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Brave Browser Donations Controversy: Not Optional For Creators
When Bitcoinist reported on the ability to tip content creators directly from Brave browser, that was a positive thing, right? Actually, not so much when it uses creators’ names and photos, to collect donations ‘for them’, without their consent. дальше »
2018-12-22 18:00 | |
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Facebook May Launch a Stablecoin to Target India’s $69 Billion Remittance Market
Cryptocurrency’s first killer application may be well on its way from the rosters of Facebook, a company ironically known for practices contrary to the ethos of decentralized currencies and blockchains, reported South China Morning Post on December 21, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-22 15:00 | |
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What could possible FacebookCoin mean for bitcoin?
Bloomberg reported yesterday that popular social media giant Facebook intends to dip its does deeper into the waters of cryptocurrency. According to unnamed sources, Facebook is working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money via the WhatsApp messaging app. дальше »
2018-12-22 01:22 | |
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Bitmain IPO Suffers Major Setback as Hong Kong Regulator Declares Crypto Firms “Immature”
These are not the best of times indeed for Bitmain, the world’s largest manufacturer of bitcoin mining equipment as Hong Kong’s stock market regulator, HKEX has made it clear that it would not approve the initial public offering (IPO) applications of DLT-linked firms until the region formulates a robust regulatory framework to govern its blockchain technology and cryptocurrency space, reported. дальше »
2018-12-22 00:00 | |
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Credit scores are in desperate need of a high-tech overhaul
Since 1989, people and businesses in the United States have relied on the FICO credit score as an indication of trustworthiness for any given person. Reported by each of three major credit bureaus, a person’s score can be calculated based on their payment history, their current debt burden, the length of their credit history, the types of credit used, and a handful of other factors. дальше »
2018-12-22 22:01 | |
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Facebook to join crypto world, IOTA invents new cryptography hash function while Coinbase expands their services
Facebook to use cryptocurrency for WhatsApp transfers Bloomberg reported today that popular social media giant Facebook intends to dip its does deeper into the waters of cryptocurrency. According to unnamed sources, Facebook is working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money via the WhatsApp messaging app. дальше »
2018-12-22 21:53 | |
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Will Facebook’s Foray Into Cryptocurrency Drive 2019 Adoption?
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency, Facebook–On Dec. 20th, EWN reported on the development that Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform with over 2 billion active users, is in the process of creating a new cryptocurrency to be used for WhatsApp transfers. дальше »
2018-12-21 20:22 | |
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The UPbit executives indicted for fraud
The executives South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange UPbit have been formally charged by the country’s prosecutors, CoinDesk reported. The Prosecutors’ Office of the southern district of Seoul has indicted three senior staff members, including founder Song Chi-Hyung, on charges of fraud. дальше »
2018-12-22 16:29 | |
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IOHK Releases Cardano 1.4 Version, Its ‘Most Significant Update’
Cardano released its 1. 4 version on December 18, which the foundation referred to it as “its most significant update” so far. As reported by the IOHK team, this update came with major network robustness improvements and resolved various connection issues. дальше »
2018-12-21 15:59 | |
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Cryptocurrencies Are Not Securities – U.S. Congress to Amend Outdated Definition
A new bill was introduced in the U. S. Congress on Thursday, aiming to bring regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The Century’s Most Innovative Technology Defined by Decades-old Legislation The bill, dubbed “Token Taxonomy Act,” was led by congressmen Warren Davidson of Ohio and Darren Soto of Florida, and focuses on two amendments. дальше »
2018-12-21 14:59 | |
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Facebook makes the much anticipated dive into Crypto, a stablecoin backed by WhatsApp is currently in the works
Insiders sources have recently revealed that the leading social media platform Facebook, is currently expanding its structure with a major dive into the world of cryptocurrency. As reported by Bloomberg, the social media giant is making plans to incept cryptocurrencies into its messaging application WhatsApp. дальше »
2018-12-21 14:24 | |
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Binance CEO: About Time Facebook Launches Its Own Crypto, Bolsters Adoption
Even amid 2018’s crypto market downturn, reports have recently begun to sprout up that Facebook, one of the largest technology giant on Planet Earth, has started to earnestly dive into blockchain development. дальше »
2018-12-21 14:00 | |
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Facebook is developing a stablecoin for WhatsApp
Facebook Inc. is working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging app, focusing first on the remittances market in India, Bloomberg reported citing the people familiar with the matter. дальше »
2018-12-22 11:53 | |
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Two congressmen propose to exclude digital currencies from definition of a security
