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Blockstack Pledges to Enforce Patents for ‘Defensive Purposes’ Only
28.4.2020
Blockstack, the startup building a decentralized backbone for Web 3.0, is open-sourcing its two patents – kinda
Blockchain, Not Crypto, Is at Core of Facebook’s Libra, Vice Chair Says
28.4.2020
Libra Association’s vice chair Dante Disparte expects Libra network to launch in Q4 2020
Bitcoin Is Not Just a Dollar Gateway in Argentina
28.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC)’s usage in Argentina may not be connected with a desire to buy fiats like the United States dollar, says an industry expert, who says that Argentinians could well have more nuanced reasons for snapping up vast quantities of the world’s favorite cryptocurrency in recent weeks.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for April 28, 2020
28.4.2020
Bitcoin could hit $8K soon while Indonesia has created a thornless durian. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast
Eco-Friendly Crypto Mining Is the Future as Green Solutions Gain Steam
28.4.2020
Can alternative energy solutions overhaul crypto mining in the near future?
Libra and Ripple Find New Friends, Dash Fights In Japan + More News
28.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Checkout.com, a global payment services provider, said it joined the Libra Association. "The Libra project holds...
European Central Bank: Digital Euro Should Not Discourage Private Initiatives
28.4.2020
The European Central Bank believes that the digital euro is just one of many solutions to nationalize its payment systems
Bitcoin Halving Theories: Whale Says Price Rise Is a ‘Nonsensical Narrative,’ Weiss Ratings Expects ‘Massive Crypto Superboom’
28.4.2020
In less than two weeks, the Bitcoin block reward halving will take place and BTC miners will receive half the reward going forward after May 12. Since ‘Black Thursday’ (March 12), bitcoin prices have gained 103% since then rising from $3,800 to $7,750 per coin. With the halving fast...
Crypto Answers to the Global Crisis: Bitcoin's Do-or-Die Moment
28.4.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in global financial and economic crisis, and this is the best chance for crypto to prove its benefits
SEC Opposes Blockchain Association’s Brief Supporting Kik, Says Group Isn’t ‘Neutral’
28.4.2020
The SEC says 7 members of the Blockchain Association have financial interests in Kik in its opposition to the group's brief around the case
New Ethereum 2.0 Calculator: Stake ETH 1 and Earn 279% in 10 Years
28.4.2020
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The newly launched ETH 2 Calculator claims that you can earn 279% in ten years by staking one ether (ETH) on the Ethereum 2.0 network. And then, a number of "ifs" appears in this equation.
ETH price tracking platform EthereumPrice.org has launched a new calculator...
Blockchain Touted As a Supply Chain Fix Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
28.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed significant weaknesses in the supply chains - the information is not being gathered and shared fast enough, including the data necessary for decision-making, nor are the resources deployed where needed. Blockchain is a solution for this, experts believe,...
Bitmain-Backed Platform Matrixport Enables Users to Buy Crypto With Credit Cards
28.4.2020
Bitmain-backed crypto platform Matrixport now allows its users to buy crypto with credit cards
Bitcoin Price Holds Near 7-Week Highs of $7.8K as Futures Volume Rises
28.4.2020
Bitcoin markets are still positive as the May halving closes in, preserving last week’s 10% gains
Blockchain Mends Medical Supply Chain to Counter COVID-19 Challenges
28.4.2020
Blockchain is being leveraged to help solve supply chain management issues due to COVID-19, such as connecting buyers with non-traditional suppliers producing masks and other personal protective equipment
Cross-Border Payment Portal Checkout.com Is Latest to Join Libra Association
28.4.2020
Checkout.com, a digital payment processor which focuses on cross-border transactions, has become the 24th member of the Libra Association
S2F Bitcoin Price Model’s Author Strikes Again With USD 288K Target
28.4.2020
A new twist of the popular bitcoin (BTC) stock-to-flow (S2F) model has recently been published by the model’s pseudonymous creator Plan B. And judging from the updated model, S2F believers may now hope that BTC will hit almost USD 300 in a few years.
The updated price model, dubbed the Bitcoin...
CipherTrace’s New Crypto Tracing Tool Is Meant for Banks
28.4.2020
CipherTrace is rolling out a toolkit to help banks flag accounts and crypto-related transactions that may be suspicious
Decentralized Web Protocol IPFS Has Its Biggest Update So Far
28.4.2020
Developers release IPFS version 0.5 today, reportedly the most important protocol upgrade so far
Telos Partnerships Bring Blockchain Features to Games on Unity and Steam
28.4.2020
New Telos partnerships could expose gamers worldwide to blockchain functionality