The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock bars against the founder of a company who perpetrated a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) to fund oil exploration and drilling in California.
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US Regulator Fines and Halts Activities of Fraudulent Tomahawkcoin Issuer
The creator of Tomahawkcoin has agreed to a permanent officer-and-director ban and a $30,000 fine from the U.S. SEC after the ICO was found to be fraudulent.
To Fork or Not to Fork: How Crypto Exchanges Are Related to Hard Forks
What is the difference between "soft" forks and "hard" forks? What will happen to your cryptocurrency if it is stored in a hot wallet and will soon be faced with a hard fork? Why did the opinions of the crypto exchange teams about the hard forks divide so diametrically, and what could Themis offer to the holders who are left with no access to their assets? Let us examine these questions in our material.
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What is the difference between "soft" forks and "hard" forks? What will happen to your cryptocurrency if it is stored in a hot wallet and will soon be faced with a hard fork? Why did the opinions of the crypto exchange teams about the hard forks divide so diametrically, and what could Themis offer to the holders who are left with no access to their assets? Let us examine these questions in our material.
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To Fork or Not to Fork: How Crypto Exchanges Are Related to Hard Forks
The essence of a hard fork is the divide of a digital world, but many of them spill out into the real world with dire consequences.
Axoni, an enterprise blockchain startup founded in 2013, has concluded a $32 million Series B funding round headlined by a group of Wall Street’s largest financial institutions.
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Axoni Announces $32 Million Series B Funding Led By Goldman Sachs And Nyca Partners To Expand Blockchain Offerings
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📈 Bitcoin rallies as “the crypto market appears to be in its final stretch of its bearish state.”
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Ripple wants to target the Chinese market with its distributed ledger technology designed to speed up cross-border payments, an executive at the firm said.
via Cointelegraph
💵 Pantera Capital has already raised as much as $71 million for its recently launched third crypto fund.
via CoinDesk
🇲🇹 Malta’s financial watchdog has published a Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Rulebook.
via ccn
🗝 The Coinhive miner generated 1,271 XMR, or approximately $250,000 worth of Monero, during the observation period of four weeks this spring.
via Bitcoin.com
📈 Bitcoin rallies as “the crypto market appears to be in its final stretch of its bearish state.”
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Ripple wants to target the Chinese market with its distributed ledger technology designed to speed up cross-border payments, an executive at the firm said.
via Cointelegraph
💵 Pantera Capital has already raised as much as $71 million for its recently launched third crypto fund.
via CoinDesk
🇲🇹 Malta’s financial watchdog has published a Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Rulebook.
via ccn
🗝 The Coinhive miner generated 1,271 XMR, or approximately $250,000 worth of Monero, during the observation period of four weeks this spring.
via Bitcoin.com
Overstock loses 21% of market value as crypto craze fades.
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Coinbase has acquired San Francisco-based startup Distributed Systems Inc., which works on decentralized identity solutions.
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TechCrunch
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems to build ‘Login with Coinbase’
Coinbase wants to be Facebook Connect for crypto. The blockchain giant plans to develop “Login with Coinbase” or a similar identity platform for decentralized app developers to make it much easier for users to sign up and connect their crypto wallets. To…
A Bitcoin investor is suing AT&T for $224 million as he believes a telecommunications giant is responsible for his loss of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency in a theft.
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CNBC
Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone account sues AT&T for $224 million over loss
A U.S. investor files a $224 million lawsuit against AT&T accusing the telecommunications giant of negligence that allegedly caused the California resident to lose roughly $24 million in cryptocurrency.
Dependent Independence, and What Is the Crypto Economy?
