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IBM’s Blockchain World Wire Platform Goes Live, Signs Six International Banks to Create Stablecoins
IBM’s Blockchain World Wire Platform has just gone live and is already a success by having signed up six international banks to create and issue stablecoins through their platform, as reported on March 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-3-19 16:00 | |
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Banks May Refuse Deposits from Crypto Firms, Says Israeli Court
An Israeli court has ruled that Union Bank of Israel cannot close the bank account of a crypto mining firm but can refuse certain deposits, as reported on March 17, 2019. Illegal Closure Despite consistent collaborations with various banks around the world, the blockchain industry has continuously faced the challenge of not being able toRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-3-19 22:00 | |
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Shell Is Looking For Graduates In Order To Find Use Cases For Blockchains For Oil And Gas
Royal Dutch Shell, the fifth largest oil and gas producer in the whole world, has recently decided to enter the blockchain game. Now, The Next Web’s Hard Fork has reported that the company is looking for graduates in science and technology courses who can provide it with a “blockchain analysis”. Basically, what Shell wants is […] дальше »
2019-3-15 03:48 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Giant Canaan Secures New Funding in ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’
Canaan Creatives, the world’s second-largest bitcoin mining chipmaker, has raised ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in a new financing round. STCN reported that the latest funding pushed Canaan’s worth to at least a billion dollar. дальше »
2019-3-12 14:17 | |
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The Winklevoss Twins Trust Regulation as Key Element in Helping Bitcoin Prices Recover
Crypto entrepreneurs, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss supposedly took part in Austin, Texas’ South By SouthWest (SXSW) Conference. As reported by news outlet, Ethereum World News, the twins trust that the answer to stabilizing, better yet bringing up bitcoin prices rest in the establishment of regulation. дальше »
2019-3-10 01:47 | |
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Decentralized Exchange Hodl Hodl Is Launching a Bitcoin-Based Prediction Market
Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet. дальше »
2019-3-9 00:16 | |
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North Korea Stockpiles $650 Million in Crypto, Hypocritical UN Blames Bitcoin
North Korea has Cryptocurrency. A lot of it. In a piece from Nikkei Asian review, it was reported that experts have testified to the UN that Kim Jong Un’s regime is sitting upon more than half a billion US dollars’ worth of Crypto. дальше »
2019-3-9 18:55 | |
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Fake News: Japan’s Largest Bank isn’t Launching a Cryptocurrency
Several crypto media outlets have reported that Japan’s Mizuho, the country’s largest bank, and dozens of others are launching a blockchain product. According to Quartz, however, these reports are false in the extreme: J-Coin has nothing to do with cryptocurrency or even blockchain in general. дальше »
2019-3-7 22:26 | |
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Crypto Analysts Take Bet: Will Bitcoin (BTC) Hit $1,500 Or $6,500 First?
Yet Another Bitcoin Bet Earlier this week, it was reported that Financial Survivalism, an up-and-coming crypto analyst that has his roots in insurance, touted overt skepticism towards the current state of the Bitcoin price. дальше »
2019-3-5 10:00 | |
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Blockchain-based Home Equity Firm Nabs $65 Million in Funding
Figure, a blockchain-based home equity founded by Mike Cagney, has received $65 million funding, as reported on February 27, 2019. Follow the Money SoFi has been making headlines in the crypto world recently. дальше »
2019-3-2 14:00 | |
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Researcher: Dorsey’s Square Could Help Bitcoin (BTC) More Than an ETF & Bakkt
Square Could Spark Widespread Bitcoin Adoption Earlier this week, Ethereum World News reported that Square, a fintech startup based out of San Francisco, had sold millions worth of Bitcoin (BTC) over fiscal 2018. дальше »
2019-3-2 09:05 | |
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Binance Research: JPM Coin Unlikely to Compete with Ripple & XRP
The research division of top-ranked cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reported that JPM Coin is unlikely to compete with XRP, at least any time soon. According to analysis published on Mar. 1, the recently announced stablecoin. дальше »
2019-3-2 04:21 | |
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This Locksmiths Business In The UK Adopted Bitcoin 4 Years Ago And Nobody Used It Yet
This Business Adopted Bitcoin 4 Years Ago And Nobody Used It Yet The crypto world is full of very interesting stories. The story of a small business in the United Kingdom, Seymour Locksmiths, is interesting but somewhat tragic, though. дальше »
2019-3-1 01:04 | |
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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 »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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Walmart’s Latest Amazon-Slaying Strategy: Firing Disabled Workers
There’s something off-putting about a multi-billion dollar company like Walmart doing away with jobs primarily filled by people with disabilities. More than two years ago, the world’s largest retailer began replacing its greeters with so-called “customer hosts on a trial basis, and now the company plans to take the new initiative nationwide. дальше »
2019-2-27 01:46 | |
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Blockchain-powered Commodity Trading Platform Vakt Signs Four New Clients
Vakt, a blockchain-powered oil trading platform based out of London has enrolled onshore companies responsible for two-thirds of all deals in the economically important waters of the North Sea, Financial Times reported on February 25, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-27 22:00 | |
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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. дальше »
2019-2-26 13:19 | |
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Ebang Reveals Plans to Produce 400,000 Bitcoin Mining Units in 2019
