Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later

Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity. дальше »

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Facebook Squares Up To Mixer & Twitch With High-Profile Streamer Deal

On Friday, OfflineTV member Jeremy 'Disguised Toast' Wang revealed he would be streaming exclusively on Facebook Gaming moving forward. The post Facebook Squares Up To Mixer & Twitch With High-Profile Streamer Deal appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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European Union Launches New Blockchain and AI Fund To Avoid Falling Behind US And China

The European Union (EU) and its commission have set up a new fund that will be dedicated to providing capital for artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain projects in the region. According to the reports, the EU donated around $100 million EUR to the fund and private investors are expected to bring up at least $300 […] дальше »

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Shanghai PBOC Crackdown on Cryptocurrencies Causes Market Crash

The Shanghai division of the People’s Bank of China issued a statement regarding the use of virtual currencies in the region. Reiterating that China’s favorable openings are to blockchain and not Bitcoin, markets slid by up to 11 percent in response to the news. дальше »

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Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Down by 0.11% on First Trading Day, But the Whole Industry Shows Great Confidence

China-based bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan Creative has finally concluded its initial public offering (IPO) with $90 million raised. Shares of Canaan – CAN – shot up 40 percent shortly. дальше »

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Fidelity Digital Assets Plans To Onboard Crypto Exchange As Liquidity Providers By 2020

Fidelity Digital Assets is expected to sign up its first cryptocurrency exchange before the beginning of the next year. The information was released by the President of Fidelity Digital Assets, Tom Jessop, in a conversation with CoinDesk a few hours ago. дальше »

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EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China

A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation. дальше »

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Just In: Craig Wright to Cough Up $658K in Court Fees

The estate which accused Craig Wright of stealing $10 billion worth of Bitcoin from his deceased partner, Dave Kleiman, is asking him to cough up about $658K in court fees. The declaration appears after Magistrate Judge Bruce E. дальше »

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Tron CEO Justin Sun Teases Tesla Cybertruck Giveaway

Controversial Tron CEO Justin Sun steps up his Twitter game by announcing his plans to organize a new crypto giveaway дальше »

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Binance CEO Speaks Up Against The Block; There Was No Raid

The Block reported that Binance’s Shanghai office was raided by police. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) quickly responded refused the claims. The post Binance CEO Speaks Up Against The Block; There Was No Raid appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s 15 GB Update Joins Era of Ridiculously Bloated Games

Call of Duty Modern Warfare is a decent game, with its fair share of problems. The current big problem is just how much space it takes up. The post Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s 15 GB Update Joins Era of Ridiculously Bloated Games appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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Fidelity Digital Assets to Sign Up Its First Crypto Exchange by End of the Year

Fidelity Digital Assets expects to sign its first crypto exchange partner by year-end, giving clients access to a broader pool of liquidity. дальше »

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How Does The Ethereum Dump Affect DeFi Markets?

It has been a grim end to the week for Ethereum. The world’s number two crypto asset has held up resiliently for most of this month while Bitcoin has been eroded. That resilience ended a few hours ago when ETH prices collapsed by 9 percent. дальше »

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Paypal CEO Is a HODLr, but Only Owns Bitcoin

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, in describing why the payment company decided to withdraw from Libra, also revealed that he is a hodlr of cryptocurrency, but only Bitcoin. Interviewed by Fortune magazine, he answered the question if he personally owned any cryptocurrency: “Yes. дальше »

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Kaiko and SESAMm team up to enable deep data science crypto trading strategies

SESAMm, a French company specializing in big data and AI for asset management, and Kaiko, a cryptocurrency market data provider, today announced a new partnership to empower financial professionals to create more informed trading strategies. дальше »

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Analyst: Break Below Bitcoin’s Current Support Could Spark Drop to $6,000

After a brief period of consolidation, Bitcoin has once again made another downwards movement that has led it below its previous support level at $8,000. This latest bout of downwards momentum has opened the gates for significantly further losses, assuming bulls don’t step up and propel BTC higher. дальше »

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International Payments Specialist Mercury FX Uses Ripple to Access Inaccessible Markets

Mercury FX is an international payments specialist with offices in London, Hong Kong and South Africa. The company joined RippleNet to speed up transfers, lower costs and open up new markets that were previously too expensive to access. дальше »

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Chainalysis report shows fake trading volumes continue

In early 2019, Bitwise published research suggesting up to 90% of crypto trading volume was fake. Almost a year later, a new study by Chainalysis shows that the issue of fake volume persists. дальше »

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Evil Geniuses Prepare For LCS Domination After ‘Bang’ Acquisition

Evil Geniuses rumored to have picked up 100 Thieves ADC Bang. Bang…

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Uber’s Ousted Founder is Dumping Shares While the CEO Loads Up

