Memeinator presale: Nearly $700k raised even as US government shutdown looms

A looming US government shutdown could prove a headwind to the broader market as crypto and stocks step into October. It’s an outlook that could be worse off for meme coins as a new era begins with the arrival of the Memeinator (MMTR). дальше »

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Insider Reveals That SEC Could Allow Ether Futures ETFs To Start Trading Next Week

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Ethereum futures ETFs could start trading next week — Bloomberg analyst

An impending U.S. government shutdown may be accelerating the launch of Ether futures ETFs, analysts suggest.

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U.S. Shutdown, Assuming It Doesn’t Run Long, Will Slow, Not Cripple Crypto Efforts

The crypto industry’s business in Washington is coming to a head just as a looming congressional budget impasse could shut down an array of federal services next week. But the digital assets sector can expect its most important matters won’t go entirely dark, experts suggest, even if they’re dragged out longer than crypto firms had hoped. дальше »

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Gensler says U.S. government shutdown would reduce SEC to skeleton crew

Gary Gensler, chair of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), told Bloomberg on Sept. 20 that a government shutdown could hinder his agency. Other reports indicate that the U. S. government could shut down on Oct. дальше »

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What a US government shutdown would do to Bitcoin

Marcel Pechman explains the myth of excess cash in U.S. households and the lack of sufficient savings, and how a U.S. government shutdown could impact Bitcoin. дальше »

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Assessing EOS agony as Silvergate shutdown leads Block.One to count losses

The Silvergate Bank situation directly affected EOS' founding company. Price action showed that the token short-term projection could be far from respite. The native token of the EOS NetworkThe post Assessing EOS agony as Silvergate shutdown leads Block. дальше »

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Solana’s recent Mainnet shutdown shows why it still lacks the element of decentralization

The so-called Ethereum killer, Solana, has encountered an overload and excessive memory consumption issue on its blockchain, which made network validators go offline for nearly 11 hours. As a result, the network could not prioritize messaging and stopped producing new blocks. дальше »

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Recent Blackout of Multiple Exchanges Linked to Ostensible “Planned Crypto Crash”

Time and time again, cryptocurrency exchanges, the middlemen between crypto-assets and buyers have had a major influence on the cryptocurrency market and price movement time and time again. Crypto Users probe into exchanges Downtime In an extremely volatile market like the one we saw this week, a shutdown from a leading exchange could cause users […] дальше »

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Status of Second Stimulus Checks as Deadline for Government Shutdown Draws Near

As Americans wait to hear if they will receive second stimulus checks, lawmakers are scrambling to avert the looming government shutdown. A spending bill, which could include some stimulus measures, must be passed before the Dec. дальше »

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US Post Office could turn to blockchain tech after Trump threatens “shutdown”

A patent filed by the US Postal Service (USPS) describing a blockchain-based tool was made public earlier this week after news of President Donald Trump trying to shut down the organization, reported Forbes. дальше »

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Colombia: Can Low Debt and Rates Spur Growth?

Colombia has been hit hard by the domestic and global coronavirus shutdown, but its relatively low level of debt and interest rates could help its recovery. дальше »

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UK’s Tech Bailout Could Help Blockchain Devs Weather COVID-19 Shutdown

Britain’s new “Future Fund” relief package will help tech firms, including blockchain companies like Chainvine. дальше »

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Bitcoin Access in Iran Hampered by Internet Shutdown

Following a decision to inflate fuel prices by 50 percent in Iran, civil unrest has broken out with a branch of the country’s central bank being set ablaze. Now, the government is striking back and could even be doing enough to cripple Bitcoin access. дальше »

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Next Bitcoin Surge Could Come in Response to Iranian Protests and Internet Shutdown

The government in Iran recently decided to raise the price of gas by 50% as they ration gas, and it hasn’t sat well with the locals. The changes seem to be connected to the limitations by US sanctions on Petro Dollars, which meant that the country had to reduce their subsidies. The new was given […] дальше »

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Three nails in the coffin of the fiat market from Bitcoin (BTC) and Grayscale

Grayscale Investments, a company that has worth $ 1. 2 billion crypto assets under management (AUM), claims that Bitcoin today surpasses traditional fiat currency and gold as for global liquidity crisis. дальше »

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Netflix fixes potentially devastating Linux SACK vulnerability

Eagle-eyed researchers from streaming titan Netflix have uncovered several troubling security vulnerabilities within the TCP implementations on Linux and FreeBSD kernels. The most severe specimen, called SACK Panic, could permit an attacker to remotely induce a kernel panic within recent Linux operating systems. дальше »

