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Online Gaming Platform Lets Gamers Collect BTC In First-Person Shooter Game
20.11.2019
P2P online gaming platform lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin in a fully lightning-native multiplayer first-person shooter game
IRS Laughs Off Coinbase User's 'Surveillance Conspiracy' in Tax Reporting Case
20.11.2019
IRS reaffirms that its summons on crypto trading platform Coinbase in an income tax investigation is legitimate
Why Tokenized Projects Are Building on Bitcoin
20.11.2019
Bitcoin is something you hodl. Ethereum is something you build on. At least that has long been the official narrative, with projects favoring dedicated smart contract networks over Bitcoin for spinning out dapps and second layer solutions. Like all crypto narratives, however, this one has started...
HashCash to Trace Mineral Supply Chain From Congo For Car Manufacturers
19.11.2019
HashCash Consultants partners with a group of car and battery manufacturers to develop a blockchain-based supply chain network to track mineral origins
‘Lost Coins’ Study Estimates BTC’s True Supply
19.11.2019
Many people like the fact that Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a capped supply of 21 million coins when he created the Bitcoin protocol. However, there’s been a lot of speculation aimed at guessing the number of ‘lost coins’ that will never be spent. On November 19, the digital...
PayPal Leads $4.2M Funding Round for Crypto Risk Management Platform
19.11.2019
PayPal leads a $4.2 million funding round for crypto risk management platform TRM Labs to further grow its services
Bitcoin Mining Firms Merge to Build World’s Largest Purported Mining Farm in 2020
19.11.2019
Bitcoin mining firms Northern Bitcoin and Whinstone are merging and plan to jointly build the world’s largest mining farm
Istanbul to Berlin: Ethereum Milestones on the Road to Serenity
19.11.2019
The Istanbul hard fork is getting Ethereum one step closer to its long-anticipated 2.0 version
Novogratz Launches Two New Bitcoin Funds Targeting ‘Wealth of America’
19.11.2019
Mike Novogratz launches two Bitcoin funds targeting “the wealth of America,” or people between the ages of 50 and 80
Bison Trails Raises $25M in Funding Round Led by Blockchain Capital
19.11.2019
Libra Association founding member Bison Trails raised $25.5 million in a new funding round led by Blockchain Capital, Coinbase and ConsenSys
Fidelity Digital Asset Services Now Authorized to Operate Crypto Custody Platform
19.11.2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services has authorized Fidelity Digital Asset Services to run a crypto custody platform
Cointext Founder Publishes New ‘Postage’ Specs for SLP Tokens
19.11.2019
On November 18, Cointext founder Vin Armani published a blog post that describes a new system called the ‘Simple Ledger Postage Protocol.’ The SLP concept allows wallets to send SLP tokens without having to use bitcoin cash (BCH) as ‘gas’ to forward transactions. Also Read:...
Miner Capitulation Speculated in Light of Falling Bitcoin Price
19.11.2019
As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to drop, there’s been talk that many Bitcoin miners will have to start shutting down their machines.
The world’s most expensive cryptocurrency has been getting cheaper lately, dropping below USD 9,000 on November 8, and some experts estimate it could go below...
Binance, Coinbase Drop in 'Trusted Exchanges' Ranking, Gemini Leads
19.11.2019
Major crypto exchanges, such as Binance, Coinbase and Bitstamp dropped in the ranking of the "most trusted" exchanges, updated by a provider of the crypto market data CryptoCompare. Gemini and OKEx jumped the most.
As reported, CryptoCompare rolled out its Exchange Benchmark in June...
Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Buys Nifty Gateway, Marking Its First-Ever Acquisition
19.11.2019
The Winklevoss’s Gemini crypto exchange made its first-ever acquisition by purchasing the Nifty Gateway platform, which enables users to buy and manage non-fungible tokens
Grayscale Files Form to Become First Bitcoin Fund to Report to SEC
19.11.2019
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust filed a form to become the first crypto fund to report to the U.S. SEC
Canada’s Largest Bank Refutes Rumors About It Launching Crypto Exchange
19.11.2019
The Royal Bank of Canada has denied rumors about it launching a digital currency trading platform
Lamborghini Now Uses Salesforce Blockchain to Certify Heritage Cars
19.11.2019
Lamborghini is using Salesforce Blockchain to authenticate heritage Lamborghini cars
At Least BTC 1.5 Million Might be Lost + More Crypto News
19.11.2019
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At least BTC 1.5 million (USD 12 billion), or c. 8% of the current Bitcoin's supply...
Chinese Authorities Scrutinize and Report on Crypto Exchanges
19.11.2019
According to a notice issued on weibo.com, and later confirmed as authentic by business publication Caixin, authorities in Shanghai appear to have dispatched officials for conducting reviews of area businesses engaged in cryptocurrency dealings, and are set to report back to financial regulators...