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Pantera Capital Raised MILLIONS For New Crypto Fund
The top crypto investment has now launched its third major fun. Recently published public documents have said that the blockchain investment company Pantera Capital has launched its third digital currency fund with over $70 million being officially committed. дальше »
2018-8-20 06:00 | |
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Cloud Mining Platform Genesis Wants “Unprofitable” Miners to Upgrade Their Contracts to Avoid Termination
The bearish trend that has been affecting the global crypto market for a while now seems to have finally taken its toll on Genesis Mining, one of the world’s leading cloud mining providers. The company published a blog post on Aug 16, 2018, implying that it is left with no option but to force some users to upgrade their existing. дальше »
2018-8-19 18:00 | |
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No More Coinbase and BitPay: Process Your Own Bitcoin Payments for $6 a Month
Merchants can now use a Bitcoin full node to process their own payments via the BTCPay server for under $6 a month — with or without Lightning Network functionality. Removing Microsoft Azure Reliance A guide to the solution from creator and Bitcoin developer Nicolas Dorier published August 18 explains how merchants who want to accept payments without banking formalities can now do so entirely independently. дальше »
2018-8-19 22:00 | |
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U.S. Research Team Attempts to Solve Bitcoin’s Scalability Crisis
A research team from Northwestern University, in Illinois, U. S. A. , believes they have unraveled one of Bitcoin’s long-standing nemesis: The problem of scalability. As reported by MarketWatch on August 15, 2018, the scholars put out details of their innovative solution. дальше »
2018-8-18 12:00 | |
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Over 60% of Top 100 Cryptocurrencies Have No Working Product, Study Claims
Of the top 100 cryptocurrencies listed by market capitalization, only 36 are actually what the authors term “working products” in a study recently published online. Newer ecosystem website, Invest in Blockchain, commissioned the study. дальше »
2018-8-18 09:20 | |
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November BCH Upgrade Discussion Heats Up After Bitcoin SV Full Node Announcement
Blockchain development firm Nchain has announced the company’s plans to launch a new Bitcoin Cash full node client called ‘Bitcoin SV. ’ Lead developer Daniel Connolly has published the specifications for re-enabling old opcodes for the November 2018 BCH upgrade. дальше »
2018-8-18 03:35 | |
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South Korean Cryptocurrency Market Targeted by New Rule Change
The government of South Korea has excluded cryptocurrency exchanges from being categorized as venture businesses. The government announced this new cryptocurrency market rule-change through a press release published on August… The post South Korean Cryptocurrency Market Targeted by New Rule Change appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-8-18 01:05 | |
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Chinese E-commerce Giant JD.com Launches Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) Platform
JD. com, a Chinese online retail behemoth, has debuted a new blockchain platform for enterprise clients. The platform is designed “to help enterprise customers build, host and use their own blockchain applications for more secure, transparent and convenient operations management. дальше »
2018-8-18 23:14 | |
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Former CIA Analyst Says Cryptocurrencies are Not a Threat to National Security
Former CIA analyst Yaya Fenusie has published a new article on Forbes arguing that although authoritarian governments are working to build cryptocurrency-based financial systems, cryptocurrencies themselves should not be feared or discouraged from a national security point of view. дальше »
2018-8-18 22:40 | |
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Genesis Mining Set to Scrap Open-Ended Bitcoin Mining Contracts Due to Lack of Profitability
Genesis mining has announced the imminent shutdown of open-ended Bitcoin mining contracts. The cloud mining service platform has advised users to migrate to a five-year BTC mining contract instead. дальше »
2018-8-17 17:39 | |
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Draft EU Proposal For ICOs To Be Included In Regulatory Framework for Crowdfunding
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs published a draft report on crowdfunding solutions on August 10, with a proposal for some initial coin offerings (ICOs) to be included in the highly anticipated draft regulatory framework for crowdfunding; expected early next year. дальше »
2018-8-17 14:01 | |
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Contrasting Bitcoin Narratives Abound This Week on CNBC
CNBC has published numerous articles this week painting very different pictures from financial industry professionals on the future of Bitcoin. Most recently, host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer, stated that “the sun seems to be setting” on cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-17 03:27 | |
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Study: Liberals love Overwatch, conservatives love CoD, and everyone loves Fortnite
A survey published this month suggests liberal gamers have a bit more interest in Overwatch and its like, while gamers in conservative areas are more interested in Call of Duty. The ValueGamers, a gaming research site, conducted the survey using Google Search data on the seven most popular esports games within each metro area of the United States. дальше »
2018-8-17 01:52 | |
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Coinbase’s ‘Toshi’ is Now ‘Coinbase Wallet’
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that the popular Toshi cryptocurrency wallet is being re-branded as the new Coinbase Wallet. In a blog post published yesterday, Coinbase announced that the Coinbase Wallet serves as “part of a larger effort to invest in products that will define the future of the decentralized web and make that… The post Coinbase’s ‘Toshi’ is Now ‘Coinbase Wallet’ appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »
2018-8-17 23:33 | |
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Scientists just ‘proved’ that it’s easier to influence children with robots than adults
