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Ripple Invests In Money Transfer Service MoneyGram
As part of the partnership, MoneyGram will use xRapid, which settles transactions in XRP on the Ripple network, for its blockchain-based services.
дальше »2019-6-18 19:13
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It's Libra Season: Facebook Reveals Details Surrounding Its Cryptocurrency Project
From a new Facebook subsidiary, Calibra, to the creation of an independent consortium, the Libra Association, we get our first look at Libra, Facebook's cryptocurrency for the unbanked.
дальше »2019-6-18 18:48
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Insiders Provide Realistic Timeline For Facebook's Crypto Project
Sources with knowledge relating to Facebook's cryptocurrency project, GlobalCoin, say the technology behind the possible stablecoin "has a long way to go" and that possible blockchain company partners are reluctant to work with the social media giant. дальше »
2019-6-15 23:43
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Jack Dorsey Opens Up About Square's Work With Cryptocurrencies
With Square traditionally offering products that service fiat currencies, Jack Dorsey speaks on why he believes Square's work with cryptocurrencies will help usher in a new age of consumer empowerment. дальше »
2019-6-15 19:29
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Facebook Adds Crypto Backers Including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, And Uber
With Facebook set to release details regarding its cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, the project has received major backing from Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Uber, which will each invest $10 million and become part of a consortium that will govern the coin. дальше »
2019-6-14 02:30
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Monero Looks For More Permanent Solution To Push Back Against ASIC Miners
To stave off ASIC miners, Monero developers have regularly forked the network to middling success. Now that ASIC manufacturers can produce chips faster than Monero can hard fork, Monero developers are moving forward with a new mining algorithm dubbed "RandomX," which is designed to render ASICs non-competitive. дальше »
2019-6-13 19:17
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A Look At How Stablecoins Are Filling The Crypto Gaps For Newcomers
While the cryptosphere works toward mass adoption, the just-as-niche stablecoin market has seen a boost in popularity despite issuers like Tether experiencing their fair share of controversy.
дальше »2019-6-12 19:24
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Gram Asia To Hold Public Sale Of Telegram's Gram Token
The Gram token will go on sale for regular crypto buyers next month, but the details are a bit funky. The token will be listed by crypto exchange Liquid but not directly from Telegram. Instead, the exchange has agreed to list an undisclosed number of tokens held by Gram Asia, an organization in Korea that claims to be the largest holder of Gram in Asia. дальше »
2019-6-12 18:42
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Welcome To Orania, South Africa, An All-White Town Issuing Its Own Token
With the beta launch of the privately managed e-Ora, the town of Orania hopes to sever its ties with the African National Congress and what it sees as its "failure to adequately protect white farmers from crime." дальше »
2019-6-11 22:21
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Zilliqa Puts Amendable Contracts On Its Network
Throughout 2019, Zilliqa has launched its mainnet and allowed transactions on its blockchain. Now the network will allow developers to deploy amendable executable distributed code contracts (aka "smart contracts") with a suite of security tools to spot bugs and issues. дальше »
2019-6-11 19:16
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Grin Network Prepares For First Hard Fork In July
Privacy coin Grin's first hard fork is scheduled for mid-July and will feature upgrades to the cryptocurrency's wallet support. As the first of four planned hard forks, the upgrades are designed to keep mining software in check on the network's two proof-of-work mining algorithms, Cuckaroo29 and Cuckatoo31+. дальше »
2019-6-7 23:49
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The Marshall Islands Is Set To Release National Cryptocurrency
While the SOV has had some trouble getting off the ground, the Marshall Islands has created the SOV Development Fund to help maintain the national cryptocurrency's infrastructure as the country prepares to replace the US dollar. дальше »
2019-6-6 01:17
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Avenir Suisse Urges Swiss National Bank To Form National Cryptocurrency
Avenir Suisse, an influential Swiss think tank, believes the country should make the move to become a "blockchain nation" with the development of its own national stablecoin and enabling the trade of cryptoassets. дальше »
2019-6-6 22:08
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Bitfinex Brings USDT To Blockstream Sidechain, Plans For Lightning Network Release
With Tether already issued on the Omni Layer, Ethereum, and Tron networks, the stablecoin's affiliated crypto exchange Bitfinex has now launched USDT on the Blockstream sidechain Liquid, and is preparing for a bitcoin Lightning Network launch sometime this year. дальше »
2019-6-4 23:47
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EY Releases 'Nightfall' Protocol For Private Ethereum Transactions
Taking advantage of zero knowledge proofs, auditing service Ernst & Young has released its Nightfall code that enables users to send transactions with "complete privacy" when using standard ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens. дальше »
2019-6-1 19:01
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Ethereum Classic Devs Delay 'Atlantis' Hard Fork
Working through a set of 10 proposals to be implemented in the Ethereum Classic protocol, the network's developer team did not reach consensus, effectively delaying the hard fork upgrade dubbed Atlantis. дальше »
2019-5-31 01:44
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MakerDAO Vote Approved After Last Week's Stalled Decision
After not meeting the minimum threshold for staked tokens in last week's executive vote, MakerDAO token holders have finally approved a decrease in Dai stablecoin loan fees.
