Test Driving the Money Button — Simple Enough for a 9-Year Old

On September 13 the Money Button launched, allowing people the ability to integrate a Bitcoin Cash-powered payment button into any website or application. This week we tested the Money Button’s user interface with a website to see how easy it is to add a digital currency payment button. дальше »

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New Mining Manufacturer Linzhi Announces Ethereum ASIC Miner

Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at Bitcoin mining chip developer Canaan Creative, is turning her attention to Ethereum. Announcing her venture at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Chen’s new company, Linzhi, will focus on building cryptocurrency mining devices, and its first official products are a series of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners designed specifically for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. дальше »

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Paxful CEO Ray Youssef Shows How Bitcoin Can Be Used for Social Good

Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances. дальше »

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Medici Ventures’ Bitsy Launches User-Friendly Crypto Wallet and Exchange

Overstock’s affiliated blockchain company Medici Ventures has funded a beta-launch of the cryptocurrency wallet designed by Bitsy to blur borders between digital and fiat money. The post Medici Ventures’ Bitsy Launches User-Friendly Crypto Wallet and Exchange appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Monero Is Hard to Beat (and Hard to Scale)

Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »

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NCB Joins RippleNet

Thursday 13th September 2018 was when Ripple announced on their website that NCB (National Commercial Bank) of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) has become the latest enterprise customer and joined up with RippleNet and Ripple’s fast growing network of payment providers, virtual asset exchanges, banks etc. дальше »

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Sterlin Lujan Delivers Speech on Cryptocurrency Revolution at NEXT BLOCK Conference in Sofia

NEXT BLOCK has kicked off with a keynote speech from Sterlin Lujan, who talked about the psychology of money and how cryptocurrency will disrupt the existing system of fiat money, taking us to the next stage of evolution. дальше »

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Billionaire Mike Novogratz: Crypto Prices Have Bottomed

To crypto investors who lost (digital) money during the first half of September, there’s some good news. Billionaire crypto investor Michael Novogratz said on Thursday that cryptocurrencies are poised to rally because prices have bottomed out. дальше »

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How New York Times Journalist Nathaniel Popper Monitors the Crypto Market

Nathaniel Popper is a New York Times journalist who covers fintech and cryptocurrencies. He is is the author of the bestseller, “Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money. дальше »

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RippleNet to Make it Easier for Thai Workers to Send Money Home

Remittance payments are part of many foreign workers’ daily lives; however, traditional systems can be slow and costly. In Japan, there are approximately 45,000 Thai employees working around the clock to send money home to their families–and Ripple’s solution RippleNet is aiming to make the process easier. дальше »

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Indian Central Bank Argues Cryptos 'Not Valid' as Currency in Court Battle

The Reserve Bank of India has argued at the Supreme Court that bitcoin cannot be recognized as either money or currency. дальше »

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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 »

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ZED Network partners with Interstellar for money transfer service on Stellar

Integrated global payments platform ZED Network today announced an agreement with Interstellar, a company that develops applications and infrastructure for the Stellar ecosystem to facilitate cross-border, cross-currency and cross-asset transactions with the aim of creating a universal. дальше »

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Does Jimmy Song Know What Fiat Money Is?

On Monday, while most of the cryptocurrency world nervously watched as markets sank, an even bigger disaster was unfurling in the Mediterranean: the debate between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, on the CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise. дальше »

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Ripple’s New MoneyTap App Could Dominate Japanese Bank Transfers

The payments network Ripple could be about to pick up a large share of the Japanese currency transfer market. The firm is looking to launch the MoneyTap application with support from the SBI Ripple Asia Japanese Bank Consortium later this year. дальше »

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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

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Криптопроект Carbon запустил стейблкоин

Нью-Йоркский криптовалютный проект Carbon запустил стейблкоин CarbonUSD, основанный на Ethereum. Монета, привязанная к американскому доллару, получила название CarbonUSD. We are excited to announce that we have launched CarbonUSD, a hybrid fiat-algorithmic stablecoin. дальше »

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SBI Becomes Biggest Money Transfer Provider

Providing affordable, instant and a transparent remittance system, Ripple is now heading into a partnership with SBI which makes it thar biggest money transfer provider in the country. Slowly but surely, Ripple is becoming a worldwide household name. дальше »

