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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


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Chinese Listed Companies and Bitcoin Mining: Partner or Predator?

This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin. дальше »

2019-5-29 18:53


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Grayscale Reports $3.2 Million Average Weekly Investments in Bitcoin Trust

The first quarter of 2019 was bullish for the digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments and the company is gearing up to have another run. According to a first quarter “Digital Asset Investment Report” from the company, published on May 13, 2019, product inflows from Grayscale Investments grew by 42 percent over Q4 2018. дальше »

2019-5-15 19:23


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 730G chip is designed for cheaper ‘gaming phones’

The majority of ‘gaming phones’ from 2018 -including the Razer Phone 2, Asus’ ROG Phone, and Xiaomi’s Black Shark – were all powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 chip. It’s the same processor that was under the hood of many high-end non-gaming models from other brands, which means you weren’t getting anything special in terms of processing power. дальше »

2019-4-9 19:30


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Dutch ‘Bitcoin City’ Project Shows Most People Don’t Want to Spend BTC

The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin is growing worldwide, but there’s a caveat. The majority of the Bitcoin users don’t want to spend the digital gold, at least not yet. 15K Merchants Accepting BTC worldwide At 14,518 as of April 2019, the number of merchants accepting BTC payments is on the rise, with a large concentration in Europe and the U. дальше »

2019-4-9 16:00


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As Court Reconvenes for QuadrigaCX, Questions Surround Empty Cold Wallets

As QuadrigaCX’s legal counsel descends on the courtroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for another round of legal proceedings, the court monitor’s third report on QuadrigaCX’s finances — specifically its revelation that the exchange’s cold wallets are empty — lays out some hopeful avenues for fund recovery — and some frustrating dead ends. дальше »

2019-3-5 20:20


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Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund Invests in Cryptocurrency Exchange – Report

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received the majority of its $300 million 2018 funding round from a fund owned by the Singapore government, anonymous sources have revealed. GIC Private Surprise Funding Round Participant Speaking to Bloomberg, people “familiar” with the details of the fundraising deal said that GIC Private Limited (formerly Government of Singapore Investment Corporation), invested in the company. дальше »

2019-2-28 14:00


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Grayscale отчиталась о рекордном объеме привлеченных средств в 2018 году

Управляющая цифровыми активами компания Grayscale Investments опубликовала отчет за 2018 год, согласно которому объем привлеченных инвестиций в представленный период оказался рекордным для фондов организации. дальше »

2019-2-15 17:02


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76% of laundered cryptocurrency was washed with an exchange service

An overwhelming majority of 2018’s criminally-connected cryptocurrency was ultimately laundered on basic online exchange services. Blockchain researchers at Chainalysis have calculated that roughly 64 percent of last year’s dodgy cryptocurrency, which amounted to over $1 billion, was washed by simply depositing it onto digital asset exchanges and trading it. дальше »

2019-1-29 15:18


BitPay CEO Believes Majority of the Bitcoin Ecosystem is Becoming “Healthy” Once Again

Despite the global crypto sector displaying erratic monetary signals all through 2018, many analysts and experts believe that this burgeoning market domain will once again experience a massive breakout by the end of 2019 (mainly due to the positive technical indicators associated with digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP etc.) In this regard, Sonny […] дальше »

2019-1-12 21:12