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Bitcoin is 300 Times Cheaper Than Wire Transfers, Banks Take 83% Profit
Since 2017, so-called “experts” in the finance sector have criticized Bitcoin for being too expensive. Yet, banks are pocketing 83 percent profit on every wire transfer. According to Bank of America’s official data, the $302 billion bank charges $30 for outbound domestic wire transfer and $35 for outbound international wire sent in foreign currency. дальше »
2018-9-19 16:00 | |
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Odds of Bitcoin Price Hitting $3K ‘Getting Less Favorable,’ Says Trace Mayer
Bitcoin price could continue dropping for up to another nine months and hit $3000, cryptocurrency investor and media personality Trace Mayer forecast September 16. Bitcoin $3k Chances ‘Less Probable’ In a tweet linking to his so-called ‘Mayer Multiple’ price analysis tool, the entrepreneur said that while a $3000 price tag for Bitcoin would be “hopeful,” the odds of it happening were now decreasing. дальше »
2018-9-17 19:00 | |
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Top 6 51% Attacks Affecting Cryptocurrencies in 2018
The cryptocurrency industry is under threat from a lot of different angles. One of the biggest potential problems is to so-called 51% attack, which can disrupt networks in very quick succession. The year 2018 has been quite successful in this regard, as no less than seven 51% attacks have been performed successfully. дальше »
2018-9-16 18:00 | |
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Morgan Stanley Eyes Bitcoin Swap Contracts Tied to Futures Prices
Morgan Stanley is joining Wall Street’s race toward an institutional-friendly bitcoin derivative. According to anonymous sources reporting to Bloomberg, the financial institution is devising price return swaps tied to bitcoin. дальше »
2018-9-14 22:07 | |
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Stablecoins: Retrofitting the Dollar’s Flaws into Cryptocurrency?
There has been much discussion lately regarding so-called stablecoins. But are they really the answer to the general instability of many cryptocurrencies? A recent article in The Guardian suggests that they may ultimately be flawed. дальше »
2018-9-13 13:00 | |
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Coinbase And Leading Firms Establish “Blockchain Association” Lobbying Consortium
Industry Leaders Establish The “Blockchain Association” On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that an assortment of the leading firms in this nascent industry would be joining hands to establish the so-called “Blockchain Association. дальше »
2018-9-13 06:14 | |
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CNBC ‘Reverse Bitcoin Price Indicator’ Hits Bullseye Again
Less than a week after CNBC forecast an $8000 Bitcoin price, the largest cryptocurrency tumbled close to $6000, leading to ridicule from commentators. ‘$8K Could Be Next’ In another instance of the network proving itself as a so-called ‘reverse price indicator,’ its predictions for BTC/USD completely contrasted with short-term reality, the pair going on to lose almost 13 percent in less than 24 hours. дальше »
2018-9-6 15:00 | |
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Bittrex Lash Out At Bitcoin Gold After BTG Refuse To Pay Hack Compensation
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex have announced that they will be delisting Bitcoin Gold (BTG) and all BTG trading pairs after the team behind BTG refused to pay out compensation to Bittrex who suffered as a result of hacks that took place on the BTG network in May 2018. дальше »
2018-9-4 15:30 | |
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Top 4 Upcoming Stablecoins Worth Keeping an Eye On
Investing in cryptocurrencies can be done in many ways. A lot of users don’t like spending fiat currency directly and tend to look for intermediary solutions. This is where so-called stablecoins come into the picture, as they provide an extra gateway to buy Bitcoin and altcoins. дальше »
2018-8-31 23:00 | |
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Top 4 Cryptocurrency Dark Pool Providers in 2018
There is a lot more to cryptocurrency trading than just using popular exchanges. The rise of decentralized trading platforms should not be overlooked. Additionally, there are the so-called dark pools, which offer liquidity outside of the traditional exchanges’ order books. дальше »
2018-8-29 19:00 | |
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Top 5 Cryptocurrency Trading Fails
Cryptocurrency trading is a business which has gained a lot of popularity over the past few months. Recent price spikes and declines have sparked a lot of interest in this new form of money. Unfortunately for traders, there are a lot of so-called “fat finger” trades taking place as well. Below are some notorious examples […] дальше »
2018-8-25 21:00 | |
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44% of American Executives Think “Blockchain Is Overhyped”, Deloitte Survey Finds
New indicators point to corporate executives starting to wisen up to the notion that so-called blockchain technology is some kind of cure-all drug for their industries that they can just extract from Bitcoin and drop the cryptocurrency behind. дальше »
2018-8-19 19:40 | |
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Analysts: Cryptocurrency Interest Remains High, Exchange Revenues are Evidence
Despite falling prices of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether, a few market analysts believe 2018’s extended bear market is a mere price correction, and so-called Bitcoin “obituary” reports are “greatly exaggerated. дальше »
2018-8-19 07:28 | |
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EOS community fights back against ‘whales’ controlling its blockchain
The EOS community is growing anxious that its blockchain is really being controlled by a select few. A petition has been drafted to introduce voting limits to protect small-time token holders against the influence of whales. дальше »
2018-8-17 16:51 | |
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US Investors Can Now Invest in a Fully-Regulated Bitcoin ETN
