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Samsung Reveals More Details About Klaytn Crypto Friendly Phones
6.9.2019
Klaytn Phone. Source: Natelecom (Ground X)
The world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung has unveiled details about three models of a new blockchain-friendly mobile device, developed in association with Ground X, a subsidiary of chat app giant Kakao.
The devices are named Klaytn Phone, and will...
Bitcoin and BNB Climbing While Other Altcoins Trading Sidelines
6.9.2019
Recently, there was a minor downside correction, but bitcoin price remained well bid near the USD 10,400 and USD 10,500 levels. BTC/USD started a fresh increase recently and climbed above the USD 10,640 resistance. The price is currently (08:00 UTC) gaining momentum above the USD 10,700 resistance...
Who Just Moved USD 1 Billion in Bitcoin?
6.9.2019
Source: iStock/Marie-Elizabeth Mali
More than 94,500 bitcoins (USD 1 billion) were on the move Friday morning, causing a ruckus on the crypto Twitter. Such a transaction constitutes one of the largest wealth transfers recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. According to the transaction tracker Whale...
Major Chat App Has a New Crypto Plan for its 80M Users, Aims at Libra
6.9.2019
Japan-based major chat app operator Line has updated the white paper for its Link cryptocurrency. And by the looks of things, the company is looking to posit its token as a competitor to Facebook’s forthcoming Libra project.
The updated white paper underscores Line’s intentions to allow users...
Vitalik Buterin on The Five Biggest Misconceptions in Crypto
5.9.2019
Vitalik Buterin. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, LinkTime
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of the Ethereum, recently shared his views on some of the biggest misconceptions in the crypto community. In the interview on The 80,000 Hours Podcast, he also admitted that more than half blockchain projects...
15 Chinese Made USD 20M With Illegal Crypto Mining Scheme - Report
5.9.2019
Fifteen suspects were arrested in south-central China, the city of Henyang, for stealing electricity from Internet cafes to mine cryptocurrency. The scheme reportedly involved bribing nearly 9,000 computer administrators and earned c. USD 20 million during the period of 24 months, reports Chinese...
Binance to Launch USD-backed Stablecoin, Gets Approval in New York
5.9.2019
Major crypto exchange Binance said it partnered with Paxos Trust Company, a crypto custody company and issuer of stablecoins, in order to launch a new stablecoin, Binance USD (BUSD), later this month.
"BUSD will be available on the Paxos platform for direct purchase and redemption 1:1 for U.S....
Apple's Move Into Crypto 'Could Make Sense' - Analyst
5.9.2019
Given where American tech giant Apple strategically is focused, a move into crypto could make sense given its sights on further monetizing its consumers over the coming years, Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, told CNN Business.
"This would be a major shot in the arm for crypto if Apple...
Naspers, Blockchain.com Invest in DappRadar + More Crypto Briefs
5.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investment news
DappRadar, a Lithuania-based dapp (decentralized application) analysis platform, said it has raised USD 2.33 million...
Major Investor: Reality is Below Crypto Hype But We'll Keep Investing
5.9.2019
Fred Wilson. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, Yext
The co-founder and managing partner of venture capital giant Union Square Ventures (USV), Fred Wilson, says his company will continue to invest in the crypto industry despite "it is easy to be bearish on crypto right now" and "the reality...
Bitcoin Correcting Gains, Altcoins Signaling Weakness
5.9.2019
After a short term downside correction, bitcoin price bounced back from the USD 10,350 support (as discussed yesterday). BTC/USD traded above USD 10,500 and retested the USD 10,800 resistance area. A new swing high was formed and the price is currently (08:00 UTC) correcting lower. On the other...
Samsung Partners With Klaytn to Make Galaxy Note 10 Crypto Friendlier
5.9.2019
Samsung Galaxy Note 10. On Thursday, the world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung will start selling a new version of its flagship phablet Galaxy Note 10, marketed as "KlaytnPhone," The Wall Street Journal reported, citing undisclosed people familiar with the matter.
The only difference from...
Mogu Expands Further with Listing on Cointiger Global Exchange
5.9.2019
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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Mogu Token (MOGX) Official CoinTiger Exchange Listing Announcement
MOGX/USDT Trading Pair Listed on CoinTiger
SINGAPORE, September 5th 2009 - Mogu, an Asia Pacific based technology firm that is currently...
K-pop Giant SM Entertainment Eyes Crypto and Blockchain Expansion
5.9.2019
Red Velvet, a group managed by SM Entertainment. SM Entertainment, South Korea’s largest talent agency, says it wants to launch its own blockchain platform – and could potentially use a cryptocurrency of its own to power business growth.
The company, which raked in USD 518 million in revenues...
How to support Dorian-devastated Bahamas With Crypto and Fiat
4.9.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, ABC News
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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Hurricane Dorian crashed into The Bahamas on Saturday, August 31, 2019, beginning a days-long onslaught on the northwestern Bahamian islands of Abaco...
Complete List of Cryptos and Dapps Available on Samsung Galaxy S10
4.9.2019
Samsung Galaxy S10. Source: a video screenshot, YouTube, TechTalkTV
Last week, news broke that South Korean tech giant Samsung has added Bitcoin and more than 30 other digital tokens to its Blockchain wallet, available on some of its mobile devices. And now, Cryptonews.com has managed to retrieve...
Crypto Conferences Are ‘Mooning’ But Which Ones Are Worth Attending?
4.9.2019
The first-ever Bitcoin conference was held in 2011 when around 50 people gathered in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York to discuss how Bitcoin will change the world. Ten years later, you can visit a Bitcoin or blockchain conferences almost every week in major cities across the globe as the demand...
Huobi Token Gets Traction on Blockchain Smartphone Acute Angle News
4.9.2019
Acute Angle. Huobi Token (HT), the native token of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, is the best performing coin among the top 20 tokens by market capitalization today after the exchange announced its move "into hardware."
At pixel time (11:48 UTC), HT trades at c. USD 4.11 and is up by 3% in the past...
How Binance (Un)intentionally Made BitMEX to Promote Their Futures
4.9.2019
It appears that major crypto exchange, Binance, was caught red-handed plagiarizing BitMEX’s FAQ sections about Auto-Deleveraging and Funding Rate. The entire conversation was then turned into an amusing blame game by the most ardent fans of both exchanges, while one of the theories claims that this...
Blockchain.com Raising USD 50M + More Crypto Briefs
4.9.2019
Source: iStock/Aleksandr_Gromov
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investment news
Major crypto wallet Blockchain.com is in talks with investors about raising USD...