Binance Successfully Completes Q5 BNB Token Burn; Market Price Remains Unbudged

The Changpeng Zhao-led crypto exchange behemoth Binance has completed its scheduled fifth BNB token burn – thus reducing the total supply of the Binance Coin (BNB) by 1. 64 million. This was confirmed in a Medium post, published by Binance on October 17, 2018. дальше »

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CNBC: 2018 Bear Market “Opportune” For Crypto Merger & Acquisition

Cryptocurrency–The ongoing bear cycle for the cryptocurrency markets throughout 2018, which have seen the steady erosion of over $600 billion in market capitalization, have provided “opportune” conditions for a subset of companies and investors. дальше »

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Facebook needed to hire a diplomat, and Nick Clegg is the smartest choice

When Elliot Schrage announced he was stepping down from his role as Facebook’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, the Internet was abuzz with rumors about who would replace him. Today, we learned that it would be Nick Clegg, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and one-time leader of the Liberal Democrats. дальше »

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Chinese Consortium FISCO BCOS Looks to Challenge Hyperledger Fabric and R3 Corda

A number of Chinese companies from the financial industry recently formed an Association known as the Financial Blockchain Shenzhen Consortium (FISCO). According to a press release published on October 18, 2018, FISCO is intent on building an open-source blockchain platform called the FISCO BCOS which unlike consortiums like Hyperledger Fabric, or R3 Corda, will operate without a token and be open. дальше »

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Report: Vast Majority of ICOs Trading Significantly Below Their Listing Price

A recent report from Ernst & Young found that nearly a third of all cryptocurrencies that have been financed through online fundraisers, like initial coin offerings (ICOs), have lost almost all their value, while the vast majority of them are currently trading below their listing price. дальше »

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Report Shows That 85% of Cryptoassets’ Protocols Can Be Changed at Will

On 17 October 2018, crypto comparison resource CryptoCompare published the “Cryptoasset Taxonomy Report 2018” for the purpose of properly classifying the numerous cryptoassets that have emerged since Bitcoin. дальше »

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Goldman Sachs and Mike Novogratz Bet Big on Cryptocurrency Custodian BitGo with $15 Million Investment

Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies seems to be slowly and steadily gaining upward traction. Per a report published by Bloomberg, dated October 18, 2018, the Wall Street goliath Goldman Sachs Group Inc. дальше »

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Legendary cypherpunk declares cryptocurrency is failing its creators

As cryptocurrency falls further into the hands of the mainstream, it falls further away from its creators, the cypherpunks. Earlier today, CoinDesk published an in-depth interview with Timothy May, one of the founding members of the cypherpunk movement. дальше »

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World Payments Report: Public DLT Fails to Meet Financial Market Demands

While the International Word Bank Organization believes that distributed ledger technology (DLT) could fundamentally transform the existing financial sector, the World Payments Report 2018, published on October 16, 2018, concludes DLT cannot keep up with the financial market demands due to many problems and challenges facing DLT adoption. дальше »

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Bitcoin Unlimited Adds ABC Client Upgrade to Version 1.5 Adding CTOR and CDSV

Bitcoin’s Unlimited development team has published the full nodes’ Bitcoin Cash edition version 1.4.0. This edition includes implanting the November 15 upgrade features from Bitcoin ABS. The development team indicated that support for the Bitcoin SV ruleset is “pending” and Bitcoin’s Unlimited’s lead programmer explained that he would like to see miners vote on ABC […] дальше »

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IBM just proved quantum computers can do things impossible for classical ones

A team of researchers from IBM, the University of Waterloo, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) today published the results of an experiment proving a quantum computer can do things a classical one cannot. дальше »

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2008 Financial Crisis Predictor Roubini: “Blockchain Is Nothing More than a Glorified Spreadsheet”

In what can only be called a flavored op-ed by “Dr. Doom” Nouriel Roubini, the acclaimed economist showed no mercy while criticizing not only the premier cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) but also the underlying technology that virtually powers all the cryptocurrencies on the planet, blockchain technology. дальше »

