2019-1-17 18:00 |
Independent security analysts at ICORating have given 16 percent of the world’s biggest crypto trading platforms an A rating, and none an A+.
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“The point is to get people to think about bitcoin, not spend it. I don’t think it’s good for that. It’s not meant to be used like cash,” Jeremy Gardner, founder of Ausum Ventures, advised me.
2019-1-15 17:50 | |
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DApp TronBet Transacts Billions of TRX On Sunday, Tommy Mustache, a leading, self-proclaimed “crypto addict,” took to his well-followed Twitter platform to discuss a pertinent industry happening — the monumental run-up that a Tron-based decentralized application (DApp) underwent.
2019-1-15 06:00 | |
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In the time-honored tradition of goal setting for the new year, Bitcoin Magazine has compiled a short list of seven possible New Year’s Resolutions for Bitcoiners as we head into 2019.
2019-1-2 03:22 | |
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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.
2018-12-20 22:13 | |
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Today’s Video Briefing takes on another crypto project that’s trying to break free of the blockchain’s shackles: Nano. Much like IOTA, Nano’s block-lattice architecture allows it to process fast transactions for zero fees – and none of the embarrassing costs of traditional blockchain mining.
2018-12-13 18:02 | |
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It is a logical cycle; there is demand for a new technology, not many people know of it, those who do get involved and are handsomely rewarded. Take for examples Tanks, post World War I German military had none.
2018-12-2 02:00 | |
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“Go for the Jugular” is the advice George Soros gave to his team during his famous attack on the British pound for a profit of $1 billion on so-called Black Wednesday in 1992.
2018-11-15 18:50 | |
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The advent of cryptocurrency backed loans will have profound ramifications on the crypto markets. Although several exchanges and credit companies have tried to enter the space, none of them have achieved market dominance.
2018-11-13 18:21 | |
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The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a press release on Friday, November 9, 2018, stating that it had fined Arizona resident Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme against his former employer and other investors.
2018-11-13 22:55 | |
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This time last year ICOs were massive news, raising funds totaling over $6 billion throughout the whole of 2017. Despite the downturn across the crypto market, ICOs have continued to grow. But ‘by how much?’ is not so straightforward to answer.
2018-11-6 08:00 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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When programmers first developed blockchain tech a decade ago, they were focused on creating new borderless money that could bypass banks and other third parties that were responsible for the Financial Crisis.
2018-10-23 23:47 | |
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Here’s a fun bit of trivia: which company runs the largest cloud computing network for rendering graphics? Is it Pixar, whose 24,000-core-data center qualifies as one of the world’s top supercomputers? Or Amazon Web Services, with an estimated 4.
2018-10-18 15:54 | |
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Published a month before a report by researchers from the University of Texas alleging that stablecoin Tether (USDT) issues new tokens to manipulate bitcoin's price, another academic study has come to light that challenges this theory.
2018-9-25 20:35 | |
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Following an earlier report by researchers from the University of Texas alleging that stablecoin Tether (USDT) issues new tokens to manipulate the bitcoin price, a new report has emerged debunking this theory.
2018-9-24 20:35 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India has filed an affidavit with the country’s supreme court in response to one of the petitions against its crypto banking ban. The central bank reportedly argues that it has acted within its power and that none of the petitioners have shown reasonable grounds for the supreme court to intervene.
2018-9-24 02:25 | |
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The crypto community burst with joy earlier today as cryptocurrency prices surged beyond even their most optimistic expectations. Contrary to what everyone has expected, the new price surge was not sparked by Bitcoin, as it usually happens.
2018-9-21 17:25 | |
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A new assessment by Europol this week reveals a growing schism between the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorists and other criminals. No European Terrorist Attacks Leveraged Crypto Funds In its Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), the organization highlights that while the use of Bitcoin in particular by cybercriminals is growing, terrorists still prefer conventional money transfer methods — banks and wire transfers.