While the entire cryptocurrency community is waiting for the approval of a potential bitcoin ETF by the US Securities Exchange and Securities Commission (SEC), investors can now purchase Bitcoin exchange-traded notes, entirely regulated in Sweden. дальше »
2018-8-16 18:00 | |
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Ether Price Analysis: Historic Support Breaks, Leads to Signs of Capitulation
In two short weeks, ETHUSD has devalued by 50% of its market value. With little to no relief for the underwater bulls, ether seems to be accelerating downward as buyer confidence is lacking and showing signs of capitulation. дальше »
2018-8-15 01:10 | |
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John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ cryptocurrency wallet has been hacked (again)
Remember John McAfee’s supposedly “unhackable” cryptocurrency wallet? It appears a group of researchers is about to prove the once-lauded antivirus pioneer wrong. After cracking the so-called Bitfi wallet to play legendary game DOOM on it, today the researchers were able to successfully send signed transactions with the device – that is despite the “security” mechanisms Bitfi has in place to prevent attackers from doing that. дальше »
2018-8-13 19:38 | |
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Bitcoin Core Developer Reveals ‘Critical’ Bug in Bitcoin Cash
Cryptocurrency industry and community figures are reacting after it emerged a Bitcoin Core developer fixed a “critical” bug in the code for the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. Fields: Bug ‘Would Have Split’ Chain In a blog post August 10th, Corey Fields relates how in April 2018 he anonymously reported the consensus bug, known as SIGHASH_BUG. дальше »
2018-8-10 16:00 | |
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Bitmain One Ups Canaan’s Crypto TV, Launches WiFi Router Miner
As per a recent tweet, Bitmain’s mining hardware division has just launched the so-called “Antrouter,” which as its name implies is a WiFi router. However, don’t get this new piece of hardware wrong, because it allows its users to mine cryptocurrencies while providing internet connectivity for your home, both at the same time. дальше »
2018-8-10 23:00 | |
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$416 Million BTC Futures Trade Loss on OKEx to cost Counterparts
Instead, it operates using a so-called “socialized claw-back” policy for cases where a trade shortfall is incurred. In this instance, those with unrealized gains on their short positions this week are set to lose 18 percent of their profits to foot the bill, as Bloomberg notes. As of press time, OKEx has not responded to дальше »
2018-8-4 22:31 | |
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Has McAfee’s BitFi Hardware Wallet Been Hacked?
The first reports have been pouring in over the past 24 hours regarding the veracity of the claims made by BitFi the so-called “unhackable” hardware wallet. It appears that this is a response to the $250,000 bounty (originally $100,000) offered by John McAfee to anybody who could successfully prove that they could hack into. дальше »
2018-8-2 12:00 | |
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Bitfi alleges attack by “army of trolls”, Trezor’s Rusnak fires back
John McAfee, long famous in the cryptocurrency space for the “I’ll eat my d**k” bet made on the price of Bitcoin [BTC], has recently emerged as a strong advocate of Bitfi Wallet. The wallet is a so-called ‘brain wallet’ that allows users to keep their funds safe “in their own brains”, which basically means that […] дальше »
2018-8-2 05:23 | |
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Coinbase Hires Former Wall Street Executive As Chief Compliance Offer
The so-called “Wall Street migration” has continued, with executives and employees from legacy markets piling onto crypto-centric startups in a search for the ‘next big thing’. дальше »
2018-8-1 23:49 | |
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More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
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The blockchain-based betting platform now has assassination markets
Disclaimer: Cointelegraph considers speculation on the deaths of individuals as immoral and does not endorse it in any way So-called “assassination markets” have now popped up on blockchain event betting platform Augur, Mashable media outlet reported July 24. дальше »
2018-7-26 06:09 | |
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Copyright Troll Law Firm Broke Copyright Law, Disciplinary Board Finds
So-called copyright trolling in the file-sharing space involves copyright holders claiming their rights have been infringed before heading to court to demand the identities of subscribers behind IP addresses. дальше »
2018-7-21 21:27 | |
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Crypto King Silbert: Bitcoin at Bottom, Only Upwards From Here
CNBC’s seemingly non-stop coverage of the crypto market has continued, with so-called Crypto King Barry Silbert appearing on ‘Fast Money’ on Wednesday afternoon. Barry Silbert Gives Multiple Reasons To Why Bitcoin Has Hit A Bottom On Wednesday, Barry Silbert, an early Bitcoin investor and founder of many crypto-related firms, recently took to CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ segment to. дальше »
2018-7-19 14:30 | |
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Binance CEO Confirms Fourth Quarterly Binance Coin Burn
The CEO of the world’s foremost cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has just confirmed that it will be going forward with an upcoming BNB token burn. Binance’s Fourth Token Burn Binance has become well-known for offering so-called ‘token/coin burns’, buying back and destroying its native cryptocurrency (BNB) every fiscal quarter. дальше »
2018-7-17 23:30 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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8.5 million aussie dollars bet that bitcoin really will beat berkshire hathway price
An anonymous investor bet Bitcoin will surpass Berkshire Hathaway’s stock by 2023, which means Bitcoin will have to appreciate by more than 40 times by that time. Only the lazy would not predict the price of Bitcoin, but now this prediction becomes too bullish. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:03 | |
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What Is the Trump Task Force?
