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Shopping.io Enables Crypto-Payments on Popular E-Commerce Websites
12.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. The adoption of crypto is not possible without accelerating its usage as a currency, and not only as an asset. While e-commerce giants such as Amazon, eBay, and Walmart aren’t able to offer crypto-payment, Shopping.io launches a gateway to make purchases from the aforementioned...
Venezuelan State Electricity Company Reportedly Cuts Power To Crypto Miners
12.11.2020
Reports say the Venezuelan state electricity company Corpoelec is disconnecting bitcoin mining farms in Carabobo state on orders from authorities. The power disconnections come amid reports that government and Corpoelec officials are planning to meet mining farm operators. According to one report...
Bitcoin Breaches USD 16,000 For The First Time Since January 2018
12.11.2020
Today, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), surpassed the USD 16,000 level for the first time since January 2018, getting closer to its all-time high of USD 20,000.
BTC was above USD 16,000 for around half an hour before correcting lower. At pixel time (10:39 UTC), BTC trades at...
Russian Ministry Wants to Jail Citizens Who Don’t Declare Bitcoin Earnings
12.11.2020
An expert has claimed that the Russian Ministry of Finance’s plans to hit crypto holders with jail time if they fail to declare their earnings may be misguided – and said that while “dirty” crypto deals regularly go through unchecked in the country’s capital, the Kremlin may seek to punish ordinary...
Bitcoin Struggles Near USD 16,000, Altcoins Confined In Range
12.11.2020
Bitcoin price started a steady upward move after there was a close above the USD 15,600 resistance. BTC even spiked above the USD 15,850 resistance, before correcting lower again. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) trading below USD 15,800, with a strong support at USD 15,500.
Besides, most major...
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in Losses, Shows No Signs of Slowing
12.11.2020
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation has resulted in “over $30 [million] in losses so far.”...
The Carbon Project Presale Opens to the Public
12.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Carbon is a social crypto hub, slated to launch in January. It will bring your day-to-day crypto experience into one awesome place, while rewarding you at the same time. Fully encrypted data that’s as decentralised as you want it to be. Carbon includes features such as...
Televend’s Complex System of Telegram Drug Bots Swell as German Police Seize 9 Telegram Drug Channels
12.11.2020
During the last few months following the departure of the infamous Empire darknet market (DNM), a great number of DNM users have been flocking to alternative vendors. More recently, a new bot service on Telegram called Televend has been attracting tens of thousands of users and the service...
Kucoin Recovers 84% of Funds Stolen in $280 Million Hack
11.11.2020
Kucoin chief executive officer Johnny Lyu revealed Wednesday that the exchange recovered 84%, or $235 million, of the $280 million stolen in one of crypto industry’s biggest hacks in September. In a tweet, Lyu said the affected funds have been recovered “via approaches like on-chain...
Hackers Have Stolen $100 Million From Defi Projects This Year
11.11.2020
Hackers have stolen $100 million from decentralized finance (Defi) projects so far this year, according to a new report. Defi accounted for 50% of all hacks and thefts in the second half of the year. Defi Hacks on the Rise A new report by cryptocurrency forensics and blockchain threat intelligence...
WhiteBIT launches WhiteSwap DEX
11.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 10, 2020 – Leading cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has launched WhiteSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum that gives control to the community. WhiteSwap aims to improve upon Uniswap V2 by giving 87% of governance tokens to the community...
Ethereum Suffers from Unintended ‘Chain Split,’ Few Third-Party Services ‘Got Stuck on Minority Chain’
11.11.2020
According to a number of third party infrastructure providers, the Ethereum blockchain suffered an unintended hard fork or chain split on Wednesday. The service providers Infura, Binance, and Blockchair all reported issues with consensus at block height 11,234,873. The cryptocurrency community...
Argentinean Crypto Bill Headed for Parliamentary Vote
11.11.2020
Crypto is dominating the headlines across the board in Argentina, with an ambitious private member’s bill proposing the legalization of cryptoassets and the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) heading toward a parliamentary vote.
According to iProUp, the bill has been masterminded...
US Firm Lawyers up to Claim Millions in Royalties from Bitcoin ATM Operators
11.11.2020
A compilation of Bitcoin ATM pictures, posted by Reddit users.
A company called First Bitcoin Capital, freshly acquired by the software company BOTS, said it is looking to start collecting royalties from bitcoin (BTC) ATM operators and manufacturers, and potential copyright infringement offenders...
Pfizer’s Pandemic Vaccine News Fails to Dampen Interest in Bitcoin
11.11.2020
The recent announcement by Pfizer of a potential Covid-19 vaccine sparked an immediate rally of global stocks worst hit by the pandemic response. The rally helped major indices including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Composite Index and Europe’s Stoxx to go up by approximately...
Central Banks’ Renewed Gold Hunger Shows Need For A Hedge
11.11.2020
A new survey suggested that central banks may be on the hunt for a hedge – a search that may lead some directly to digital gold, bitcoin (BTC), albeit via the central banking sector’s default asset of choice: gold.
In a new report focusing on the status of gold reserves in central banks conducted...
Major Chinese Bank Selling Bonds Worth $3 Billion for Bitcoin
11.11.2020
China Construction Bank, one of the “big four” banks in China, is selling $3 billion in bonds that can be paid for with bitcoin. The bonds will be listed on a regulated Malaysian digital asset exchange. Beijing-based China Construction Bank (CCB) is selling $3 billion in bonds...
VIC Rewards and XcelTrip Are Set To Redefine Global Wellness and Vitality Marketspace
11.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Dr. Richard Satur, CEO of VIC Rewards, and Gyanendra Khadka, CEO of XcelTrip, are partnering to raise stakes initially from ASEAN, Indian and Korean Wellness and Vitality digital space; before they take on the global Medical-Tourism marketplace. XcelTrip with over 2.4 million hotels...
Bitcoin Stuck In Range, Ethereum and XRP Show Positive Signs
11.11.2020
In the past two days, bitcoin price struggled to gain momentum above the USD 15,500 and USD 15,600 resistance levels. At the same time, BTC remained well bid above the USD 15,000 and USD 15,200 support levels. The price seems to be stuck in a range and it is currently (05:00 UTC) trading near...
Erratic Processing Power: Bitcoin’s Hashrate Gains 45% in a Day, Then Loses 41 Exahash
11.11.2020
Seven days ago Bitcoin’s network difficulty saw the largest drop in nine years as it slid over 16% last week. Similar to the crypto asset’s price, the hashrate has been extremely volatile according to statistics. After dropping to 111 exahash per second (EH/s), the network hashrate...