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It’s been a boring week so far
3.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 3 December, 2019 “It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” - Gianni Versace In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Singaporean government blockchain platform facilitating $15.7 million in […]
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It’s been a boring week so far
3.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 3 December, 2019 “It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” - Gianni Versace In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Singaporean government blockchain platform facilitating $15.7 million in […]
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Brazilians Make 2.5 Million Crypto Transactions in Just 8 Weeks
3.12.2019
Cryptocurrency usage rates continue to soar in Brazil, despite the recent introduction of tax laws that require traders and investors to declare their Bitcoin and altcoin transactions.
Per media outlet G1, Brazilian tax authority the Receita Federal (the Department of Federal Revenue) has released...
Singaporean Gov’t Blockchain Platform Facilitates $15.7 Million in Fundraising
3.12.2019
Tribe facilitated another $15.7 million in fundraising to support blockchain startups
Ripple Invests $20 Million in MoneyGram as a Part of Equity Investment
26.11.2019
In a recent public statement, the leading money transmission network, MoneyGram, has reported that Ripple, a blockchain-based payments firm, has completed its commitment of the final 20 million dollars Investment. MoneyGram Chairman and CEO, Alex Holmes, said, Our partnership with Ripple...
Ripple Finalizes $50 Million MoneyGram Investment
26.11.2019
Ripple now owns nearly 10 percent of MoneyGram's outstanding common stock after completing its $50 million equity investment
Privacy-Enhancing BCH Tool Cashfusion Begins Working Behind the Scenes
25.11.2019
This week Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been celebrating the fact that 187,212 BCH ($40 million) has been shuffled since the Cashshuffle platform launched in the last week of March. Moreover, on Saturday, Electron Cash developer Jonald Fyookball announced the highly anticipated Cashfusion...
Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange
25.11.2019
On 25 November 2019, the Gocrypto (GOC) token will start trading on Bitcoin.com Exchange. The new SLP token enables merchants with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users and to receive settlement in their local fiat. Also...
Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Shatters Records Amid Spot Market Turmoil
23.11.2019
Bakkt’s bitcoin core (BTC) futures product saw another all-time high as the spot market price of BTC plummeted under $7,000 on Friday morning, Nov. 22. Bakkt saw 2,728 contracts traded ($20 million) and $1.75 million in open interest outpacing the record of 1,179 contracts on Oct. 25. Also...
Growing Accessibility Conversations
22.11.2019
I started this year on a new path at Knowbility — to help people and organizations create accessible content and apps. But what was exciting and helped motivate me more were two things:
WebAIM's Accessibility Analysis of One Million Page Homepages. With over 97% of sites having WCAG failure...
Mark Scott Laundered 400 Million Dollars in Crypto Scam, Says Counsel
21.11.2019
Mark S. Scott, a former Locke Lord LLP associate, was paid 50 million dollars by Ruja Ignatova, the fugitive head of the worldwide OneCoin Cryptocurrency scam. A Counsel told a jury that a lawyer on trial for manipulating 400 million dollars out of a huge cryptocurrency scam was inspired by...
Bitcoin Mining Equipment Giant Canaan Fails to Raise USD 100 Million
21.11.2019
The second largest producer of Bitcoin mining equipment, China-based Canaan, has finally completed its initial public offering (IPO) after the third attempt, raising less than estimated.
While many have estimated that the company will raise USD 100 million at a USD 1.6 billion market...
Cash Games Adds Dozens of New Options for You to Play
20.11.2019
Online gaming is a big global industry and one that had a major role in the early adoption of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin.com has long offered a platform for players to use their digital assets on classic games and recently it greatly expanded the scope of options available. Also Read: Bitcoin.com...
Several Hundred XRP Accounts Linked to "Dirty" USD 400 Million
20.11.2019
About USD 400 million worth of Ripple (XRP) has been found to be tied to illicit activity and several hundred XRP accounts are responsible for this, according to Elliptic, a London-based blockchain analytics startup.
"We began researching XRP more than a year ago and have already identified several...
Bitcoin.com to Launch $200 Million BCH Ecosystem Investment Fund
20.11.2019
Bitcoin.com is planning a major step toward promoting the growth of the BCH ecosystem. A $200 million fund will empower developers to offer new capabilities to bitcoin cash users as well as give institutional investors a chance to capitalize on the future of the cryptocurrency. Also Read:...
Password Data for 2.2 Million Users of GateHub and EpicBot is Dumped Online
20.11.2019
Recently, a security researcher behind the information breach index “Have I Been Pwned” stated that password information and personal data of 2.2 million clients of two websites had been dumped online. Most recently, Ars Technica revealed that Troy Hunt, a security researcher, affirmed...
‘Lost Coins’ Study Estimates BTC’s True Supply
19.11.2019
Many people like the fact that Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a capped supply of 21 million coins when he created the Bitcoin protocol. However, there’s been a lot of speculation aimed at guessing the number of ‘lost coins’ that will never be spent. On November 19, the digital...
At Least BTC 1.5 Million Might be Lost + More Crypto News
19.11.2019
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At least BTC 1.5 million (USD 12 billion), or c. 8% of the current Bitcoin's supply...
Tron Transcends to New Heights With 800 Million Transactions
19.11.2019
In a very short period, Tron has transcended in the crypto industry, dominating every sphere within its reach including the DApp space. Misha Lederman, Tron Foundation cheerleader and CCO of BeatzCoin of announced on twitter that Tron has surpassed 800 million transactions the first time since...
Royal Bank of Canada Patents Point to Crypto Exchange Launch
16.11.2019
The largest bank in Canada by market capitalization, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is reportedly opening a cryptocurrency exchange. Patents have been discovered that reveal some of the technology the RBC may implement, which could be used to bring digital currency trading to the bank’s...