Uber's current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is on the buy-back train while its founder Travis Kalanick continues to sell his stake, making nearly $1 billion in the process. The post Uber’s Ousted Founder is Dumping Shares While the CEO Loads Up appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

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LG and Kakao Partner to Bridge Public and Private Blockchains

LG’s IT affiliate and Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary, Ground X, are teaming up to bridge public and corporate blockchains

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Майнинговая компания из Китая впервые разместила акции на американской бирже

Один из крупнейших производителей оборудования для майнинга, китайская компания Canaan Creative, 20 ноября разместила свои акции на американской фондовой бирже NASDAQ. Как передает Bloomberg, компания привлекла $90 млн. дальше »

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Ethereum and EOS Bullish Potential Gains Seal of Approval From Nik Patel

The Ethereum and EOS long-term charts suggest that they have both reached a bottom and are close to initiating the next bullish market cycle. Since a rapid upward move on Oct 25, most major altcoins have been holding up while Bitcoin has been decreasing. дальше »

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Binance Solidifies Indian Presence with WazirX Acquisition

Global Bitcoin exchange behemoth, Binance, has set up a fiat on-ramp for Indian crypto by acquiring WazirX — a Mumbai-based cryptocurrency exchange service. WazirX Now Binance’s Indian Bitcoin Exchange Partner According to ET, Binance acquired WazirX in a deal worth between $5 million and $10 million. дальше »

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USDC Audit Confirms Circulating Supply Up 50% This Year

Wednesday saw Circle release the results of the latest audit performed on the current supply of USDC, and the reserves of fiat the tokens are pegged to. According to the numbers, not only does the company have over 50% more stablecoins in circulation than it did in January, but it also has enough US Dollars […] The post USDC Audit Confirms Circulating Supply Up 50% This Year appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Australian Crypto Ecosystem Expands as Binance Eyes Antipodean Shores

Malta based Binance is setting itself up for global domination in the crypto industry. Whatever market sentiment may be at the moment, the company has not been deterred as it reportedly eyes antipodean shores for its next crypto exchange. дальше »

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Maduro Plans to Give Venezuelan Pensioners Petro as Christmas Bonus

Regional news outlets from Venezuela have revealed that President Nicolás Maduro plans to dole out petro as a ‘Christmas bonus’ for Venezuelan retirees and pensioners. Moreover, despite the fact that many Venezuelans say average citizens don’t use the petro, Maduro also claims there are 27,000 petro affiliated businesses. дальше »

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Polymath building new security token blockchain platform on Substrate

The team of Polymath, a platform for security token issuance and management, declared back in March of this year during Consensus New York, that it had begun work on building a new base layer public blockchain from the ground up – codenamed Polymesh. дальше »

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Digitex Futures Alpha Testing Is Causing Quite a Stir

Many people in the crypto space had written off Digitex Futures. The company with ambitious plans to remove commissions from bitcoin futures trading failed to deliver on its promises twice. Yet, after some very public scraps with development teams and backlash from investors, the company is gearing up for its public testnet launch on Nov. дальше »

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Ethereum Price Prediction 2019 & 2020 – Future Forecast For ETH Price

In this post, we will present our own and market’s opinion (both from popular algorithms and experts) on Ethereum future while discussing Ethereum price forecast for 2019 and beyond. Since this year is almost up, Ethereum price prediction 2020 is way more interesting, so we made sure to include that section as well, just make […]The post Ethereum Price Prediction 2019 & 2020 – Future Forecast For ETH Price appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

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Coinme enlarges bitcoin purchase network adding over 100 Coinstar kiosks in Denver

Coinme, a blockchain financial technology company that operates a network of bitcoin ATMs, today announced its entry into the greater Denver area by adding more than 100 bitcoin (BTC) purchase points at Coinstar kiosks in Safeway stores. дальше »

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United States: FinCEN says Crypto Exchanges must Share Customer info by June 2020

As part of efforts to curb the use of blockchain-based virtual currencies for unlawful activities such as money laundering, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has mandated all money services businesses (MSBs) such as Bitcoin (BTC) trading venues to start transmitting certain customer info for transactions up to $3,000 or higher. дальше »

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Aren’t Going Anywhere Soon, Even If They Are Dwindling

When the crypto bubble originally happened, there were new crypto exchanges popping up daily. However, a recent article in Forbes points out that these numbers are now going in the opposite direction, and there are new exchanges shutting down almost daily. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cash Price Prediction 2019 & 2020 – Future Forecast For BCH Price

In this guide, we will voice our own and market’s opinion on BCH future while discussing Bitcoin cash price forecast for 2019 and beyond. Since 2019 is almost up, Bitcoin Cash price prediction 2020 is much more interesting so we made sure to include that forecast as well, just make sure to read until the […]The post Bitcoin Cash Price Prediction 2019 & 2020 – Future Forecast For BCH Price appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