A much-ballyhooed study published yesterday indicates children are more easily influenced by robots than adults. Perhaps next we’ll discover that robots find it easier to take candy from babies than grown-ups. дальше »
2018-8-16 21:09 | |
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Twitter: ‘We killed our legacy dev tools because nobody used them’
Twitter has deprecated three of its legacy developer APIs. As of today, the Site Streams, User Streams, and its REST Direct Message Endpoints are officially retired. Shakeups are seldom welcome, and bracing itself for an angry developer backlash, Twitter has published a blog post explaining its reasioning behind the cull of its APIs. дальше »
2018-8-16 19:05 | |
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Former Visa CEO Claims Crypterium Runs the Fastest Crypto-based Transactions
Former Visa UK CEO Marc O’Brien claims that the start-up he is running, Crypterium, is bringing cryptocurrency to the masses with a straightforward user experience backed by the fastest service for sending and receiving crypto-based payments. дальше »
2018-8-16 17:13 | |
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Ripple’s CTO invented a distributed computer system 20 years before blockchain – ask him about it
The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto is often credited with inventing blockchain – the tech behind the recent cryptocurrency and decentralization boom. But long before Nakamoto published his seminal paper that shaped Bitcoin as we know it, Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz had already come up a similar concept. дальше »
2018-8-16 15:33 | |
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Recent Survey Shows 30 Percent of UK Firms Have Been Affected by Cryptojacking Attacks
A recent research study published by Citrix has shown that as many as three out of ten businesses in the UK have fallen victim to cryptojacking within the past month. In the past few months, cryptojacking has become an even greater cryptocurrency-based scourge, overtaking ransomware attacks. дальше »
2018-8-16 01:49 | |
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Coinbase Acquisition Reveals the Exchange’s Interest in Providing Digital Identity Services
A new report published today by WIRED reveals that leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired a San Francisco-based blockchain startup in an effort to bolster the platform’s digital identity features. дальше »
2018-8-16 00:31 | |
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Ethereum Co-Founder: Sinking Price of Crypto Will Not Hurt Growth
Ethereum (ETH)–Joseph Lubin, one of the co-founders to the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization Ethereum and current CEO of ConsenSys Inc. , told Bloomberg in an interview published yesterday that he is not concerned with the sinking price of cryptocurrency or the overall impact it will have upon the growth of the industry. дальше »
2018-8-16 00:09 | |
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TRON (TRX) Added to LINE’s BITBOX Cryptocurrency Exchange, Line Launches $10 Million Token Venture Fund
LINE Corp has announced TRON (TRX) as the first token addition to BITBOX, its recently launched cryptocurrency exchange platform. In another development, the company plans to set up a token venture fund via one of its subsidiary firms. дальше »
2018-8-16 22:39 | |
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EU Officials Propose ICO Regulations, Set Fixed Fundraising Limits
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has called for the creation of strict regulations pertaining to initial coin offerings (ICOs). Parliament Members Call for Regulations In a report published Aug. дальше »
2018-8-15 12:00 | |
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Coinbase Reduces Index Fund Fee to 1% to Attract Institutional Investors, Adds Ethereum Classic
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that the company will be reducing its annual management fee for its Coinbase Index Fund from 2 to 1 percent for all new and existing investors. дальше »
2018-8-15 22:46 | |
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Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Unveils New Crypto Priorities, Exchange Profits Up 7-Fold
Japan’s GMO Internet has unveiled new priorities for its cryptocurrency business along with the performances of its crypto exchange and mining operations. The changes going forward result from the bear market and increased total hash rate. дальше »
2018-8-14 08:50 | |
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Analyst: Renewable energy will be ‘effectively free’ by 2030
Analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS believe that by 2030, we could all be living without much of a carbon footprint — at least at home. The analysts believe that the cost of renewable energy will continue to dive heading into the next decade, and that by 2030, costs will be so low they will “effectively be free,” according to new research published this morning in the Financial Times (paywall). дальше »
2018-8-14 03:58 | |
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Chinese Governmental Body Makes Dedicated Blockchain Lab a Key Focus for 2018
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has stated in a report published August 13th that it will be including the development of a blockchain-dedicated laboratory as one of its key labs for 2018. дальше »
2018-8-14 22:44 | |
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Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Bans Cryptocurrency Trading
Saudi Arabian lawmakers have published a declaration stating that all cryptocurrency trading within the kingdom is illegal. The standing committee responsible for the declaration labels cryptocurrency as a “get-rich” quick scheme and labels crypto investors as delusional. дальше »
2018-8-14 21:24 | |
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Coingeek Speaks on Consensus Changes and Next-Gen ASIC Chip
Last week, news. Bitcoin. com reported on the proposed consensus changes published by the Bitcoin ABC development team, and the opposition towards certain elements of that proposal from a few BCH community members. дальше »
2018-8-13 18:50 | |
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Tethers Role As A Central Bank For Crypto
