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Developers Behind Decred Unveil Privacy Features
Developers behind the privacy-focused crypto Decred have released details about the project's upcoming privacy rollout. The new features will include hiding user identities and jumbling customer transaction data together, making it harder to track specific coin movements. дальше »
2019-8-31 19:45
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Binance Issues Report On PBoC's Digital Currency
A research report from crypto exchange Binance has claimed that the digital currency being developed by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) will be backed one-to-one by fiat, replace notes and coins in circulation, and operate on a two-tiered system. дальше »
2019-8-30 23:45
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Telegram Sets SpoOoOoky October 31 Date For Gram Delivery
Investors in messaging app Telegram's Gram token will reportedly receive the first batch of tokens starting October 31. Telegram has also informed investors that the Gram testnet will be made available a couple of weeks before the tokens are delivered. дальше »
2019-8-29 23:42
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Amanie Advisers Claim ETH Is Halal
Researchers at sharia advisory firm Amanie Advisors have published a white paper certifying that Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether, is sharia compliant because of its utility token classification. дальше »
2019-8-29 19:26
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Libra's Bug Bounty Program Launches
Through a partnership with the HackerOne bug bounty platform, the Libra Association is inviting the public to report vulnerabilities in the Libra network code, offering a max reward of $10,000.
дальше »2019-8-28 18:44
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BitPay Initially Blocks Crypto Donation To Amazon Rainforest Charity
Though the issue has since been resolved, crypto payments firm BitPay blocked a $100,000 donation made in an unnamed cryptocurrency to charity Amazon Watch, which is working to stop the fires currently ravaging the Amazon rainforest. дальше »
2019-8-24 00:13
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At Least 3 Libra Association Members Have Considered Leaving
Three unnamed members of the Libra Association, the group tasked with overseeing Facebook's Libra network, have considered leaving the group, citing disappointment related to crypto regulations and fears of backlash from publicly showing support for Libra. дальше »
2019-8-24 19:10
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Swiss Data Protection Agency Expects Libra Info By End Of August
Switzerland's Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) has been tapped by Facebook to oversee Libra and the Libra Association. While Facebook hasn't been the easiest to get in contact with for the FDPIC, the agency expects to have more information on the Libra project by the end of the month. дальше »
2019-8-22 23:47
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Monolith Partners With Digix, MakerDAO To Offer Loadable Visa Debit Card
To foster widespread digital payments adoption, UK-based banking alternative Monolith has decided to offer Visa debit cards that can be loaded with DGX, DGD, and DAI tokens.
дальше »2019-8-17 00:29
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People’s Bank Of China 'Close' To Launch Of Its Own Crypto
Mu Changchun, deputy director of the People's Bank of China (PBoC), has stated that the group is close to finishing up and issuing its own cryptocurrency. However, unlike most blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, the PBoC’s currency is intended to give Beijing more control over its financial system. дальше »
2019-8-13 00:45
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80% Of Tether's Stablecoin Held By Just Over 300 Addresses
Research from data provider Coin Metrics suggests that 80% of Tether's stablecoin, USDT, is currently being held in just 318 different crypto wallet addresses.
дальше »2019-8-9 23:35
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Bryan Bishop's New Plan For Time-Delayed Bitcoin Transactions
Bitcoin Core contributor Bryan Bishop has published new plans for a "vault" system that was originally proposed in 2016 but was dropped, as it would have required a fork in the Bitcoin network. Bishop's new vault design would not require a fork and would allow for time-delayed bitcoin transactions, giving users time to reverse a transaction if their private information became compromised. дальше »
2019-8-8 19:27
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US Lawmakers Might Be A-OK With Walmart's Crypto Plans
Following reports that Walmart may be interested in developing a cryptocurrency, Jaret Seiberg, senior policy analyst at investment banking corporation Cowen, stated that the company's domestic plans for its own crypto might appeal to US lawmakers more than Facebook's global plan for Libra. дальше »
2019-8-7 19:32
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Tether Becomes Less Transparent As It Launches On More Blockchains
After launching a version of its stablecoin on Blockstream's sidechain, Liquid Network, investors are having a harder time tracking Tether transactions as it permeates across multiple networks. дальше »
2019-8-2 00:24
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Tipping On Twitter With Brave's BAT
Following a beta test, blockchain-based browser Brave will now let its users tip individuals on Twitter using its native basic attention token.
