“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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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.
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🇻🇪 The new bolivar’s value will be linked to a cryptocurrency.
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Zheshang Bank has issued securities worth $66 million, using its proprietary blockchain platform.
via CoinDesk
📊 China’s Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) officially released its fourth crypto project ranking.
via Bitcoin.com
🇺🇸 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to use the blockchain technology to verify the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates.
via ccn
🗣 BlockShow Americas 2018 has opened its doors.
via Cointelegraph
🇻🇪 The new bolivar’s value will be linked to a cryptocurrency.
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Zheshang Bank has issued securities worth $66 million, using its proprietary blockchain platform.
via CoinDesk
📊 China’s Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) officially released its fourth crypto project ranking.
via Bitcoin.com
🇺🇸 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to use the blockchain technology to verify the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates.
via ccn
🗣 BlockShow Americas 2018 has opened its doors.
via Cointelegraph
The HODL crowd is getting rekt—at least according to Google.
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Tencent has also denied its participation in the Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain’s latest funding round.
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MetLife has started piloting diabetes insurance payments on a blockchain in Singapore. The project will aim to assist pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
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MetLife Subsidiary LumenLab Pilots Blockchain Insurance System for Diabetes
Singapore-based digital innovation center Lumenlab is testing a blockchain-enabled parametric, automated insurance product for diabetes sufferers.
Why Ethereum Fell below $300 and What Vitalik Buterin Has to Say about It
August 13, 2018, became one of the most unfavorable days in the last nine months for Ether (ETH), the second cryptocurrency in the world in terms of market capitalization, because the coin’s rate dropped to $260. Two days later, the co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin did not react to the drop in the value of the cryptocurrency and talked about his current developments and upcoming plans at a private event in San Francisco.
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August 13, 2018, became one of the most unfavorable days in the last nine months for Ether (ETH), the second cryptocurrency in the world in terms of market capitalization, because the coin’s rate dropped to $260. Two days later, the co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin did not react to the drop in the value of the cryptocurrency and talked about his current developments and upcoming plans at a private event in San Francisco.
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Why Ethereum Fell below $300 and What Vitalik Buterin Has to Say about It
The rate of Ether is beating new lows, and the founder of the network has something to say about it.
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🇦🇺 People in Australia will soon be able to pay their bills in cryptocurrency.
via Bitcoin.com
🇨🇳 WeChat has reportedly blocked a number of crypto- and blockchain-related accounts.
via CoinDesk
📈 The Bitcoin price has increased by more than 5 percent within a short period of time due to the temporary downtime of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX.
via Cointelegraph
🗣 In an interview with NullTx, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discussed his involvement in a new crypto startup company and his interest in the blockchain technology.
via NullTx
💸 Non-profit organization Coin Center has called for legislation that will provide Bitcoin investors with a safe harbor on federal taxes incurred as the result of hard forks.
via ccn
🇦🇺 People in Australia will soon be able to pay their bills in cryptocurrency.
via Bitcoin.com
🇨🇳 WeChat has reportedly blocked a number of crypto- and blockchain-related accounts.
via CoinDesk
📈 The Bitcoin price has increased by more than 5 percent within a short period of time due to the temporary downtime of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX.
via Cointelegraph
🗣 In an interview with NullTx, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discussed his involvement in a new crypto startup company and his interest in the blockchain technology.
via NullTx
💸 Non-profit organization Coin Center has called for legislation that will provide Bitcoin investors with a safe harbor on federal taxes incurred as the result of hard forks.
via ccn
How Bitcoin’s crash compares to history’s biggest bubbles: https://goo.gl/pS9Y4R
Liechtenstein’s Union Bank AG has announced it will be the world’s first fully licensed and regulated bank to issue its own security tokens and, subsequently, its own stablecoin backed by fiat currencies “such as the Swiss franc.”
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Liechtenstein Bank Issues Own Crypto Stable Coin, Aims to Become ‘Blockchain Investment Bank’
A bank in the European principality of Liechtenstein will shortly issue its own cryptocurrency pegged to fiat.
Alternative opinion: today’s spike in the Bitcoin price was caused by the issuance of an additional 100 million USDT tokens.
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This Morning’s Bitcoin Price Pump Was Fueled by $100 Million in New Tethers
This morning's bitcoin price pump correlated with the release of 100 million new tether tokens (USDT) into the cryptocurrency market.