On Thursday, two congressmen introduced a bill that would exclude digital currencies from the decades-old definition of a security, CNBC reported. The legal definition might seem like an insignificant change, but it has become a heated issue for those in the industry who say the law is outdated for a digital asset class. The “Token […] дальше »
2018-12-22 09:38 | |
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Aggresive Marketing sails price of Waves token to the Moon
Waves token is continuing its dream run by recording 400% gain in less than two weeks. It is already doubled in value since we last reported. The price of waves coin was 0. 00027 BTC in starting of the month, which consolidated around 0. дальше »
2018-12-21 09:05 | |
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Large trades don’t happen on crypto exchanges
A recent report by analyst firm Diar reported that institutional investors prefer to use over-the-counter markets rather than exchange houses to buy crypto currencies. However, exchanges have not been displaced by this trend, thanks to being available for trading at all times of the year. дальше »
2018-12-21 04:23 | |
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Bithumb Accused of Inflating Reported Trading Volume
An investigation conducted by Crypto Exchange Ranks (CER) has alleged that Bithumb, the largest Korean digital currency exchange by volume, has drastically inflated its reported trade volume during the second half of 2018. дальше »
2018-12-21 03:00 | |
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Congressmen Introduce Bill to Change Securities Definition to Exclude Cryptocurrency
Two congressmen are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. The new definition could benefit current cryptocurrency projects—such as Ripple’s XRP—and allow for ICOs and STOs to fundraise with more clarity. дальше »
2018-12-21 02:03 | |
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India: Police Seize 452 Bitcoins Worth $1.8 Million from Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The Times of India reported on December 20, 2018, that the cyber crime branch of Pune police had seized 452 bitcoins worth $1. 8 million from one of the ten suspects involved in a cryptocurrency related Ponzi scheme case. дальше »
2018-12-21 01:00 | |
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Ledger will accept crypto payments following agreement with Crypto.com
Crypto hardware wallet supplier Ledger signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based crypto payment startup Crypto. com to allow users to pay for its products with crypto, Cointelegraph reported. Crypto. дальше »
2018-12-21 15:48 | |
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Tether’s Billion Dollar Reserves May Not Equate to ‘One-to-One Backing’ or ‘No Misconduct’
Bloomberg reported that Tether “has the billions it promised,” suggesting that USDT could be backed one-to-one by dollars. That said, the reserves do not necessarily prove Tether’s innocence in a laundry list of other misconduct. дальше »
2018-12-20 11:34 | |
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Litecoin’s [LTC] Flappening over Bitcoin Cash Failed: BCH Takes Over
On Dec 17th, our team at EWN reported on Litcoin’s standing-out performance during which the counter-part of Bitcoin welcomed double digit gains when all virtual assets were victims of the market plunge. дальше »
2018-12-20 01:54 | |
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Coinbase Sent 5% Of All Bitcoin (BTC), More In $5 Billion “Crypto Migration”
Coinbase Sets Industry Record With “Crypto Migration” A few weeks back, “whale watching” Twitter pages — accounts that track notable crypto wallets — saw an abnormal influx of reported “sightings. дальше »
2018-12-20 00:24 | |
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French National Assembly Rejects Plan to Loosen Crypto Taxes
The National Assembly in France has recently shot down proposals to ease up the pressure on tax regulations in the crypto space. As reported by Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-12-20 22:13 | |
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Vitalik Buterin gave $300K in ETH to three Ethereum startups
The Ethereum (ETH) creator, Vitalik Buterin, has just donated $300,000 in cryptocurrency to three blockchain startups, CoinDesk reported. The three projects receiving the 1,000 ETH grants are Prysmatic Labs, ChainSafe Systems and Sigma Prime. дальше »
2018-12-20 21:46 | |
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Venezuela Buys Thousands Of DASH-Ready Smartphones
A cryptocurrency-enbaled smartphone that comes pre-loaded with Dash (DASH) has reported strong sales figures in its first quarter of operation. Kriptomobile has so far sold 66,000 KRIP phones to merchants in the Latin American market in the past two and a half months, 53,000 of them in Venezuela alone. дальше »
2018-12-20 21:11 | |
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The High Court of Ireland Rules Silk Road Dealer’s Crypto Funds to Be Proceed of Crime
The High Court of Ireland has taken the decision to proceed of Crime Silk Road Dealer’s funds. Neil Mannion held around €25,000 in ETH. The Irish Examiner reported that the case ‘broke new legal ground’ in terms of cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:48 | |
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UK tax agency releases guidance for crypto holders
On December 19, the United Kingdom’s tax agency released a comprehensive explanation of how it sees crypto assets and how individuals may be taxed on their holdings, CoinDesk reported. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the government agency responsible for collecting taxes and overseeing other aspects of the nation’s coffers, explained that the report specifically […] дальше »
2018-12-19 19:21 | |
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Bitcoin Halving is 500 Days Away, But What Does It Mean for Price Now?
