statista, female employees make up between 26 percent (Microsoft) and 43 percent (Netflix) of the workforce at major technology firms – unsurprisingly the numbers drop further when it comes to jobs where technology is a core function. äàëüøå »
2019-2-18 14:31
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Moonday Mornings: Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten may be getting into cryptocurrencies
With Bitcoin up 2. 7 percent over the past week, the cryptocurrency market closed in the green this weekend. But is the trend here to stay or are the bears coming to leave investors bleeding yet again? Let’s take a look at the news and find out. äàëüøå »
2019-2-18 13:09
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What Has Caused Ethereum to Surge and How Far Will it Go?
Crypto markets have started the week on a positive note with a $5 billion rally that has resulted in most tokens posting solid gains. The top performer at the moment however is Ethereum has it surges 12% and increases its lead over XRP in third. äàëüøå »
2019-2-18 11:00
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Vitalik Buterin Dismisses Rumors New Constantinople Feature Allows Attack Vector
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin and other core devs have denied that a new Constantinople smart contract feature will have negative security implications for the network
äàëüøå »2019-2-16 17:55
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JP Morgan’s new digital ‘coin’ is not a cryptocurrency, or even a stablecoin
JP Morgan has a new digital asset, JPM Coin. It’s not really a cryptocurrency, and it’s not quite a stablecoin, but it does use a blockchain. It’s mostly referred to as a digital coin. Still, JPM Coin is set to square off against all the other redeemable bank tokens in the market, eventually. äàëüøå »
2019-2-14 19:03
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Cryptocurrency influencers are even worse than normal influencers
Tech marketers have been using celebrity endorsements for decades – Microsoft and Apple have relied on this method to flock their goods to the masses since the ’80s – and the cryptocurrency industry, although nascent, is no different. äàëüøå »
2019-2-14 15:10
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More Bitcoin ETF hopes dashed after SEC says it’s ‘inappropriate’
According to a note from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) put forward by Blockforce Capital’s Reality Shares ETF Trusts has been withdrawn. Reality Shares has requested its application to obtain the SEC’s approval of its ETF to be rescinded on the advice of the commission. äàëüøå »
2019-2-14 12:23
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