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How to Track, Get and Set the Best Transaction Fees with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
14.3.2020
Once set up with a bitcoin or bitcoin cash wallet and some coins, using and sending them is pretty easy. Part of this process involves paying a transaction fee, which is a small amount of coin included in a transaction incentivizing miners to work the tx into a block. Both BTC and BCH transactions...
OKEx Undergoes Maintenance, Becomes Top BTC Futures Exchange
13.3.2020
OKEx became the top exchange for Bitcoin futures after maintenance during exceptionally high trading volumes
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
13.3.2020
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in a matter of hours on March 12. Not only did ‘Black Thursday’ wreck traditional markets, but gold and bitcoin felt the brunt as well. Amidst...
Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It
13.3.2020
We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money
Illinois Can Claim ‘Abandoned’ Cryptocurrency Under New Bill
13.3.2020
Illinois will consider any crypto held by custodians as abandoned after five years of inactivity
Bitcoin Insurance Funds Take a Beating as Markets Rout
13.3.2020
Binance’s insurance fund more than halved overnight, as did that of Bitcoin derivatives exchange Deribit
Rise in Cryptocurrency Adoption: Analysis of Recent Developments
13.3.2020
Some of the recent developments around the globe are suggesting that acceptance of cryptocurrency is on the rise. We are not only talking about a wider set of people and investors who are embracing the idea of digital coins, but more importantly, the discussion is about the growing acceptance...
50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra
13.3.2020
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds...
Darknet Markets Keep Shipping as Shoppers Shun the Streets
13.3.2020
These are strange times for crypto. While it’s blood in the markets, it’s business as usual on the darknet, where marketplaces are seeing a steady inflow of cryptocurrency. They’re also seeing an inflow of new users as the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic make online...
Binance Doubles ETH Withdraw Fees, Firing Up Crypto Traders
12.3.2020
Binance doubles ETH withdrawal fees, blaming network congestion. Crypto traders are vocally displeased
Crypto-powered Sheep Feeding Channel Raises Money for a Good Cause
12.3.2020
A small family farm in the Czech Republic has set up a 24-hour stream that lets viewers donate cryptocurrencies to feed a flock of sheep in real-time
Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B
12.3.2020
Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during the last three days. Digital asset prices dropped to the lowest levels since May 2019. Moreover, on five derivatives exchanges, more than $2.2 billion leveraged...
OKCoin Launches Support for Singapore Dollar and Opens Local Office
12.3.2020
OKCoin now allows users in Singapore and Brunei to trade the Singapore dollar against Bitcoin and Ether
JPMorgan Chase Settles in Suit Over Credit Card Crypto Purchases
12.3.2020
JPMorgan Chase has settled a $1 million lawsuit with three men over abrupt changes made to its credit card fees for crypto purchases in 2018
Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches Forex Trading for Nine Currency Pairs
12.3.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken appears to have become the first major industry platform to launch traditional forex trading
How Cryptographic Keys Development Will Drive Digital Asset Adoption
12.3.2020
Digital currency’s mass adoption will accelerate through development in cryptographic keys management
Tax Office to Contact 350,000 Australians and Remind Them to Report All Crypto Profits
12.3.2020
Australian tax agents have set out to close a gap they say costs the state several billion dollars. Taxpayers who file various work-related claims and investment property deductions or declare income from sharing economy platforms such as Uber and Airbnb may be asked for explanations and receipts....
Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack
11.3.2020
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox....
Judge Gives Craig Wright New Deadline – Citing Forgery, Perjured Testimony in Court
11.3.2020
A new court filing from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit shows that Judge Bruce Reinhart has overruled a number of Craig Wright’s recent objections and he has ordered Wright to amend his testimony by Thursday. Moreover, Reinhart noted that Wright’s “protestations of undue burden ring...
Intel SGX Vulnerability Discovered, Cryptocurrency Keys Threatened
11.3.2020
The “Load Value Injection” attack steals encrypted keys and other data stored within Intel’s SGX processors