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Infamous Hacker George Hotz Calls Bitcoin Cash the ‘Real Bitcoin’

Well-known American hacker George Hotz, also known as Geohot, has been talking extensively about cryptocurrencies lately, and more specifically about bitcoin cash. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, Hotz published a cryptocurrency programming video using bitcoin cash and showed people how to send a BCH transaction from scratch using the Python programming language. дальше »

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Tron Rumors Confirmed: The Mysterious “Partner” is Chinese Giant Baidu

Last Friday, Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron cryptocurrency, published a statement that sparked discussions and speculation in the entire crypto community. The announcement stated that Tron is working on a partnership with a tens of billions of dollars worth industry giant. дальше »

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Indian Media Bashed after False Reports of a Cryptocurrency Blanket Ban Circulated

A recent report in the local Indian media which stated that holding crypto assets might invoke punishment by the legal authorities in the country didn’t bode too well with the global crypto community. дальше »

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Cindicator debunks belief in correlation between bitcoin (BTC) futures expiry and price drops

CryptoNinjas Cindicator, a company which develops predictive Hybrid Intelligence (human + artificial intelligence) for effective asset management, today published a report “Bitcoin Futures: Market Evolution,” a new analysis of the emerging market for bitcoin (BTC) futures. дальше »

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EdenChain (EDN) published Eden Master Node Program

EdenChain (EDN) is positioned as blockchain platform of the third generation, aimed at creating a programmable economy. With this platform, it becomes possible to capitalize material / non-material values and trade them in blockchain. дальше »

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WHO scientists used Photoshop to doctor images in cancer research

Researchers affiliated with WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have been exposed for manipulating images in multiple research papers they have published over the years. Between 2005 and 2014, Massimo Tommasino, head of Infections and Cancer Biology Group at IARC in Lyon, France, and his former colleague there Uzma Hasan, had published multiple papers with doctored images. дальше »

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Chainalysis Will Help Binance Fight Money Laundering

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has partnered with Chainalysis to fight the problem of money laundering. A press release published today stated that Chainalysis has finished a “global roll-out” of its software on the exchange, which will help Binance comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. дальше »

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Fidelity Is Bringing Cryptocurrency Trading to Institutional Investors

Fidelity Investments, a multinational financial services corporation that manages $7. 2 trillion in assets announced the launch of Fidelity Digital Asset Services, a cryptocurrency custody and trading platform for institutional investors. дальше »

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Scientists prove same-sex mammals can make babies

A team of scientists in China has successfully generated offspring created from the DNA of two same-sex mice. This is the first time such a feat has been accomplished with mammals, and it could have huge implications for humans. дальше »

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Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange Introduces a New Improved Fiat Deposit System

Bitfinex, a Hong Kong based cryptocurrency exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands, announced in a blog post published on Oct. 16 that it is introducing a new improved fiat deposit system for it clients. дальше »

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Class Action Suits Launched Against Cryptocurrency Mining Investment Company

The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers. дальше »

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Australian NSW Government Looks to Blockchain Technology For Property Conveyancing

The Australian New South Wales (NSW) Government is eager to trial blockchain technology for property conveyancing because it may make the process more efficient, cheap, secure, and reliable. According to ZDNet’s article published on October 15, 2018, the NSW Land Registry will complete a proof of concept in early 2019 with the intent of shifting all form of land registry. дальше »

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Barclays Stop Their Crypto Trading Project

Barclays, a British multinational investment bank, recently halted an internal cryptocurrency trading project. While it’s uncertain why Barclays stopped the project, according to the Financial News London’s article published on Oct. дальше »

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IOTA to Power Digital Identity Authentication Solution “IAMPASS”

The IOTA Foundation revealed its native Tangle technology – a DAG-based scalable protocol – will be used by IAMPASS for the latter’s decentralized digital identity management product, as published on a blog post by IOTA head of communications, Cara Harbor. дальше »

