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Ethereum Bot Backfires; User Pays $600,000 In Transaction Fees
One hapless Ethereum user experienced astronomical transaction fees this week after their crypto bot went awry. The owner of a single address paid 3990 ETH (~$584,000) to send a handful of transactions—leading many to wonder exactly what happened. дальше »
2019-2-22 04:53 | |
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MyEtherWallet Resists KYC With New Fiat Withdrawal Feature
MyEtherWallet—or MEW for short—has added fiat withdrawals to its long list of features. Users of the popular Ethereum web wallet can now seamlessly convert their crypto holdings to Euros or Swiss Francs, then deposit those funds directly to their bank account. дальше »
2019-2-22 04:50 | |
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EOS Surges 30% In One Day; Nobody Knows Why
EOS, the ever-popular Ethereum competitor, seems to have had a stroke of luck, as it has seen the price of its associated token surge upward by nearly 30% over a 24-hour period. Beginning on Sunday, February 17th, the price of EOS took off from $2. дальше »
2019-2-21 21:22 | |
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Oops: Binance Accidentally Gives Away BitTorrent Tokens During Testing
It seems that Binance can’t catch a break when it comes to bugs: the exchange recently experienced a minor mishap while testing one of its upcoming token sales. Apparently, Binance inadvertently distributed BitTorrent Tokens (BTT) to users who were not supposed to receive those funds. дальше »
2019-2-21 21:09 | |
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Wow, Such Misleading: Tinder Isn’t Really Accepting Dogecoin
One of the crypto world’s biggest Valentine’s Day stories has turned out to be largely overblown. Since late last week, reports have started to suggest that Tinder will begin “accepting Dogecoin. дальше »
2019-2-20 23:15 | |
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Coinmama: 450,000 User Records Compromised in Data Breach
Coinmama, a Bitcoin and Ethereum broker based in Israel, has become the target of a major security breach that has resulted in the theft of thousands of user records. According to a notice posted by the broker, 450,000 Coinmama users were affected by the attack, and their email addresses and encrypted passwords were stolen. дальше »
2019-2-18 21:02 | |
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Scatter Wants to Port Steam & Indie Games to EOS
Scatter has announced that it intends to port various indie games to EOS, one of the foremost dApp platforms. Although the company is best known for its popular EOS wallet, Scatter now plans to enrich the EOS ecosystem by acquiring several up-and-coming games. дальше »
2019-2-18 20:55 | |
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Monero Puzzle Still Teasing Community: Can It Be Solved?
Fans of The Da Vinci Code take note: a cryptic image that conceals an unknown amount of Monero is circulating the web. The image was originally created for DefCon last year, but the designer has now re-published the work in hopes that the crypto community will finally be able to solve the puzzle. дальше »
2019-2-18 20:48 | |
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CoinSquare Acquires Zero-Fee Decentralized Exchange StellarX
StellarX, a decentralized exchange built on top of the Stellar blockchain, has been acquired by a major Canadian exchange called CoinSquare. StellarX recently announced the acquisition on its Medium blog. дальше »
2019-2-15 17:41 | |
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J.P. Morgan Has Created a Stablecoin: Just Don’t Expect to Use It Yourself
J. P. Morgan Chase has announced “JPM Coin,” a blockchain token that will serve as both a stablecoin and a settlement tool. The financial giant has announced the coin on its official website, and the project has already garnered plenty of mainstream attention. дальше »
2019-2-15 17:23 | |
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EOSBet Still Going Strong Following Last Year’s Attacks, Bitcoin Added This Week
EOSBet, which is currently the 8th-most popular gambling dApp, has announced that visitors are now able to use Bitcoin to gamble on the site. Ethereum and several other altcoins will also be added in the future. дальше »
2019-2-15 21:30 | |
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Brave: Blockchain Marketing Tech Has Grown More Than Tenfold
Brave, a web browser with an eye on web advertising, has published some astounding statistics about the blockchain-based marketing industry. In association with Never Stop Marketing, Brave has measured the number of startups in the industry and found significant growth over the past 2. дальше »
2019-2-15 21:07 | |
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Monero Plans To Fork For ASIC Resistance In March