Ebang, one of China’s top manufacturers of bitcoin miners, is planning to produce 400,000 mining machines in 2019. On February 22, 2019, Ebang reportedly announced this plan to expand dramatically throughout the fiscal year. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:09 | |
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John McAfee Sticks To $1,000,000 Bitcoin (BTC) Prediction, Issues ‘Hard Date’
John McAfee Stills Expects Bitcoin To Hit Seven Figures In late-2017, when BTC was surpassing key levels each and every day, we reported that technology guru John McAfee made a prediction that Bitcoin would hit. дальше »
2019-2-23 05:30 | |
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Samsung Confirms Crypto Key Storage Feature For Galaxy S10 Flagship
Samsung Delves Into Crypto Wallets With “KeyStore” In December, as reported by Ethereum World News previously, SamMobile ran a story claiming that Samsung registered trademarks for a “Blockchain KeyStore,” among two other supposed products that. дальше »
2019-2-21 01:06 | |
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Burj Khalifa’s Developer Now Accepts Bitcoin, Report Says
The biggest property development company in the world outside of China is reportedly allowing its clients to buy properties using both Bitcoin and Ethereum. Emaar Properties Accepts Bitcoin Emaar Properties, which is the biggest property development company outside of China has been reported to accept Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-2-20 21:30 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Reveals $500 Million Loss; End of the IPO Dream?
The world’s largest maker of cryptocurrency mining equipment Bitmain made a $0. 5 billion loss in 2018’s Q3, CoinDesk reports. Citing a source who viewed an update that was filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange the publication also reported that Bitmain generated revenues of more than $3 billion during the first three quarters of 2018 with only $200 million being generated in Q3. дальше »
2019-2-19 16:53 | |
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Blockchain Technology Helps HSBC Save 25 Percent on Forex Trade Settlements
HSBC has reported a successful trial of their blockchain-based “FX Everywhere” platform which has saved 25 percent of costs associated with forex trade settlements, Reuters reported on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-18 06:00 | |
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Following Ethereum Usage Concerns, Crypto Investors Says Give DApps Time
DApps Need Time Last week, Ethereum World News reported that decentralized applications (DApp) were seeing minimal use. More specifically, according to research done by LongHash, a mere 180 out of 1812 blockchain applications on Ethereum. дальше »
2019-2-18 03:00 | |
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NVIDIA’s Earnings Report For Q4 2019 Beats All Expectations
The largest graphics chip manufacturer in the world, NVIDIA, reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of its 2019 fiscal year which led to its shares rising as much as 8 percent, the company announced in a press release on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-18 22:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Still Profitable Despite Bear Market
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is still profitable despite last year’s market meltdown, its chief financial officer Wei Zhou said, CNBC reported on February 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 16:00 | |
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Turkey: 24 Arrested in Connection with $2.47 Million Crypto Exchange Hack
Turkish Police have successfully arrested 24 people in connection with the hack of an unnamed crypto exchange after simultaneous sting operations across eight provinces, as reported on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-15 08:00 | |
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Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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No, JP Morgan Coin will not kill Ripple’s XRP, it might actually make it even more relevant
And now J. P. Morgan has become the first US bank to offer its own cryptocurrency, CNBC reported. But this will not be another investment vehicle—at least for now. The cryptocurrency, dubbed “JPM Coin,” is planned to be a stablecoin, utility settlement coin intended for the bank’s wholesale payments business that moves $6 trillion around the world daily. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:33 | |
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Thispersondoesnotexist.com is face-generating AI at its creepiest
The most impressive magic trick AI‘s learned in the modern era is the one where it conjures people out of thin air. And there’s no better machine learning-powered wizardry than Nvidia‘s. Nvidia is a company most lauded for its impressive graphics cards. дальше »
2019-2-14 02:32 | |
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The Blockchain Industry’s New Faces: Former Civil Servants
One of the latest trends in the blockchain world is former government workers taking up positions in blockchain firms after their public service careers come to an end, reported by Barron’s on February 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-13 14:00 | |
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Firefox Browser Could Soon Block Cryptomining and Fingerprinting
The team at Mozilla have released a series of bug updates that hint they are getting closer to implementing code to block cryptomining and fingerprinting on the Firefox browser. As reported by the Block and BleepingComputer, the new feature will protect users from possible fingerprinting and crypto-jacking attacks that utilize CPU resources to mine cryptocurrencies […] The post Firefox Browser Could Soon Block Cryptomining and Fingerprinting appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2019-2-11 10:32 | |
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Russia Leads Central Banks’ Record Hoarding on Physical Gold, Expert Explains When the Switch to Bitcoin
The amount of gold bought by central banks in 2018 has reached the second highest annual total. Since 1967, this is the most amount of gold volume bought by central banks. According to the World Gold Council estimate central banks now hold about 34,000 tons of gold. дальше »
2019-2-11 01:05 | |
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Germany: Six Arrested in Illegal Crypto Mining Operation
