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Bank of Japan Has New CBDC Research Team But No Plans to Launch
20.7.2020
Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
20.7.2020
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter
Huobi Japan Opens Voting on Listing 6 New Tokens
20.7.2020
Account holders at crypto exchange Huobi have the opportunity to vote this month on which of six new tokens they would like to see listed
New Standard to Avoid Ethreum Contract Size Limitation Developed
19.7.2020
Programmer suggests a standardized proxy contract will solve the Ethereum contract size limitation
In COVID-19’s Wake, the New Normal Creates Crypto Opportunities
18.7.2020
In a global economic recession, individuals and institutions have been turning away from traditional assets and seeking opportunities in cryptocurrency
Expect More M&A As New Type of Buyers to Compete With 'Crypto Octopuses'
18.7.2020
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the crypto industry are likely to increase in the second half of 2020, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the opinion of industry players working in crypto and blockchain, who believe that the bigger companies are likely to step up their mergers...
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
China Controls 50% of Bitcoin Mining While US Hits 14% — New Survey
17.7.2020
Shifting estimates of China’s Bitcoin mining presence come with the proviso that much capacity remains “unaccounted for.”
Riot Blockchain Boosts Its Hash Rate By 45% With 1,000 New Antminers
17.7.2020
Riot Blockchain is deploying its first tranche of 1,000 Antminers S19 Pros and expects its hash rate to tag 357 petahashes per second
Crypto Exchange Open Interest Rises as Bitcoin Volatility Drops to New Low
16.7.2020
Open Interest for crypto futures are rising at Bybit despite Bitcoin’s record-low volatility
Blockchain Bites: Twitter Hack Fallout, A New Way to ‘Yield Farm’ and a Hurricane-Proof CBDC
16.7.2020
What the Twitter hack means for Bitcoin, why stablecoins are on the rise in Hong Kong and a new way to farm yield using NFTs on Ethereum
New Suit Alleges Utahn Ponzi Operators Took the Money and Ran
16.7.2020
New suit looks to recover nearly three quarters of a million dollars from alleged ponzi scheme that claimed major altcoin gains amid crypto winter
FreeBitcoins.com is Open Again With Three Helpful Tools for New and Old Cryptocurrency Users
16.7.2020
“FreeBitcoins.com” is proud to announce that they are now open. FreeBitcoins.com was initially registered in 2010 when Bitcoin was trading for under 25 cents. FreeBitcoins goal is to be helpful not only for new 2020 users but also for 2010 Bitcoiners. FreeBitcoins.com/faucet –...
New Trojan Attack Targets Mac Users to Steal Cryptocurrency
16.7.2020
Researchers discovered a new trojan targeted at crypto traders using trading applications on macOS
Fidelity Digital Assets to Hold Bitcoin Private Keys for Kingdom Trust Clients
16.7.2020
The enterprise-grade bitcoin custody and crypto management service, Fidelity Digital Assets has revealed a recent partnership with the firm Kingdom Trust. The new alliance provides individual retirees with the ability to safeguard their bitcoin private keys alongside self-directed IRAs. The crypto...
Popular NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace Will Sport the Bitcoin Logo While Racing
15.7.2020
NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace will be sporting a bitcoin logo on his car and uniform during upcoming races. Twitter and Cash App founder, Jack Dorsey, tweeted a few pictures that revealed the new sponsorship, as he displayed the bitcoin symbol and Cash App logo design layout...
The Issues Shaping the US and China’s ‘New Cold War’
15.7.2020
From control of the digital realm to territorial skirmishes, these are the issues shaping an increasingly troubled relationship
New Grayscale Report: Digital Assets Fund Adds $905M in Record Quarter
15.7.2020
Grayscale Investments Q2 report shows a record $905 million inflow as institutions continue to move into Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets
South Africa Proposes New Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Seeks Alignment With FATF Standards
15.7.2020
South Africa is proposing new rules around crypto-asset service providers (CASP) as it seeks to align regulations with standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The proposed rules are part of amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) that are up for public comment....
Zcash Releases New Version of Frost Signature Scheme
15.7.2020
The foundation launched an updated version of FROST to sign transactions between participants that own a single private signing key