дальше »2019-5-30 18:30
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Monero Partners With Arweave To Implement Proof-Of-Work Algorithm
Monero plans to switch to a proof-of-work algorithm in October in order to replace the current system, which involves hard forking the network once every six months.
дальше »2019-5-28 23:44
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Brave Rolls Out Twitter Tipping Feature
Users of the Brave browser will now see a "tip" icon alongside Twitter's usual comment, like, and retweet options. Tips can be made using Brave's native Basic Attention Token, and will be held for 90 days for the individual on the receiving end to claim the tip. дальше »
2019-5-25 18:34
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Facebook Prepares To Launch 'GlobalCoin' In 2020
Set to introduce GlobalCoin to a dozen countries initially, Facebook has been knee deep in regulatory talks with the US Treasury, the governor of the Bank of England, and Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Mark Zuckerberg's legal pals, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. дальше »
2019-5-25 18:17
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Dash Upgrades Mainnet To Prevent 51 Percent Attacks
The upgrade to Dash's network will create 240 elected "masternodes" that will work to monitor and verify transactions, meaning the blockchain is no longer reliant on miners to confirm transactions. дальше »
2019-5-23 00:33
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Tether Invested 'A Small Amount' Of Reserves In BTC
After finding out at the end of April that Tether's USDT was only about 74 percent backed by its reserves, the stablecoin issuer has now admitted to investing some of its cash reserves in bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:33
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OneCoin: We're Totally Not A Scam
OneCoin, whose leaders have been indicted on wire and securities fraud as well as money laundering, took umbrage with a recent report by the Central Bank of Samoa calling the crypto project a "hybrid ponzi-pyramid scheme." дальше »
2019-5-18 19:49
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One-Third Of ETH Held By Few Hundred People
Research firm Chainalysis reports that one-third of the total Ether supply is held by 376 people.
дальше »2019-5-17 22:55
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Leaving So Soon? JoyToken And RepuX Accused Of Exit Scam After Big ICOs
Though rumors have been swirling for a year, Hard Fork this week confirmed that the blockchain startups have dissolved their offices in the UK. RepuX, a data-sharing project, made a hearty $4.7 million off its ICO last March, while gambling coin JoyToken took in $3.3 million. дальше »
2019-5-17 20:53
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A Breakdown Of The MakerDAO Bug That Could Have Frozen Tokens In Voting Contracts
Earlier this week, a bug was found in MakerDAO's voting contracts that could have moved user tokens and locked them in voting contracts. Luckily, the issue was caught before malicious actors took advantage. дальше »
2019-5-10 20:56
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Fidelity To Offer Trading In Bitcoin
Boston-based asset manager Fidelity announced it would start offering over-the-counter trades for bitcoin in the coming weeks.
дальше »2019-5-7 18:17
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Ripple's Performance During Q1 2019
A breakdown of how the XRP stablecoin performed during the first three months of 2019, significant events for Ripple, and what can be expected during the the next three months.