The rates of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, even relatively stable coins, such as Ripple, have fallen by seven percent or more after the overall recovery and uptrend of last week. In the meantime, no less interesting events are taking place in the classical economy and fiat exchanges as the financial systems of many countries are reacting to external political actions. Because of American sanctions in connection with the Skripal case and the growing Turkish crisis, the Russian ruble began to fall as of August 8, the dollar rate exceeded 68 rubles for the first time in two years, and the Central Bank of Turkey, in turn, introduced extreme measures to save the national currency, the lira, and will spend $11 billion on the endeavor. At first glance, a similar downward trend may manifest a direct link between the digital and the classical economy. But are the two systems that are developing according to their own scenarios at different rates so similar and subject to the same moods?
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The rates of Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, even relatively stable coins, such as Ripple, have fallen by seven percent or more after the overall recovery and uptrend of last week. In the meantime, no less interesting events are taking place in the classical economy and fiat exchanges as the financial systems of many countries are reacting to external political actions. Because of American sanctions in connection with the Skripal case and the growing Turkish crisis, the Russian ruble began to fall as of August 8, the dollar rate exceeded 68 rubles for the first time in two years, and the Central Bank of Turkey, in turn, introduced extreme measures to save the national currency, the lira, and will spend $11 billion on the endeavor. At first glance, a similar downward trend may manifest a direct link between the digital and the classical economy. But are the two systems that are developing according to their own scenarios at different rates so similar and subject to the same moods?
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Dependent Independence, and What Is the Crypto Economy?
Is the crypto economy a mirror image of classical economics in the digital world?
Will Tron Become the "Chinese Answer" to the Dominance of Ethereum?
Everyone started speaking seriously about the TRON startup after its successful ICO in September 2017, when it managed to raise $70 million in just a few days. Today, the project's token, the TRX, is traded on almost all major exchanges and is reaching for the top ten in terms of capitalization, and TRON founder Justin Sun does not stop calling his project a soon-to-be substitute for Ethereum.
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Everyone started speaking seriously about the TRON startup after its successful ICO in September 2017, when it managed to raise $70 million in just a few days. Today, the project's token, the TRX, is traded on almost all major exchanges and is reaching for the top ten in terms of capitalization, and TRON founder Justin Sun does not stop calling his project a soon-to-be substitute for Ethereum.
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Will Tron Become the "Chinese Answer" to the Dominance of Ethereum?
TRON has ambitious goals of supplanting Ethereum, but serious allegations are hampering its ambitions.
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📊 A Bitcoin (BTC)-based exchange-traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being targeted toward U.S. investors.
via Bloomberg
🇱🇮 Binance LCX has announced the launch of a fiat-to-crypto exchange.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇳 There has been a growing number of crypto-related legal disputes in China lately.
via Bitcoin.com
🇬🇧 According to a new study, approximately 30 percent of businesses in the U.K. fell victim to cryptojacking attacks in July alone.
via ccn
📉 Nvidia has reported a substantial decline in the sale of cryptocurrency GPUs.
via CoinDesk
📊 A Bitcoin (BTC)-based exchange-traded note (ETN) listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange is now being targeted toward U.S. investors.
via Bloomberg
🇱🇮 Binance LCX has announced the launch of a fiat-to-crypto exchange.
via Cointelegraph
🇨🇳 There has been a growing number of crypto-related legal disputes in China lately.
via Bitcoin.com
🇬🇧 According to a new study, approximately 30 percent of businesses in the U.K. fell victim to cryptojacking attacks in July alone.
via ccn
📉 Nvidia has reported a substantial decline in the sale of cryptocurrency GPUs.
via CoinDesk
Vitalik Buterin speaks on the state of Ethereum, the future of blockchain, and Google trying to hire him.
Recently, I am spending a lot of time working on the proof-of-stake and sharding protocols. This is what the Ethereum research community is focusing on more than anything else at this point. We think that proof-of-stake and scaling are both really important and there has been a lot of progress on improving the algorithms and the development of multiple limitations over the last couple of months.
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Recently, I am spending a lot of time working on the proof-of-stake and sharding protocols. This is what the Ethereum research community is focusing on more than anything else at this point. We think that proof-of-stake and scaling are both really important and there has been a lot of progress on improving the algorithms and the development of multiple limitations over the last couple of months.