дальше »2019-8-2 00:10
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ECC CEO Pushes For New Zcash Dev Fund
Zooko Wilcox, the CEO of the Electric Coin Company, the firm behind the Zcash project, is pushing for the network's community to offer possible solutions for a new Zcash developer funding model. The current Dev Fund, which sees a portion of the Zcash block rewards go to funding developer projects, will come to an end in October 2020. дальше »
2019-8-2 19:13
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Litecoin Prepares For Early August Halvening
On August 5, Litecoin's mining rewards will be cut in half from 25 coins to 12.5 coins per block. Litecoin creator Charlie Lee hopes the halved block rewards will ultimately lead to a jump in Litecoin's price, similar to the outcome of the network's first "halvening" back in August 2015. дальше »
2019-7-31 19:18
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Tether Corners Remittance Service Market For Chinese Importers
Chinese importers in Russia have overwhelmingly begun sticking with Tether's USDT to send large sums of money back to their home country, with one Moscow-based over-the-counter trader saying they see anywhere from $10 million to $30 million worth of USDT purchased daily. дальше »
2019-7-31 23:48
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Philippines-Based UnionBank Launches Its Own Stablecoin
The UnionBank-issued stablecoin, PHX, is pegged to the Philippine peso and will help to facilitate transparent and automatic execution of payments to some of the country's more rural banks.
дальше »2019-7-30 19:19
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Facebook Admits Libra May Never Actually Launch
In a quarterly report sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook stated that technical barriers and the unclear crypto regulatory landscape in the US could mean that the Libra cryptocurrency might never see the light of day. дальше »
2019-7-30 19:04
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Square App Looks To Give The Satoshi Its Own Symbol
Payments app Square App is looking to develop a symbol for the Satoshi, the smallest unit of bitcoin, and has tasked its Twitter followers with coming up with the design.
дальше »2019-7-30 01:37
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Tether Launches Stablecoin On Blockstream Sidechain
Blockstream's sidechain, Liquid Network, will now play host to its own version of Tether's stablecoin, dubbed Liquid USDT. As of today, Liquid USDT will be available for withdrawal and deposit on Bitfinex's platform, the stablecoin issuer's affiliated crypto exchange. дальше »
2019-7-30 23:46
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Ripple CEO Writes Open Letter To Congress Regarding Crypto Regulation
In an open letter to Congress, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse let regulators know that Ripple isn't out to destroy the banking sector and that the project is working to "serve the greater good." дальше »
2019-7-29 19:18
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Zuckerberg Promises Slow And Steady Approach To Libra's Launch
Echoing statements made by Libra project lead David Marcus during Facebook's congressional hearings last week, Mark Zuckerberg promised to spend "however long it takes" to get regulators on board with Libra before launching the cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-7-26 19:10
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Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Launches Crypto-Friendly Super PAC
Andrew Yang's super PAC will only accept Lightning-powered bitcoin donations for its first 21 days. Afterward, the super PAC will begin accepting fiat donations along with bitcoin.
дальше »2019-7-26 19:05
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BSV Miners Aren't Sure When The Network Is Scheduled To Hard Fork
BitcoinSV's upcoming hard fork is meant to increase the size limit of the network's blocks. The problem is, the blockchain's miners can't quite figure out when the hard fork is meant to take place. дальше »
2019-7-24 19:26
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Facebook And Instagram See Influx Of Libra Scams
Though the social media giant has been able to remove many of the Facebook and Instagram accounts claiming to sell the not-yet-available Libra, some US regulators have taken the spread of Libra scams as another piece of evidence that Mark Zuckerberg and company are not fit to launch their own cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-7-24 19:17
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German Central Bank President Sees Hope For Libra
During the G7 meeting in France last week, Jens Weidmann, president of Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, came out in favor of Facebook's Libra project, noting that regulators should not work to suppress innovation before clarifying details can be provided. дальше »
2019-7-23 19:13
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Wrapped Bitcoin Locks Up 550 Bitcoin
Acting similarly to a US-based stablecoin being backed by the US dollar, wrapped bitcoin, an Ethereum-based token backed by bitcoin and pegged to its value, has locked up 550 bitcoin in its protocol. дальше »
2019-7-20 20:28
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Alphabets Of Blockchain: Zcash Prepares For Ycash Hard Fork
Zcash's upcoming hard fork will produce a nearly identical codebase for a new blockchain, dubbed Ycash, which will act as a Zcash competitor.
