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Walk Like Nakamoto: 7 Anonymous Personalities in the Crypto Space
13.11.2019
In late 2008, an anonymous person named Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween. While Nakamoto is clearly the most famous anonymous crypto moniker, in the early days there were many other mysterious individuals scattered throughout the blockchain environment. Also read:...
Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Launches With Range of Services
13.11.2019
SEBA Bank is now fully operational with a range of services to bridge the gap between the crypto world and traditional banking. Licensed in Switzerland, the bank’s crypto services include asset management, trading, custody, and financing. Its wallet app, e-banking, and card enable customers...
Bitcoin History Part 20: BTC Reaches $1
13.11.2019
It was a milestone that Bitcoin loyalists had long anticipated. Nevertheless, a toast was in order the day BTC reached parity with the US dollar. February 9, 2011 was the historic date, and over on the Bitcointalk forum, talk inevitably turned to what this meant for the nascent cryptocurrency. Also...
Spend 10 Cryptocurrencies With These Debit Cards
12.11.2019
Debit cards linked to crypto wallets have been a useful payment tool for users who want to be able to spend their cryptocurrencies almost anywhere. Offerings in the segment have been changing over time due to various reasons including regulatory challenges in different markets. Fortunately, though...
Evercoin Launches Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
12.11.2019
At New York Consensus Invest Summit, Evercoin Inc. today announced Evercoin 2, the “safest hardware wallet”. Evercoin 2 provides a wallet and exchange for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies featuring a hardware wallet the size of a house key powered by YubiKey 5ci, the first implementation of...
Venezuela Becomes ‘Dollarized’ as Citizens Seek Refuge in Alternative Solutions
12.11.2019
Venezuela has been suffering from rapid inflation as the purchasing power of the sovereign bolivar has become near worthless. Over the last few weeks, Venezuelans have been dealing with blackouts throughout major cities, making credit card readers useless. Additionally, citizens are dependent...
CME Group to Launch Options on Bitcoin Futures Contracts in Two Months
12.11.2019
2020 might kick off with a launch of a new financial instrument for Bitcoin (BTC) investors.
After the September announcement of its plans to launch this new addition to their offerings for Q1 of 2020, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), a major financial derivatives marketplace, said...
Universal Protocol Alliance to List Mega-Utility Token on Bitcoin.com Exchange
12.11.2019
In addition to listing the Universal Protocol Alliance’s mega-utility token, Bitcoin.com Exchange will also list the group’s stablecoins, as well as support interoperability between the Ethereum protocol and the Simple Ledger protocol. Also Read: Cred Merchant Solutions to Help Unbanked...
Bitcoin and Altcoins at Risk of Further Declines
12.11.2019
After a short term upside correction, bitcoin price struggled to settle above USD 9,000. As a result, BTC/USD declined again and traded below the USD 8,850 support area. The price even traded to a new weekly low and it is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating near the USD 8,750 level.
Similarly, most...
How Society Thrived Before Mass Taxation, and How It Still Can
12.11.2019
Many people in the U.S. and elsewhere think of the income tax as some kind of timeless staple of society. The truth is, it was only first instituted in the United States as a permanent fixture in 1913. It stands to ask then, how all the progress that was made prior and the bustling growth...
Banking Giant With 16 Million Clients, RBC, Goes Crypto - Report
12.11.2019
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the Canada-headquartered major global bank, is set to open a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a report from The Logic.
The media outlet claims it has learned that the RBC wants to allow customers to trade in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum...
Jailed Deepdotweb Admin Denies Earning $15M From Darknet Links
12.11.2019
In an interview from prison, one of Deepdotweb’s operators has disputed the $15 million allegedly made from “illegal” referral links, claiming “There was no such amount.” Currently on remand in France, Israeli citizen Tal Prihar stands accused of directing visitors...
6 Months Before Halving Signs Indicate Bitcoin Miners Are Hoarding
12.11.2019
The great bitcoin reward halvings are coming and many newcomers have not experienced a halving event unless they joined the crypto community prior to 2016. A few speculators believe bitcoin miners and whales are hoarding coins right now until after the adjustment so prices will be driven...
From FUD to FOMO – China State Newspaper Says Bitcoin Is ‘Successful’
12.11.2019
A major Chinese daily has published an article about Bitcoin. The publication describes the first cryptocurrency as a successful application of the blockchain technology. It provides its readers with the basics they need to know about Bitcoin and highlights some of its main characteristics. Also...
Generation QE: How Central Banks Create Money From Thin Air
11.11.2019
This year the public has seen a lot of the expansive monetary policy taking place with 37 central banks participating in monetary easing. Unfortunately, most people don’t understand the methods central banks like the Federal Reserve use to increase the money supply and never take the time...
Bakkt Launches 'The Critical Link' in Bitcoin Adoption
11.11.2019
Today, giant-backed crypto trading platform Bakkt opened its Bakkt Warehouse, a qualified custodian of bitcoin, to all institutions around the world.
"A critical link — perhaps the critical link — in the institutional adoption of bitcoin is custody. When investors have ready access to regulated...
Bitcoiners May Change Their Mind on PoS, 'Who Knows,' Says Buterin
11.11.2019
Vitalik Buterin. In a few years, perhaps Bitcoin (BTC) fans will think better of the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, finds Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH).
In an interview at the ETHWaterloo 2, an Ethereum Blockchain Hackathon organized by the core ETHGlobal team...
Crypto Jobs on the Rise, Thousands Listed
11.11.2019
The number of job vacancies in the crypto industry is growing but fewer people are searching for them, according to a major U.S. job listing website. Thousands of jobs relating to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology are currently available as new employers seek to enter the space...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Estimated to Drop Again + More Crypto News
11.11.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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After seven increases in a row, the Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 7.1% on November 8 and is estimated...
Crypto Banks Gain Regulatory Recognition Across the Globe
11.11.2019
Traditional financial institutions are still leery about decentralized cryptocurrencies. They are only starting to explore the potential of digital assets. But a new breed of banks specializing in crypto have been working hard to take advantage of this trend and are gaining regulatory recognition...