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Silicon Valley-based cryptocurrency trading platform Sfox has raised $23 million in new investment, led by venture firms Tribe Capital and Social Capital, to help investors make large trades by routing their orders to multiple places, enabling faster execution and better prices.
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Business Insider
SFOX Raises $22.7 Million for Its Institutional Crypto Asset Management Platform
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SFOX, a cryptocurrency prime dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, announced today th...
How Much Can You Earn with the Lightning Network?
One of the developers of Lightning Alex Bosworth is considered to be the sender of the first real transaction on the Lightning main network. On December 27, shortly after the successful testing of the protocol, he reported on topping up his mobile balance with the help of a Lightning payment through the Bitrefill service. And on January 20, a reddit user described the "first physical purchase" via Lightning, as he purchased a VPN router from the TorGuard provider, which had earlier announced the support of Lightning payments. In February, the most famous pizza buyer Laszlo Heinitz joined the ranks of the first users. In 2010 he paid 10,000 BTC for a pizza, and this year he bought two pizzas via the Lightning Network.
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One of the developers of Lightning Alex Bosworth is considered to be the sender of the first real transaction on the Lightning main network. On December 27, shortly after the successful testing of the protocol, he reported on topping up his mobile balance with the help of a Lightning payment through the Bitrefill service. And on January 20, a reddit user described the "first physical purchase" via Lightning, as he purchased a VPN router from the TorGuard provider, which had earlier announced the support of Lightning payments. In February, the most famous pizza buyer Laszlo Heinitz joined the ranks of the first users. In 2010 he paid 10,000 BTC for a pizza, and this year he bought two pizzas via the Lightning Network.
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decenter.org
How Much Can You Earn with the Lightning Network?
The Lightning Network offers some earning opportunities, but are they worth it?
What Affects the Cost of Bitcoin?
The capitalization of the cryptocurrencies market fell to $190 billion this week. Bitcoin and almost all altcoins have fallen in price, but the cryptocurrency with the nine-year history decreased more slowly, as a result of which its market dominance increased to the next high of the year at 54 percent. Compared with the record value of $20,052, reached on December 17 last year, Bitcoin found itself at $6,000, losing about 70 percent of its price from the peak. As Tom Lee, the head of Fundstrat Global Advisors, said on August 12, his organization tracks the movement dynamics of 50 cryptocurrencies, and "they are moving in the same direction." He admitted that Fundstrat had just started "dividing the market into sectors."
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The capitalization of the cryptocurrencies market fell to $190 billion this week. Bitcoin and almost all altcoins have fallen in price, but the cryptocurrency with the nine-year history decreased more slowly, as a result of which its market dominance increased to the next high of the year at 54 percent. Compared with the record value of $20,052, reached on December 17 last year, Bitcoin found itself at $6,000, losing about 70 percent of its price from the peak. As Tom Lee, the head of Fundstrat Global Advisors, said on August 12, his organization tracks the movement dynamics of 50 cryptocurrencies, and "they are moving in the same direction." He admitted that Fundstrat had just started "dividing the market into sectors."
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What Affects the Cost of Bitcoin?
The price dynamics of Bitcoin may seem erratic, but they are quite predictable.
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🇨🇳 Chinese police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in a massive cryptocurrency theft.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇳 Former head of India’s branch of Bitconnect has been arrested.
via Bitcoin.com
❌ SoftBank official has said the company is not involved in the investment deal with Bitmain.
via Cointelegraph
🏃🏻♂️ Cumulative downloads of Square’s Cash app have surpassed those of Paypal’s Venmo.
via ccn
🔞 Tube8, an adult entertainment platform, will use blockchain to reward their visitors with cryptocurrency for certain interactions with the platform.
via TNW
🇨🇳 Chinese police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in a massive cryptocurrency theft.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇳 Former head of India’s branch of Bitconnect has been arrested.
