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China’s Rainy Season Is Coming. This Time Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Investing
23.4.2020
With bitcoin’s price drop and imminent halving, mining farms in China are struggling to fill slots despite the coming rainy season, when power is cheap
Facebook Buys Stake in Reliance Jio — How the Deal Affects Cryptocurrency in India
23.4.2020
Facebook is buying a stake in Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator. The deal has boosted Reliance Industries’ share price and is welcomed by the Indian cryptocurrency community. Besides Facebook’s investment into Reliance Jio, Whatsapp has also entered into a partnership...
Anyone Can Host a Crypto Exchange – Tim Draper Backed Startup Launches New WordPress Plugin
22.4.2020
There’s a new plugin available that gives people the ability to launch a cryptocurrency exchange on any WordPress-based website. The project called Wpcryptoexchange is a product created by the Tim Draper-backed startup Draper Goren Holm. With the plugin, anyone can launch a digital currency...
Petro-Dollar System Crumbles: US Dollar Could Collapse from the World’s Oil Wars
22.4.2020
During the last few days, people witnessed history when the price of crude oil dropped below zero to -$40 per barrel, and as time passes many analysts think the worst is yet to come. After West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil-based contracts dried up for May, contracts for June collapsed by 45%....
Privacy Altcoin Beam to Execute Second Hard Fork in June 2020
22.4.2020
Privacy-focused altcoin Beam will execute its second hard fork on June 28, upgrading the network’s PoW algorithm from BeamHash II to BeamHash III
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 22, 2020
22.4.2020
Bitcoin reacts to stimulus packages and the UK bails out big tech. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Earth Day 2020: Industries Turn to Blockchain to Track Carbon Emissions
22.4.2020
Blockchain in combination with other emerging technologies is being leveraged by industries to offset carbon emissions
Puzzles and Mysteries
22.4.2020
Bob Hoffman:
Puzzles, [Malcom Gladwell] wrote, are problems for which there is not enough information. An example of a puzzle: Where is Jimmy Hoffa buried? If we had more information, we would know the answer. If someone told us “Jimmy Hoffa is buried in New Jersey,” we’d know a little more than...
Ripple Sues Youtube For Allowing Scams That Promised Returns Up to $1 Million
22.4.2020
Ripple is suing Youtube, accusing the video platform of not doing enough to eliminate crypto-related “giveaway” scams. The payment network wants to force Youtube to protect its users from such scams. Some scammers promise returns up to 5 million XRP or about $930,000 at current prices...
Case Study: CoinMarketCap Powers Nexo in Customer Acquisition
22.4.2020
Since its inception in 2013, CoinMarketCap has become the world’s most used price-tracking source for retail users when comparing thousandsContinue Reading
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Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
Consensys Cuts Hundreds of Jobs This Year – About 25% of Its Staff Slashed
22.4.2020
Ethereum-based company Consensys has cut hundreds of jobs since January. In its latest action, the US-based blockchain development team confirmed it will slash more than 90 jobs – or 14% of its workforce – citing the global impact of Covid-19. The decision comes after a virtual town...
Bitcoin Halving Searches Surge – Phrase Touches Google Trends All-Time High
21.4.2020
The notorious bitcoin halving is expected to happen in 20 days either on or around May 12, 2020. The anticipation leading up to the event is at an all-time high, as last week worldwide queries for the phrase “bitcoin halving” using Google peaked with a top score of 100. On Tuesday...
CoinDesk Live: Understanding Our Digital Personas feat. Alex McDougall
21.4.2020
“If we don’t fix the data paradigm...we don’t really have free will,” says Alex McDougall of Bicameral Ventures
Zcash Foundation Cuts Q1 Spending 17% to $2.7 Million – ZEC Tanks 9% in 24 Hours
21.4.2020
The Zcash Foundation cut spending by 17% during the first three months of this year due to Covid-19 pressures. In its first-quarter report, the foundation said it spent only $2.68 million from an initial budget of $3.24 million. The report says: Our budget reduction primarily stems from cancelling...
Bitcoin News Roundup for April 21, 2020
21.4.2020
Bitcoin drops thanks to the oil crisis while a hacker returns $25 million in stolen crypto. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast
Coinmama Appoints Unicorn IronSource GM Sagi Bakshi as CEO
21.4.2020
Unicorn startup IronSource’s general manager, Sagi Bakshi, has joined cryptocurrency exchange Coinmama as CEO, saying he believes that the future of money is Bitcoin. Since 2013, Coinmama has been at the forefront of the financial revolution, working to simplify the way the world does crypto....
7 Remote Crypto and Blockchain Firms That Are Hiring Right Now
21.4.2020
Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin in 2009 as a financial safeguard against the threat of another global economic disaster, following theContinue Reading
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After Pundits Predicted Bitcoin’s Death for 11 Years, Barrels of Crude Oil Trade Below Zero
21.4.2020
Global markets had a historical day on Monday, as the price of oil dropped below zero and closed the day at -$36 per barrel of crude. The oil crash below zero has never happened in anyone’s lifetime and economists worldwide are uncertain about the future of the world’s financial system...
Americans Purchase $1,200 Worth of Bitcoin, While 7 Banks Fumble With Stimulus Payments
20.4.2020
For years now, bitcoiners and cryptocurrency proponents have said the antiquated banking system will not continue to survive for very long and the financial system is showing massive cracks these days. The recent stimulus check fiasco is a prime example of the issue, as customers from PNC, JPMorgan...