Monero, the crypto market’s leading privacy coin, is apparently closing in on a new fork that will help the coin achieve resistance against specially-designed ASIC mining devices. According to a recent Reddit post, the update will occur in just four weeks. дальше »
2019-2-13 18:48 | |
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Craig Wright Renounces Blockchain Anonymity, Takes On WikiLeaks
Craig S. Wright, a long-established computer scientist and the frontman behind Bitcoin SV, has called out the segments of the crypto community that are pushing for freedom from existing legal systems. дальше »
2019-2-13 18:40 | |
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The Week In Review: Tech Buzz, Litecoin Surge, Lightning Torch
Last week started out with plenty of buzz involving the tech industry, as major companies either broke into blockchain or became otherwise involved in the area. Bitcoin and altcoin stories, as always, featured heavily in the news cycle as well. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:07 | |
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SEC’s Hester Peirce Suggests Functional Tokens Are “Not Securities at All”
Hester Peirce, an SEC Commissioner also known as CryptoMom, has given a new speech that suggests that it is vital for the SEC to promote new crypto innovations and relax its securities regulations. дальше »
2019-2-12 21:45 | |
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Binance Chain to Launch Testnet Within Two Weeks: CEO Reveals DEX Details
Binance Chain, the decentralized spinoff of the world’s largest crypto exchange, is rapidly approaching its release date, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao. During a recent livestream, Zhao indicated that the DEX’s testnet will launch in the “next week or two”—and he also revealed several new and enticing details about the project. дальше »
2019-2-12 21:38 | |
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Litecoin Partners With Beam, Will Use MimbleWimble After All
Litecoin’s privacy features are gradually getting closer to becoming a reality. Beam, a brand new altcoin, has announced that it is now engaged in “possible cooperation” with the Litecoin development team. дальше »
2019-2-12 21:21 | |
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Zcash Reveals Bug That Would Have Allowed Infinite Minting
Zcash, a prominent privacy coin, has published the details of a recent bug that would have allowed attackers to mint an unlimited amount of coins, essentially permitting them to create counterfeit Zcash tokens. дальше »
2019-2-8 19:47 | |
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Google Cloud Analyzes Coin Concentration, Adds Six Crypto Datasets
Google Cloud, a distributed computing service, has added several new cryptocurrencies to its data collections. The service originally introduced Bitcoin data in February 2018, and it followed up on that with the addition of Ethereum data last summer. дальше »
2019-2-8 02:30 | |
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NEO Global Development Looking Into Blockchain Securities
NEO Global Development (NGD) has announced its intent to begin exploring blockchain-based securities with the formation of its new Digital Asset Alliance. NGD’s Tamar Salant recently revealed details of the initiative during an interview, indicating that the alliance will bring together several different types of organizations. дальше »
2019-2-8 02:12 | |
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Dogecoin Transaction Data Bug Discovered In Block Explorers
Blockchair, a popular block explorer, has discovered a minor bug concerning the reporting of Dogecoin transaction data. This bug has reportedly affected “all the existing explorers,” including Dogechain. дальше »
2019-2-6 20:09 | |
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BitcoinHEX Generates Controversy During Lead-Up To Snapshot
A new fork of Bitcoin called BitcoinHEX is on its way. Created by the larger-than-life YouTube personality Richard Heart, the coin plans to make use of Ethereum in order to bring staking to current Bitcoin holders by means of a free airdrop. дальше »
2019-2-5 00:57 | |
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QuadrigaCX Plot Thickens; Money Starts Moving Following CEO’s Death
QuadrigaCX, which was once Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has endured plenty of problems over the past year including a bank freeze, legal disputes, and other troubles. Last week, the exchange filed for creditor protection, citing “significant financial issues” as the cause. дальше »
2019-2-5 00:43 | |
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Monero Is Now A Major Target For Chainalysis
