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Alec Baldwin Hired by eToro, but Baldwins are Not New to Crypto
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, eToro
Alec Baldwin was enlisted by eToro as the wind in the back of its U.S. copytrading unveiling. However, Baldwin brothers, each a celebrity in his own right, are not strangers in the Cryptosphere.
Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro has one...
Will Bitcoin Ever Touch the Million Dollar Mark, Or Is It Just to Lure Investors?
30.10.2019
Bitcoin is a polarizing issue where people believe that it will do wonders till the sky, or they believe that it is just a gimmick. While it is safe to say that Bitcoin will do better in the future as it has done in the past, some people make an overoptimistic claim that the apex …
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CoinList Launching Crypto Exchange After Jack Dorsey Investment
30.10.2019
CoinList raises $10M from investors including Jack Dorsey
Livepeer Prepares to Unlock New Way for GPU Miners to Earn Crypto
30.10.2019
By the end of this year, GPU miners could have a fresh new way to earn crypto – using the idle processing capacity of their chips
S Korean Crypto Stance Under Pressure, Ripple Invests in University
30.10.2019
A group of blockchain advocates has made a fresh bid to change the South Korean government’s stance on cryptocurrencies – and has held talks with one of the country’s top financial regulators.
Fn Today reports that Oh Gap-soo, the president of the Korea Blockchain Association, met with Korea...
New Web App Scans GitHub For Secrets Like Crypto Keys And Passwords
30.10.2019
Shhgit web app will scan the GitHub code repository and search for sensitive secrets, such as private crypto keys and passwords
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
XRP Accounts for Over 50% Of All Crypto Transactions in Last 24 Hours
30.10.2019
XRP daily transactions are going through the roof, nearing an all-time high of 1.70 million
Crypto Ranking Website CoinGecko Launches Derivatives Section
30.10.2019
Crypto ranking website CoinGecko is launching its own cryptocurrency derivatives metrics
Why a VPN Is the First Layer You Should Pull On When Browsing the Web
29.10.2019
Virtual private networks (VPNs) can be useful for all kinds of things, from streaming foreign sports to protecting your identity from heightened online surveillance. For cryptocurrency users, VPNs are particularly precious, providing access to exchanges that are geo-restricted, and enabling crypto...
Chinese State-Owned Media Try to Dampen Market’s Crypto Enthusiasm
29.10.2019
Chinese state-backed media are warning investors to remain rational amid a spike in interest in crypto companies
New Tool Will Find Secrets – Including Crypto Keys – In Your Public Code
29.10.2019
A clever tool scours GitHub for secret keys and passwords that programmers inadvertently made public
Evgeni Malkin Addresses Cryptocurrency Startup Scam as “Garbage”
29.10.2019
Evgeni Malkin, the popular Russian ice hockey player, was subjected to some critical allegations of being involved in a cryptocurrency startup scam as per a report that surfaced out from the Russian territory on social media handle, Twitter on Monday. Apparently Malkin has been involved in some...
Russia’s Sberbank Takes on Crypto with Cross-border Money Transfer App
29.10.2019
Source: iStock/-lvinst-
Russian major bank Sberbank has introduced a new low-cost, cross-border remittance solution that it believes will be able to compete with cryptocurrency for cross-border transactions.
The bank, once the Russian financial sector’s fiercest advocate of cryptocurrencies...
Exchange Tokens Have Outperformed BTC This Year
29.10.2019
Few crypto assets have outperformed bitcoin this year, but the handful that have are predominantly exchange tokens. Their success attests to that of the token sale launchpads they have hosted, which have in turn driven demand for exchange tokens. But as IEOs start to wind down, can exchanges...
Tron Gets Into Samsung Blockchain Keystore + 12 More Crypto News
29.10.2019
Justin Sun. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Tron Foundation
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OKEx Launches Crypto Futures Settled in Tether Stablecoin
29.10.2019
The crypto exchange will soon offer futures contract trading for a number of crypto pairs including BTC, ETH, BCH and XRP
P2P Crypto Trading Volume Increased 2800% in South Africa, Says Paxful
29.10.2019
P2P crypto trading platform Paxful sees a 2,800% increase in South African trading volume
Speculation Abounds Over the Cause of Bitcoin’s Recent Rally
29.10.2019
Crypto’s most recent bull run began last Friday, October 25, after a significant plunge in prices just days earlier that had some prognosticators worried about a return to late 2018 and early 2019’s bleak crypto winter. Since the recent spike, prices have held relatively steady...
Julius Baer Top Exec: Crypto Still in ‘Darwinian’ Process of Selection
29.10.2019
Julius Baer’s chief strategist says cryptocurrencies are at a “Darwinian” stage and remain and more like gold than currency