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Australian Woman Jailed for Theft of More Than 100,000 XRP
11.8.2020
The 25-year-old received an over two-year sentence for the 2018 theft of XRP worth around $300,000 at the time
China’s Blockchain Infrastructure Launches Website for Global Devs
11.8.2020
China's Blockchain-Based Service Network has launched an English-language website for international decentralized app developers
Chainlink Competitor Band Token Grows 300% in 7 Days Setting New ATH
11.8.2020
BAND, the native token of the Band Protocol, has grown by more 300% in just seven days. At the at time of writing, the token traded at $14.50 against the August 3 trading price of $3.86. On August 10, the token also touched a new high of $17.78 while the 24 hours traded volumes were […]
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Australian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for $300K XRP Theft
11.8.2020
An Australian woman is facing more than two years in prison after stealing more than $300K in XRP tokens in January 2018
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Climbs Again, Miners Selling More BTC
11.8.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is getting closer to the 17 T zone, as it went up again - meaning, Bitcoin miners' job just got slightly more difficult, while they're spending more of their coins.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, went up...
South Korean’s Silicon Valley Turns to Blockchain-powered Pay
11.8.2020
Seongnam, a major satellite city on the outskirts of the capital Seoul, South Korea, is set to expand its blockchain-powered payment program with a new digital gift certificate issuance project.
The new platform will make use of an app called Chak, and will be built by the Korea Minting...
What Does A Looming Recession Mean For Your Savings?
11.8.2020
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Times are increasingly uncertain. The dollar has lost more than 10% of its value in the last month alone. The FED and other central banks are printing paper money like crazy, causing inflation - similar...
What Would the Re-Election of Alexander Lukashenko Mean for Crypto?
11.8.2020
A contested election between president Alexander Lukashenko and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya leaves the future of crypto in Belarus in limbo
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar 550% in a Month, BCH, Dash Transactions Much Cheaper
11.8.2020
The cost of sending a transaction over the Bitcoin network rose sharply over the past month, as the price of the top cryptocurrency climbed higher. According to latest data from Bitinfocharts, the average bitcoin (BTC) transaction fee soared by as much as 547% in the month to August 6, rising from...
USDA Proposes Blockchain Ledger for Organic Product Supply Chain
11.8.2020
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing the department utilize DLT to trace the supply chain of organic products
Chinese Province Says It Will Nurture 20 Blockchain Companies by 2022
11.8.2020
Farmers in Hebei Province, China. Hebei Province, China, has embarked on an ambitious three-year blockchain development plan – and has pledged to foster 20 “leading” blockchain firms by 2022.
Per Shanghai Securities News, the plans were unveiled by the IT arm of the Hebei Communist Party of China...
PSF Token Invokes the First Coin-Age Staking Protocol on Bitcoin Cash
11.8.2020
During the last six months, the Simple Ledger Protocol has grown immensely and there’s been 9,604 SLP tokens created since the infrastructure launched. Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on mistcoin, the mineable SLP token that can be mined with a CPU. Now software developer Chris...
Ethereum Classic’s Leadership Says They Don’t Need Charles Hoskinson's Bailout
11.8.2020
ETC quickly sidelines an interesting offer from Charles Hoskinson
DeFi Tokens BAND, LINK, Outpace Bitcoin Price by Gaining 100% in 10 Days
10.8.2020
Strong growth in the DeFi sector led Band Protocol (BAND) and Chainlink (LINK) to gain more than 100% over the past few weeks
IOTA Revs Its Engines for Mainnet Upgrade Launch
10.8.2020
Chrysalis is barely a week away from going live
Compound Gets Ready to Deploy Decentralized Oracle
10.8.2020
Open Price Feed could be a big step forward for Compound
Facebook Taps David Marcus to Lead Payments Initiatives
10.8.2020
Marcus will continue running Libra's Novi digital wallet as he takes on Facebook Financial
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 32
10.8.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Federal Reserve’s Expected Inflation Ramp-Up Drives Institutional Investors to Hedge With Bitcoin
10.8.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to ramp up inflation by keeping interest rates low. As the U.S. dollar falls sharply and gold’s price soars, institutional investors are moving their money into alternative investments, including bitcoin. Fed Policies Drive Demand for Bitcoin The Federal...
Mobile Crypto Scam Targets Wealthy Indian Investors
10.8.2020
Scammers are going to greater lengths than ever to acquire other people’s crypto