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Japanese Fund Transfer Platform Money Tap Connects 60 Banks with Ripple, Launches Website

MoneyTap has officially launched its website which is a major step forward connecting several Japanese banks via Ripple solutions. The post Japanese Fund Transfer Platform Money Tap Connects 60 Banks with Ripple, Launches Website appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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Mt. Gox plaintiffs must take cases to Tokyo to claim lost funds

The Mt. Gox saga appears to be far from over as a Pennsylvania judge has dismissed the case of a claimant on the grounds of a lack of jurisdiction in the case. Mt. Gox user, Gregory Pearce, who was implicated in the Bitcoin exchange’s collapse, submitted a withdrawal request for $5,900. дальше »

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Crypto Mining is Coming to an End – What’s Next for GPU

Cryptocurrencies are flush with idiosyncrasies, and although they were intended to function as a digital expression of money, they have a fandom that is more akin to celebrities than currencies. After all, there aren’t many chat rooms buzzing about the potential of the dollar bill. дальше »

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Public Anger Forces Bank CFO to Quit Over Huge Money Laundering Affair

Bank executives rarely get punished for their misdeeds, leading to many people distrusting the entire banking system as plagued with widespread corruption. But once in a while someone has to bite the bullet. дальше »

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SoftBank To Develop Blockchain-Powered Payment System

Users of the new blockchain platform will not have to change their money at a bank when traveling internationally.

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Federal Judge Applies Long-Established Securities Law to ICOs

Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may. дальше »

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Biking Across America, Crypto Cyclists Look to Raise $1 Million for Charity

Crypto, charity and cycling. It’s an unlikely triad, but two fitness enthusiasts-turned-crypto philanthropists believe that, taken in combination, the three can drive positive change. дальше »

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The Black Cryptocurrency Market is Booming in Russia

While Russian authorities struggle to define cryptocurrency and decide whether to ban it, regulate it or just ignore it, people buy and sell Bitcoins and other digital money on the black cryptocurrency market to the tune of millions of dollars on дальше »

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EOS-powered dice game pays out $600K to one user in just 36 hours

Another “lucky” punter has experienced an incredible hot streak when gambling on the decentralized web. An EOS-based blockchain betting game, more commonly known as EOSBet, has paid over $600,000 in winnings to just one user in less than two days. дальше »

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Bitcoin (BTC): Fear Of A Global Currency Crisis Has Seen Accumulation On Rise Despite Recent Correction

It does seem like investors have been losing interest in Bitcoin (BTC). The search volume for Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies have been on a constant decline since the beginning of the correction. дальше »

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SoftBank initiative aims to blockchainify mobile payments across the globe

A trio of corporations lead by Japanese based SoftBank have devised a working proof-of-concept (PoC) underpinned by blockchain that allows users to make peer-to-peer payments from their mobile phones. дальше »

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OKCoin Expands Token-to-Token Platform to 20 States

Today, September 12, 2018, OKCoin announced that the company will be offering token-to-token only trading in twenty states across the U. S. This announcement of its expansion in U. дальше »

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Crypto Exchanges Turn to Dubious Tactics to Offset 80% Volume Plunge

With trading volumes a whopping 80% lower than their January peak, some of the biggest trading exchanges are implementing controversial practices to stay profitable.   Exchange Listing Fees:  Pay to Play From the ‘stick’ of listing fees to encouraging ‘carrots’, the crypto exchanges are finding ways to get their money. дальше »

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OKEx Founder Released After Questioning in Connection With Suspected Coin Fraud

The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx was detained for questioning on September 10, 2018, by Shanghai police to investigate a case of suspected digital currency fraud related to WFee coin. дальше »

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Two-for-One: SEC Slaps Crypto Hedge Fund, Broker With Registration Failures

In what it deems a first for both enforcement actions, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is charging two entities with registration failures. дальше »

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Stellar-Based Lightyear Acquires Chain, Forms New Entity

Lightyear Corporation, a universal payments network built around Stellar’s open financial protocol, has announced the acquisition of Chain, in a merger that sees both brands combine to form a new entity called Interstellar. дальше »

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What is Swarm Fund (SWM)?

