J.P. Morgan, which is one of Wall Street’s largest financial institutions, plans to tokenize gold bars on its blockchain Quorum.
The bank therefore aims to reduce the friction involved in commodities trading.
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The bank therefore aims to reduce the friction involved in commodities trading.
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Larry Fink—the CEO of BlackRock, which oversees approximately $6.4 trillion of assets—said the company is not launching an exchange traded fund for cryptocurrency yet.
“I wouldn’t say never, when it’s legitimate, yes.”
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“I wouldn’t say never, when it’s legitimate, yes.”
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CNBC
BlackRock won't offer a cryptocurrency ETF until the industry is 'legitimate,' CEO Larry Fink says
BlackRock won't be launching an ETF for bitcoin any time soon — at least not until cryptocurrencies become "legitimate."
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement released its annual report.
”In the past year, the Division has opened dozens of investigations involving ICOs and digital assets, many of which were ongoing at the close of FY 2018.”
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”In the past year, the Division has opened dozens of investigations involving ICOs and digital assets, many of which were ongoing at the close of FY 2018.”
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Distributed cloud storage blockchain network Sia completed its hard fork that prevents some specialized hardware from mining on the network.
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Coindesk
Sia Completes Hard Fork as Bricked Miners Form Rival Blockchain
Innosilicon's mining equipment no longer works on Sia following a planned algorithm change. But not everyone went along with the fork.
On October 29, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange MapleChange was hacked, and earlier last week, the Bitcoin exchange Poloniex was interrupted twice due to technical problems, and these are just a few of the failures that disrupt the operation of the platforms. The main interference in cryptocurrency trading and the necessary network architecture for it is still carried out by hackers who break into the platforms. A popular (and possibly the easiest) way to steal a crypto asset is attacking trading applications. What kind of methods do the hackers use?
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decenter.org
How to Hack a Cryptocurrency Exchange Using a Regular Smartphone
Hacking crypto exchanges and trading platforms is all the rage, but how is it actually done?
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💵 Tether Limited confirmed that it had formed a banking partnership with the Bahamas-headquartered Deltec Bank & Trust Limited.
via The Block
🇺🇬 Binance saw an astounding 40,000 users sign up in its first week of launch in Uganda.
via CoinDesk
👀 American stock market exchange Nasdaq plans to assist cryptocurrency exchanges in eliminating manipulation, scams, and fraud.
via Unbankd
💠 At Devcon 4, MetaMask, which is the decentralized application browser for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain, announced a set of new tools and features.
via Decrypt Media
🇨🇳 Chinese activists have turned to the blockchain technology for documenting #MeToo stories.
via Harvard Business Review
💵 Tether Limited confirmed that it had formed a banking partnership with the Bahamas-headquartered Deltec Bank & Trust Limited.
via The Block
🇺🇬 Binance saw an astounding 40,000 users sign up in its first week of launch in Uganda.
via CoinDesk
👀 American stock market exchange Nasdaq plans to assist cryptocurrency exchanges in eliminating manipulation, scams, and fraud.
via Unbankd
💠 At Devcon 4, MetaMask, which is the decentralized application browser for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain, announced a set of new tools and features.
via Decrypt Media
🇨🇳 Chinese activists have turned to the blockchain technology for documenting #MeToo stories.
via Harvard Business Review
In its recent 2018 China Financial Stability Report, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) stated there is an increasing number of “disguised” initial coin offerings (ICOs), which try to evade the country’s regulations.
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CoinDesk
China's Central Bank Moves to Restrict Free Crypto Giveaways
The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, is looking to clamp down on airdrops – free distributions of crypto tokens.
Below is the article containing key takeaways from a paper that analyzes Ethereum’s smart contract topology.
The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the Northeastern University and the University of Maryland.
Scientists state, among other things, that approximately 60% of all contracts created have never been interacted with.
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The study was conducted by a group of researchers from the Northeastern University and the University of Maryland.
Scientists state, among other things, that approximately 60% of all contracts created have never been interacted with.
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At Devcon 4, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said that in order to succeed, the project he created needs to depend on him less. A step back is “a necessary part of the growth of the community,” he claimed.
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MIT Technology Review
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says his creation can’t succeed unless he takes a step back
At Ethereum’s annual developer conference, its founder tells us why his technology can only be truly decentralized if it stops depending on him.
The Twitter social network is one of the favorite habitats for the representatives of the cryptocurrency community, but its capabilities are not being fully utilized. Social networks are what the millennial generation likes, and without which generation Z cannot even imagine living. Although lately, the majority of social networks have witnessed a slowdown in the number of users (in the case of Facebook, it is a significant outflow of the young and middle generations), such communication systems have great educational potential.
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decenter.org
What Is the Role of Twitter for Cryptocurrencies?
Hypocrisy and profits blend in Twitter posts.
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are already on the verge of a revolution. The Decentralized Autonomous Vehicles Foundation (DAV) network enables people owning vehicles or charging stations to pay other counterparties with services they can provide them. Using this peer-to-peer system, users have access to a vast infrastructure that can take them anywhere or bring them anything. The DAV lays the foundation for a decentralized transport infrastructure that will have built-in incentives for all participants, i.e., consumers, businesses, software developers, hardware manufacturers, service providers, insurers, and arbitrators. How will the new auto world function without people?
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decenter.org
Uncrewed Vehicles and Blockchain: How Will the Latter Affect the Infrastructure of the Former?
