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Volatility Expected Ahead of Major Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry Day
22.9.2020
Both the bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) markets could be in for some extra volatility as options contracts worth more than BTC 88,000 (USD 923m) and ETH 460,000 (USD 157.6m) are set to expire this Friday, analysts warned once again, while the previous large expiration failed to move...
Facebook’s Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC
22.9.2020
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook
5 Major Banks Exposed for Moving Trillions for Mobsters, Onecoin, and Drug Cartels
21.9.2020
According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), five major global banks have been exposed funneling trillions of dollars in criminal funds in the recently leaked FinCEN Files. The massive leak is 2,100 documents spanning from 2000 to 2017 which shows fraudulent funds...
Bitcoin hasn’t seen 3 positive consecutive quarters since 2017
21.9.2020
Bitcoin has not seen three positive consecutive quarters since 2017, historical data shows
Facebook chystá brýle s rozšířenou realitou. Project Aria má být ale „něco víc“
21.9.2020
Facebook se naplno pouští do vývoje rozšířené reality. Na tiskové konferenci tento týden oznámil, že spouští nový projekt nazvaný Aria, na jehož konci by mělo být zařízení budoucnosti vybavené právě touto technologií. Nejprve Facebook představí chytré brýle, ale plány má mnohem větší.
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Over 40 Bitcoin Forks Are Down More Than 98% Since 2017’s Forking Fiesta
21.9.2020
Since the summer of 2017, more than 44 forks of the Bitcoin network were created and so far many of them have lost considerable value and are near worthless. To-date only a few of the forks that stem from Satoshi’s creation have remained relevant during the last three years. There are three...
Market Outlook: Bitcoin Breaks $11K, Whales Refuse to Sell, Downside Risk Remains
19.9.2020
The price of bitcoin jumped above the $11k threshold on Saturday morning and into the afternoon, after hovering above the $10,900 range the day prior. The entire crypto-economy of 7,600+ coins has gained 2.29% during the last 24 hours touching $344 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) markets have surpassed...
Analyst: 1,500 Bitcoins Lost Every Day, Less Than 14 Million Coins Will Ever Circulate
19.9.2020
A cryptocurrency analyst, Timothy Peterson claims that 1,500 bitcoins are lost each day meaning only 14 million BTC will ever circulate. The figure is at odds with the estimate of many organizations including Markets.bitcoin.com which place the figure at 18.5 million coins. Still, Peterson, who...
Unstoppable Domain’s co-founder had this to say about Facebook and the future of free speech
19.9.2020
Can you imagine a world with 40 Facebooks competing for you?
NFT Digital Art That Changes With Bitcoin Price Volatility Sold for Record $101,000
19.9.2020
Matt Kane’s “Right Place & Right Time,” a non-fungible token (NFT) digital artwork that changes every day with the bitcoin price volatility, claims the artist, has been sold for a record 262 ether or $101,100 on blockchain platform Async Art. According to a description of...
MCS, First Exchange to list TRON’s SUN and Klaytn’s KLAY Futures Contracts
19.9.2020
Singapore, September 20, 2020 — For the first time in the industry, MCS (MyCoinStory), a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced the listing of SUNUSDT futures contract on September 18, 2020. Just a day prior to this launch, KLAYUSDT futures contract was released on September...
Facebook-backed Libra welcomes Blockchain Capital as new member
18.9.2020
Libra gets another member as it strives to have 100 entities on board
Nvidia doesn't want to give up its 2017 'crypto craze' docs
18.9.2020
Nvidia is trying not to hand over internal documents to plaintiffs who allege that the GPU manufacturer misrepresented its financials during the 2017 bull run
Po koronaviru bude Facebook šířit osvětu i o klimatické změně. Chystá další infocentrum
18.9.2020
O udržitelnosti a zelenosti svého byznysu se v úterý rozpovídal Facebook. Přiznal, že klimatická změna je „velmi reálná“ a „nutnost činů se zvyšuje s každým dnem“, proto dál bude pokračovat ve své snaze omezit produkci skleníkových plynů do konce roku 2020 o 75 procent. Rovněž oznámil, že spustí
[aktualita] Austrálie: Pokud Facebook zařízne sdílení australského zpravodajství, oslabí hlavně sebe
17.9.2020
Pokud začne Facebook v Austrálii blokovat sdílení zpravodajského obsahu, poškodí sám sebe, nechal se slyšet australský regulátor v souvislosti s reakcí americké firmy na plánovaný krok australské vlády schválit zákon, který by po společnostech Facebook a Google požadoval, aby se dělily o své...
Libra appoints HSBC veteran to manage crypto project's operational wing
17.9.2020
Top financial services experts continue to join the Libra project
Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO
17.9.2020
The Libra Association, the organisation developing the Facebook-led cryptocurrency payments project, has hired a banking heavyweight with 25 years at HSBC
‘You Are Not Anonymous on Tor’ – Study Shows Privacy Network Offers Superficial Anonymity
17.9.2020
Privacy advocates are growing leery of the Tor network these days, as recently published research has shown a great number of network’s exit relays are compromised. Furthermore, on September 15, the Hacker Factor Blog published a new Tor report that shows IP addresses being uncovered....
Weaved Webs
17.9.2020
There is a bit of an irony with Jamstack.
The concept is simple: you put pre-rendered, static files on web hosting (a CDN) designed to do that well. That’s it. If you need to do more, anything you do from there is done with client-side JavaScript, which is likely talking to serverless...
Presidential Candidate Brock Pierce Served With Lawsuit for Alleged ICO Fraud
16.9.2020
Former Disney child actor and U.S. Presidential candidate, Brock Pierce, was served with a lawsuit during a political campaign event held on Monday. The class-action lawsuit was filed in May and it claims the defendants, including Pierce, sold unregistered securities during the EOS initial coin...