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Pandemic Is Changing Bitcoin Usage in ‘Unexpected Ways,’ Says Chainalysis
2.4.2020
Coronavirus, economic contraction and disrupted supply chains are likely driving the decline in Bitcoin-denominated darknet marketplace revenue, says Chainalysis
Bitcoin Merchant Resilience Amid Pandemic Surprises Analysts
2.4.2020
Analysts are surprised by the resilience of the bitcoin (BTC) merchant services, as well as by the lower drop in purchasing than expected. Furthermore, each of the three categories they inspected, reacted in their own way to the coronavirus-caused economic crisis.
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Top Ripple Dev Publishes Method to Increase Privacy Using ‘Blinded Tags’
2.4.2020
Nik Bougalis, the software engineer that leads the C++ team at Ripple, published a proposed method for using “blinded tags” to heighten privacy on the XRP ledger
Bitcoin And Altcoins Look Primed For Further Upsides
2.4.2020
After a short term corrective decrease, bitcoin price found support near the USD 6,200 level. BTC/USD started a fresh bullish wave and gained momentum above USD 6,400. The price was able to surpass the key USD 6,550 resistance and it seems like it could continue to rise towards the USD 6,850...
Mobikwik to Offer 100 Million Indian Users Direct Cryptocurrency Trading Via Buyucoin Integration
2.4.2020
Mobile payment platform Mobikwik, which has about 107 million users in India, has partnered with Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin. News.Bitcoin.com talked to the CEO of the crypto exchange to find out how Mobilkwik users can soon buy and sell cryptocurrencies within the Mobikwik app....
US Stimulus Package Might Cause ‘Modest’ Improvement to Bitcoin Market
2.4.2020
The price of Bitcoin may not skyrocket yet, but the stimulus package passed in the U.S. could slowly help the cryptocurrency in this pandemic
Ark’s 1 Million Token Grant Fund Drives Community Innovation
2.4.2020
Ark is funding developers working on plug-ins and stand-alone applications built on the Ark protocol
Investment in Blockchain in Energy Markets Will Top $35 Billion by 2025
2.4.2020
The rate of growth for investment in blockchain is projected to be 82% annually
Decoupling? Bitcoin Price Surges Above $6.7K as Stocks Again Bearish
2.4.2020
Bitcoin bulls pursue a trend change by pressing the price to $6,744 but $6,600 needs to hold as support in order to avoid a retest of the $6,200 support
‘Breakthrough’ as Lightning Uses Web's Forgotten Payment Code
2.4.2020
Lightning Labs believes its Lightning Service Authentication Tokens will do away with passwords and credit cards online
BTC Held by BitMEX Fell 25% After Mass Liquidations
2.4.2020
BitMEX has seen the amount of Bitcoin held on the exchange drop 315,000 to 240,000 BTC in the past few weeks
The Sandbox Sells 3400 Ether Worth of Virtual Land in Five Hours
2.4.2020
12,384 parcels of virtual land were sold in The Sandbox’s third presale — most of it in the first 30 minutes
New York Judge Says Telegram Can’t Distribute Grams Outside U.S. Either
2.4.2020
The judge’s ruling may do little to prevent the launch of Telegram’s Open Network, with the TON community preparing to launch regardless of the court’s position
Crypto Community Embraces April Fools Day Pranks
2.4.2020
Toilet paper tokens, Satoshi holds an AMA and Bitfinex releases an energy drink — here are the best April Fools Day pranks from the crypto world
CoinTracker Passes 100K Users, Announces Six New Partners
2.4.2020
Every crypto trader faces a nightmare trying to comply with tax reporting obligations. CryptoTracker says its six new partners can help
Global Cybersecurity League Formed to Fight Hospital Ransomware
2.4.2020
Cyber security experts in 65 countries have come together to fight the scourge of ransomware attacks against hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis
Coronavirus Fuels P2P Connectivity: Crypto-Driven Meshnet Gives Rural Towns Internet
2.4.2020
While the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy across the U.S., a number of the 1,737 residents from Clatskanie, Oregon can’t obtain an internet service provider (ISP). The situation has motivated the town to adopt a decentralized meshnet ISP called Althea and the network’s users...
Crypto to the Rescue After Khan Academy’s COVID-19 Traffic Surge
2.4.2020
The crypto community can help Brave publisher, Khan Academy, in its “time of crisis” by donating BAT earned through the browser
Brave Browser Gains 1M New Users in a Single Month
2.4.2020
Privacy-focused internet browser Brave garners one million additional users in March
Ethereum Founder Tells Bitcoin Dev: BTC Wasn’t Always ‘Digital Gold’
2.4.2020
Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, got into a Twitter spat with a Bitcoin developer when he told him the Bitcoin narrative had changed from ‘P2P cash’ to ‘digital gold’