Sheila Bair, former chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is open to new rules for digital currency

Sheila Bair, a former chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), believes the U.S. should create a wholly new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. She went on to explain: “We are trying to jam crypto trading into state money transmission laws, it just doesn’t work. I think at some point, we will need a federal дальше »

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€50 Million? No Thanks!

Who in their right mind would ever consider turning down €50 million investment in a project that was just about to go public? No-one, I here you say. Well I will have to argue with you and say that there is at least one person that has done it and his reasons for doing so […] The post €50 Million? No Thanks! appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Asset Management Firm Launches Chinese Blockchain ETF

Blockchain technology has grabbed the interest of investors globally as it has quickly grown into one of the most exciting areas due to its wide variety of application across industries. дальше »

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Bitcoin Just Got a Shoutout in a New US Supreme Court Opinion

That's not something you see every day: an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that makes a reference to cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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HIVE Blockchain Aims to Become the Backbone of a Decentralized World

Cryptocurrency mining is an integral part of the ecosystem. Without mining, most currencies would not be able to have network transactions confirmed in a secure manner. HIVE Blockchain is one of the companies keeping fingers in many different pies. дальше »

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Winklevoss Brothers Score Another Crypto Investment Patent

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, just won another crypto-related patent. дальше »

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Malaysian Cryptocurrency Firm Garners $30 Million From Investors In Two Weeks

Malaysian company SIM Chain established itself in the cryptocurrency scene just two weeks ago, and it has already accumulated a whopping $30 million from Chinese investors recently. Since its launch on June 4, the company has already attracted a hundred business partners from mainland China. дальше »

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“No Grounding In Reality”: BIS Report Tells A Strange Crypto Story

Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies. дальше »

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Report: Tether Does Have Enough Dollar Reserves to Back All USDT in Circulation

A Washington-based law firm said today that the cryptocurrency Tether (USDT), which as its name suggests is pegged to the value of the U. S. dollar, holds enough U. S. dollar reserves to back all of its coins in circulation. дальше »

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Quantum Resistant Blockchains: Your Wallet’s Kevlar Vest

When Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin genesis block back in 2009, quantum computing was still in its infancy. Quantum entanglement had been demonstrated, but a 12 qubit machine was the most advanced model yet benchmarked. дальше »

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The SEC Just Froze One ICO's Accounts for a Second Time

The SEC is once more taking action against a co-founder of the PlexCoin ICO project, having already sued him over securities violations and fraud. дальше »

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Covesting Invites Everyone to Test Their Platform

Covesting, a fintech startup launched by former Saxo Bank traders, has never failed to meet expectations of its users. It has rolled out all its products – its platform, exchange, informational and educational site Crypto Intelligence Portal – without violating any single deadline. дальше »

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EOS Block Producers Freeze Seven Accounts Worth $20,000 Days After Launch

Barely two days after the eos network launched, and just one day after it stopped functioning due to a bug, the EOS Block Producing (BP) supernodes froze seven eos accounts.... The post EOS Block Producers Freeze Seven Accounts Worth $20,000 Days After Launch appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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Bithumb stocks $31 Million Hack: What We Know (And Don’t Know)

On Wednesday, roughly 35 billion Korean won (around $31 million) in cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers from the South Korea-based exchange Bithumb. According to a follow-up report from CoinDesk Korea, Bithumb conducted a security enhancement checkup on June 16, just days before the confirmed hack. дальше »

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Ripple Market Sold, LTC Market Bought, Bithumb Hack as the Charts Tell It

On June 19th 2018, just before 2PM London time, Bithumb was hacked out of $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies. How the hack happened exactly we do not know. Bithumb has... The post Ripple Market Sold, LTC Market Bought, Bithumb Hack as the Charts Tell It appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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EOS Plagued with More Constitutional Crisis Following Mainnet Freeze

The initial excitement that came with the launch of the EOS blockchain has now turned into controversy and confusion. On June 16, 2018, ZyCrypto reported that the EOS Mainnet had suddenly frozen after just two days of its launch. дальше »

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Major Korean Crypto Exchange: $31 Million Vanishes

Bithumb, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange announced on its website that between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, Korean time, 35 billion won (about 31. 5 million USD) worth of cryptocurrencies vanished. дальше »

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Breaking News: Bithumb Hacked For $30 Million In Cryptocurrencies, Market Drops