Bitcoin halving is 500 days away, which means the impact of a block reward cut will begin to have an impact in the not too distant future. Halve The Reward, Moon The Price? A year to the day that the Bitcoin price touched its biggest USD value ever – over $20,000 on some exchanges – community pundits are focusing on the potential for a rebirth in the mid-term. дальше »
2018-12-19 19:00 | |
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Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals
Bloomberg reported December 18 that Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, is most likely backed by equivalent USD deposits. Tether’s Bank Statements Suggest USD Sufficiency According to the report, Bloomberg reviewed the bank statements of four separate months which depicted that the amount of USDT coins in circulation was in accordance with Tether LTD’s […] Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-12-19 15:59 | |
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Nikkei: Coincheck to be licensed by end of year
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has decided to approve Coincheck’s cryptocurrency exchange license, Nikkei Asian Review reported on December 19. According to Nikkei, an announcement from the FSA is reportedly due to be released by the end of the year. дальше »
2018-12-19 14:22 | |
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The Monero Community Finds An Imposter MyMonero App on the Google Play Store
An impostor application disguised as MyMonero recently infiltrated the Google Play Store and was reported by the Reddit r/Monero community. The app, which users claimed to have a very small number of downloads, impersonated as the official Monero application and likely tried to phish users for private keys. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:09 | |
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Blockchain Transparency Institute December 2018 Report: 50 Exchanges Are Wash Trading 95% of Their Trading Volumes
Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) just shared its December 2018 report, in which the group of researchers shed light on the reported volume of Bitcoin trading pairs published by Coinmarketcap during the last month. дальше »
2018-12-18 15:34 | |
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Millionaire Who Gave Away $12 Million USD In Cash In Hong Kong Was Not A Bitcoin Millionaire
Millionaire Who Gave Away $12 Million USD In Cash In Hong Kong Was Not A Bitcoin Millionaire A very curious story happened in Hong Kong recently. The story, which was reported by many of the major media outlets, tells the story of a millionaire who reportedly sprayed more than $12 million USD in cash in […] дальше »
2018-12-18 02:50 | |
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Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to Explore Digital Currency Issuance Options
Banks all over the world are interested in creating cryptos. Now, the central bank of Egypt has decided to start tests for the creation of an electronic version of the Egyptian pound. The story was originally reported by the local media outlet Amwal Al Ghad on December 16. The sub-governor of the Central Bank of […] дальше »
2018-12-17 19:56 | |
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The Hong Kong SFC will implement new regulations for crypto industry
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is going to implement new regulations and new licensing regime for cryptocurrency industry in coming months, Finance Magnates reported citing Japanese outlet Nikkei. дальше »
2018-12-17 17:58 | |
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Hong Kong Tightens Regulatory Grip on Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Startups
Hong Kong is tightening its regulatory grip on cryptocurrency exchanges and related businesses by bringing them under the purview of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), as reported by Asia Nikkei Review on Dec. дальше »
2018-12-17 12:17 | |
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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent
Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:59 | |
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BTI Claims Only Two of Top 25 Crypto Exchanges Accurately Report Volume
The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has published its December 2018 “Exchange Volumes Report,” claiming that only two of the top 25 cryptocurrency exchanges by reported volume on Coinmarketcap pairings accurately report their trade volume. дальше »
2018-12-15 10:35 | |
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ICO Scam: AriseBank and its Founders to Refund Investors $2.7 Million
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a prolonged court battle against the AriseBank blockchain project which organized a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that claimed to had raised $600 million from investors last year. дальше »
