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Fidelity Acquires 10% Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8
14.7.2020
The giant fund manager Fidelity International holds roughly 10.6% stake in the bitcoin mining company Hut 8. For six years now, Fidelity, the firm that currently manages $300 billion on behalf of its customers, has been mining the cryptocurrency bitcoin. In May 2017, news.Bitcoin.com reported...
Deposition of Craig Wright’s Wife Shows Little Understanding of Bitcoin Private Keys
13.7.2020
According to a court filing on June 30, the Kleiman v. Wright case has postponed the jury trial until October 13 in the Miami Division courthouse. Meanwhile, a deposition stemming from Craig Wright’s wife, Ramona Watts, shows that she has little understanding of how Bitcoin works after being...
Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
13.7.2020
Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued
Crypto Exchange Cashaa Loses 336 Bitcoin Worth $3 Million to Hackers
13.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa says it has lost 336 bitcoin (worth around $3.1 million) to hackers. The London-based platform has now ceased all crypto-related transactions, including withdrawals and deposits, as investigations into the breach get underway. In a tweet on July 11, Cashaa claimed...
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure
12.7.2020
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year. This finding follows the Centre Consortium taking a similar action due to a request by law enforcement. Tether Frozen in 40 Addresses Tether...
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days
11.7.2020
A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing.” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a modern interpretation of the 1862 painting...
Bitfinex Must Face New York’s Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds
10.7.2020
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds. The NY state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overruled an appeal on Thursday, after...
Další problém Windows 10 s květnovou aktualizací: systém opakovaně požaduje aktualizaci ovladačů
9.7.2020
Kromě systémových a kumulativních aktualizací je služba Windows Update ve Windows 10 odpovědná také za update ovladačů některých hardwarových komponent. Ve většině případů probíhají bez potíží, nicméně někteří uživatelé v poslední době narazili na problém s opakovanou výzvou k aktualizaci jednoho a
XRP Reclaims 30-day High & Gains 13% in 2 Days
9.7.2020
XRP, in the recent past, was seen taken over by Tether at 3rd position in the global crypto market. XRP, beyond doubt, is an amazing altcoin investment but has a slower growth comparatively. If we consider the recent altcoin hike wherein the coins like Verge, Cardano and VeChain have gained...
Binance Labs Leads $1M Seed Round in Crypto Tor Alternative HOPR
9.7.2020
Binance Labs, the seed funding arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has made its first investment of 2020, backing privacy startup HOPR
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Says it Has 1M Active Users
9.7.2020
Mexico’s crypto scene is booming again, with one of the nation’s largest crypto exchanges, Bitso, claiming it has reached the 1 million active user mark.
In an interview with El Economista, Daniel Vogel, Bitso’s CEO stated that crypto was continuing to gain ground in traditional markets like...
Risks of Centralized Stablecoins Materialize as 100k USDC Frozen
9.7.2020
Centralized stablecoins may be about to face more scrutiny from the crypto community after it was revealed yesterday that USD Coin (USDC) issuer Centre has frozen an address holding USD 100,000 worth of the stablecoin.
The actual blacklisting of the address occurred back in June this year, and...
$1.4M in Bitcoin Transactions: New High for Argentina as Confidence in the Peso Tanks
9.7.2020
Crisis laden Argentina saw bitcoin transactions worth $1.4 million (101 million pesos) being recorded in the past week, a new high for the country. According to a report by Vorem, this figure is nearly double the previous high of $0.96 million recorded in the last week of June. Citizens who have...
Bitso Hits 1M Users as Crypto Adoption Spikes in Latin America
9.7.2020
Ripple and Coinbase-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bitso has topped Argentina’s crypto market in the six months after launch
‘Bitcoin Is Not a Privacy Coin’ Says Crypto Evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos
9.7.2020
Andreas Antonopoulos discussed how he desired to see Bitcoin have more “privacy features” in a recent live stream Q&A session published on Youtube on July 7. Antonopoulos discussed the privacy-centric coin monero and concepts like stealth addresses and ring signatures. Every once...
Chinese Steelmaker Settles $16 Million Iron Ore Deal on Blockchain
8.7.2020
A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd
Chainlink Rises 15% Amid China’s Blockchain Network Launch
7.7.2020
LINK token experienced a massive price surge as China’s national blockchain network activated 135 nodes with integrated Chainlink price oracles
Bitcoin.com Wallet Launches New Portfolio Breakdown and Stablecoin Swap Features
7.7.2020
With over 11 Million Bitcoin.com Wallets created, we’re building new features our users need most in order to enjoy the best possible cryptocurrency experience. Our wallet’s latest features now provide seamless swaps between bitcoin (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), and the stablecoin...
As Chat Privacy Under Threat in US, Firm Develops ‘100% User-Controlled’ Messaging
7.7.2020
Unstoppable Domains is working to give users full control over their chat data with a new decentralized protocol
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the Next 18 Months
7.7.2020
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European blockchain ecosystem. The findings of the Leadblock Partners study suggest European respondents have a funding need for €350 million for the next 18 months....