The well-known blockchain investigation firm Chainalysis seemingly has a new target: Monero. During a recent webinar concerning illicit crypto activity, presenters from the firm stated that “Monero is our top priority. дальше »
2019-2-5 00:12 | |
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Staking Service Staked Gets Funding From Pantera, Coinbase
Proof-of-stake mechanisms are poised to become an increasingly prevalent method of achieving blockchain consensus over the coming months. By providing an alternative to mining, staking allows coinholders to earn new tokens by locking up their existing tokens. дальше »
2019-2-5 23:50 | |
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Week In Review: Litecoin Privacy, BitTorrent Tokens, Altcoin Progress
This week introduced a few minor developments concerning Bitcoin and related business, while altcoins took center stage and made major steps forward. TRON’s BitTorrent Token became a hot topic during its phenomenally successful token sale, while Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash made important announcements about upcoming features. дальше »
2019-2-2 16:55 | |
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Gemini Exchange Completes Widely-Recognized Security Audit
Gemini, a leading crypto exchange, has announced that it has completed a widely-recognized security audit known as a SOC 2 Type 1 examination. The audit was conducted by Deloitte, one of the “big four” accounting firms, and the exchange has passed with flying colors. дальше »
2019-2-1 20:11 | |
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R3 Partners With SWIFT, Tangential Ripple Connection Emerges
R3, the enterprise blockchain giant, has announced an exciting partnership with the major bank transfer network SWIFT. The news was originally revealed at the Paris Fintech Forum and confirmed in a January 30 press release from SWIFT. дальше »
2019-2-1 19:52 | |
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Wikimedia Partners With BitPay, Adds Bitcoin Cash Donations
Wikimedia, the organization behind Wikipedia and an assortment of other products, is partnering with the major payment processor BitPay in order to accept crypto donations from around the world. дальше »
2019-1-31 21:00 | |
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Litecoin Plans Private Transactions, Says No to Mimblewimble
Litecoin is planning to set itself apart from its Bitcoin origins by moving toward the realm of privacy coins. Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, has announced that the Litecoin development team is working to add confidential transactions to the coin, adding in later comments that the feature is due sometime this year. дальше »
2019-1-31 20:46 | |
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BitTorrent Tokens Sell Out Fast, TRON to Compensate Budged Buyers
Binance Launchpad has completed the first-ever sale of the much-hyped BitTorrent token (BTT). Although BTT was revealed just weeks ago, it is part of a larger project that has been heavily anticipated since last summer, when TRON acquired BitTorrent and hinted at integration. дальше »
2019-1-30 18:33 | |
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The Week In Review: Bitcoin ETFs, Constantinople Date, and Mining Malware
This week, the crypto world operated under circumstances that have recently become normal: low market prices continued to cause strife among investors and miners, while the late stages of the U. дальше »
2019-1-29 23:06 | |
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LocalBitcoins Suffers $28,000 Phishing Attack
The popular peer-to-peer trading site LocalBitcoins has reportedly experienced a significant attack and theft. At 10:00 UTC on January 26, the site’s administrators detected an issue that allowed an attacker to gain access to various user accounts. дальше »
2019-1-28 23:23 | |
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Is Blockchain Marketing Accurate? Mougayar Generates Buzz
Venture advisor and strategist William Mougayar made waves this week when he sorted several blockchain companies and projects by the accuracy of their marketing efforts. Last Sunday, Mougayar posted a chart on Twitter that separated a handful of well-known blockchain products into three different categories: Marketing Reality in Blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-28 23:11 | |
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Polkadot Plans To Redo Its Ill-Fated ICO This Year
Polkadot, a platform with a focus on blockchain interoperability, has reportedly decided to carry out an ICO for the second time. According to a recent article from the Wall Street Journal, knowledgeable sources have indicated that the project intends to raise $60 million as part of an upcoming token sale. дальше »
2019-1-28 23:00 | |
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Will Reinterpreted Gambling Laws Affect EOS & TRON DApps?
