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Here’s how Fortnite hooked 125 million players
If you have kids, you’ve likely heard about Fortnite. The wildly popular online battle game has amassed over 125 million players and hosts more than 3 million concurrent players. The game “has brought in more revenue in a single month than any other game of its kind,” according to industry watchers, grossing over $1 billion so far this year. дальше »
2018-8-6 11:36 | |
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Queensland, Australia Invests Portion of its $6.1Mil Ignite Ideas Fund in Crypto Startup
Queensland, Australia is giving away millions with its Ignite Ideas fund. This week, it posted details regarding the AUD$8. 3 million grant ($6. 1 million USD). Something like 70 regional companies shared the bounty, including a cryptocurrency startup, Travelbybit, which managed to snag AUD$100,000 on its way to promoting tourism using crypto. дальше »
2018-8-6 00:45 | |
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Investors Petition for the Extradition of Sky Mining CEO Accused of Crypto Mining Scam
Nearly a thousand people have signed a petition for the extradition of Leh Minh Tam, the CEO of Sky Mining, a cryptocurrency mining firm based in Ho Chi Minh City. The signatories are calling for Tam’s deportation from the United States following allegations that he fled after defrauding investors of $36 million. дальше »
2018-8-5 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done
This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger. дальше »
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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The Weekly: China Hires Cryptographer, McDonald’s Unveils Maccoin
In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about China hiring a cryptographer, McDonald’s unveiling Maccoin, Bitmain getting richer and much more. The most commented-on article during the week covered Paul Krugman’s new attack on the idea of cryptocurrency on the pages of The New York Times. дальше »
2018-8-6 14:12 | |
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OKEx Forced to Perform $9 Million Clawback After $416 Million Bitcoin Trade Goes Awry
In easily one of the biggest stories of the past week, cryptocurrency exchange giant OKEx was forced to perform a $9 million clawback to cover substantial losses from a $416 million Bitcoin trade gone wrong. дальше »
2018-8-5 20:00 | |
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$416 Million BTC Futures Trade Loss on OKEx to cost Counterparts
Instead, it operates using a so-called “socialized claw-back” policy for cases where a trade shortfall is incurred. In this instance, those with unrealized gains on their short positions this week are set to lose 18 percent of their profits to foot the bill, as Bloomberg notes. As of press time, OKEx has not responded to дальше »
2018-8-4 22:31 | |
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Samsung says smartphones have the best security for cryptocurrency, security experts disagree
With more than $761 million in cryptocurrency thefts this year alone, security has become a hot topic in blockchain tech. But what exactly is the best way to store your digital assets on decentralized networks? If you ask Samsung, the answer might be your smartphone. дальше »
2018-8-3 18:30 | |
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Sky Mining CEO Fleas To The US With $35 Million In Assets
A Vietnamese CEO working for a cryptocurrency mining company has stolen $35 million worth of company and investor assets and fled the country. Le Mihn Tam went underground on Monday last week and hasn’t been seen since. дальше »
2018-8-1 11:18 | |
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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion
International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association. дальше »
2018-7-31 19:50 | |
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What is crypto done in the meeting?
The CEO of Vietnamese cryptocurrency mining firm Sky Mining has reportedly disappeared with investor and company funds worth an alleged $35 million, local media outlet VNExpress reported July 29. According to VNExpress, Sky Mining CEO Le Minh Tam disappeared a week ago, appearing to organize a cleanout of company assets. Tam told investors to go дальше »
2018-7-30 18:50 | |
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Huobi Informs Users on Decision to Launch P2P Trading in India
Following several announcements of plans for global expansion, this week crypto exchange Huobi has reportedly informed Indian users of its intentions to present them with a P2P platform that allows trading in Indian rupee. дальше »
2018-7-29 17:47 | |
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Largest Wall Street Crypto Firm Lost $134 Million in Q1 2018
Galaxy Digital — a full-service digital assets merchant bank launched by ex-Goldman Sachs macro trader Michael Novogratz — took a financial beating in the first fiscal quarter of 2018. Rekt… The New York-based cryptocurrency-focused merchant bank disclosed its financial report for the first time this week, and the results weren’t great. дальше »
2018-7-27 21:00 | |
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PR: 1+1>2 – Justin Sun Acquired BitTorrent
Few people know about the two failed attempts made by BitTorrent, former P2P leader, to transform itself into a media company after its decline from the height of BT download. Obviously, though once a technological game-changer, BitTorrent is no longer a favorite of the Internet industry. дальше »