Cryptocurrency and crime have been closely entwined for far too long. Bringing this connection to an end will be very challenging, for rather obvious reasons. The so-called Trump Task Force aims to address some of those concerns moving forward. дальше »
2018-7-13 22:00 | |
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Crypto roll
The popular blockchain-based cat breeding game will launch a brand new version of its app exclusively for HTC mobile devices. Consequently, the so-called chain of custody potentially helps to verify the identity of digital assets or, in the case of the CryptoKitties game, digital furballs. дальше »
2018-7-12 21:50 | |
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Malta-based BlackBerry Company Introduces Palladium World’s First Initial Switchable Currency
Malta-based blockchain company Palladium is launching the world’s first so-called initial convertible coin offering (ICCO). According to Palladium chairman Prof. Paolo Catalfamo, the Palladium platform is a revolutionary solution to the biggest obstacles to widespread crypto adoption: cumbersome management of cryptocurrencies and regulatory uncertainty surrounding their use. Investors will be given the right to convert the tokens into дальше »
2018-7-11 14:51 | |
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Digital Assets Exchange Program Begun by Swiss Stock Exchange
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX announced today, July 6, that it will open a “fully-regulated” cryptocurrency exchange next year. In an official press release, SIX confirmed it would use so-called distributed ledger technology (DLT) –– of which blockchain is one type –– to build what they are dubbing a “digital asset ecosystem,” Six Digital Exchange дальше »
2018-7-6 20:59 | |
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Controversial Ethereum Network Clog Exposed: Chinese Crypto Exchange at Fault
You may have noticed something recently, transactions on the Ethereum network have been oddly expensive. MyCrypto has chalked up this suspicious rise in transaction fees to a good-for-nothing exchange, essentially incentivizing its users to push out thousands of transactions onto the Ethereum network. дальше »
2018-7-5 09:43 | |
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US Online Piracy Lawsuits Break Record Numbers
While the major entertainment conglomerates are mainly focusing on streaming piracy, the US courts are still overloaded with BitTorrent related lawsuits. In Europe, there is a fair amount of pushback against these so-called “copyright trolling” efforts, even from Internet providers. дальше »
2018-7-5 04:19 | |
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Controversial Tezos Project Announces ‘Betanet’
The Tezos Foundation has launched its beta network, calling the move an “inflection point” for the project, according to an official statement June 30. According to Tezos’ statement, the team has proposed the genesis block of their so-called ‘betanet,’ and transactions can be processed on the network. The Tezos team also stated that users can дальше »
2018-7-1 17:38 | |
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One to Vote for Network’s Block Producers as ‘Community Member’ Eos Creator Block
EOS developer Block.one has announced it will begin to stake its share of tokens to vote for the network’s 21 ‘Block Producers’ (BPs), in an announcement posted yesterday, June 28. In the EOS ecosystem, EOS holders can stake their tokens to vote for so-called ‘Block Producers’ (BPs) – the equivalent of miners on the Bitcoin дальше »
2018-6-30 23:46 | |
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Monero Lead Supports Off-Chain Bitcoin Scaling ‘For Maximal Privacy’
Monero team member Riccardo Spagni reaffirmed his belief that a so-called ‘layer two’ scaling solution is needed for Bitcoin — stating it is “necessary” for capacity improvements and “maximal privacy. дальше »
2018-6-29 23:00 | |
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How can your smart fridge be Bitcoin for criminals?
It could be mining bitcoin for criminals. So-called “crypto-jacking” attacks have become a growing problem in the cybersecurity industry, affecting both consumers and organizations. дальше »
2018-6-29 13:49 | |
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Tezos, A Launch History
He continued: “At the foundation, the way we view our role is to deploy resources to support participants in the community. ” It’s a statement on the foundation’s realignment with users after months of tension between members of the project’s team that ended in February. дальше »
2018-6-25 20:40 | |
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