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Ethereum Miners Score Unexpected $400K Payday
The crypto industry is abuzz about an extremely generous tip, left to Ethereum miners by an apparently high-rolling developer. Four transactions, all dated Feb. 19 and originating from the same wallet, spent 3,150 ETH in transaction fees. дальше »
2019-2-20 22:10 | |
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Bitcoin Trading Hits Ten-Month High, As Prices Inch Towards $4K
Bitcoin trading volumes are the highest they’ve been in months. The upswing in market prices, which pushed BTC to the border of $4,000, led to a flurry of transactions. Lower transaction fees, due to greater SegWit adoption, could drive volumes higher, possibly to record levels. дальше »
2019-2-20 21:15 | |
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Video: Can Lightning Spark Bitcoin Adoption?
Today’s Video Briefing covers the Lightning Network, the second-layer payments solution to Bitcoin’s scaling problems. Although the main blockchain is only capable of a handful of transactions, the Lightning Network allows theoretically limitless scaling for sub-penny fees. дальше »
2019-2-19 18:31 | |
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Video Games Are the Next Level of Blockchain and Crypto
Video games are a nearly $43 billion industry, according to a recent press release from the Entertainment Software Association and The NPD Group. These digital games and the consoles that play them are now an integral part of our culture, but it almost wasn’t this way. дальше »
2019-2-19 01:35 | |
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EOS Price Soars, As Product Tries To Catch Up
The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of life once again, and EOS is out front. The now-fourth biggest cryptocurrency based on market cap has advanced 23% in the last 24-hour period to $3. 47 and is currently neck-and-neck with Litecoin (LTC), whose value has ballooned 111% since year-end 2018. дальше »
2019-2-19 23:12 | |
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Returning Investors Could Push Bitcoin Past $4,000
Crypto markets are rising, and Bitcoin (BTC), which constitutes more than half the market’s value, is among the big winners. Most BTC trades have been against fiat currencies and the stablecoin, Tether (USDT), suggesting that some investors are beginning to move value out of safe havens and into riskier digital assets. дальше »
2019-2-18 19:28 | |
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What Is Ravencoin? Introduction to RVN Token
What Is Ravencoin? The open-source Ravencoin platform launched January 3, 2018 to enable tokenized asset transfers on the blockchain. While blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum have asset transfer capabilities, it’s not their primary function. дальше »
2019-2-18 22:03 | |
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Paxful To Build A Third Bitcoin School In Africa
Ray Youssef has always dreamt of building schools, especially for those who need it the most. For him, Bitcoin for social good is a game changer. As the CEO of Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace that connects buyers with sellers, the platform’s #BuiltWithBitcoin initiative means a lot to him. дальше »
2019-2-17 19:51 | |
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What Is DigixDAO Network? Introduction to DGD and DGX Tokens
What Is DigixDAO? DigixDAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization creating a cryptocurrency backed by bars of gold. DGD is the native Ethereum-based ERC-20 cryptocurrency token governing the Digix network. дальше »
2019-2-17 00:30 | |
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Grin Coin Buoyed By Exchange Listings
For a new cryptocurrency, Grin sure is making a lot of investors happy these days. The privacy coin, which only made its debut a month ago, has already scored listings on at least two leading crypto exchanges — Bittrex International and Poloniex. дальше »
2019-2-16 18:58 | |
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Blockchain Startup Hopes To Streamline Patent System
Innovators filed 3. 17 million patents in 2017, representing the eighth consecutive year of growth. In the same year, nearly 14 million patents were in force, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). дальше »
2019-2-16 23:02 | |
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BitMEX: Gold Beats Bitcoin As Recession Hedge
Bitcoin (BTC) can indeed be used as a hedge against the uncertainties and tumult of another economic recession. But the best investments are not decentralized, a new report by BitMEX suggests. Researchers at BitMEX suggested a portfolio that includes traditional financial assets, such as index-linked government bonds, volatility trades, and gold allows investors to effectively guard, and even […] The post BitMEX: Gold Beats Bitcoin As Recession Hedge appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-2-15 21:00 | |
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Grayscale Records Bumper Year In 2018
While multiple projects struggled in the crypto crunch, for Grayscale Investments 2018 was the best year they’ve ever had. In their quarterly report, released on Thursday, Grayscale said that despite declining prices and market conditions in the latter half of the year, investment inflow was at its highest levels since the firm launched more than four years […] The post Grayscale Records Bumper Year In 2018 appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-2-15 19:49 | |
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Mastercard Teams Up With Stellar Fintech Startup
It may have taken some time, but legacy finance is starting to join the crypto crowd. In addition to Visa and JPMorgan, Mastercard is starting to #buidl on the blockchain, after joining hands with a Stellar-based technology company. дальше »
2019-2-15 18:56 | |
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IBM Helps Blockchain Startup Improve Food Transparency
Agriculture could be next in line for the blockchain, thanks to a new startup. Paris-based Connecting Food is one of 10 blockchain businesses to join IBM’s Blockchain Accelerator program, which is building and scaling the networks that are integrating the technology. дальше »
2019-2-15 00:49 | |
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Trading Volume: Bitcoin Moves 7x More Value Than Any Other Coin
It’s been more than ten years since the mining of the genesis block, but Bitcoin (BTC), the original cryptocurrency, remains the most popular coin, at least at the outset of 2019. Altcoins enjoy only a fraction of the usage that BTC gets every day. дальше »
2019-2-15 23:20 | |
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Video: What’s the Holdup With Constantinople?