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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events

The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2. дальше »

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Jamie Dimon Defends Trump’s Tariff War as Stock Market Bleeds

By CCN: Jamie Dimon has been in the news with a number of surprising opinions lately, but his latest interview could perhaps be the most maverick. Speaking to Poppy Harlow on CCN Business, the JPMorgan CEO revealed that – contrary to the stock market’s horrified consensus over Donald Trump’s aggressive posturing on trade tariffs with China – the president’s policy is actually working. дальше »

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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

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Trump Border Wall Deal May Have Just Rescued Dow Jones From Further Decline

The Dow Jones has demonstrated an underwhelming performance in the last seven days, deleting nearly 400 points in less than four days during which the market was open. On February 12, senior lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees achieved a deal to build 55 miles of the southern border wall with a budget of $1. дальше »

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Crypto Users Ponder if Ongoing Govt. Shutdown Will Prolong the Current Bitcoin Bear Market?

The US government shutdown has been going for about a month now. The shutdown that started on December 22, according to Bloomberg estimates could result in overall federal contractors losing as much as $200 million a day in delayed revenue or just lost. дальше »

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Ethereum Consensus Shift Could Delay Any Derivatives Products

The biggest thing on the launch pad this year is the Bakkt crypto exchange which is currently in a holding pattern while US government employees twiddle their thumbs during Trump’s shutdown. Several other contenders are hopeful about Ethereum futures but according to one crypto exchange boss they are unlikely to be seen soon. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETF ‘Not Going To Happen’ Due To US Gov’t Shutdown, Says Lawyer

A Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is “not going to happen” in the event of a protracted US government shutdown. ‘In Reality It Would Never Happen’ That was the position of securities lawyer and frequent cryptocurrency commentator Jake Chervinsky this week in the face of mounting rumors the long-awaited instrument could soon go public. дальше »

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Top Bitcoin Market Analyst Says Bitmain’s Mining Operations Shutdown Will Not Affect the Industry

Bitmain, one of the largest crypto mining companies in the market has been affected by the bear trend in the industry. According to some reports, Bitmain could be shutting down its mining operations. дальше »

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Has Crypto Grown in 2018?

So it seems, the two worlds of crypto and global politics have finally collided. Over the last 24 hours, I have seen several crypto analysts trying to blame bitcoin’s fall below $3,680 last night on the US Government Shutdown. дальше »

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Bitcoin Exchanges Shutdown in India Due to Regulations, Pivot to ATMs

To improve crypto-to-fiat liquidity in India amidst an ongoing banking ban, Indian exchanges are finding methods that could function inside the grey areas of law. Unocoin in its latest announcement revealed its plan to launch a network of Bitcoin ATMs across India. дальше »

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Does FBI shutdown of 1Broker exchange signal a new era of U.S. global enforcement?

In a move that could set a worrying precedent, the exchange 1Broker has been shut down in a joint SEC and FBI action - prompting questions as to the limits of the international reach of U.S regulators дальше »

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Major Crypto Exchanges Kraken, BitMEX, and Binance Facing Shutdown According to New Report

Major cryptocurrency exchanges like Kraken, BitMEX, and Binance are all facing shutdowns, according to a new report posted online earlier today. “Coming exchange shutdowns” could affect Kraken, BitMEX, and Binance “as CFTC and SEC design regulatory actions”, writes Rogue Trader at The ICO Journal in a post from earlier today. The ICO Journal cites a […] дальше »

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Microsoft is Increasing its Blockchain Presence says Microsoft Azure GM Matt Kerner

The relevance of blockchain technology has been increasing and many fortune 500 companies are now coming to terms with the reality that a no to the technology could translate to a lose in there revenue, and a possible shutdown even though that they might not be in agreement with blockchain technology application in cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Montana Senator: Closing Coal Plant Could Hurt Bitcoin Mining Industry

The crypto industry has scored another first, as a junior U. S. Senator from Montana, Steve Daines, has lobbied against the planned closure of a coal-fired power plant in Rosebud County, arguing that its closure could harm the growing cryptocurrency mining industry in the state. дальше »

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Noise Complaints May Cause Norwegian Bitcoin Mining Center to Shut Down

Norwegian bitcoin miner Kryptovault is facing a shutdown of its operations due to extensive noise complaints from locals and a lack of proper paperwork. The company, which is headquartered in a former paper mill in Norway’s capital of Oslo, uses more than 40MW of power to drive an arsenal of nearly 10,000 computers. дальше »

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