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New BIS Innovation Hub Center Will Study Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Integration.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are an important subject in Switzerland right now. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has recently started a partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to begin a study on CBDCs, which will be conducted at the BIS Innovation Hub Center, which is based in Switzerland. According to the latest […] origin »
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French Investment Bank Bpifrance Joins ACINQ Blockchain Startup’s $8 Million Investment Round.
A few years ago, most of us would probably never have believed that traditional banks would be investing in the blockchain technology. This is, however, what seems to be happening right now. Bpifrance, an important state-owned French investment bank, has recently participated in the investment of ACINQ, a Bitcoin Lightning startup that raised $8 million […] origin »
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Hyundai’s Hdac Blockchain Technology Branch to Setup $10 Million Fund To Release Mainnet.
The blockchain-focused arm of Hyundai, Hdac Technology, has announced that it would set up a $10 million USD fund to invest in it's blockchain. According to the official reports, the company is set to use the money to launch it's mainnet and later to develop applications for it. Hdac’s goal, the press release affirms, is […] origin »
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Blockchain Bank Bankorus’ Is Effectively Shut Down; Investors Have Pulled Out, No More Cash.
Overstock’s venture into the blockchain space continues it's downfall after the departure of their ex-CEO, Patrick Byrne. This time Bankorus has shut down. Bankorus is an AI-powered, blockchain-wealth management platform, and security token marketplace built on the blockchain. origin »
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Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human History’ Claims Lawsuit Against Bitfinex.
A common attack against Tether in the crypto ecosystem is that the stablecoin isn’t really backed one-to-one by the U. S. dollar. We might soon get to know if these concerns are substantial, as the matter is now going to court. origin »
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Gartner Says Blockchain is Currently at the Disillusionment Stage Within the Hype Cycle.
The blockchain technology is not living up to it's big hype, at least according to Gartner’s Hype Cycle. A recent report made by The Next Web’s Hard Fork shows that the interest in the blockchain is decreasing and that many blockchain implementations are failing to live up to expectations. Because of this, investment is bound […] origin »
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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse: XRP Ledger solves ‘Bitcoin’s scalability problems’.
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, recently has been making numerous public appearances in order to fill in the general public about Ripple’s position in driving the crypto adoption. In this latest interview with the Economic Club Of New York, Garlinghouse explained that cryptocurrency is still at its ’emerging’ stage. origin »
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Tether’s supply on Ethereum is set to overtake USDT on Omni.
Over the past few months, a general trend was recorded, one wherein Tether was slowly migrating to the Ethereum Network. It was reported that Tether had accumulated significant space on the ETH blockchain and facilitated $417,000 worth of transactions on the ETH network, clogging the network of the 2nd largest blockchain. origin »
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Aphelion Closes Down its DEX Platform.
Non-custodial crypto exchange Aphelion, which operates a token with the same name, announced yesterday that it was closing down its mainnet platform. NEO-Based DEX Platform Closed Down In fact, Aphelion halted the trading services on all pairs prior to providing any public announcement. origin »
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Insolar Announces Microsoft, Oracle and Innosuisse Collaborations Ahead of Mainnet Launch.
The blockchain provider Insolar has announced several important partnerships. The company is set to collaborate with Oracle, Microsoft and several innovations groups such as the German Energy Agency, the UK Energy Innovation Center and Innosuisse. origin »
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It’s Time for Investors to Get Picky as Jefferies Upgraded Microsoft Stock.
Coinspeaker It’s Time for Investors to Get Picky as Jefferies Upgraded Microsoft StockJefferies changed the ratings right before the earnings season. Analysts expect Microsoft's revenues to rise 11% on a year-over-year basis to $32. origin »
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Grayscale: Institutional Interest in Crypto Doubles in Q2.
Institutions are investing in altcoins again, says Grayscale
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Bankers Start Turning on Fiat, Making Bitcoin a More Attractive Alternative.
Many cryptocurrency maximalists are viewing signs of a possible economic recession as the potential foot in the door for a decentralized financial system, such as Bitcoin, to take root. Across the world, there are more and more indications that a global economic recession may be looming, as BeInCrypto has reported on. origin »
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Resistance at $8,300 Halts Bitcoin Rally as BTC Faces Risk of Further Losses.
After incurring a noteworthy rally yesterday that sent Bitcoin’s price surging towards the mid-$8,000 region after a brief visit to $7,800, BTC’s upwards momentum has once again faltered, with the crypto once again nearing its previously established support level at $8,200. origin »
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Telegram Breaks The Silence About Its $1.7 Billion TON Blockchain Project.
Telegram is finally ready to talk about its long-awaited Telegram Open Network (TON). After raising $1. 7 billion USD last year in one of the most successful Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) ever, the Telegram network has decided to finally go public with its involvement with TON. origin »
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Shape of dApps Q3 Update: Ethereum, EOS, and TRON.
Dapp. com has released its quarterly insight report, focusing on users, transaction volume, dApp diversity, and other important metrics. The update reveals that Ethereum has been growing steadily, EOS has the best user retention numbers, and TRON has the least diverse dApp ecosystem, October 8, 2019. origin »
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Hardware Wallet Provider Ledger Integrates Atomic Swaps Using SWFT’s Cross-Blockchain Protocol.