German police have arrested six members of a mining ring who were making use of stolen electricity to mine currency since 2017, as reported by Freie Presse, February 6, 2019. Hijacked Power While people around the world enjoy using cryptocurrency, the actual process of mining crypto is quite tedious and more importantly, expensive, particularly inRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-2-9 06:00 | |
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Telegram’s Open Network Almost Ready to Launch, TON Platform Confirms Work is 90% Complete
Telegram is known to the world as one of the most prominent projects in the space, though it has been largely secretive about the development of the Telegram Open Network (TON). In a new investor update, The Block reported on the development of the project and how much more is left to finish before it […] дальше »
2019-2-8 18:45 | |
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A primer on QuadrigaCX, the curious $134M cryptocurrency mystery
QuadrigaCX, one of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, made headlines all over the world after the sudden death of its founder resulted in the loss of $134 million of users’ funds. The news came months after the troubled exchange had been complaining about banking issues, with some users describing problems with fiat and crypto withdrawals. дальше »
2019-2-8 18:38 | |
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7th World Government Summit Held In UAE to Talk About Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Gulf Today, a prominent business news outlet in UAE has reported that the country’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) will discuss virtual currencies and blockchain at the 7th World Government Summit. The first day of the event will host closed-door discussions on the development of SMEs and Blockchain and digital assets as well as on good […] дальше »
2019-2-8 18:27 | |
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Huobi Reports 100% Growth Over The Past Year
Huobi, one of the most important crypto exchanges in the world has had an excellent performance, overcoming the bearish pattern of the cryptomarket during 2018. In a press release shared with Cointelegrah on February 7, 2019, the crypto Exchange reported a 100% growth in its trading volume during the last year. дальше »
2019-2-8 07:22 | |
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NZ Police Reports “Excellent Progress” in Cryptopia Hack Investigation
The New Zealand police force is working hard to capture the Hackers behind the attack against cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia, and they seem to be getting satisfactory results that could lead to the whereabouts of the perpetrators of this crime. дальше »
2019-2-7 19:46 | |
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Electrum and MyEtherWallet Experience Phishing Attacks
Cryptocurrency, Hacks, Scams–On a day when crypto prices traded sideways, with little change in valuation to start the second month of the year, two of cryptocurrency’s more popular wallets have reported experiencing phishing attacks. дальше »
2019-2-6 05:18 | |
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Avoiding QuadrigaCX’s $190 Million Disaster: How Do the World’s Largest Crypto Exchanges Store Funds?
Canada’s largest crypto exchange QuadrigaCX lost more than $190 million worth of user funds and is unable to reimburse its users. As CCN reported on February 1, the founder and CEO of QuadrigaCX passed away in India with sole control over the company’s cold wallets containing more than $150 million in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and $40 million in cash stored with a third party. дальше »
2019-2-3 11:48 | |
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Ripple CTO Doubles Down On “XRP Ledger Is Decentralized” Argument
David Schwartz Adamant That XRP Ledger Is Decentralized As reported by Ethereum World News in August, David Schwartz, the chief technology officer at Ripple Labs, a San Francisco-headquartered fintech startup with a focus on decentralized ledgers and digital assets, took to his firm’s blog to touch on a pertinent subject matter. дальше »
2019-2-3 06:00 | |
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CBOE VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF Proposal is Back On with the SEC as First Exchange-Traded Fund Looks for Approval
The race to release the world’s first bitcoin ETF is once again underway. Earlier today, it was reported that Cboe resubmitted its bitcoin ETF proposal to the SEC in partnership with VanEck and SolidX. дальше »
2019-2-1 01:45 | |
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JPMorgan: Blockchain Technology Will Improve the Trade and Finance Sector
While the revolutionary distributed ledger technology (DLT) is slowly but steadily gaining traction in various sectors of the world economy including supply chain, healthcare, and others, American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan says it may take another “three to five years” before blockchain technology starts making meaningful impact on trade-finance, reported Bloomberg on January 29, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-1 19:00 | |
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Localbitcoins.com Hacked. Threat Quickly Contained
Another day, another hack. Localbitcoins, one of the most popular websites for p2p OTC crypto trading, reported that it detected a security flaw, which was exploited by an anonymous hacker. According to a Reddit Post, the security team at Localbitcoins found about the hack at around 10:00:000 UTC yesterday. дальше »
2019-1-29 21:16 | |
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Unity Launches SDK to Enable Developers Monetize their Games with Kin Cryptocurrency
Unity, the world's leading game development platform has launched a new software development kit (SDK) aimed at making it possible for game creators to monetise their mobile games with KIN cryptocurrency, reported The Next Web on January 25, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-26 23:26 | |
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Second Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Bithumb Seeks IPO Backdoor
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is looking to go public in the United States — a first for a major cryptocurrency exchange. Bithumb Seeks Backdoor IPO Bithumb, the world’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange my volume, is reportedly planning on forgoing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and garnering admission as a publically-listed company in the United States by way of a reverse merger. дальше »
2019-1-25 10:00 | |
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