Bitcoin’s [BTC] trillion dollar evaluation would propel other cryptos to achieve Store of Value [SoV] status, claims Pascal Thellmann

The cryptocurrency market underwent a minor bull run recently which collectively improved some of the major coins’ valuation. Bitcoin [BTC] was one of them, and the cryptosphere has been very optimistic about the coin’s future in the industry. дальше »

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XRP Community Celebrates as Ripple Surges After Holding Support: Could 0.48 Be Next?

Although Ripple’s performance over the past few weeks has been dismal to say the least, and holders of the cryptocurrency have missed out on many of the massive gains that other cryptocurrencies have been experiencing, XRP incurred a sudden burst of buying volume today that has allowed it to surge 4%. дальше »

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On Free Speech

“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades. дальше »

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Assassin’s Creed Unity’s replica of Notre-Dame could help recreate the real thing

Notre-Dame de Paris may have been damaged by yesterday’s fire, but the French government is determined to rebuild her. It may have a resource from an unexpected source: none other than the quasi-historical stab-athon, Assassin’s Creed Unity. дальше »

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Bitcoin Consolidating Above $5K a ‘Positive Sign,’ Says Crypto Hedge Fund

It’s safe to say that Bitcoin has had a good Q1 2019, gaining upwards of 30 percent of its value since January 1st. Now, a new report has it that if the price consolidates above $5,000, this could lead to further increases throughout the year. дальше »

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Op Ed: Bitcoin Is Turning Left vs. Right Into Big Data vs. Privacy

The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets. дальше »

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Inside North Korea’s evil masterplan to siphon Southeast Asia’s cryptocurrency

North Korea might be posturing to attack Southeast Area’s growing cryptocurrency sector, and experts say it demands international response to reduce the threat. British defense think-tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has warned countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam could soon become targets of state-sponsored hackers intent on skirting international economic sanctions, CNBC reports. дальше »

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With Latest Partnership, Ledger Vault Offers a Fix to Crypto’s Custody Problem

Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server). дальше »

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Is POTUS Donald Trump Secretly Becoming Bitcoin’s Biggest Bull Market Catalyst?

Trump: The Slowly, Unknowningly Bitcoin Champion in the Making Due to These Three Primary Reasons? Could Donald Trump, the pro-nationalism president of the United States who was elected for office promising to Make America Great Again (by cutting ties with other countries, it seems) be a Bitcoin champion? Most people would say no but a […] дальше »

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TNW2019 Daily: You could win a $3k hotel stay during our conference

It’s officially 29 days until TNW Conference, and I’m very excited to announce our giveaway, worth over €3,000! You could win a 2-night stay at the Crane Hotel First things first: you can only enter this fantabulous giveaway with a TNW2019 ticket. дальше »

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis April 8

Following the recent rally, some say that prices could correct downward in the near future. Let’s consult the charts

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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense

Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past. дальше »

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CoolWallet S Review: An ‘Everyday’ Wallet for Crypto?

The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets. дальше »

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Are XRP Holders, Holding the Future Global Currency?

Did you know it’s often highlighted that the early emerging companies that receive the most backlash are also some of the projects that tend to go on to change how the world operates? Could we be seeing this again with Ripple & XRP? They say history doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes! So what […] The post Are XRP Holders, Holding the Future Global Currency? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Wells Fargo CEO Resignation Could Be Surprisingly Bullish for Bitcoin

Tim Sloan is out as CEO of the beleaguered Wells Fargo. The news sparked curiosity and hope among crypto players that his replacement is more open to the space than Sloan. While Wells Fargo execs were mum about who’d replace Sloan, the rumor mill chatter quickly began to spin. дальше »

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The Future of Fundraising-the initial loan procurement

One could be forgiven for shuddering a little when they hear the phrase “raising funds” when discussing the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. To say that Initial Coin Offerings have taken a bit of a battering over the past few years would be an understatement, with numerous projects raising money via the ICO method only to […] The post The Future of Fundraising-the initial loan procurement appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Could Bitcoin’s Recovering Hash Rate Signal that BTC is Gearing Up for a Massive Price Surge?