Tether, the celebrity of the stablecoin world and one of the most ‘traded’ ‘cryptocurrencies’ in the world. I say this in inverted commas, as it’s status is a little hard to grasp, this aside, Tether has made a name for itself and is now as viable an asset as the US Dollar, and the range of other FIAT currencies that is is tied up too. дальше »
2018-8-13 13:00 | |
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Private Equity Firm GSR Capital Invests $270 Million in Blockchain Startup tZero
Hong-Kong private equity company GSR Capital is set to invest a whopping $270 million in Overstock’s blockchain based startup tZero. According to a press release published on August 9, 2018 Overstock also confirmed that GSR Capital would make an additional investment of about $30 million in tZero’s ICO, thus pushing the total amount being invested in the blockchain startup to. дальше »
2018-8-13 01:45 | |
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Prominent Economist Tells World Governments to Leave Crypto Alone
The respected economist Jeffrey Tucker urged governments to let go of the idea of creating Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and focus on the fiat and banking system. The editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research (AEIR) published an article in which he says that the Fed should be focused entirely on the […] дальше »
2018-8-12 19:14 | |
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Regulations Round-Up: Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies, Regulatory Clarity
In recent regulatory news, Spain’s Central bank has issued a report favoring the development of a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC), the president of Taiwan’s central bank has advocated caution regarding CBDCs, the Blockchain Research Institute has published a summary of recent roundtable discussions calling for great regulatory clarity, and a Russian court has a […] The post Regulations Round-Up: Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies, Regulatory Clarity appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-8-12 15:58 | |
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TRON Remains Active in Bear Market: Acquires Blockchain.org and Now Offers Twitter Payments
TRON continues to be one of the most active cryptocurrency projects operating within the space, despite facing staggering losses in the current bear market. In a press release published yesterday, the Tron Team announced that the company’s Seedit platform is ready for launch on Twitter. дальше »
2018-8-12 00:27 | |
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ICO Funding in First Half of 2018 Was 10 Times Greater Than in 2017, Study Shows
ICOs were unaffected by the bear market and attracted significant interest from investors through the end of last quarter. 2017 was a big year for cryptos as they shot into the limelight, but 2018 has been ten times better. дальше »
2018-8-12 23:00 | |
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British Cyber Crime Center Reports $2.5 Million Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams This Summer
A new report published by the British authorities warns citizens of a noticeable increase in cryptocurrency investment scams taking place within in the country over the summer. According to national fraud and cyber crime reporting center Action Fraud, 203 incidents of fraudsters cold calling victims using social media platforms to advertise ‘get rich quick’ investments involving… The post British Cyber Crime Center Reports $2. дальше »
2018-8-11 19:40 | |
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World Bank Mandates the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to Issue Blockchain-Based Bonds
Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been mandated by the World Bank to issue bonds created exclusively on blockchain platform, right from their creation, allocation and transfer to other potential bondholders. дальше »
2018-8-11 13:00 | |
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Crypto Adoption Frenzy: More Than Half of Americans Familiar with Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum
The cryptocurrency market may be experiencing a sudden bear market, but recent statistics released by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) demonstrate that consumer awareness and interest in digital assets such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum is at an all-time high. дальше »
2018-8-11 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin Is a Safe-Haven Asset That Will Improve Finance, New Research Suggests
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will dramatically increase the effectiveness of the financial industry. Bitcoin is an efficient alternative in countries with unstable economies, according to a study recently published by Infiniti Research. дальше »
2018-8-11 07:00 | |
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DISH Adds Bitcoin Cash Payment Option, Announces Migration to BitPay
DISH, the subscription pay-TV provider has announced the addition of Bitcoin Cash as a payment option for its customers. The company also revealed that it was migrating to Bitpay as its new payment processing partner. дальше »
2018-8-11 01:56 | |
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Emoji update proposal includes 55 different couples — where are the gingers?
Unicode today published a blog post with a link to a short list of the candidates for the 2019 Emoji 12. 0 update. Making the list are 55 emoji representing interracial couples. And it’s about time! I can’t help but wonder though, why none of the little people in them look like me. дальше »
2018-8-11 00:40 | |
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Japan’s Financial Watchdog Publishes Results of Its On-Site Crypto Exchange Inspections
Japan’s Financial Services Agency, has published the results of its on-site inspections of crypto exchanges, saying it plans to bolster regulatory oversight
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Report: Mid-sized businesses lose more to cybercrime than large or small ones
A new report on cybercrime shows mid-market companies — 500 to 999 employees — experience greater losses than smaller or larger ones. The report, published by the internet security company Malwarebytes and the market research firm Osterman Research, was based on a survey of 900 security pros — 200 of which worked in the US, with 175 each in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Singapore. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:46 | |
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