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Bitcoin Unlimited Adds ABC Client Upgrade Features for November’s Hard Fork

The Bitcoin Unlimited development team have published the full node clients’ Bitcoin Cash edition version 1. 5. 0, which includes an implementation of all the November 15 upgrade features from Bitcoin ABC. дальше »

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DMG Blockchain Will Build a Blockchain-Based Platform for the Cannabis Industry

In a press release published earlier today, DMG Blockhain announced that it will build a blockchain based supply management platform for the Cannabis industry. Using DMG’s platform, producers, distributors, retailers, shippers, regulators, and others in the Cannabis supply chain will be able to ensure product traceability, safety, and transparency when it comes to the Cannabis […] The post DMG Blockchain Will Build a Blockchain-Based Platform for the Cannabis Industry appeared first on NullTX. дальше »

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European Scientists Share How Cryptocurrencies will Rival Forex Markets

According to a recent research report that has been published by a group of European scientists Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market can compete with the forex market in terms of maturity. That means that Bitcoin could soon become a dependable alternative to the traditional financial market. Back in July 2018, the research was published in […] дальше »

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Huobi Joins OKEx in Adding Four New Stablecoins

Huobi Global has announced its decision to list four USD-pegged stablecoins by the end of the week. In a support notice published on its platform, the company noted that users will be able to make deposits for Paxos Standard Token (PAX), True USD (TUSD), Circle’s (USDC), and Gemini exchange’s (GUSD) on its exchange starting from Friday, October 19, 2018 (GMT +8). дальше »

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nOS (NOS) reduces the public sale hard cap and initial circulating supply of tokens

nOS (NOS) is the virtual operating system for a new, transparent internet. Powered by the NEO Smart Economy. On September 17, nOS has published its Whitepaper and token metrics. However, on October 16, the nOS team announced they reduced their hard cap and initial circulating supply by ~40%. Public Sale Hard Cap Updated to: $10,000,000 […] дальше »

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Worlds Biggest University Endowments Harvard, Stanford, MIT Invest in Crypto Funds

Many leading academic players including Harvard University, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have reportedly invested in crypto-centric funds. The revelation indicates the shift of interest of institutional investors towards the growing asset class. дальше »

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Hong Kong Explores Different Ways of Regulating Cryptocurrency Exchange Platforms

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is keen on exploring different ways to regulate cryptocurrency exchange platforms operating in Hong Kong to protect retail investors. According to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) article published on Oct. дальше »

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Bithumb Launches New DEX with No Transaction Fees and Airdrop Event

Bithumb, South Korea’s second largest cryptocurrency exchange officially launched its Decentralised Exchange (DEX) on October 15 and marked the occasion with two events – free transaction fee event and an Airdrop event, the details of which have been published on the company website. дальше »

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Coinbase Announces New Office in Ireland as Brexit Woes Deepen

A new blog post published by the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, announced plans to open a new office in Dublin, Ireland. Coinbase Expands to Dublin Amid Brexit Woes Coinbase, which is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, already has a number of employees in Europe. дальше »

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Over 100,000 ATMs Now Let You Buy Bitcoin With a Debit Card in the U.S.

Debit card Bitcoin purchase via regular ATMs are now a reality in the United States. This development foregrounds the recent partnership between Genmega and LibertyX. The collaboration allows people to buy Bitcoin from numerous cash machines using their debit cards. дальше »

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China is a threat to the Bitcoin network says new report

A new study published by researchers from Princeton and Miami International University suggests that China poses a potential threat to the Bitcoin network as the majority of bitcoin mining operations are located in a country whose government holds an adversarial view of the number one cryptocurrency. дальше »

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19 Companies Licensed to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Philippine Economic Zone

Nineteen firms have been granted provisional licenses to operate crypto exchanges by the Philippine government-owned Cagayan Economic Zone Authority. In addition, eight firms have paid the application fees and are being reviewed. дальше »