In the famous words of Warren Buffett: If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep,…

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What is Swarm (SWM)?

In the famous words of Warren Buffett: If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep,…

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The Nakamoto Imperative: Why We Have to Build a Decentralist Culture

The following opinion piece on building a decentralist culture was written by Max Borders, director of Social Evolution and author of The Social Singularity.   Some people have made good money buying and trading tokens. дальше »

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Is Bitcoin Really Leading to An Increase in Money Laundering?

The rise of Bitcoin to global consciousness has given rise to intended and unintended consequences. While Bitcoin was not innovated simply to serve as an anonymous payment system, some of its features are being embraced for nefarious activities. дальше »

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Исследование: почти половина ICO провалились, а 40% собрали более $1 млн

Аналитическая и консультационная компания GreySpark Partners опубликовала результаты исследования рынка первичных предложений монет и оказалось, что почти половина проектов с начала 2017 года не сумели собрать средства. дальше »

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Tired of Bank Bailouts and Hyperinflation? Bitcoin Offers Something Different

People often wonder why a cryptocurrency with a limited supply like bitcoin has been gaining traction over the years. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the world’s central banks have printed around $12-30 trillion worth of promissory notes, and more than $10 trillion in negative-yielding global bonds. дальше »

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Alpha Edge Method Review: Teeka Tiwari’s Best Money Making Secrets?

About the Alpha Edge Method by Teeka Tiwari Teeka Tiwari and Palm Beach Research Group have launched a new crypto analysis product online called the Alpha Edge Method. Consisting of periodic email newsletters, the method promises to help anyone get “instant cash” through special trading strategies. дальше »

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Congressional Hearing Finds Cryptocurrency “Poor Form of Money” For Terrorists

Cryptocurrency–In a bid for the growing acceptance and education of cryptocurrency, a U. S. Congress Subcommittee on Terrorism has recently exonerated the form of digital money in relation to its use by those who would seek to do the country harm. дальше »

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Gemini and Paxos Both Launch Stablecoins on Ethereum Blockchain

Two crypto companies, Gemini Trust and Paxos, got a green light from a New York state regulator to launch their own stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U. S. dollar.   New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) gave an okay to Gemini Trust, the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, to launch Gemini Dollar (GUSD). дальше »

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Terrorists Not Having Much Luck Raising Money Through Cryptos, Fiat Still The Most Preferred

Remember when crypto skeptics said that cryptos would replace fiat currencies as the preferred funding method for terrorists? It turns out they were wrong, at least for now. According to witnesses who testified before the U. дальше »

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Riot Blockchain Replaces CEO Over $27 Million Pump and Dump Charges

Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a company officially focused on cryptocurrency mining and the development of an exchange, has swiftly replaced its CEO after the SEC charged him in connection to a fraudulent $27 million pump an dump scheme. дальше »

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Lightning, Launches and Broken Promises

A handful of projects brought their tech to life this week, introducing new payment systems and coins to the industry’s offerings. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network makes headway for the dev community, and one of crypto’s older and more respected exchanges (arguably) takes a step against the space’s principles. дальше »

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Research: For every ICO that raises over $1M, there’s one that doesn’t raise a dime

New research suggests that blockchain fundraising is often a hit or miss game. It appears that initial coin offerings (ICOs) either raise tons of money – or none at all. Research from intelligence firm GreySpark has uncovered that 46 percent of ICOs fail to raise any funds at all. дальше »

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Blockchain for Banking Applications: How Will DLT Disrupt Bank Systems?

Applications of Blockchain in Banking Throughout history, elements of transactions such as gold and silver have emerged to facilitate the exchange of value and protect buyers and sellers in making a successful transaction. дальше »

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7 Reasons Why it is Never too Late to Invest in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

Is Now the Time to Invest in Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrencies have been around for almost a decade now. Ever since Bitcoin was first launched, the trend started spreading like a wildfire. It combined the elements of mathematical theory, computer science, and financial industry. дальше »

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US Congress Committee Shares Why Crypto For Terrorism is “Poor Form of Money”

The official press release from the U. S. Congress Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance revealed the latest topic of discussion on terrorism funding – cryptocurrency. The release was issued on September 7th, which discussed the best ways to monitor these threats. дальше »

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