Today’s Video Briefing takes another look at Take 2 of the long-awaited upgrade: Constantinople. Although originally planned for January, a last-minute glitch caused the entire update to be pushed back to the end of this month, adding yet another detour to Ethereum’s long roadmap. дальше »
2019-2-15 19:08 | |
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Swipe Right: You Can Now Spend Dogecoin On Tinder
Valentine’s Day is to Tinder what Christmas is for Amazon: lucrative. The dating app, which allows one to find soul mates with a singular motion of the index finger, has consistently seen an uptick in users in the run-up to February 14th. дальше »
2019-2-15 17:46 | |
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What Is TrustToken? Introduction to TrueUSD
What is TrustToken? The TrustToken Platform is an Ethereum-based dApp to create asset-backed tokens and enable value transfer around the world. TrueUSD (TUSD) is the ERC-20 token and stablecoin that’s pegged to the value of the U. дальше »
2019-2-14 02:58 | |
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Decentraland Launches $55K Creator Contest
Attention HODLers: if you can’t cut it as a trader, you might try a career as a virtual real estate developer. Beginning March 15th, Decentraland will host a two-week long Creator Contest, where users will be rewarded in cryptocurrency for developing virtual LAND. дальше »
2019-2-14 01:02 | |
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Bitcoin Could Become Less Volatile Than XRP, Scholar Argues
The Bitcoin (BTC) price could become more stable than that of many other cryptocurrencies, including XRP, so long as investors can accept fluctuating prices, according to a financial academic. He says that Bitcoin becomes more volatile when there are more speculators in the market. дальше »
2019-2-14 22:51 | |
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Video: Is IOTA Fast Enough To Catch Up?
In today’s Video Briefing, Kiana takes another look at a crypto project that doesn’t use a blockchain at all: IOTA. Although IOTA made a big splash in 2017, it’s currently struggling to recover as prices and confidence in the DAG-based ledger are both at an ebb. дальше »
2019-2-13 19:32 | |
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Solving the Scalability Trilemma: Collaborative Blockchains in 2019
What matters in a consensus mechanism? Today, several blockchain companies are competing to prove they are the best. But what does that mean? The bulk of crypto companies have touted speed and efficiency as their claim to success, but there is much more to the equation. дальше »
2019-2-13 00:00 | |
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Blockchain Advances In Africa, Overcoming Funding Hurdles
Cryptocurrencies and the underpinning blockchain technology have continued to transform lives in Africa. The technology has been applied in Kenya to boost agriculture by Twiga Foods. In Uganda, millions of households have been connected to solar power by a crypto initiative. дальше »
2019-2-12 23:03 | |
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Western Union Acknowledges Experiments With Ripple Tech
A senior executive at Western Union has announced the company is getting “ready” for a surge in cryptocurrencies, and is currently trialing some of the technology developed by Ripple Labs for use in its settlements services. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:14 | |
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Pensions Count On Bitcoin Eggs For Retirement
Don’t let today’s modest declines in the bitcoin (BTC) price fool you. The signs suggest that crypto mainstream adoption is getting closer, at least if you ask the founder of digital asset management firm Morgan Creek Digital, Anthony Pompliano. дальше »
2019-2-12 21:24 | |
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Fintech Firm Fire.com Burns Bitcoin Bridges
An Irish Fintech firm has ceased all business operations with cryptocurrency exchanges, seemingly without warning. Fire. com, which offers dual GBP/EUR accounts, informed their account holders on Tuesday that they would no longer be able to buy or trade Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies using their services, effective immediately. дальше »
2019-2-12 19:46 | |
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