If uncrewed vehicles can move by themselves, why involve blockchain in the mix?
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💸 According to Bloomberg, initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have raised less than it seems.
via Bloomberg
🤝 Bitcoin mining infrastructure provider Bitfury has attracted $80 million of capital in a closed funding round.
via Cointelegraph
📕 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will publish clear guidance regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) soon.
via CoinDesk
⚙️ Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has officially released new 7nm (nanometer) “Antminer” hardware.
via Cointelegraph
🦅 Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has become one of the latest companies to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
via The Block
💸 According to Bloomberg, initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have raised less than it seems.
via Bloomberg
🤝 Bitcoin mining infrastructure provider Bitfury has attracted $80 million of capital in a closed funding round.
via Cointelegraph
📕 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will publish clear guidance regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs) soon.
via CoinDesk
⚙️ Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has officially released new 7nm (nanometer) “Antminer” hardware.
via Cointelegraph
🦅 Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has become one of the latest companies to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
via The Block
The Winklevoss twins are suing early Bitcoin adopter Charlie Shrem.
”Either Shrem has been incredibly lucky and successful since leaving prison, or—more likely—he ‘acquired’ his six properties, two Maseratis, two powerboats, and other holdings with the appreciated value of the 5,000 Bitcoin he stole from the Winklevoss twins in 2012.”
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”Either Shrem has been incredibly lucky and successful since leaving prison, or—more likely—he ‘acquired’ his six properties, two Maseratis, two powerboats, and other holdings with the appreciated value of the 5,000 Bitcoin he stole from the Winklevoss twins in 2012.”
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NY Times
Bitcoin’s ‘First Felon’ Faces More Legal Trouble (Published 2018)
Charlie Shrem went to prison in 2015 after he pleaded guilty to helping people buy drugs online. Now he’s being sued by the Winklevoss twins.
It seems the issue of sexism might be a concern at the events dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain. What’s the solution?
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Modern Consensus | Cryptocurrency and blockchain news and opinions
Crypto probably definitely has a gender problem | Modern Consensus | Cryptocurrency and blockchain news and opinions
Just over one week ago, World Crypto Con was touting how well-balanced the genders were for their speakers’ agenda. On Monday, the blockchain and crypto media are buzzing over a series of tweets by Pamela Paige, who had a series of experiences that didn’t…
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) advises banks and securities dealers to assign a “flat risk weight of 800% to cover market and credit risks” against crypto assets.
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FINMA sets tough restrictions on bank bitcoin trading
The Swiss regulator says cryptocurrencies should be valued at eight times their market price when calculating loss-absorbing capital buffers.
Recent survey by the German Consumer Centers of Hesse and Saxony showed that 28% of respondents between the ages of 18–29 are willing to invest in cryptocurrencies.
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Cointelegraph
Survey: Younger Germans More Inclined to Invest in Cryptocurrencies
A recent poll in two German federal states found that 55 percent of respondents are aware of crypto, while 28 percent of younger people find crypto investment “conceivable.”
A Russian exchange WEX is the successor of the scandalous BTC-e platform, which was closed by the FBI last summer. Having started paying debts to users, WEX enjoyed the trust of traders and an excellent reputation for some time. The events of recent months show, however, that WEX became the heir of not only the infrastructure and debts but also the infamous dark history of its predecessor.
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decenter.org
The Scandalous Story of BTC-e/WEX: How the “Dead” Keep Pulling down Exchanges from the World of the Living
As far as Halloween is concerned, the crypto world has its own fair share of creepy tales, and none so spooky and twisted as that of the BTC-e exchange.
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📉 The number of Bitcoin short positions on the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex hit a three-month low.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇱 The Bank of Israel’s recent report recommends that the country’s central bank should not issue the national cryptocurrency anytime soon.
via ccn
🇨🇳 The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has warned of “bubbles” in blockchain-related financing and investment.
via Reuters
🇦🇪 The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has issued a thought paper on cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure for issuing digital assets.
via Bitcoin.com
⚡️ Bitstamp will soon replace its engine with the one developed by tech provider from the Wall Street guard, which would reportedly boost the speed of order matching on the platform by 1,200x.
via The Block
📉 The number of Bitcoin short positions on the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex hit a three-month low.
via CoinDesk
🇮🇱 The Bank of Israel’s recent report recommends that the country’s central bank should not issue the national cryptocurrency anytime soon.
via ccn
🇨🇳 The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has warned of “bubbles” in blockchain-related financing and investment.
via Reuters
🇦🇪 The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has issued a thought paper on cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure for issuing digital assets.
via Bitcoin.com
⚡️ Bitstamp will soon replace its engine with the one developed by tech provider from the Wall Street guard, which would reportedly boost the speed of order matching on the platform by 1,200x.
via The Block
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Two candidates supportive of cryptocurrency have won the U.S. mid-term gubernatorial elections in the states of California and Colorado.
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Trustnodes
Crypto Friendly Candidates Take California and Colorado
The crypto space has scored two big wins in this mid-term election as two crypto friendly candidates become governors of California and Colorado. Gavin Newsom scored big, winning 59% of...
On November 3, hackers breached StatCounter, a popular web analytics platform, in an attempt to attack the cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io.
The representatives of the exchange service claim all user funds are safe.
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The representatives of the exchange service claim all user funds are safe.
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CoinDesk
Hackers Breach Popular Web Analytics Site to Target Crypto Exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io was apparently the target of hackers who compromised a widely used web analytics platform.