Bithumb, one of the largest exchanges in Asia, just broke the news that it has been hacked, with the hackers reportedly stealing over $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies. Bithumb Wallet Change Backfires At 12:49 UTC on June 19th, Bithumb announced that they would be temporarily suspending deposits due to a change in wallets with their exchange. дальше »

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Bitcoin Is 'Not For Me' Says Goldman Sachs CEO

For Lloyd Blankfein, bitcoin just isn't his thing. дальше »

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Cardstack completes $35 million token sale, to drive dapp adoption

The movement pushing for a decentralized internet just got a boost as the much anticipated blockchain-based orchestration platform Cardstack completed its successful token generation event (TGE) for its CARD tokens. дальше »

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Opinion: EOS vulnerabilities will cause "massive exchange hack"

The EOS network has just started producing its blocks, but one well-known researcher of blockchain already warns that EOS vulnerabilities not yet discovered in the code will become the cause of a "massive exchange hack" in the near future. дальше »

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Cardano (ADA) Could See $9.99 By Year 2020

Cardano (ADA) is in the midst of a critical rebranding phase that could see the cryptocurrency’s price skyrocket in coming months. Currently trading around $0. 164 USD (1), it might initially seem a bit hopeful that the cryptocurrency could reach close to $10 in just 18 months. дальше »

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Australia Wants a Piece of Your Profits-Got Bitcoin Mate

Cryptocurrency = Asset Liz Russel, a senior tax agent at a private Australia online tax return service, shared some insights on the way theATO will be treating cryptocurrency gains and what people should expect. дальше »

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Distributed Apps: Few Users, But Is This Just the Beginning?

The Ethereum ecosystem has been around for years - but the predicted Cambrian explosion of distributed apps has yet to materialize.

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Malta FX, The Silicon Valley Of Crypto Exchanges, Needs Accelerator Program: Binance

Accelerator Programs for Exchanges are being backed by industry pioneers like Binance and Thomson Reuters. Malta Stock Exchange’s MSX FinTech Accelerator Program has just received the backing of Binance, the bell-weather cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »

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Cardstack Set to Redefine the Internet’s User Experience Layer

Blockchain venture Cardstack just recently concluded a successful token sale reaching its cap of $35 million. The funding puts Cardstack in a strong position to pursue its goal of redefining the internet’s experience layer through blockchain and decentralization. дальше »

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Ripple XRP Partner Has Launched In The UK

Southeast Asia’s leading virtual cross-border currency transfer service provider InstaReM, has now launched in Europe with its main operation being headquartered in London. The European market approach by InstaReM is aimed to ‘bottom out’ the market and name itself as “price champion”, just as it achieved a similar accolade following the companies launch in Southeast Asia in 2014. дальше »

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Fall from the Sky: How Low will Skycoin (SKY) Go as Multiple Scandals Unravel?

Skycoin is a project that has raised skeptical questions - and the price tanked by more than 70% in a short timespan, just ahead of the project’s launch.

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Got Bitcoin Mate? Because Australia Wants a Piece of Your Profits

After moving to request all cryptocurrency exchanges to report to the country’s watchdog agency, the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) will be collecting Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on cryptocurrency gains, essentially classifying them as assets. дальше »

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ImmVrse’s Guide to VR and its Uses

Bitcoin Press Release: Virtual Reality is a means of viewing the world in a completely unique manner for more than just the gaming industry. It has formed into a communication platform that makes the world a closer and better place. дальше »

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What’s New with Lisk

Last we checked on Lisk they’d just launched a new version of Lisk Hub interface. Since then, it’s been…

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$42 Million Roman Mansion For Sale in Cryptocurrency

Are you a crypto-millionaire? How about a crypto-multi-millionaire? Are you in the market for a Roman mansion? If so, Hilton & Hyland has just the home you’re looking for.   The Crypto Palazzetto Rick Hilton’s Hilton & Hyland company is listing a 17,000 square foot Roman mansion for roughly $42 million. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD May Overtake $900

Key Points Bitcoin cash price bounced back sharply from the $825 support area against the US Dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted key bearish trend line with resistance at $840 was breached on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). дальше »

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Chainbet Protocol Adds Trustless Multiplayer Bets, Auctions, and Dice Rolls