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet developer, Ledger, announced partnership with cross-blockchain app, SWIFT Blockchain, to provide users with atomic swap payments across blockchains. The official announcement released on Oct. origin »
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UNICEF Launches Cryptocurrency Fund to Back Open Source Technology.
UNICEF has launched a cryptocurrency fund in its aim to back open source technology for children and young people in the world. origin »
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Japan Gives Leeway to Political Donations in Cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns in Japan will not be regulated, stated politician Ms. Sanae Takaichi. This adds to Japan’s liberal stance on digital assets, potentially opening doors for new types of political funding. origin »
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Tether more transparent than most banks: VanEck’s Gabor Gurbacs.
Recently, Gabor Gurbacs, Director at the investment management firm VanEck, posted a tweet in support of the popular, but controversial stablecoin pegged to the U. S. Dollar, Tether. This tweet comes just one day after Tether became the subject of a class action lawsuit, one alleging that the stablecoin caused $1. origin »
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Ethereum may have bottomed against Bitcoin says renowned technical analyst.
One of the most prominent cryptocurrency technical analysts, Peter Brandt, thinks that Ethereum may have bottomed against Bitcoin. Bottoming against BTC Ethereum has been on a steady decline for over the last two years after peaking at nearly 15. origin »
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Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Banks: Major Credit Card Breach Exposes 60M Accounts.
Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia with a regional and global presence, has suffered a major data breach. Personal information belonging to millions of clients is now being sold on the black market. origin »
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EOS Developer Block.One Launches EOSIO 2.0 With Smarter Contracts And Enhanced Security.
Block.one, one of the EOS developers, has announced the launch of EOSIO 2.0. According to the press release, this is a new version of the famous smart contract protocol that was used by the company to host dapps and to use its delegated proof of stake system. The company affirms that the new version of […] origin »
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Not Just a Novelty: NFT Volumes May Be Bigger Than You Think.
By now, you probably know the story of CryptoKitties by heart. The trading game pioneered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2017, and buyers were eager to get in on the craze. Early on, the average CryptoKitty cost $80—but then, the NFT’s trading volume and average price dropped like a rock. origin »
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WV’s ‘Military Mobile Voting Solution,’ Had An Unsuccessful Hacking Attempt in The 2018 Election.
In an official address by the Secretary of State, West Virginia, someone tried to infiltrate the blockchain-based voting system used by the state in the 2018 election cycle. Unsuccessful Attempt at Breaching Blockchain According to the official report by the Secretary of State, West Virginia, Mark Warner, the hackers were unsuccessful at gaining access to […] origin »
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Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Application: Assessing The Facts, Not The Hype.
Stories about Bitcoin ETFs are similar to the Number 38 bus: you wait outside in the cold and damp for ages and then three come along all at once. Following last summer’s hype about the imminent approval of Bitcoin ETFs – none of which actually happened – we’ve gone through periods with little-to-no news, followed […] The post Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Application: Assessing The Facts, Not The Hype appeared first on Crypto Briefing. origin »
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MakerDAO to Rollout Multi-Collateral DAI on November 18.
Maker Foundation CEO, Rune Christensen, announced that Multi-Collateral DAI (MCD) is scheduled to go live on November 18. In his announcement at DevCon Osaka, Christensen was talking about emerging trends in DeFi before dropping this news on the audience. origin »
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WATCH: Ethereum Enters a ‘Crossroads’ at the Ethereal Summit.
CoinDesk's Daniel Kuhn speaks with ethereum community members at the Ethereal Summit ahead of the blockchain's reboot. origin »
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Here’s the game I expect to see bundled with the PS5.
Sony has begun drawing the curtain back next-generation PlayStation console, in an agonizingly slow manner. Today it revealed some details about the hardware we’ll be seeing when the console launches holiday 2020 — but not, frustratingly, what kinds of games we can expect to see. origin »
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Google exploited homeless black people to develop the Pixel 4’s facial recognition AI.
The US city of Atlanta, Georgia alleged last week that contractors working on behalf of Google used confusing, aggressive tactics to exploit black people in order to obtain their likeness for facial recognition AI research. origin »
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Twitter says it used your 2FA info to advertise by accident.
Twitter today revealed it may have misappropriated its users private info by giving it to advertisers. The information in question? Your email address or phone number — whichever you used for two-factor authentication or security purposes. origin »
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Former DoJ Prosecutor Turned Crypto VC: Bitcoin Helped Fight Crime.
Ever since Facebook announced its crypto-asset dubbed Libra, the entire market, especially Bitcoin, has come under fire by regulators and their fears over the asset class’s use in criminal activities. origin »
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Dubai Unveils Ethereum and Hyperledger-Powered Business Registry Platform.
Dubai authorities have announced the launch of a Unified Business Registry Platform (UBRP) built on Hyperledger fabric and the Ethereum enterprise blockchain. The primary objective of the UBRP is to introduce a better regulation model and enable license issuers to seamlessly manage their trade licenses and corporate registries, reports Saudi Gazette on October 7, 2019. origin »
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Blizzard bans esports player from Hearthstone tourney over Hong Kong support.
