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Bitcoin Price Surge Spikes Lightning Network Value Up Over $5 Million Capacity
Bitcoin Lightning Network, the layer 2 protocol designed to solve the scalability problems of Bitcoin, has now reached a record $5 million capacity following the recent surge of the price of bitcoin (BTC) to nearly $5K, according to reports published April 2, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-3 05:02 | |
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SEC “Crypto Mom” Sits Down at Blockchain Digital Asset Forum: Wealth Shouldn’t Be a Requirement to Prosper
On March 26, the Blockchain Digital Asset Forum took place, where SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce was able to speak on various issues in the crypto industry. According to an article by Forbes, Peirce explained that the SEC utilizes many different resources, simply to ensure that the public is capable of following the rules laid out […] дальше »
2019-4-3 04:52 | |
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Nobel Prize winner wants to fight nuclear waste with lasers
The work of Nobel Prize winner Gerard Mourou could potentially solve (or at least mitigate) a major problem in the energy industry: nuclear waste. And the solution? Lasers, that which we hope will be the answer to every question. дальше »
2019-4-3 04:44 | |
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Pakistan Will Issue Its Own Digital Currency By 2025
According to the Dawn, a local media outlet, Pakistan’s central bank has announced plans to have a digital currency by 2025. Digital Version of the Pakistani Rupee Speaking about the regulation of Electronic Money Institutions, non-bank entities that will be allowed to issue “e-money” for digital payments, Pakistan’s State Bank Deputy Governor Jameel Ahmad told the audience that digital currency is more efficient. дальше »
2019-4-3 04:00 | |
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Flippening Incoming? US Google Users More Interested in Ripple (XRP) than Bitcoin
According to Google Trends last year, the number of US users searching for the term, “how to buy Ripple” was greater than the number using the popular search engine to query “how to buy Bitcoin”. дальше »
2019-4-3 02:00 | |
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Puerto Rico Approves Combination Bank for Fiat and Digital Assets
The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT), a new bank in Puerto Rico catering to cryptocurrency traders, is now fully operational. SJMBT announced its receipt of all appropriate licensing from Puerto Rican regulatory officials to begin offering “fiat and digital asset custody and settlement services,” which are “to be integrated with the trading platforms offered by its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Exchange (SJMX). дальше »
2019-4-3 00:47 | |
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Bulls are Back in Town? Experts Weigh in on Bitcoin Price Rise
The price of Bitcoin has surged to its highest point since last November, reaching an average of almost $4,850 according to crypto asset price comparison site Coinmarketcap. Having broken the $5,000 mark on some exchanges, the Bitcoin price has since retreated back to around $4,720 at the time of writing. дальше »
2019-4-3 00:00 | |
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PayPal Backs Digital Identity Startup Cambridge Blockchain
PayPal has joined Cambridge Blockchain’s Series A funding round, marking the US payment giant’s first blockchain investment. Cambridge Blockchain, a startup developing digital identity management software for financial institutions, initially closed its Series A in May 2018 after raising US$7 million from Foxconn’s HCM Capital, Partech Partners, Future\Perfect Ventures and Digital Currency Group, but according […] The post PayPal Backs Digital Identity Startup Cambridge Blockchain appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »
2019-4-3 23:56 | |
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Bithumb asks users to stop making cryptocurrency deposits owing to external audit
Bithumb, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms, was recently under the spotlight after a hack resulted in the exchange losing a significant amount of funds. The exchange, earlier today, released a statement on its official blog, asking its customers to stop making cryptocurrency deposits. дальше »
2019-4-3 22:30 | |
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Sony’s new PS4 refund policy is draconian, but it’s still better than Nintendo’s
Gotta be careful with April Fool’s Day announcements — most companies know just how to push gamers’ buttons and won’t hesitate to do so on the one day a year we’re all supposed to laugh it off. дальше »
2019-4-3 21:56 | |
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Paxful Introduces AI-Powered, Biometric Verification to Improve KYC and AML
The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform. дальше »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Swiss Stock Exchange Just Launched Ripple XRP-Based Product Along With EOS, Stellar, and Litecoin
Switzerland’s leading stock exchange SIX has launched the first-ever exchange-traded product (ETP) to track Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency. According to… The post Swiss Stock Exchange Just Launched Ripple XRP-Based Product Along With EOS, Stellar, and Litecoin appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:34 | |