2018-7-26 20:30 | |
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BitMEX Breaks Industry Record With 1 Million Bitcoins Traded in One Day
Hong Kong-based trading platform Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) has revealed it traded over 1 million Bitcoin in the 24 hours through July 24. ‘Astronomical Surge’ In Volume As Bitcoin prices continue to hover above $8000, major exchanges have handled daily volumes exceeding $5 billion this week. дальше »
2018-7-26 16:00 | |
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Who’s King Of The Ethereum DApps? Two Self-Confessed Pyramid Schemes
Two ‘self-sustaining’ pyramid schemes briefly became the most popular decentralized apps (DApps) on Ethereum this week. Money Pours Into ‘Fomo3D’ and ‘PoWH’ Data from monitoring site DappRadar shows Fomo3D and PoWH 3D held the number one and number two spots among DApps July 22, pushing the highest-placed ‘legitimate’ offering – decentralized exchange IDEX – into third place. дальше »
2018-7-24 14:00 | |
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$46 Million of Ether is Locked in a Pair of Ponzi Dapps
The ethereum network has another pair of smash hit dapps. The decentralized applications have proven to be a viral success over the past week, amassing more transactions than IDEX and accruing seven-day trading volume of 180,000 ETH. дальше »
2018-7-24 01:40 | |
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Banking On A Decentralized Bank
Last week Binance made headlines by announcing its first foray into banking. For a price of $133 million, the exchange had acquired a 5% stake in Malta’s future “Founders’ Bank.” Ordinarily, an investment by one moneymaking organization into another would scarcely deserve mention, except for one fact: ownership of Founders’ Bank will rest on the […] The post Banking On A Decentralized Bank appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-7-20 20:23 | |
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Institutional Investors Are in Love With Bitcoin, Grayscale Report Reveals
In its recent Digital Asset Investment Report, Grayscale Investments LLC, an investment company that specializes in cryptocurrency funds, revealed that it has raised $250 million through new asset investments in this year alone. дальше »
2018-7-19 20:52 | |
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How Hotstar streams cricket matches to 10 million passionate fans at once
Last week, Google’s YouTube TV suffered an hour-long outage while it was airing a soccer World Cup match between Croatia and England, disappointing scores of subscribers in the process. It even led some to question whether it’s possible for any company to handle live streaming such a major event. дальше »
2018-7-17 16:40 | |
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ETH Bots Run Rampant While Twitter Claims to Ban Lookalike Accounts
According to reports the social media platform Twitter has been deleting millions of fraudulent accounts per day, and stated during the first week of July that it suspended more than 70 million accounts throughout May and June. дальше »
2018-7-17 00:55 | |
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Shillingham United XI: A dream team of footballers backing crappy cryptocurrencies
Have you been noticing just how many footballers have been signing deals with initial coin offerings (ICOs)? News broke last week that Didier Drogba, former Chelsea star and Ivory Coast’s all-time highest scoring striker, has become the latest sports celebrity to officially endorse a cryptocurrency startup. дальше »
2018-7-16 18:54 | |
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The Daily: Poloniex Goes Mobile, Cobinhood Adds USD Fiat, Bitmain Expands
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a new mobile app from Poloniex, the addition of USD fiat at Cobinhood exchange and the expansion plans of Bitmain in Israel. We also report about a triad boss who claims to have raised $750 million in a recent ICO. дальше »
2018-7-16 11:20 | |
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Bitcoin this week: new transactions, Bancor Breach, Vitalik vs Bancance CEO
Bancor Breach The big story on Tuesday was that Bancor reported it had experienced a “security breach”. A wallet used to upgrade some smart contracts has been compromised and used to withdraw 29,984 ETH, worth approximately $12. дальше »
2018-7-15 17:13 | |
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Bitcoin.com Celebrates 2.5 Million Wallets Created in Less Than a Year
This week Bitcoin. com reached a milestone of a whopping 2. 5 million Bitcoin. com Wallets created in less than a year. Since we started our web portal we’ve focused on providing people with world-class resources that fit every bitcoiner’s needs and our simple-to-use wallet is no different. дальше »
2018-7-14 21:50 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] vs Warren Buffet: A battle for the ages with a $1.2 billion prize
Fourth-generation Australian bookmaker [bookie], Tom Waterhouse announced on Twitter earlier this week about a bet placed with him. This bet is comparable to John McAfee’s ‘Bitcoin [BTC] will hit $1 million by 2020 or I eat my dick’ bet. дальше »
2018-7-13 11:46 | |
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Yes, you’re losing Twitter followers. No, it’s not because you’re an asshole (probably).