2018-9-21 00:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency scams have been around for as long as people can remember. It appears criminals will never stop coming up with newer ways to separate hodlers from their coins. This time they decided to impersonate a big influencer in the crypto community, none other than John McAfee. It would be rather unlikely for the real […]
2018-9-6 19:00 | |
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Institutional investment, high level investment from corporations and organisations that have a lot of money to spend. The benefit of this? Huge sums of money flooding into the markets. The draw back? None that we can think of just yet.
2018-8-31 00:30 | |
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Bitcoin ABC, a development team behind Bitcoin Cash have announced the full details of the next Bitcoin Cash update (hard fork) set to roll out on the 15th of November 2018. The announcement is so far in advance of the update, as Bitcoin ABC have a responsibility to ensure that people are ready for the update and that none of the technology behind Bitcoin Cash are affected by the roll out.
2018-8-21 12:30 | |
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Brock Pierce, considered to be the center figure of cryptocurrency culture, tweeted about an upcoming event that will have all blockchain lovers, raving to go, or as crypto enthusiasts would say, ‘Futurama to the moon!’ The event is none other than the Futurama Blockchain Innovators Summit, known to create ripples in the cryptocurrency community, and this time it’s in Europe.
2018-8-17 06:00 | |
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We know how important a Bitcoin ETF is going to be for the markets and for Bitcoin in general, yet as it stands, no such thing exists. After total rejection by the SEC, we now have around 9 ETF applications pending, though none of us are very optimistic about the final destination for these.
2018-8-16 15:00 | |
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Google has had none of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished since early 2017 when it was reported they dropped the use of its own Authenticator app and switched to a U2F model. [Note: This is a guest article submitted by Marco Paez] All Top Crypto Exchanges Currently Use Google Authenticator The move was necessary as recent data released by the APWG reported that phishing attacks have tripled since 2013, with over 246 million user attempts being made Read More The post Top Crypto Exchanges Still Using Authenticator 2FA Despite Google Dropping Support appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2018-8-5 23:00 | |
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U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s latest appointed officer is none other than Valerie Szczepanik, who was given the responsibility to oversee the cryptocurrency industry. She is definitely one that doesn’t stand against innovation, however, she believes that the lack of compliance on the part of crypto investors, is what’s bringing unnecessary complexities. In particular, […]
2018-7-31 22:17 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Insurance companies cover all sectors of the economy, from the manufacturers to the financial industry and even personal property. They have, however, steered clear of the crypto industry, and with good reason.
2018-7-25 00:00 | |
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Canadian Tax Payers Getting Some Attention A Canadian start-up company, named Coinsmart, is a platform designed to help Canadian tax payers become (more) compliant in reporting in relation to cryptocurrency.
2018-7-18 20:20 | |
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According to Bloomberg, Block. one, the company behind EOS are on the verge of seeing some large scale investment from the hands of Peter Thiel and Jian Wu, with the latter better known as a co-founder of Bitmain Technologies.
2018-7-17 23:00 | |
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Last week was critical for Bitcoin (BTC) because it could have closed below the 21 EMA for the first time since 2016. This would also have invalidated a 2013 styled bullish view and pushed Bitcoin (BTC) into a bear market for a long time.
2018-7-4 18:00 | |
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2018 Coin Staking Guide Of the various consensus types powering crypto platforms and networks, none has been more recently discussed as the Proof of Stake. This is not surprising given its many benefits and increased preference to bitcoin’s proof of work consensus.
2018-7-2 20:31 | |
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At a time when crypto exchanges have become a prime target for hackers, trade. io is hard at work upgrading its systems to the highest grade possible. During its token sale, there were quite many attempted hacks on the website.
2018-7-1 11:30 | |
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Canadian rapper Drake released his much-anticipated Scorpion album at midnight last night. Although none of the album’s 20 songs mention cryptocurrencies, Big Sean was spotted rapping about cryptocurrency on YG’s ‘Big Bank’, released earlier this week.
2018-6-30 23:05 | |
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Hyperliquid Labs, the team behind HYPE’s $28 billion FDV token, refuted claims that North Korean hackers had infiltrated its layer-1 protocol.
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