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Tether’s [USDT] daily transaction volume reaches all-time high as stablecoins’ popularity rises
Tether [USDT], the top-stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, saw its daily transaction volume reach an all-time high. A recent report by the cryptocurrency and blockchain-centric analytics site, CoinMetrics, attested the same. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:00 | |
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Federal Reserve System Briefly Goes Down as Bitcoin Boasts 99.98% Uptime
Several users have reported that the US Federal Reserve Bank’s real-time settlement system has gone offline for a brief period of time. This prevented banks from completing a number of transactions, further highlighting the issues of centralized systems. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:00 | |
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Seed Investments In Blockchain Increased Despite Bear Market
Contrary to trending assumptions, seed investments in crypto companies have been on the increase even with the bear market still in force. This according to an April 1, 2019 report by crypto-focused venture capital firm, Digital Currency Group (DCG). дальше »
2019-4-2 20:00 | |
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Pro-Blockchain, Anti-Cryptocurrency; China Leads in Blockchain Projects Globally
Though China may have banned cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), a new report shows that the country leads the world in blockchain projects, accounting for at least 25 percent of all ongoing blockchain projects. дальше »
2019-4-2 19:00 | |
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Facebook Will Rake in $10 Billion a Year from Instagram Checkout: Analyst
A major European investment bank says the Instagram Checkout feature which debuted last week will make Facebook $10 billion richer every year by 2021. The social media app’s new shopping cart is rolling out in beta with 23 top brands (like Nike, Adidas, Dior, and Prada). дальше »
2019-4-2 18:44 | |
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It’s 2019 Folks, Here’s The Top 10 Most Popular Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin is undoubtedly the most used cryptocurrency. Regardless, there are several other digital currencies available for trading in the crypto space. Below are the most popular virtual currencies, according to CoinMarketCap. дальше »
2019-4-2 17:24 | |
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Binance Research Identifies Design Flaw on Prediction Market Platform Augur
According to April 1, 2019, report by Binance Research, a number of design flaws have been discovered in predictions-market platform Augur that can easily be exploited by malicious persons to defraud genuine users out of their staked tokens. дальше »
2019-4-2 15:00 | |
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United States SEC on the lookout for ‘crypto-specialist’; blockchain and crypto-jobs on the rise
The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] has ramped up its focus on the digital currency industry and is now looking for a “crypto-specialist” to advise the regulator body on legal issues. As per a public SEC job-posting on USA jobs, the SEC has signaled its concern to the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »
2019-4-2 13:00 | |
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Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent are among the first 197 regulated blockchain firms in China
China‘s Cyberspace Administration – the country’s central internet regulator – has released the first list of companies approved to conduct business with blockchain tech. There are 197 businesses included on the list which, according to analysts, is meant to “provide a controllable environment to explore blockchain technology,” the Global Times reports. дальше »
2019-4-2 11:51 | |
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Coinbase Introduces International Payments using XRP and USDC
Coinbase has been adding value to the cryptocurrency industry in the year 2019 with many innovative programmes plus the addition of XRP and Stellar to its exchange and wallet. This time, it is announcing the use of XRP and stablecoin USDC for international payments. дальше »
2019-4-2 11:26 | |
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The U.S. SEC Wants to Hire a Crypto Specialist Legal Advisor
According to April 1, 2019, posting on the Federal Government’s official jobs portal USAJobs, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is plannng to recruit a crypto specialist attorney advisor. дальше »
2019-4-2 11:00 | |
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Why you should start selling your product before it exists — according to Adobe’s VP of Creativity
Remember Apple Newton? Neither could we. This mobile tablet, released in 1993, is often hailed as Apple’s biggest flop. Its hefty price tag, large size, and blatantly inaccurate handwriting recognition software were to blame for its inglorious demise. дальше »
2019-4-2 10:14 | |
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Chinese Authorities Publish List of Registered Blockchain Firms
