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MicroStrategy Secures USD 635m For Another Bitcoin Buy
11.12.2020
Today, US-based business intelligence company MicroStrategy confirmed it raised USD 650m by selling convertible senior notes due 2025 in order to buy more bitcoin (BTC).
MicroStrategy estimates that the net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be approximately USD 634.9m, after deducting...
Crypto Can Disrupt Legacy Finance And Add Another Layer On It - Panel
9.12.2020
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have the potential to disrupt the financial status quo, but they can also reform the existing legacy financial services such as banks and insurance companies by adding an additional tech layer on top of their activities, according to the participants of a panel...
Another Asian Crypto Exchange Suspends Withdrawals as China Detains One of Its Founders
9.12.2020
Chinese authorities are launching a national crackdown against fraudulent SIM card and bank account schemes. The latest detained under this operation is one of the founders of a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CEO Global (ceobi). Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Into Custody by Chinese Police...
A De Facto Bitcoin ETF? MicroStrategy Is Raising Another $400M to Buy BTC
8.12.2020
Michael Saylor announced plans to offer convertible bonds with the express intent to buy BTC. The community reacts
Facebook’s Libra Rebrand Hits Another Name-Change Snag as UK Diem Lawyers up
8.12.2020
Facebook’s latest efforts to rebrand its Libra stablecoin project, recently renamed Diem, appear to have hit the rocks – again – with a British fintech firm of the same name preparing legal action.
The Libra Association, the project’s governing body, recently stated that it was renaming itself...
Late to Logical
7.12.2020
2020 brought another wave of logical property features to major browsers and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my investment into logical, rather than physical, web styling. I feel like I’ve learned a new way to speak about the box model that results in less written code with more global coverage.
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Huntail Is An Ugly Snake And A Bad Omen
5.12.2020
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Huntail!Read more
Stablecoins Get Another Headache In US, Ethereum Camp Feels Attacked Too
3.12.2020
The stablecoin regulation act proposed in the US Congress has once again stressed an important difference between centralized and decentralized projects in terms of regulation.
There is much discussion currently in the Cryptoverse over the recent announcement of an act that seeks to regulate...
Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
1.12.2020
The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021
Yet Another Relaunch for Libra as New Name Unveiled
1.12.2020
Libra is seizing the day with yet another brand refresh.
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Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency Techniques to Stay Under the Radar
1.12.2020
A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group Bismuth is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the deployment by Bismuth of Monero coin miners in recent campaigns has provided another way for...
Status of Second Stimulus Checks as Deadline for Government Shutdown Draws Near
1.12.2020
As Americans wait to hear if they will receive second stimulus checks, lawmakers are scrambling to avert the looming government shutdown. A spending bill, which could include some stimulus measures, must be passed before the Dec. 11 deadline to avoid the shutdown. Stimulus Payments Affected...
This Hedge Fund Wants to Invest $500 Million in Bitcoin
30.11.2020
A massive hedge fund might be about to invest $500 million in Bitcoin — in yet another sign that institutionalContinue Reading
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Another Blow To Bitcoin Miners Comes This Sunday
27.11.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is expected to rise again in two days, the most since September, cutting into the profit margins of BTC miners right after a strong market correction this week.
Major mining pool BTC.com estimates that the mining difficulty, which is the measure that shows how hard...
Renowned Finance Youtuber Andrei Jikh Invests Over $100K Into Cryptocurrencies
27.11.2020
The popular Youtuber Andrei Jikh published a video this week to his 978,000 Youtube subscribers explaining that he invested over $100,000 into crypto assets. Jikh details why he spent the funds on digital assets and he plans to share his investment experience in another video. Andrei Jikh is...
Yearn Finance announces another ‘merger’ with the Cream lending protocol
26.11.2020
Yearn users will be able to use their strategy pool tokens as collateral for lending
VanEck Opens Another Bridge To Bitcoin For European Investors
25.11.2020
Today, VanEck Europe, an arm of US-headquartered major US asset manager VanEck, launched its crypto exchange-traded note (ETN), tradable via Deutsche Börse Xetra, targeting investors in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.
However, in the UK, the company targets professional investors only,...
Hackers Paradise: Yet Another Defi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $20 Million in DAI
25.11.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) protocol Pickle Finance was hacked for $19.7 million of the stablecoin DAI over the weekend, as the defi industry appears to be turning into a hackers paradise. Pickle’s native token (PICKLE) plunged 62% on the news, falling from $23.27 to $8.70 when the hack...
Second Stimulus Checks: New Proposal Taps Unused Fed Funds, Lawmakers Call for Relief Now
23.11.2020
Americans are anxiously waiting to hear if they will receive a second round of stimulus checks as many are suffering due to the coronavirus-led economic crisis. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has a new proposal to immediately provide relief aid, while Nancy Pelosi has been discussing stimulus...
How You Might Build a Modern Day Webring
20.11.2020
I’m sure different people picture different things when they think about webrings, so let me clarify what I picture. I see an element on a website that:
Signifies this site is part of a webring
Allows you to move to the next or previous site of the webring
Maybe has other functionality like...