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Top Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency News For Today October 15th [VIDEO]

Newly Published Journal Indicates Maturing Crypto Market Is Great News For Bitcoin Newly Published Journal Indicates Maturing Crypto Market Is Great News For Bitcoin DocuSign Expands By Adding Ethereum (ETH) Support And Blockchain Integration DocuSign Expands By Adding Ethereum (ETH) Support And Blockchain Integration Bitcoin Price Flirts With Year's Bottom As Trading Volumes Approach 2018 […] дальше »

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Tether Crashes as Bitfinex Promises to Fix Fiat Problems

Bitfinex has published an update describing its recent freeze on fiat deposits and has partially explained why it took this course of action. “Processing complications” are apparently to blame for the outage, and the exchange has announced an imminent fix. дальше »

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OKEx Lists Four New Stablecoins

Digital assets platform OKEx has added four stablecoins to its listed assets. According to a support notice published by OKEx, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange says that TrustToken's TrueUSD (TUSD), Circle's USDCoin (USDC), the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and Paxos Standard Token (PAX) are now live on the platform. дальше »

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Newly Published Journal Indicates Maturing Crypto Market Is Great News For Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been through a lot of damage through the year, but the maturing market is helping it to be more widely accepted and necessary. A recent publication brought to light some details that suggest that this progress could mean some great news for Bitcoin investors. дальше »

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What is MIX?

We now live in a world where almost all content online is published via an intermediary, such as Medium,…

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Bitcoin Cash Developers Are Building Tools for Better BCH Fungibility

On Oct. 12 the Bitcoin Cash developer Chris Troutner published a new shuffling protocol concept called Tokenshuffle, a platform that aims to anonymize BCH transactions. Meanwhile, the Cashshuffle project has recently outlined the platform’s roadmap and accomplishments so far. дальше »

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Blockchain and IoT Technology are Catalysts of Semiconductor Growth

A press release published October 11, 2018, shows that sales of semiconductors and other crucial circuitry needed for all electronics continues to increase after demand from the IoT and blockchain technology sectors. дальше »

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Bitcoin is Maturing, Crypto Growth Surprisingly Positive Reveals Study

New research published in a renowned scientific journal speculates that the Bitcoin markets are rapidly maturing, which could be positive news for investors. The journal – called Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science – highlights some interesting features regarding the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency markets in a report titled “Bitcoin market route to maturity? Evidence from. дальше »

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Flash Exploited by Cryptojackers to Mine Monero, Over 100 Instances Flagged by Adobe

Adobe’s Flash Player, once a prominent feature of the last decade to enable millions around the world to play internet games, has made its way to the hackers’ arsenal as they look to leverage all forms of customer-facing software to illegally mine cryptocurrencies, reported Finance Magnates on October 12, 2018. дальше »

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Civil ICO’s Eleventh Hour: A Gloomy Outlook Founder Reports

In a Medium article published October 10, 2018, Civil Founder Matthew Iles discusses the current state of the Civil Token Sale in The Civil Token Sale’s Eleventh Hour. ICO Not Performing As Expected The Civil project looks to be the answer that journalism desperately needs in a digital age. дальше »

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Hackers Pushing Cryptojacking Malware Through Fake Adobe Flash Updaters

New analysis published by Palo Alto Networks has found that hackers have begun to impersonate Flash update pop-up notifications borrowed from the official Adobe installer to dupe unsuspecting victims into downloading cryptojacking malware. дальше »

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Cardano Leaders Split With Foundation, Demand Chairman Resigns

Leading figures have called for a shakeup in the Cardano Foundation. In an open letter published today, Charles Hoskinson, founder of Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), and Ken Kodama, CEO of Emurgo, called for the Foundation to “voluntarily subject itself to the Swiss authorities” and demanded that its chairman, Michael Parsons, resign. дальше »

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