Just recently news. Bitcoin. com reported on the Chainbet protocol created by the developer Jonald Fyookball, designed to add trustless betting features to the Bitcoin Cash network. Following the launch of this concept, the Openbazaar developer Chris Pacia messed around with the idea and completed the first on-chain atomic bet. дальше »

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Press Freedom Gets a Crypto Boost

The First Amendment just got a major financial boost in the United States. Mainframe, a cryptocurrency startup dedicated to creating a censorship-resistant messaging system, donated a thousand Ethers to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. дальше »

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Bitfinex Enables EOS Block Voting

To the Bitfinex Ballot Box The world’s sixth largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume has just announced the successful deployment of a tool enabling users to vote for EOS Block Producers (BPs). дальше »

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ReddCoin Skyrockets With Phore Announcement

We have very recently seen ReddCoin skyrocket with a new announcement that will see the ReddCoin project move alongside Phore Blockchain, a cryptocurrency and blockchain based project that enables transfers through a standardised ecosystem. дальше »

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The 7 Most Important Cryptocurrencies Other Than Bitcoin

Bitcoin has not just been a trendsetter, ushering in a wave of cryptocurrencies built on decentralized peer-to-peer network, it’s become the de facto standard for cryptocurrencies. The currencies inspired by Bitcoin are collectively called altcoins and have tried to present themselves as modified or improved versions of Bitcoin. дальше »

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Press Release: BlitzPredict to Launch Main Blockchain Betting Platform Just in Time for the World Cup

The Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize sports betting back in May 2018 has been huge news for many betting companies. It has been particularly welcome news for BlitzPredict – the... The post Press Release: BlitzPredict to Launch Main Blockchain Betting Platform Just in Time for the World Cup appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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Why Hip Hop Music Producer Drumma Boy Is Very Upbeat On Cryptocurrency

Tech-savvy music producer Christopher Gholson aka “Drumma Boy” is producing more than just music this season. In his latest interview, the Super Producer paid paeans to the latest fintech buzz, cryptocurrency, recommending the music industry should begin using it to pay engineers or booking agents. дальше »

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Ethereum Has a Few Catalysts in Its Future That Could Move Its Price Higher

While Bitcoin continues to capture hefty attention, one crypto player sees some happenings with Ethereum that should be garnering just as much attention.

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Crypto Future Bleak Unless Investors Change

Just over a month ago, this writer posted an article that mooted the strong possibility of a trillion-dollar crypto market. At the time, the bulls were firmly behind the wheel. Under rosy skies Reddit’s co-founder predicted $20,000 bitcoin sometime this year; there were promising signs that Ethereum’s developers were successfully addressing some of the scalability issues […] The post Crypto Future Bleak Unless Investors Change appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cash To Be Taken Offline

Bittrex, is one of the worlds leading cryptocurrency exchanges. With a market capitalisation of $36,883,136. 00 at the time of writing, it is clear to see the full scale of Bittrex’s size and dominance. дальше »

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Pedalling Into The Future Of Crypto Mining

Innovative solutions for cryptocurrency mining seem to be cropping up more and more. A few months ago, we actually reported on a cryptocurrency mining heater that used the heat generated from GPU’s in order to heat an element which in turn would be used to provide heat to your home. дальше »

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Everything You Need to Know Before the ICON (ICX) Token Swap

After various delays, the ICON (ICX) token swap is almost upon us. Here’s everything you need to know before the platform switches out its ERC20 ICX tokens for mainnet ICX tokens!  In the coming days, ERC20 ICX tokens will be swapped out for mainnet ICX coins. дальше »

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Asset tokenization platform TrustToken just raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with the help of major venture corporations, including ..

Asset tokenization platform TrustToken just raised $20 million in a strategic token sale with the help of major venture corporations, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). TrustToken has so far released one such token already – a “stablecoin” called TrueUSD, according to the release. дальше »

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Still Not sold on Blockchains for Business? Just You Wait

The biggest journeys take place one step at a time, and when it comes to enterprises, it’s a particularly long journey. The first is a shift from private, permissioned blockchains to their chaotic, public and permissionless counterparts. дальше »

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UK Financial Game Show Uses Comedy & Bitcoin to Entertain, Inform

Who is the richest person in the world? Who said, “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap?” Where do they drink the most alcohol per capita? Ireland, Scotland, Russia or France? Readers who immediately answered just might be perfect guests on Dominic Frisby’s Financial Game Show, launching in the United Kingdom. дальше »

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