дальше »2019-7-20 20:10
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Bitcoin Appears To Be A Night Owl
Crypto analytics company Crypto Data Download has released a study showing that bitcoin's price is most volatile from midnight to 1 a.m. UTC. The combination of North America logging off at the end of the day and Asia just getting started causes the perfect price fluctuation storm. дальше »
2019-7-18 18:48
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Tether Accidentally Printed $5 Billion Worth Of USDT
While helping the crypto exchange Poloniex move $50 million worth of USDT from the Omni blockchain to the Tron blockchain, Tether inadvertently printed $5 billion worth during the transfer, citing human error. дальше »
2019-7-16 18:51
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Donald Trump's Outdated Take On Bitcoin
Coming in the form of a Twitter tirade, President Donald Trump said he was "not a fan" of bitcoin because of its volatility and use in drug trafficking. Similarly, Trump also took aim at Facebook's Libra project, stating the cryptocurrency would have "little standing or dependability." дальше »
2019-7-12 19:09
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Blockstack Receives SEC Approval For Public Token Sale
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has given approval to blockchain startup Blockstack to hold a public sale of its Stack tokens. Investors will be able to use Stack tokens as currency on the Blockstack network. дальше »
2019-7-12 23:46
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Antpool Loses $150K In BTC Mining Mix-Up
Bitmain-owned mining pool Antpool lost its 12.5 BTC mining reward after the network's full nodes rejected the newly created block, noting that the block's "coinbase transaction" did not match the Bitcoin protocol. дальше »
2019-7-12 19:18
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Congressional Candidate Wants To Issue Tokens To Volunteers
Federal officials are set to approve congressional candidate Omar Reyes' plan to issue volunteers ERC-20 tokens, dubbed Omar2020, that will hold no monetary value but instead act as a "digital scoreboard" for campaign volunteers. дальше »
2019-7-11 01:10
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Solve This Math Problem, Steal All The Bitcoin
The P versus NP problem is one of seven Millennium Prize Problems, meaning the Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts, will award $1 million to whoever manages to prove or disprove the statement. дальше »
2019-7-4 23:53
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Facebook Responds To Open Letter From Congress
David Marcus, overseer of the Libra project, posted on Facebook that the company is ready and willing to work with world regulators – and that the best part of Libra is that users won't have to trust Facebook. дальше »
2019-7-3 21:36
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Telegram's Planned July Gram ICO Adds Another Strange Fold
When the Gram ICO was announced at the beginning of June, the cryptosphere was wary about the Gram tokens being sold by a third party on the crypto exchange Liquid. Now investors will find the Gram price will be set at $4, though a 50 cent discount will be given to those who pay using Liquid's QASH cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-7-3 19:17
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Reddit To Roll Out Native BAT Tipping For Brave Users
Users of the Brave browser will soon be able to leave basic attention token tips on reddit. The feature, according to Brave developers implementing the system, will function similarly to the Tippin.me Chrome extension. дальше »
2019-7-2 19:02
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Metronome's MET Token Can Now Be Moved Across Blockchains
After successful tests that saw the Metronome development team move the MET token between the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains, the feature was released to the public, eliminating what the developers feel is a centralization issue with chain permanence. дальше »
2019-7-2 18:57
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Steve Forbes Wants Facebook To Back Libra With Gold
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, wrote an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg urging Facebook's CEO to back Libra with gold and change the cryptocurrency's name to ... the "Mark." дальше »
2019-6-29 19:11
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches Record High
During the upward trend Bitcoin experienced these past two weeks, mining operations were working at high gear, performing calculations at an average of 56.77 quintillion hashes per second.
дальше »2019-6-28 21:59
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Binance Employees Really Like Binance Coin
Believing in the long-term growth of Binance Coin (BNB), Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed that employees hold a total of 32 million BNB, worth about $1.2 billion.
дальше »2019-6-27 19:02
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Coin Metrics Finds Inaccuracies With Kik's Kin Usage Claims
After Kik claimed its blockchain saw more activity than both Ethereum and Bitcoin, data provider Coin Metrics found that while users were creating Kin accounts, 93% of them remained empty.
дальше »2019-6-24 19:20
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Electric Coin Company Working On New Zcash Blockchain
With fewer than 2% of Zcash users taking advantage of the network's privacy features, Electric Coin Company developers and the Zcash Foundation hope a new blockchain with private transactions enabled by default will change how people use the network and its native coin, ZEC. дальше »
2019-6-24 19:09
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At-Home Mining Rig Coinmine One Can Now Mine Bitcoin
According to Coinmine founder Farbood Nivi, the Coinmine One's new bitcoin mining capabilities can earn at-home miners about $15-$20 a month in BTC, but the electricity it takes to meet those marks isn't outlined. дальше »
2019-6-21 19:01
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Facebook Yet To Speak With RBI About Its Libra Project
With the Royal Bank of India (RBI) looking to find out whether or not Libra will operate on a "closed system," reports indicate Facebook is yet to meet with RBI officials or anyone within the Indian government. дальше »
2019-6-21 00:25
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Ethereum Classic Devs Commit To September Hard Fork
After delaying the "Atlantis" hard fork at the end of May, Ethereum Classic developers have set a date for September 17 to implement the system-wide upgrade.
дальше »2019-6-21 23:50
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Litecoin Foundation To Offer Another Crypto Debit Card
After cutting ties with its first crypto debit card, LitePay, in March 2018, the Litecoin Foundation has partnered with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a second physical Litecoin debit card. дальше »
2019-6-19 19:17
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