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Price Analysis 20/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, EOS, BNB, BSV, XLM, TRX

If Bitcoin turns around, select altcoins might outperform it on the way up? Which are those? Let’s find out

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Annual XRP Swell Pump Amounts To Bearish Ripple Retest

Each year, the annual Ripple-hosted Swell conference causes a strong XRP price pump leading up to the event, but the asset typically corrects in a post-event sell-off back to normal price ranges. This year, the pump was underwhelming, and according to one crypto analyst, has amounted to nothing more than a bearish retest that was. дальше »

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What’s up with Fortnite’s Drastic Change of Pace?

Epic Games announced it is extending Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 by…

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Emotional Rollercoaster: Bitcoin Could Follow the Amazon Fractal, Big Upside Potential

Markets, whether it’s Bitcoin or Amazon stocks, are cyclical and are driven by the same dynamics such as supply and demand, speculation, and the emotional state of investors and traders making up each market. дальше »

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Стартап с инвестициями от фонда Мильнера назвал сроки выхода в Британию

Брокерская служба Robinhood объявила, что выйдет на британский рынок в первом квартале 2020 года. Финтех-единорог открыл лист ожидания для пользователей из Великобритании.   We first set out to democratize our financial system in the US. дальше »

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China Launches Blockchain Standardization Committee as it Warms up to New Trends

China has announced the launch of a variety of technical committees for standardization of several industries. The committees will focus on the sharing economy, children’s products, and, most notably, blockchain technology. дальше »

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Paraguay Sees Opportunities In Cryptocurrencies And Will Introduce Laws To Become Regional Leader

Gresham International, which is a leading crypto law firm in the world, announced earlier this week that a proposal was submitted to the government of Paraguay to work together with them in coming up with new enhanced cryptocurrency legislation. дальше »

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LocalBitcoin CEO Says 5000 New Users Signing Up Daily For The Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange

From 15,000 BTC in early September, the number of bitcoins changing hands on LocalBitcoins has dropped down to almost 4,000 BTC, registering a drop of 73% in the global volume on the platform. These volumes are less than even that registered in 2018 when the volume remained above 5,000 BTC. It was in early 2013 […] дальше »

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Tether USDt Volume On Ethereum’s Network Surpasses $100 Billion, Up 6000% In 2019

Tether appears to be gaining traction on the Ethereum network, increasing in velocity as new flows occur between exchanges. The USDT total supply has been the same, but recent reports show that their transfer volumes have just passed $100 billion, which has never happened before. дальше »

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Icon Price Prediction 2020 – 2025 | Future Forecast For ICX Price

In this article, we will give our own and market’s opinion on ICX future while discussing Icon price forecast for 2019 and beyond. Since 2019 is almost up, Icon price prediction 2020 is much more interesting so we made sure to include that forecast as well, just scroll down. дальше »

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Fed Reserve Evaluating Digital Dollar But Benefits Still Unclear, Says Chairman

Jerome Powell has said his institution is looking into the possibility of developing a digital currency, but the option throws up many policy questions and unclear benefits. дальше »

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HODL’ing Pays: 61% of Bitcoin Owners Could Sell at Profit

Toward the end of 2019, with Bitcoin prices keeping up above $8,000, about 61% of all holders could sell at a gain. The overall potential to sell at profit combines both old adopters, but also new buyers. дальше »

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NEO Launches Blockchain Course in St Petersburg State University of Russia

The NEO project has announced that it has launched an academic course in the St. Petersburg State University of Russia centered around software development on its blockchain. The course will inform students of the components that make up the NEO ecosystem, as well as general knowledge related to the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) space. дальше »

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Singapore's Monetary Authority gives a thumbs up to crypto-derivatives

Cryptocurrency derivatives have garnered a lot of attention lately following the launch of Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform. Singapore seems to be boarding the hype train now after the MonetThe post Singapore's Monetary Authority gives a thumbs up to crypto-derivatives appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Halo: Combat Evolved PC is Coming, but Can it Succeed in Competitive Play?

Halo: Combat Evolved will be the next PC build released on the Steam Marketplace. Halo Community Director says Halo: CE will start flighting “after the holiday”. The PC variant of the game will have a very minor margin for error to hold up to current competitive standards. дальше »

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Bitcoin Upside Potential At $8k Is Far Greater Than the Down

As a novice Bitcoin trader, it may seem logical to think that long and short trades are pretty much equivalent. You decide if you think price is going up or down, and long or short it accordingly, right? But that ignores the asymmetrical nature of the two options, as Scott Melker, a trader at TxWestCapital tweeted yesterday. дальше »

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