Blizzard is in the hot seat after penalizing a Hearthstone esports player for voicing an opinion about the protests in Hong Kong. While the player did violate the rules of the tournament he was competing in, it’s Blizzard that’s taking all the criticism for kicking him out. origin »
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Bitcoin’s SegWit registers ATH of 57.18%, but transaction fees refuse to drop.
On 16 September, Segregated Witness [SegWit] reached a major milestone after reports suggested that Bitcoin transactions on the SegWit protocol hit an all-time high of 50. 7 percent. The protocol was first developed by Pieter Wuille back in December 2015, with an intent to reduce processing fees and facilitate faster transactions. origin »
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Crypto Exchanges Continue to Increase Their Bitcoin Holdings Despite Price Volatility: TokenAnalyst Study.
Cryptocurrency exchanges appear to be the most disciplined Bitcoin holders as their stockpiles continue to mount origin »
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Video: Everything you need to know about the iPhone 11, the Pro, and Pro Max.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you’ll know that Apple has just released the latest array of its mobiles. Just like last year, the tech giant has put out three devices. origin »
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Ethereum Was a Scam, Says Former Bitcoin Core Developer — Will Ethereum 2.0 Be Another?.
Peter Todd, a former Bitcoin Core developer, has struck out at Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin while calling Ethereum a scam. The developer has also gone on to defend the actions of a journalist who asked the question of whether or not Ethereum 2. origin »
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UNICEF Becomes First UN Commission To Launch A Crypto Fund; Ethereum Foundation Donated 100 ETH.
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) becomes the first UN commission to accept and make cryptocurrency donations. The announcement further claims these donations will be used to fund open source technology development for children across the globe. origin »
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CHEAP: Get your pool party started with Sony XB10 portable speaker for just $33.
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Have a pool party coming up? And you haven’t found a way to lug your expensive speaker system out in the back yard so you can play some sick tunes? We’ve got your back. origin »
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Central bank says Libra must operate like a bank if it’s to launch in UK.
The Bank of England‘s (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has laid down a set of rules that Facebook‘s Libra and other cryptocurrencies must follow if they are to be launched in Britain. While some question if Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra will ever launch, the BoE‘s FPC did recognize its potential to becoming an “important payment system,” City AM reports. origin »
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Instagram turns ‘Throwback Thursday’ into a Stories feature.
Instagram stories are incredibly popular with more than 500 million people using the feature every day. So there’s no surprise the company tries to keep the experience fresh with new features. Today, the photo-sharing platform rolled out a new ‘create’ mode that has a bunch of options including a throwback feature called “On this day. origin »
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Visa, Mastercard receive request to reconsider participation in Libra as others discuss ‘fork’.
Facebook’s Libra has garnered a lot of attention from almost every corner of the world, mostly from regulators who are freaking out about Libra’s possibilities and its effects on government monetary policies. origin »
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‘XRP transactions ensure lesser volatility risks compared to fiat’.
Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse has been pioneering global crypto adoption via Ripple- traditional bank partnerships to enable faster cross border payments. While speaking about Ripple’s recent accomplishments at the Economic Club Of New York, the innovator explained how the XRP Ledger has been created to solve Bitcoin’s scalability issues. origin »
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Analysts Expect “Big” Bitcoin Price Moves Soon; Will Bulls Step In?.
While traders have made much ado about recent price action in the Bitcoin (BTC) market, volatility, in reality, has been extremely low; It’s been over two weeks since the cryptocurrency market has seen a bout... origin »
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Ethereum Forms Bottom Formation as Analysts See “Room to Fly”.
Ethereum (ETH) and the aggregated crypto markets have lost the upwards momentum that they incurred yesterday as Bitcoin failed to move past its near-term resistance level that exists around $8,400. origin »
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Experts Weigh In On The Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain.
Bitcoin is a revolutionary new technology that has taken the world by storm, and could not only disrupt modern financial systems, but it could also go on to replace all fiat currencies and become the sole digital currency used across the globe. origin »
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Important Long Term Ethereum Signal Ready To Flip Bullish.
With altcoins like Ethereum and XRP at extreme lows, and Bitcoin now falling, the entire crypto market is at risk of falling deeper into a bear market. But if an important long-term technical indicator on Ethereum price charts flips bullish in the coming days, Ethereum may break above resistance, causing price to surge and the. origin »
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Bitcoin isn’t flexible for enterprise side of things, says former BTC Core developer.
Jeff Garzik, former Bitcoin Core developer, made waves in the cryptocurrency community after he said that stablecoins are pushing decentralized finance to the next stage. According to a report by Forbes, Garzik told an audience at Consensus 2019, “Product-wise, we are in a generational shift. origin »
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Cybercriminals are targeting healthcare companies with phishing campaigns to steal sensitive data.
Healthcare providers are facing an unprecedented level of social engineering-driven malware threats, according to new research. The findings — disclosed by California-based enterprise security solutions provider Proofpoint US — discovered at least 77 percent of email attacks on the medical sector during the first three months of 2019 involved the use of malicious links. origin »
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