2018-12-15 10:00 | |
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Plunging Bitcoin Prices Create New Woes for Tainted Crypto Exchange Coincheck
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is facing hurdles as it looks to recover from the colossal $550 million cryptocurrency theft in January 2018. This time, the culprit is the lack of liquidity and positive sentiment in the digital asset market, reported Nikkei Asia Review on December 12, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-15 02:00 | |
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Abra Crypto Exchange And Wallet To Have Christmas Bitcoin Giveaway: Here’s How To Get It
Abra Is Giving Away Bitcoin, Discover How To Get It And If There’s A Catch Abra, a crypto exchange and wallet provider, has been reported to be distributing Bitcoin during the current bear market for its clients. дальше »
2018-12-15 00:01 | |
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Now Users Can Mine Ethereum (ETH) Using Idle Computing Power with Razer
Computer gaming company Razer is turning towards cryptocurrency mining to augment revenue and appeal to youth, rewarding users with tokens to spend in a Razer-focused marketplace in turn of trading computing resources to mine digital assets. дальше »
2018-12-15 23:34 | |
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Blockchain-based Payments and Invoicing System Comes to China’s Shenzhen Port
The Chinese port of Shenzhen is progressing with blockchain initiatives in a major way. After setting up a virtual blockchain exchange and blockchain-based city and port management systems, the municipality looks towards solving the problem of invoicing and customer claims using the technology, reported local publication Economic Daily on December 13, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-15 22:00 | |
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European Parliament calls for measures to boost blockchain adoption in trade
The European Parliament (EP) has called for measures to boost blockchain adoption in trade and business across the region, Coindesk reported. On December 13, the legislative body adopted a resolution, dubbed “Blockchain: a forward-looking trade policy,” setting out how the nascent technology could improve EU trade policies, including free trade and mutual recognition agreements. The […] дальше »
2018-12-15 18:25 | |
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Russia Says Venezuela’s Petro Acceptance ‘Not Happening’
Russia has not discounted the idea of using state-issued cryptocurrency Petro in commercial operations with Venezuela. Russia: No Petro Payments ‘Yet’ Those were the words of deputy finance minister Sergey Storchak speaking to reporters this week, local news outlet RIA Novosti reported December 13. дальше »
2018-12-14 17:00 | |
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Bail Bloc Is Mining Monero (XMR) to Help Bail out ICE Detainees
The news outlet Observer reported on December 12, 2018, that Bail Bloc would be directing their Monero mining contributions to bail migrants out in ICE detention facilities. The “cryptocurrency scheme against bail” is partnering with the Immigrant Bail Fund to help the roughly 44,000 detainees finance their indemnity. дальше »
2018-12-14 14:00 | |
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The Daily: Crashing Crypto Trader Shares Advice, Bitcoin Bandit Extradited
In Friday’s installment of The Daily, we update a story we first reported on yesterday – the closure of stablecoin project Basis. Its team have now given the official reason for its cessation. We’ll begin, though, by covering a slice of crypto crime concerning “bitcoin bandit” Nicholas Truglia. дальше »
2018-12-14 13:45 | |
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Global Maritime Industry Firms Launch Blockchain Platform for Certification of Seafarers
Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a U. K. -based charity organization, has funded a blockchain solution that will enable firms in the maritime industry, including Maersk Line, Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), and others to carry out a host of operations via distributed ledger technology (DLT), including verification of safety documentation and seafarers certificate depository management, reported the Loadstar on December 11, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-14 05:00 | |
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Ethereum-Based Opera Browser Hopes to On-Board Web 3.0 Users
On December 13, 2018, Opera finally announced the launch of their blockchain-based web browser at Hard Fork Decentralized in London. At the conference, the team described the technical features included in the release as well as how it fits in with a broader vision for a Web 3. дальше »
2018-12-14 02:30 | |
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