It’s no secret that the past year has been an arduous one for Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets, and despite posting a slight recovery from its 2018 lows, BTC’s current price action is still dismal to say the least, and any talk of an imminent price surge remains nothing more than speculation. дальше »

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Inside GitHub’s fight to protect devs from EU’s disastrous Copyright Reform

On Tuesday, March 26, the final plenary vote on the incredibly controversial Copyright Reform will take place in the European Parliament. It’ll be the decisive vote on whether it’ll become EU law and it’s fair to say the stakes are high. дальше »

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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Binance Coin, Stellar, Tron, Cardano: Price Analysis, March 15

While some say that Bitcoin could see $6,000 by August, what do the charts point to in the short term? Let’s find out

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Video: What Do The Stars Say About Stellar?

Today's Video Briefing covers three stories which could mean big news for Stellar Lumens.

The post Video: What Do The Stars Say About Stellar? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Barclays Analyst: Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Revenue Play Could Be A $19 Billion USD Opportunity

Barclays Analyst: Facebook’s Crypto Could Be A $19 Billion USD Revenue Opportunity You may have heard that Facebook is considering the launch of its own crypto. There are rumors about that for a long time now and analysts say that it could be a huge business opportunity for the company. Now, the Barclays bank has […] дальше »

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Vancouver, Canada-based Financial Institution Pinpoints Bitcoin Price’s All Time High Return

The researchers at Canadian financial firm Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets say that that the Bitcoin all-time high price of $20,000 will be a reality again by 2021. In the above chart, there’s a remarkable similarity in trading patterns between the periods 2011-2015 and 2015-2019, and if the trend continues, HODLers could be set for a […] дальше »

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Amazon’s counterfeit protection racket could cost brands millions

To say Amazon has a bit of a counterfeit program is putting it mildly. The world’s largest ecommerce platform has, for years, struggled with a reputation of general apathy in regard to policing its third-party marketplace. дальше »

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Crypto Chart Analyst: Bitcoin’s Value Has Skyrocketed 4 Times Already, Another BTC Rally Seems Inevitable

Bitcoin could eventually reach $336,000 if it keeps the trend that it’s currently following. Bitcoin (BTC) reached $20,000 back in December 2017, but it dropped since that moment more than 80%. This is something that has affected the whole cryptocurrency market in 2018. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Plunge to $1,000 is Possible, Say Traders; Could it Happen?

Since January, for over two months, Bitcoin has remained in a relatively tight price range from $3,200 to $4,000, unable to break out of key resistance levels above $4,200. Similarly, from September to November, in an identical time frame, Bitcoin maintained low volatility in the $6,100 to $6,700 range. дальше »

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Bitcoin is the ‘Elephant-Sized’ Investment Warren Buffett Should Make

You could say Warren Buffett is loaded for bear. The “Oracle of Omaha” says he’d like to make permanent investments in U. S. companies with decent long term prospects, but not while the U. дальше »

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Binance: JPMorgan Token a ‘Stepping Stone’ to Mass Crypto Adoption

JPMorgan’s controversial blockchain token might not be a real cryptocurrency, but researchers say it could help spark concrete crypto adoption. Binance Argues JPMorgan’s Dubious Crypto Project Will Spur Real Adoption In a new article from Binance Research, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges deems JPM Coin a “stepping stone” toward mass adoption. дальше »

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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto

There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »

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After Facebook Announcement of Potential Cryptocurrency, the FB Stock Does-Nothing

CoinSpeaker After Facebook Announcement of Potential Cryptocurrency, the FB Stock Does-Nothing Even though Facebook announced, what we could say, pretty big news of releasing their own coin – the Facebook stock price didn’t seem to bother. дальше »

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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners

When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »

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Asteroid-powered volcanoes killed the dinosaurs, scientists say

It’s almost 40 years since scientists discovered what wiped out the dinosaurs: an asteroid hitting Earthnear modern-dayMexico. That was it, or so we thought. A paper published today in Science further supports an alternative hypothesis: that catastrophic events following the impact could have helped cause the end of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life. дальше »

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New Ukraine E-Hryvnia Cryptocurrency Pilot Completes in a Bid to Become a National Digital Asset

Many countries are flirting with the idea of having a national digital currency right now. The first one to ever do it was Venezuela with the Petro, but that was not the best one of the most successful initiatives ever, anyone could say. дальше »

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QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know

QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »

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Stellar Network to Power up the Tokenization of Bitcoin via BlockEQ

In the past, say 50 years, there has been little changes in the current payment system. Technical innovation is pacing forward, but none could be seen in these payment networks. Not only the speed hasn’t brought forward any improvements, but the fees are also rather going for a hike as recently Visa and MasterCard have […] дальше »

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Tom Lee: Bitcoin Will End 2019 On A High Note, Strikingly Much Higher Than $3,900

The crypto market has suffered heavily over the last year, but things seem to have started looking up. Bitcoin’s price is finally rising to break the $4k resistance level, a development that many analysts say could set the crypto on course to a much higher price. дальше »

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IBM Exec Forecasts a Million-Dollar Bitcoin — When a Sat Will Equal a Cent

An IBM executive is unfazed by the current market realities, saying he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a value of $1 million as a present possibility. Jesse Lund, vice president of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM, shared his predictions at the IBM Think 2019 Conference, which took place February 12–15, 2019. дальше »

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Apple Taps Blockchain to Ethically Manufacture Your iPhone, Macbook

When you think of Apple, you think iPhone, iPad, or even privacy concerns. You probably don’t think conflict minerals used in the manufacturing of its devices or how blockchain could prove the cure for an ethical supply chain. дальше »

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Op Ed: Why It’s Unsafe to Store Private Crypto Keys in the Cloud

There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data. дальше »

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How SABRE Tech Can Stop Hackers From Splitting Bitcoin Into Two

Hackers could attack bitcoin with a flood of data, but researchers say they have a solution in the form of a relay network called SABRE. дальше »

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Netflix Revenues Soar and Georgia State Wants a Piece with ‘Streaming Tax’ on Citizens

Georgia lawmakers worry that rural residents don’t have suitable access to Internet services. Their solution is to tax people who enjoy streaming services like those offered by Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. дальше »

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Netflix Revenues Soar and These Georgia Lawmakers Want a Piece with ‘Streaming Tax’ on Citizens

Georgia lawmakers worry that rural residents don’t have suitable access to Internet services. Their solution is to tax people who enjoy streaming services like those offered by Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. дальше »

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Bitcoin Giant BitMEX: Major Financial Crisis Could Be Several Years Away

The economy is doing just fine, they say. No, maybe not. A growing number of economists (and notable ones at that) have begun to tout theses accentuating that the world’s economy isn’t in clear waters, in spite of the seemingly ever-rallying stock market. дальше »

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Why This Unholy Trinity of State-Run Crypto Projects Could Poison Donald Trump’s Stance on Bitcoin

For a man as verbose as US President Donald Trump, the former real estate developer and reality television star has had little to say about bitcoin. However, there are a growing number of reasons to expect that when Trump finally does address the subject of cryptocurrency, it won’t be to praise the innovative nature of this technology and nascent asset class but rather to call for its imminent demise. дальше »

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Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »

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Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »

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Asian Markets Tank, Others Follow as Trump Avoids Xi Meeting Before March Trade Deadline

Asian markets slumped hearing that U. S. President Donald Trump had quashed hopes that a meeting over tariffs with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would happen before a key deadline. Trump didn’t flat out say a meeting with Jinping would never occur. дальше »

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WhatsApp can now protect your chats with TouchID and FaceID (and I hope it gets copied)

WhatsApp is launching a new security feature that’s so simple and useful, I’m surprised more messaging apps haven’t implemented it. Starting today, WhatsApp will allow you to lock the app using TouchID or FaceID (Android is on the way). дальше »

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Flying High: Kraken Brushes Off Bitcoin Bear Market with Nine-Figure Crypto Futures Market Acquisition

Kraken announced today its acquisition of Crypto Facilities, the first regulated firm in the world to offer futures on crypto assets several years back. The move could put Kraken, currently the 46th largest bitcoin exchange by adjusted volume, on track to the top 10. дальше »

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Fintech Experts Make Bitcoin Price Predictions, Say BTC Could Rise by 84% in 2019

According to a group of experts surveyed by Finder. com. au, Bitcoin could see a rise in 2019 with its price increasing by as much as 84% during the year. Bitcoin is currently trading just shy of $3,500, just over a year after reaching an all-time high of $20,000. дальше »

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