Twitter today announced it’d be removing locked accounts from users’ follower counts. If you’ve noticed a precipitous drop in follower counts today, it’s not you — it’s your followers. Reports surfaced earlier this week that Twitter had suspended a multitude of fake accounts in the months of May and June — apparently in an attempt to curb the rise of bot and their accompanying cocktail of issues. дальше »
2018-7-12 02:47 | |
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Blockchain will contribute almost $1 billion to the telecoms sector alone within the next five years, MarketWatch reports Wednesday
Blockchain will contribute almost $1 billion to the telecoms sector alone within the next five years, MarketWatch reports Wednesday, July 11. a new research forecasts this week. According to a global market research store Research and Markets, blockchain technology in telecoms will explode from a $46.6 million industry in 2018 to one worth $993.8 million дальше »
2018-7-12 21:43 | |
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Syscoin [SYS]: What actually happened? Dev team clarifies
Earlier this week, in an extraordinary turn of events, 1 Syscoin [SYS] was sold for 96 Bitcoin [BTC] on Binance. This gave that specific token a price of $6.36 million. The Syscoin team were fairly quick to respond with an in-depth explanation of the event. In a post on their GitHub page, the team provided […] дальше »
2018-7-7 01:57 | |
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Why Kakao, Korea’s Biggest Internet Firm, Was Forced to Pivot From ICO to DApp
Line and Kakao, two of the largest messaging applications in Asia alongside WeChat, with more than 90 percent of the market share in Japan and South Korea respectively, are battling for dominance in the blockchain sector with unique partnerships and decentralized applications. дальше »
2018-7-3 20:00 | |
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Canadian Securities Commission: Currently half a million moderate moderators hold crypto
Finance A study by the Ontario Securities Commission reveals that over half a million people, 5 percent of Ontario residents, currently own cryptocurrencies. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space 5% of Ontarians Have Crypto The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a study last week entitled “Taking Caution: Financial Consumers and the Cryptoasset Sector.” The report describes: дальше »
2018-7-2 08:35 | |
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2.3 Million Cryptocurrency Addresses Could be at Risk from New Malware
Cryptocurrency clipboard hijackers are a common malware threat to anyone copying and pasting cryptocurrency addresses when making a transaction. A new version of clipboard hijacking malware has been identified this week that may mean previous assessments of their risks are grossly underestimated. дальше »
2018-7-2 07:16 | |
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Crypto Week In Review: Institutional Investors are On-Boarding, Bithumb Recovers $16 Million
The week did not leave much to be desired for, with the market seeing a variety of positive institutional news amidst volatile price movements. Institutional Investment Dominates The News Cycle The presence of traditional institutions has been an important topic of discussion in the cryptocurrency community. дальше »
2018-7-1 12:00 | |
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Dwindling Cryptocurrency Prices Spell More Doom for Plagued ICO Market
The initial coin offering industry has seen a lot of growth over the past 18 months. Various projects launch every single week, and most of them raise a few million dollars in the process. Unfortunately, a lot of ICOs are destined to fail sooner or later. Several billions have been lost due to such failed […] дальше »
2018-7-1 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Charity Funds and Dark Web Run-Ins
This week, the U. S. Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies banded together to bring down some bad actors on the dark web. EOS is undergoing some growing pains with the launch of its network, exposing the trials and tribulations of an all-too-centralized governance model. дальше »
2018-6-30 20:56 | |
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Bithumb Recovers Half of Stolen Funds From $31 Million Hack
Last week, Bithumb – one of South Korea’s largest digital currency exchanges – was hacked for $31 million in various cryptocurrencies. Announced on June 28, 2018, Bithumb confirmed the recovery of nearly half the stolen funds. дальше »
2018-6-29 10:57 | |
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EOS reportedly sells almost all attracted cryptocurrencies
The cryptocurrency platform EOS, which raised about $4 billion during its year-long crowdsale, is actively selling or moving ethers, attracted during its ICO. Within the last week, the sale speed reached 500,000 ETH, which is equivalent to $250 million. дальше »
2018-6-27 21:55 | |
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EOS Now Has Only 100,000 Eth Left After Weeks of Selling
EOS has sold or moved around 2.5 million eth in the past 2-3 months with some 500,000 eth moved and/or sold just this ~week. The EOS crowdsale contract now shows... The post EOS Now Has Only 100,000 Eth Left After Weeks of Selling appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2018-6-26 13:42 | |
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Brian Kelly & Charlie Lee “Bitcoin Is Still Bullish”
Despite the recent hack on Bithumb, in which over $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies was culminated by the hackers, Brian Kelly and Charlie Lee remain ‘bullish’ on Bitcoin. This week, the South Korean exchange, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb was hacked which led to the theft of $31 million virtual currency’s. дальше »
2018-6-24 22:30 | |
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Ukrainian Government Allows Cryptocurrency Mining Without License
Mining Companies mining cryptocurrencies are not required to obtain a license, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for licensing regimes said this week. The annual revenue generated by the Ukrainian crypto mining industry amounts to over $100 million, according to recently published data. дальше »
2018-6-24 13:22 | |
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No License Needed to Mine Cryptocurrencies in Ukraine
Companies mining cryptocurrencies are not required to obtain a license, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for licensing regimes said this week. The annual revenue generated by the Ukrainian crypto mining industry amounts to over $100 million, according to recently published data. дальше »
2018-6-24 10:55 | |
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6 Reasons Why Bitcoin Price is Down — (And Some Positive News Too)
As the week comes to a close, let us reflect on and digest all the news — most of which was negative, that happened in the cryptocurrency arena affecting Bitcoin price. Oh Look, Another Exchange Hack Tuesday evening, popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb reported a system breach that resulted in approximately $31 million worth of cryptocurrencies being stolen. дальше »
2018-6-24 23:00 | |
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