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Binance Futures Hosts Trading Competition With Prize Pool Worth $1M
31.3.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange will host a contest that offers a total prize pool in BNB tokens to their participants
Blockchain Set to Stamp Out Cheating in World Chess Competition
27.3.2020
Despite the coronavirus shutting down a major chess tournament, the organizers believe blockchain can give their sport a boost
Binance Lending Adds Bitcoin Cash to Flexible Deposits Letting Users Earn Interest on BCH
18.3.2020
Bitcoin cash users now have another venue to earn interest on their digital asset holdings. Binance has added support for BCH flexible deposits on its lending platform, alongside ETH and EOS. This development comes just as competition in the crypto lending field is heating up. Also Read: Binance...
Germany’s Bitcoin Group Welcomes Licensing for Crypto Custodians, Expects Competition From Banks
13.3.2020
Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody activities in its home country, Germany. The providers of such services in the Federal Republic are now recognized as financial institutions. Bitcoin Group...
Competition Among Seized Bitcoin Auctions Might Get Tougher
10.3.2020
Belarus could join the growing ranks of countries that allow government agencies and police forces to seize and auction cryptoassets, closing legal loopholes that currently bar the seizure of digital coins.
In an interview, Ivan Noskevich, the head of the Belarusian Investigative Committee, told...
Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration
2.3.2020
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking integration for the Lira (TRY). The global digital asset exchange is now open to direct transactions of local fiat from Akbank, one of the largest banks in Turkey....
Brave Challenges Google’s Advertising Power Before the UK Competition Watchdog
22.2.2020
The company behind the privacy-oriented browser Brave has set out to convince regulators in the U.K. to end Google’s advertising monopoly in the digital space. In a filing with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Brave puts forward recommendations on how...
Pirate Chain Coin Now Available for Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange, Joins New Alliance
14.2.2020
Pirate Chain (ARRR) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency with non-optional, private-only addresses and transactions. This coin has is now available for trading to users of Bitcoin.com Exchange, soon after the team behind it joined the Blockchain Privacy, Security & Adoption Alliance. Also Read:...
Users of Bitcoin.com Exchange Can Win Rewards Worth $25,000 in Gocrypto Trading Competition
12.2.2020
Gocrypto enables businesses with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users. To help introduce the SLP token to even more users, Bitcoin.com Exchange is hosting a trading competition where you can win rewards worth $25,000...
Defi Market Surpasses $1 Billion – But There’s a Catch
7.2.2020
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance applications has surpassed $1 billion, prompting celebrations from the Ethereum community. Not everyone has been swift to toast the milestone, however, with suggestions that the true value locked into defi protocols is materially lower....
Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up
31.1.2020
Launching Feb. 3, the daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says
Binance to Fuel Competition in P2P Crypto Trading Market
22.1.2020
Major crypto exchange Binance now aims to find more merchants for its a peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading platform in an attempt to meet “growing demand.”
The company launched a global peer-to-peer (P2P) merchant program, encouraging merchants to use the exchange as a way of providing payments...
Polish Competition Watchdog Calls DasCoin a Ponzi Scheme
16.1.2020
Poland’s competition regulator the UOKiK has warned the public about against the alleged scamcoin DasCoin. The watchdog also orders the token’s operator to cease its “illegal activities.”
The token was exposed as a scam in May last year, following on from a probe into the DasCoin creators...
Mining Giant Canaan Faces Stiff Competition After IPO Shares Slump
10.1.2020
On November 21, the Chinese mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. launched its initial public offering (IPO) sale of $90 million worth of U.S. shares. Canaan shares initially sold for $8.99, but plummeted over 48% on December 16 to $4.65 per share. Since then, Canaan has launched a series of five...
Huobi Heats up Competition in Japan With a New Banking Deal
7.1.2020
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Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Japan has struck a partnership with Japan Net Bank, an online bank.
The deal, per a press release, will allow Huobi Japan customers to make fast yen deposits with a processing time of around 20 minutes at both Japan Net Bank itself, as well...
Chipmaking Giant Samsung Reveals 3nm Semiconductor Prototype
6.1.2020
In mid-December, Intel revealed that the company expects to design 2nm and 1.4 nm semiconductors by 2029. During the same timeframe, regional sources reported Canaan and Bitmain will reveal new mining rigs this year equipped with TSMC-based 5nm chips. Now, competition is growing stronger as Samsung...
Google Restores Metamask App After Community Uproar
2.1.2020
Similar to how it’s restored some crypto Youtube channels after a lot of pushback from the crypto community, Google has now restored Metamask to the Play Store. Either the tech giant is sensitive to claims of hurting innovation and competition or it is simply not ready yet to enforce a ban...
Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria
1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...
What to Expect from the JAMstack in 2020
24.12.2019
Brian Rinaldi interviewed a variety of folks, asking them the same questions about JAMstack development and the landscape recently:
Raymond Camden: I think we will see better competition from the bigger players.
Gift Egwuenu: I'm also looking forward to more job openings on the JAMstack.
Bryan...
CoinCasso Launches Worldwide Crypto Christmas Challenge
20.12.2019
There are not many contests in the cryptocurrency sector on such a scale! CoinCasso worldwide exchange platform is organizing an international competition, lasting until the end of the year. In the prize pool there are the newest mobile devices, including iPhone 11, Apple Watch, iPhone 8 and...