On March 30, 2019, the National Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued registration numbers to nearly 200 distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based firms in the region as part of its broader plan of regulating, securing, strengthening, and advancing the growth of the industry, according to local news source Yicai. Chinese DLT Firms Get Licensed Based onRead More дальше »
2019-4-2 09:10 | |
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Bitcoin Cash proponent Roger Ver calls out Bitfury; asks them to stop spying on and selling users’ transactions
Roger Ver, in a recent talk with the CEO of SBI Holdings, Adam Traidman, took the opportunity and called out another mining player, Bitfury to stop spying. According to the BCH proponent, Bitfury claimed that a section of its business was busy spying on users’ transactions and selling their data. дальше »
2019-4-2 05:30 | |
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ICOs See a Massive Decline According to The Wall Street Journal
Compared to just a year ago, The Wall Street Journal reports on March 31, 2019, that ICOs are raising 58 times less money due to tighter restrictions and unprofitable token launches. No Longer Profitable? Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been a bit of a mixed bag in the crypto space. They’re banned in several partsRead More дальше »
2019-4-2 05:00 | |
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Digital Currency Group Reports 67% Growth of Blockchain Industry from 2016 to 2018
Blockchain technology is continually advancing in a way that other industries are able to gain benefits from it as well. As this nascent technology gains more traction, the Digital Currency Group decided to evaluate it, learning about the funding rounds from 2016 to 2018. дальше »
2019-4-2 04:21 | |
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Tether’s Daily Volume Reaches All-Time High at 38,150 USDT Transactions
Tether Limited has been the subject of controversy ever since they issued their stablecoin under the same name, otherwise known as USDT. On March 31st, according to an article by The Block, the stablecoin made history with its highest daily volume since it was originally issued in 2015. The data was collected from CoinMetrics.io. Based […] дальше »
2019-4-2 04:01 | |
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Russian social media platform Vkontakte may launch cryptocurrency, potential access for 50 million users
Vkontakte, a Russian social media platform and subsidiary of Mail. ru Group, is reportedly working on a cryptocurrency. According to RNS, a Russian news outlet, Vkontakte’s plan involves the creation of cryptocurrency wallets for its 50 million users on the social media platform. дальше »
2019-4-2 02:21 | |
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Pakistan Introduces Crypto Regulation
The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). дальше »
2019-4-2 01:33 | |
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TRON (TRX) Striving to Remain Compliant with Japanese Laws
The Tron Foundation, the group behind the TRON (TRX) blockchain project, one of the largest platforms for the development of decentralized applications (dApps), has buttressed the need for developers on the platform to refrain from creating dApps that do not conform with Japanese laws, according to a blog post on March 31, 2019. TRON JoinsRead More дальше »
2019-4-2 01:00 | |
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Coinbase Announces Stellar Lumens (XLM) Support On Coinbase Wallet App
Coinbase Announces Stellar Lumens (XLM) Support On Coinbase Wallet All the major crypto exchanges in the world are currently making an effort to support more and more tokens. Now, Coinbase has recently added Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its Coinbase Wallet, according to the official blog of the company. At the moment, the Coinbase Wallet already […] дальше »
2019-4-2 00:00 | |
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Report: 2019 iPhones will be able to wirelessly charge other devices
Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro introduced a neat party trick that I found to be surprisingly useful: It can wirelessly charge other devices placed on its back. A similar featured appeared on Samsung’s Galaxy S10, and now it’s making its way to the 2019 iPhones, according to reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (and via MacRumors). дальше »
2019-4-1 23:28 | |
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Changelly Puts Stolen Funds Of $76,000 In XRP And $480,000 In EOS On Hold From Bithumb Hack
Changelly Hacks $76K In XRP And $480K In EOS Stolen From Bithumb For the second time in the previous year, Bithumb (a cryptocurrency exchange) has been hacked. According to several journalist reports, $20 million XRP and $13 million in EOS is said to be in the circulation currently. As a number of the hawk-eyed devotees […] дальше »
2019-4-1 23:14 | |
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Binance Shows Augur (REP) Has a Contract Design Flaw Attack on its Prediction Markets
The Ethereum-based prediction market Augur (REP) seems to be facing a design flaw attack. The information was released by Binance Research in a blog post on April 1st. According to Binance Research, there is a malicious market creator that may design a market to exploit a purposeful flaw. Binance Research Unveils Design Flaw Attack on […] дальше »
2019-4-1 23:09 | |
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Yes, Ethereum (ETH) Is Losing The Dapp Race, Dethroning Bogging Down Prices?