via Bitcoin.com
❌ SoftBank official has said the company is not involved in the investment deal with Bitmain.
via Cointelegraph
🏃🏻♂️ Cumulative downloads of Square’s Cash app have surpassed those of Paypal’s Venmo.
via ccn
🔞 Tube8, an adult entertainment platform, will use blockchain to reward their visitors with cryptocurrency for certain interactions with the platform.
via TNW
“As the crypto-asset class seasons and institutional demand builds, there are a plethora of opportunities for traditional firms.”
via Bloomberg
via Bloomberg
Playboy is suing a cryptocurrency technology company on allegations of fraud and breach of contract, claiming that the latter failed to integrate the blockchain technology into Playboy’s online media channels.
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Playboy Lawsuit: How Blockchain Developer Failed The Vice Industry Token
Regardless of the court’s decision, VIT network creation could still become an important precedent, if it is to happen.
Cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini, Bitstamp, BitFlyer, and Bittrex have formed the Virtual Commodity Association. The organization will aim to eliminate fraud and manipulation in cryptocurrency markets.
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Bloomberg.com
The Biggest Digital Exchanges Are Teaming Up To Police the Crypto Space
Several of the world’s largest digital exchanges joined an effort to root out bad behavior in the $214 billion cryptocurrency industry.
The Crypto Market in a Bubble: Which Altcoins Are Not Meant to Survive the "Ice Age?"
Not the best of times have befallen the market of altcoins as the rate of even such resilient digital assets as Ether, ZCash, and Monero has crept downward. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has been less affected in recent weeks by the overall market decline, as the world's first cryptocurrency has maintained its position and has not fallen below $5,800. At the end of July, Bitcoin rose to $8,450. Such a striking difference from its colleagues could not but cause discussion in the crypto community. Thus, despite the negative forecasts, Bitcoin coped with a sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market. Questions about whether the fate of the dinosaurs, which suffered a quick and imminent death, is in store for the altcoins, or whether the reasoning about the impending disappearance of most of the coins is nothing more than unjustified speculation will all be discussed in the following article.
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Not the best of times have befallen the market of altcoins as the rate of even such resilient digital assets as Ether, ZCash, and Monero has crept downward. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has been less affected in recent weeks by the overall market decline, as the world's first cryptocurrency has maintained its position and has not fallen below $5,800. At the end of July, Bitcoin rose to $8,450. Such a striking difference from its colleagues could not but cause discussion in the crypto community. Thus, despite the negative forecasts, Bitcoin coped with a sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market. Questions about whether the fate of the dinosaurs, which suffered a quick and imminent death, is in store for the altcoins, or whether the reasoning about the impending disappearance of most of the coins is nothing more than unjustified speculation will all be discussed in the following article.
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decenter.org
The Crypto Market in a Bubble: Which Altcoins Are Not Meant to Survive the "Ice Age?"
The crypto market may be in a bubble, meaning that most altcoins will face extinction with no resurrection in sight.
China: Despite the Ban on Digital Currencies, Development of DLT Has Been Chosen
Everyone knows the rumors regarding the sharply-negative attitude of the Chinese government toward digital assets and the release of tokens. Leading miners and crypto instruments have left the country, picking more friendly jurisdictions. The general public, however, does not lose hope to join the world of innovations, at least through the technology of the distributed registry, which is not banned in China but has even received the full approval from the ruling party.
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Everyone knows the rumors regarding the sharply-negative attitude of the Chinese government toward digital assets and the release of tokens. Leading miners and crypto instruments have left the country, picking more friendly jurisdictions. The general public, however, does not lose hope to join the world of innovations, at least through the technology of the distributed registry, which is not banned in China but has even received the full approval from the ruling party.
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China: Despite the Ban on Digital Currencies, Development of DLT Has Been Chosen
China is trudging through the bureaucracy to reach the path of blockchain development.