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Bitcoin Mining Rig Prices up 35% Since Start of November — Shortages Force Miners to Turn to Secondary Market
17.12.2020
The prices of the latest generation mining rigs have gone up 35% since the beginning of November, according to Hashr8. The observed price increase comes as Bitmain and Microbt are reportedly sold out until May 2021. As a consequence of the supply of mining rigs failing to meet the demand, some...
It’s all relative.
10.12.2020
I remember sitting in the back seat of our family’s Subaru station wagon. I was six and this was long before child carseats were a thing. My dad was at the wheel and my mom played 20 Questions with me while we drove to some vacation spot I can’t even remember.
It was my mom’s turn...
You Can Turn Down Alcohol In Cyberpunk 2077
10.12.2020
Cyberpunk 2077 gives players a lot of choices, from how you approach missions to how you deal with interpersonal situations. This freedom extends to character-creator options you’ll never even think about again, like choosing your character’s teeth or genitals. But one bit of choice I wasn’t...
Fidelity Digital to Accept Bitcoin as Collateral for Cash Loans
10.12.2020
Fidelity Digital says it will allow institutional customers to pledge bitcoin as collateral against cash loans in partnership with Blockfi. The firm’s decision helps bitcoin investors turn their digital holdings into cash without selling. Fidelity’s targeted clients include hedge funds...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Turn Red After Multiple Failures
8.12.2020
After multiple failed attempts near USD 19,500, bitcoin price dropped and broke the USD 19,000 support level. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) down over 2% and it could continue to move lower towards the USD 18,500 level or even USD 18,200.
Similarly, there was a bearish reaction in most major...
CCB-backed Blockchain-powered Bond Issuance Saga Takes a New Turn
4.12.2020
There appears to have been another twist in the tale of the China Construction Bank (CCB)’s Malaysian branch and its aborted launch of blockchain-powered bonds that were set to be tradeable for bitcoin (BTC) via a Hong Kong-based exchange.
Just weeks after CCB pulled the plug on the issuance at...
Cubans Turn to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin as US Sanctions Bite
3.12.2020
Another report has exposed how Cubans are sidestepping United States sanctions by using bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin remittance solutions – with conventional wire transfers all but impossible between USA-aligned nations and the communist state.
A report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service...
Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks
17.11.2020
Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS
8,000 Bitcoin Scam Victims Get Refunds From US Regulator
7.11.2020
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000 in monthly income. Bitcoin Pyramid Schemes’ Victims...
Imcoin (IMC) “The First Hybridcoin” Arrives To Impose a New Concept of Cryptocurrencies
6.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The objective of IMCoin is to be the first Hybridcoin on the market, giving its holders the possibility of having an asset backed with an audited and public underlying where the money from the sale of the token is entered, but which in turn tries to increase in value. to positively...
Gold Price Expected to Rally Despite Concerns About Lockdown 2.0
5.11.2020
Gold industry players say the inevitable printing of new money by the U.S. will lead to an increase in the circulating supply of fiat currency. This increase, in turn, will further dilute the value of U.S. currency and thus diminish its perceived status as the world’s foremost reserve...
Cubans Turn to Bitcoin Remittances with 25% Commission to Beat Blockade
27.10.2020
Desperate Cubans are going to extraordinary lengths to receive remittances from abroad to circumvent the country’s banking blockade, turning to bitcoin (BTC), middlemen who take commissions of up to 25% and bicycle deliveries as economic sanctions continue to bite.
These were the findings of...
DLT security standards may turn legacy industries into blockchain innovators
22.10.2020
Member-led working groups are helping define security standards for tokenized use cases
Will PayPal’s crypto offer turn into a tax nightmare?
22.10.2020
U.S. capital gains tax laws are likely to catch out many new users of PayPal's cryptocurrency payments system
Bitcoin and Altcoins Turn Red After Rejection Near Range Highs
2.10.2020
Bitcoin price failed to clear the key USD 10,950 and USD 11,000 resistance levels. As a result, there was a sharp bearish wave below the USD 11,650 support. The price is currently (08:30 UTC) down 4% and it could continue to move down towards the USD 10,200 support zone.
Similarly, most major...
Crypto prediction markets turn against Trump after first debate
1.10.2020
Emerging Ethereum-powered predictions platform Polymarket produced six-figure volume amid the first presidential debates
Fantasy authors turn the VulcanVerse NFT game into a trilogy of books
18.9.2020
Two of Britain’s most successful gamebook authors will turn VeChain’s VulcanVerse NFT game into a fantasy trilogy series
Judge Orders Bitfinex to Turn Over Tether Loan Documents (Again)
17.9.2020
A New York judge eordered Bitfinex and Tether to turn over financial documents to the New York Attorney General's office, but left the timing to the parties to coordinate
Chapter 4: Search
15.9.2020
Previously in web history…
After an influx of rapid browser development following the creation of the web, Mosaic becomes the popular choice. Recognizing the commercial potential of the web, a team at O’Reilly builds GNN, the first commercial website. With something to browse with,...
Bitcoin Inches Closer To USD 11,000, Altcoins Turn Green
15.9.2020
Bitcoin price started a steady recovery above the USD 10,500 and USD 10,550 resistance levels. BTC even surpassed the USD 10,700 level, and it is currently (08:30 UTC) facing resistance near USD 10,800. The main resistance for a sustained upward move is still near USD 11,000.
Also, most major...