The world’s largest telecommunication company, AT&T to accept Bitcoin as payment
24.5.2019
World’s largest telecommunication company, AT&T, has recently declared that they will accept payment in cryptocurrencies. They are the first major company to accept virtual currencies as payment. The company has partnered with payment processing company Bitpay for processing the payment of...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Rebound, Market Cap up 6%
24.5.2019
Yesterday, we saw a major downside correction in bitcoin and most major altcoins, including ethereum, ripple, bitcoin cash, EOS, litecoin, binance coin and tron. BTC/USD declined below USD 7,700 and later found a strong buying interest near the USD 7,500 level. As a result, the price bounced back...
LocalBitcoins Bans Bitcoin Buying in Iran in Blow to Rising Crypto Commerce
24.5.2019
Another crypto buying and selling service has banned Iranian users, pushing them toward anonymous decentralized exchanges
An Exclusive Interview with David Gold, CEO And Founder at FIO (Foundation for Interwallet Operability)
24.5.2019
FIO (Foundation for Interwallet Operability) came into existence in August 2018. The FIO ecosystem aims to enhance digital currency operability since they realized that users undergo major issues in the usage of cryptocurrencies. Its mission is to make crypto transactions as seamless as possible...
Hackers Behind Baltimore City Ransomware Attack Demand 13 Bitcoins, So Are Cryptocurrencies For Criminals?
24.5.2019
Ransomware attacks are the worst nightmares of an any organization’s cybersecurity, and more so in the case of administration. The recent Ransomware attack Baltimore City named RobbinHood has once again proved that cybercriminals are more than a step ahead of the authorities. The hackers have...
American Telco Giant AT&T Starts Accepting Crypto Payments
24.5.2019
AT&T claims it has become the first major U.S. mobile carrier to provide a cryptocurrency payment option to customers.
The company announced on Thursday that its subsidiary, AT&T Communications has partnered with major cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay in order to process crypto payments....
Crypto Trading Platform Bitfinex Launches Utility Token Unus Sed Leo On Ethereum And EOS
24.5.2019
Leading crypto trading platform Bitfinex stated on Wednesday that it followed a dual-protocol route to issue its utility token Unus Sed Leo. The token is issued on both, Ethereum and EOS networks. The announcement was made via a tweet, in which the platform also shared a Medium post link to explain...
Panasonic Becomes Latest Company to Sever Ties with Huawei
24.5.2019
One of the most incredible fallouts from out of the trade war between the United States and China has been the way in which Chinese tech giant Huawei has found itself pushed into a corner. The US had accused that the company’s telecom equipment is used for spying by the Chinese state and eventually...
Telegram's TON Comes in Q3, Facebook Coin - in 2020 - Reports
24.5.2019
Messaging app Telegram might launch its blockchain ecosystem project Telegram Open Network in Q3 of this year, while Facebook's digital payments system aims to debut in about a dozen countries by Q1 of 2020, according to media reports.
The testing at Telegram confirmed that its blockchain...
Coinplug To Use Metadium For Launching Smart Tourism Platform In Partnership With Seoul Metro
24.5.2019
South Korea’s largest blockchain innovator, Coinplug is partnering with the Seoul Metro and WeHome to launch a Smart Tourism Platform. It will use the public identity blockchain network Medatium for this purpose, and the platform will be called Seoul Metro Stay. Coinplug will launch Seoul Metro...
Supreme Court Advocate Suggests How to Regulate Cryptocurrency in India
24.5.2019
An Indian supreme court advocate has shared some thoughts on the kind of cryptocurrency regulation India can benefit from. The right regulatory framework “would ensure transparency, oversight and accountability,” but a “one size fits all” regulation would be a mistake,...
Facebook to Roll Out ‘GlobalCoin’ Cryptocurrency in 2020, Report Says
24.5.2019
Social media giant Facebook is set to roll out its own cryptocurrency – internally called 'GlobalCoin' – in 2020, according to a report from BBC