Ethereum prices up 3. 8 percent but underperforming against EOS and Cardano The number of dApps launching off Ethereum declining Vitalik admits that Ethereum’s novelty is ending and competitor platform offering speed and scalability is clipping part of their market share. дальше »
2019-4-2 23:00 | |
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Ukraine’s Capital Kiev May Soon Accept Bitcoin for Public Transport
Authorities at the Kiev City State Administration (KCSA) are reportedly re-examining the merits of adopting Bitcoin (BTC) payments in the city’s public transport system. The move is part of efforts to upgrade Kiev’s public transport infrastructure to meet up with the standards seen in other major cities across the globe. дальше »
2019-4-2 23:00 | |
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Kraken Sees Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Futures Crack Over $150 Million in Activity
Who said crypto futures were not popular? Not only Bitcoin futures move a lot of money around, but it looks like futures for Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are also very popular on the Kraken Exchange, one of the only companies in the market which offers this kind of investment. According to a new […] дальше »
2019-4-1 22:39 | |
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Lazarus Hacker Group Continues to Target Crypto Using Faked Trading Software
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi. дальше »
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
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Bezos Sext Scandal: Did Saudi Arabia Use Israeli Spyware to Hack Amazon CEO?
Saudi Arabia hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos’s private sexts, according to a recent bombshell report in the Daily Beast. Shock Claim: Saudia Arabia Hacked Amazon Founder to Expose Sexts In an article penned by Gavin De Becker, a private security consultant hired by Bezos to probe the leak of his intimate messages, the investigator concludes that the Saudi regime unlawfully gained access to the tech mogul’s phone and tipped off the National Enquirer about his extramarital affair with news anchor Lauren Sanchez. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:31 | |
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S7 Airlines Owner & Russia’s 4th-Richest Woman Dies in Plane Crash
One of Russia’s richest women has died after the private jet she was traveling in crashed in Germany. Natalia Fileva, the co-owner and chairwoman of S7 Airlines, was flying from Cannes in France when the single-engine, six-seat aircraft crashed and burned while approaching an airport in southwestern Germany on Sunday afternoon, according to The Siberian Times. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:57 | |
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VeChain Registers Under New Chinese Blockchain Regulations
VeChain has become one of several companies to register under China’s new blockchain regulations. According to Yicai, a Chinese news body, the Cyberspace Administration of China has now distributed registration numbers to its first batch of applicants, which includes VeChain and nearly 200 other companies. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:56 | |
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Iran, Central Bank and Crypto Regulations: Legal Challenges and Pending Sanctions Progress
The Central Bank of Iran recently released a draft on cryptocurrency regulations. The draft is available on the bank’s official website and is likely in Persian. However, according to various sources, the draft begins by first making it clear that cryptocurrency usage as a payment method is still prohibited. The draft also notes, however, the […] дальше »
2019-4-1 19:41 | |
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