дальше »2019-5-3 19:51
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Tether Not Fully Backed
In an affidavit containing the subheading "Tether Holders Are Not at Risk,” Stuart Hoegner, a lawyer representing Tether, admits that the company only has the fiat reserves to back about 74 percent of its coins. дальше »
2019-5-1 21:04
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Microsoft Outlook Hackers Stole Crypto
In early April, hackers attacked Microsoft Outlook email accounts and gained access to users' metadata and content. However, several victims have come forward, claiming their crypto was stolen as well. дальше »
2019-4-30 19:23
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Bitfinex Allegations Affecting Crypto Markets
According to data from CoinMarketCap, the allegations brought against Bitfinex by the New York attorney general’s office seem to have affected Tether's backing by the US dollar and caused massive sell-offs of ETH and XRP. дальше »
2019-4-27 17:20
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Nike Files CryptoKicks Trademark
With a recent application to trademark the term "CryptoKicks," Nike looks to be jumping into the deep end of the cryptopool. According to the trademark application, the term is going to be much more than a mere slogan but, rather, the name of Nike's in-house digital currency. дальше »
2019-4-26 21:22
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The Future Of Bitcoin
New York Times writer Nathaniel Popper discusses how bitcoin is currently being used, who is using it, and how the technology will eventually fit into the lives of everyday people.
дальше »2019-4-23 20:08
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Redacted Mueller Report Mentions Bitcoin
The newly released Mueller report claims Russia's primary military intelligence service and its facilitators leased servers located within the US, as well as used bitcoin to hide Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election. дальше »
2019-4-19 21:40
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Can You Find The Keys To Unlock Satoshi's Treasure?
Eric Meltzer, co-founder of investment firm Primitive Ventures, talks about the new reality game Satoshi’s Treasure. The developers of the game have hidden 1,000 fragments of a private key to a wallet containing $1 million worth of bitcoin. дальше »
2019-4-16 20:22
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Former Banker Develops Parody Token As Lesson To Crypto Adopters
Colin Platt and his team created PitchToken Klassic and traded it millions of times to boost its value. Through the launch of the phony cryptocurrency, Platt wanted to prove how simple it is to fake a token, its value, and even the foundation that created it. дальше »
2019-4-10 22:39
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XMR.to Suspends Services To US-Based Users
Though the service has implemented a location-based ban, its website offers plenty of options for those looking to hide their location.
дальше »2019-4-2 20:54
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UMA Leverages Dai Stablecoin For Access To US Stock Market
UMA aims to give those outside the US access to the country's major stock exchanges through an ERC20 token.
дальше »2019-3-30 21:00
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Japanese Court Rules In Favor Of Alleged Cryptojacker
The last of the Coinhive users avoids a 100,000 yen fine.
дальше »2019-3-29 01:26
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Cybersecurity Firm Uncovers New Malware Targeting Android Devices
The new malware has a lot of tricks up its sleeve.
дальше »2019-3-29 00:55
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Tim Draper Advises Argentina's President To Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
The billionaire suggests technology is the answer to economic recovery.
дальше »2019-3-27 21:16
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eToro Acquires EDCC Startup Firmo And Adds TRX To Its Trading Platform’s List Of Available Tokens
The global investment firm looks to eventually tokenize all assets on its platform.
дальше »2019-3-26 00:23
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Japan-Based SBI Holdings Establishes Crypto Chip Mining Manufacturing Subsidiary
The mega-corporation hopes to help stabilize the crypto market.
дальше »2019-3-23 20:48
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Mattress Retailer/Crypto Fund Manager Taken To Court By Disgruntled Clients
Just your average beds-to-bitcoin story.
дальше »2019-3-21 22:03
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Digitec Galaxus Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments And Looks To Educate Its Customers
Given the laid-back nature of the rollout, it sure looks like Digitec Galaxus did it for the lols.
дальше »2019-3-20 20:48
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2gether Announces Launch Of Prepaid Crypto Debit Card
At launch, the card will be available for 19 eurozone countries and will offer seven cryptocurrency payment options. But the shuttering of another crypto debit card, Shift, suggests there might not be much of a market yet. дальше »
2019-3-19 22:14
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Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Not Necessarily 100 Percent Backed By USD
Tether says its coin is backed by “cash equivalents” and “other assets.” But what are these?
дальше »2019-3-15 22:05
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BitMEX Launches Research Site, Finds Potential Bug In Ethereum Parity Full Node
Despite being “several hundred thousand blocks” behind the Ethereum blockchain tip, the Parity full node is reporting to be in sync at least some of the time.
дальше »2019-3-14 19:46
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US Marshals Service Seeks Manager For Confiscated Cryptocurrency
Must be willing to deal with ill-gotten gains.
дальше »2019-3-12 20:49
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UK Consumers Struggle To Understand Cryptocurrency
Consumers’ lack of crypto understanding is one of a few key findings from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority.
дальше »2019-3-8 22:07
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