A recent decision from the U. S. Justice Department could introduce severe restrictions on Internet gambling of all varieties—including cryptocurrency-based gambling. The Federal Wire Act of 1961, which since 2011 has only prohibited online sports gambling, reportedly now covers all online gambling. дальше »
2019-1-28 22:44 | |
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Costly and Careful: Details of $16M Attack On Cryptopia Revealed
Last week, the New Zealand-based exchange Cryptopia was targeted by attackers who succeeded in stealing an unspecified amount of cryptocurrency. Not only was the total value of the attack unknown at the time, the nature of the attack was also a mystery. дальше »
2019-1-25 08:18 | |
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Bitfury Branches Out With Lightning Network Software Suite
Bitfury, best known for its Bitcoin mining products, has released a new suite of radically simplified software for interacting with the Lightning Network. Lightning itself is a peer-to-peer payment platform that promises to make Bitcoin and Litecoin transactions much faster and cheaper, and it has generated plenty of hype over the past year. дальше »
2019-1-25 08:05 | |
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Ontology to Offer Transaction Fee Rebates for DApp Devs
Ontology has come up with an inventive program to promote dApp development on its blockchain. Beginning this April, Ontology will offer developers a rebate on transaction fees plus a number of other incentives. дальше »
2019-1-24 21:39 | |
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Bitcoin Killer Unit-e Under Development by MIT and Stanford Profs
Professors and faculty from MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and several other universities are reportedly collaborating on a new cryptocurrency that has its eyes set on scalability and performance. дальше »
2019-1-23 21:40 | |
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Ethereum Crash Drives Growth of MakerDAO and DAI
MakerDAO, a crypto collateral platform, has revealed that its blockchain network and stablecoin have directly benefited from Ethereum’s extended price crash, which has been ongoing for the past several months and shows little sign of letting up. дальше »
2019-1-21 19:04 | |
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Ripple Challenges SWIFT, Promises Easier-Than-Ever Bank Transfers
Ripple, the major blockchain-based payment network, has revealed some of its future usability goals. The company’s sales director, Ross D’Arcy, recently attended Shift Money in Croatia, where he explained just how simple Ripple wants bank transfers to become. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:21 | |
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Mimblewimble Coins Falter; Litecoin and Monero Remain Enthusiastic
Mimblewimble, a new privacy coin protocol, has generated plenty of hype over the past few weeks. Two coins based on the protocol, Grin and Beam, went live for the first time this month and have garnered plenty of attention. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:07 | |
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BitTorrent and Upfiring Face Off In File Sharing Race
TRON and BitTorrent have announced a rough release date for their highly anticipated file-sharing software, BitTorrent Speed. Formerly known as Project Atlas, this tool promises to enhance download speed through token incentives. дальше »
2019-1-18 21:32 | |
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Trezor Unveils ‘Corazon’ Line of Luxury Hardware Wallets
Hardware wallet giant Trezor and phone casing manufacturer Gray have announced a new line of luxury hardware wallets. The two companies unveiled their Corazon product line on Wednesday, adding three high-end items to Trezor’s main offerings. дальше »
2019-1-18 01:06 | |
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TrueUSD Adds AutoSweep to Reduce Stablecoin Overhead
TrueUSD, a leading stablecoin, has introduced a new feature that will reduce overhead costs for exchanges that handle the coin. The new feature is called AutoSweep, and it will allow user deposits to be “swept” to an exchange’s central wallet without any of the usual costs or complications. дальше »
2019-1-18 00:42 | |
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Ripple Execs Dismiss Hostile Takeover Rumors
Two key Ripple executives have taken the time to discredit a rumor that has emerged regarding an alleged takeover of the company and its blockchain. Ripple CTO David Schwartz has noted that the rumor makes neither technical nor economic sense. дальше »
2019-1-16 21:32 | |
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Ethereum Constantinople Delayed Yet Again Due To Reentrancy Bug
Ethereum’s upcoming hard fork, codenamed ‘Constantinople,’ has been delayed once again due to the discovery of a new security vulnerability. The issue was revealed on Tuesday by Chainsecurity, a company that is responsible for auditing Ethereum’s smart contracts. дальше »
2019-1-16 21:20 | |
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Byteball’s Bot War Takes On DApp Dominance
Over the past few years, programmability has become an important part of many blockchain platforms. This feature was first introduced by Ethereum, which played a central role in popularizing programmable smart contracts. дальше »
2019-1-16 00:03 | |
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