The Old Bolivar, the New Bolivar, and the Not so Bolivar: A Look Back at the History of the Petro
The petro: tracking the world's first national cryptocurrency's story up to the present day.
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The petro: tracking the world's first national cryptocurrency's story up to the present day.
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The Old Bolivar, the New Bolivar, and the Not so Bolivar: A Look Back at the History of the Petro
Venezuela is suffering in the throes of an economic crisis and the petro is called to the rescue.
The Rules of Cryptocurrency Trade in South Korea: What’s Happening and What to Expect in the Future
South Korea is one of the most developed countries in the world and a key Asian economy known for its technological business. Unsurprisingly, the country has become a pioneer in the blockchain industry. Following the technology of the distributed ledger, the trade of cryptocurrencies also came to South Korea, a business which quickly gained popularity among the inhabitants of the country. In particular, this applies to young Koreans, a fact which is confirmed by surveys.
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South Korea is one of the most developed countries in the world and a key Asian economy known for its technological business. Unsurprisingly, the country has become a pioneer in the blockchain industry. Following the technology of the distributed ledger, the trade of cryptocurrencies also came to South Korea, a business which quickly gained popularity among the inhabitants of the country. In particular, this applies to young Koreans, a fact which is confirmed by surveys.
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decenter.org
The Rules of Cryptocurrency Trade in South Korea: What’s Happening and What to Expect in the Future
South Korea is still pondering the rules and legislation necessary to regulate crypto trade.
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👎🏻 SEC rejects nine Bitcoin ETF applications from ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares.
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Chinese regulators are planning to block over 100 foreign cryptocurrency exchanges.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 The commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said that the agency wants the cryptocurrency industry to “grow under appropriate regulation.”
via Reuters
🇩🇪 Germany-based offshore private Valens bank will reportedly be using the BTT Crypto Trading Toolbox exclusively for Crypto Fund Trading.
via Bitcoin.com
🇳🇴 Norwegian Bitcoin mining facility is at risk of being shut down by the local municipality following noise pollution complaints from residents.
via ccn
👎🏻 SEC rejects nine Bitcoin ETF applications from ProShares, Direxion, and GraniteShares.
via Bloomberg
🇨🇳 Chinese regulators are planning to block over 100 foreign cryptocurrency exchanges.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 The commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said that the agency wants the cryptocurrency industry to “grow under appropriate regulation.”
via Reuters
🇩🇪 Germany-based offshore private Valens bank will reportedly be using the BTT Crypto Trading Toolbox exclusively for Crypto Fund Trading.
via Bitcoin.com
🇳🇴 Norwegian Bitcoin mining facility is at risk of being shut down by the local municipality following noise pollution complaints from residents.
via ccn
How Bitcoin and its forks are doing in relation to their all-time highs.
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North Korean hackers have hijacked a cryptocurrency exchange using malware for macOS.
The fact that they developed malware to infect macOS users in addition to Windows users and—most likely—even created an entirely fake software company and software product in order to be able to deliver this malware undetected by security solutions, means that they see potentially big profits in the whole operation.
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The fact that they developed malware to infect macOS users in addition to Windows users and—most likely—even created an entirely fake software company and software product in order to be able to deliver this malware undetected by security solutions, means that they see potentially big profits in the whole operation.
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Cointelegraph
Kaspersky Lab: North Korea Hacks Cryptocurrency Exchange With ‘First’ macOS Malware
An unnamed crypto exchange became the target of North Korean hackers Lazarus Group through a first-of-its-kind macOS sting.
Bernstein analysts claim Bitmain may be “losing its technological edge.”
While Bernstein called Bitmain’s performance last year a “wild success” and noted that it controlled an estimated 85 percent of the market for cryptocurrency mining chips, the company is facing growing competition from players including Canaan Inc. and Ebang International Holdings Inc., which are also pursuing IPOs in Hong Kong.
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While Bernstein called Bitmain’s performance last year a “wild success” and noted that it controlled an estimated 85 percent of the market for cryptocurrency mining chips, the company is facing growing competition from players including Canaan Inc. and Ebang International Holdings Inc., which are also pursuing IPOs in Hong Kong.
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Bloomberg.com
World's Top Crypto Miner May Be Losing Its Edge, Bernstein Says
Bitmain Technologies Ltd., the designer of cryptocurrency mining chips that’s planning a landmark initial public offering, may be losing its technological edge, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.