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Fortnite Meets Bitcoin Lightning Network in New ‘Lightnite’ Video Game
21.10.2019
Satoshis Games announced Lightnite, a Fortnite-like game with built-in Lightning Network microtransactions
Russia May Block Facebook, Telegram over Crypto Concerns + More News
21.10.2019
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Vladimir Putin’s IT advisor Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia will block Facebook and Telegram if their...
How is HTC’s Exodus 1s Cryptophone Different from its Exodus 1
21.10.2019
A Taiwanese tech giant, HTC, came out with a new rendition of their blockchain-powered smartphone Exodus 1. Let’s check out what differentiates the two models.
HTC launched its Exodus 1s on October 19th at Berlin’s Lightning conference, but only in Europe and a few other countries. As a reminder...
Bitcoin: ‘Most Dramatic’ 2020 Halving Could Cut Supply by $63M a Week
21.10.2019
Bitcoin price has more to gain from 2020 halving, say pundits
Bitcoin’s 3% Price Rise Neutralizes Bearish Setup
21.10.2019
Bitcoin has bounced from key support and neutralized the immediate bearish setup, though a bullish reversal is still $600 away
Bitfinex Attempts to Recover $880 Million in New Court Filing
21.10.2019
Bitfinex’s parent company filed an application in an attempt to recover $880 million
Bitcoin IRA to Launch Interest-Earning Crypto Accounts Next Month
21.10.2019
Bitcoin IRA and Genesis Capital have partnered enabling customers to earn interest on their Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency IRA accounts
Indian Finance Minister Answers Crypto Questions at IMF Meeting
21.10.2019
At an IMF and World Bank meeting, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman talked about cryptocurrency and stablecoins when asked about Facebook’s Libra digital currency project. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also addressed the subject at the conference. Also read: Indian Supreme Court...
Libra Could Drop ‘Basket’ and Issue Individual Fiat Stablecoins
21.10.2019
Under pressure from regulators, the Libra project may consider a fundamental change to the way its planned crypto payments system will operate
Major Korean Banks Join Government-Backed Blockchain ID Initiative
21.10.2019
Institutions including the Shinhan and NH Nonghyup banks have joined a blockchain identity initiative aimed to securely share personal data
McAfee Champions Importance of Stablecoins for Decentralized Exchanges
21.10.2019
Decentralized exchange users should store value in stablecoins, not fiat, argues John McAfee
Bitcoin and Altcoins Start Corrective Increase But Upsides Limited
21.10.2019
This past week, bitcoin price remained in a downtrend and broke a few important supports such as USD 8,250, USD 8,200 and USD 8,000. However, the USD 7,850 area acted as a strong support. As a result, the price started an upward move above the USD 8,000 resistance. It gained more than 5% in...
Minister Says India, Like Other Nations, Extremely Cautious on Libra
21.10.2019
India’s finance minister says many countries are cautioning against rushing ahead with Libra
The Fed Just Printed More Money Than Bitcoin’s Entire Market Cap
21.10.2019
Bitcoin proponents watch as Fed money printing gathers pace
Researchers Uncover Bitcoin ‘Attack’ That Could Slow or Stop Lightning Payments
21.10.2019
A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network
Does Facebook’s Libra Plan B Involve Going Head-to-Head with Binance?
21.10.2019
Facebook has revealed that it has an alternative to its proposed Libra token – multiple stablecoins, all pegged to a national fiat. And it’s a scenario that could well put the social networking platform on a collision course with Binance’s Venus project.
Per Reuters, Facebook’s blockchain chief...
Bitmain Launches ‘World’s Largest’ Crypto Mining Facility in Texas
21.10.2019
Major crypto mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has launched the purportedly largest facility for Bitcoin mining in the world, in Rockdale, Texas
‘Is That Still Bitcoin?’ CoinShares CSO Questions Crypto Custody
21.10.2019
CoinShares CSO: institutions “live-action role-playing” in Bitcoin
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
21.10.2019
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” Instead of pointing to the adoption of crypto by big money interests, the rogue politician and radical bitcoin proponent talks of a complete flip, where...
It’s Not Time to Write Libra’s Crypto Obituary Just Yet
21.10.2019
The recent spate of bad news for Libra isn't necessarily a death knell for the project, writes Mike J. Casey