Bitcoin Cash Experiences Bug During Scheduled Hard Fork Upgrade.

Bitcoin cash experienced some difficulties processing transactions during a planned hard fork

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Electrical Utility Company EDF Tests Software On Ethereum DApp.

Using the dApp iExec, EDF will test its simulating software GPUSPH, which is used to model fluids, to determine whether the simulator benefits from using the Ethereum blockchain.

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Reserve CEO Predicts Central Banks Will Tokenize, Still Room for Stablecoins.

The CEO of Reserve thinks central banks will tokenize, but lack of privacy in spending will draw businesses and wealthy persons to alternative stablecoin services

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Bitcoin Analyst Destroys ‘Mr. Wonderful’ After Shark Tank Star Bashes Crypto.

By CCN: When it comes to ignorant allegations about bitcoin, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary took the cake this week, managing to hit every wrong button in trying to bash the suddenly-resurgent cryptocurrency. origin »

Dow Spikes Suddenly as Trump Team Schemes to Salvage China Deal.

By CCN: The Dow and broader U. S. stock market erased early losses Wednesday amid reports that the Trump administration was planning to send an envoy to Beijing to resume high-stakes trade negotiations. origin »

Fidelity Investments Seeks Talent for Its Digital Assets Division.

Fidelity Digital Assets, the digital asset wing of Fidelity Investments, is looking fill nine new roles at the firm

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4 Utility Tokens Deserving of Your Due Diligence as the ICO Craze Tapers Out.

A quick glance on CoinMarketCap shows that there are 2,169 coins and tokens in the market. For new traders and investors, the paradox of choice might make it somewhat difficult to know which coins or tokens deserve a place in your portfolio. origin »

Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Custody Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management.

In just 12 months after its launch, Coinbase Custody already has $1 billion in crypto under management, CEO Brian Armstrong says

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Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid.

Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream. The Bitcoin and blockchain technology company announced on May 15, 2019, the final day of the Consensus 2019 conference, that Liquid Securities, a platform for issuing and managing security tokens on its Liquid sidechain, is ready to go live. origin »

World’s Fifth-Largest Electrical Company Is Using an Ethereum Dapp.

One of the world's largest electrical companies is teaming up with ethereum app iExec on a new test. origin »

Tether and Bitfinex Ask New York Attorney General for Fund Accessibility.

Attorneys for Tether and Bitfinex are hoping to get the former access to its reserves amid a legal dispute with New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG). In a letter sent to the New York County Supreme Court, attorneys representing iFinex (the parent organization of Bitfinex) and Tether took issue with the restrictions that had been placed on Tether's transactions with related parties as part of an ongoing case against them, stating that the NYOAG had no basis for disallowing tether (USDT) holders and other affiliated entities from redeeming their tokens. origin »

Israeli Blockchain Startup QEDIT Launches Enterprise Data Privacy Solution.

QEDIT, an Israeli blockchain startup specialized in data privacy, has announced the official product launch of QEDIT Asset Transfer, an enterprise solution for maintaining data confidentiality for large-scale value transfers on blockchain networks. origin »

Game of Thrones ‘Geniuses’ David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Get to Ruin Star Wars Next.

By CCN: Game of Thrones has caught a lot of heat recently for some questionable plot developments. Those who aren’t fans of showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss will be horrified to hear that they have the keys for the newest Star Wars Movie planned for 2022. origin »

Upbit Exchange Operator Plies $46 Million Into Blockchain in First Year of Investment.

South Korea’s Upbit exchange operator has so far stumped up blockchain funding worth $46 million

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Japanese Unicorn Liquid Enters Joint Venture as It Eyes US Expansion.

Liquid has established a joint venture with Virtual Currency Partners in order to enter the U.S. market

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Luxury Fashion Brand Alyx to Use Iota’s DLT for Supply Chain Tracking.

Iota’s distributed ledger technology will be used for supply chain tracking by luxury fashion brand Alyx

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ConsenSys-Backed Kaleido Launches B2B Tech Stack With ‘Plug-and-Play’ Features.

Kaleido has launched a B2B tech stack to help companies “reinvent their core payment systems and supply chains”

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Binance Confirms Trading Relaunch for May 15 as Upgrade Completes.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed it has completed a major system upgrade and will relaunch its trading platform at 13:00 UTC on May 15

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Does Ripple (XRP) pushes up bitcoin (BTC)?.

Despite the possible reversal of the trend, more and more analysts are moving from bear to bull team. They find more and more evidence for the growth of the Corn. One of them looks paradoxical – that the Corn growth because of XRP. origin »

US Regulator Joins Canada in Fining Blockchain Firm CEO for Securities Act Violation.

NextBlock Global CEO Alex Tapscott has been fined $25,000 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission

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Opera Web Browser Crypto Wallet Launches Support for Tron, TRC-Standard Tokens.

Web browser Opera has added support for tron (TRX) and TRC-standard tokens to its built-in crypto wallet

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eBay Confirms Leaked Bitcoin Images.

eBay has confirmed the veracity of some crypto related leaked images that came out of Consensus. However, it’s not quite what anyone might have speculated. An eBay spokesperson, Candace, told... origin »

Bitfinex carries billion worth IEO.

Bitfinex will be the first trading platform to attract approximately $1 billion during the initial exchange offering. The attracted financing will allegedly be spent on covering losses from $850 million confiscated due to New York Attorney General's investigation. origin »

Binance lost $42 million in hacker attack.

Binance fell victim to a successful hacker attack. Cybercriminals managed to withdraw 7000 BTC from the hot wallet of the exchange.

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Nobel laureate: We should shut down the cryptocurrencies.

The prominent economist Joseph Stiglitz once again collapsed with sharp criticism on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He called bitcoin a tool for illegal financial activities.

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Researches: more than half of institutional and large investors are interested in cryptocurrency.

Consulting firm DeVere Group and investment company Fidelity published results of their independent surveys of large investors attitude to digital assets. Both polls demonstrate high interest in crypto in more than half of investors. origin »