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Lloyd’s Backs New Crypto Hot Wallet Insurance Scheme From Coincover
2.3.2020
The UK insurance giant is underwriting a new policy protecting against theft of cryptocurrency held in online hot wallets
Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits New All-Time High as Miners Shun Price Drop
2.3.2020
Miners appear more confident in Bitcoin than ever as hash rate circles a record 137 quintillion hashes per second
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
2.3.2020
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained...
IOTA Foundation: A New Visionary in Field of Blockchain Technology
2.3.2020
IOTA is a ‘permissionless distributed ledger’ for the millennium economy as it would form the backbone of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the near future. It stands out as the first open-source distributed ledger enabling micro-transactions without fees and data integrity for machines, which would...
LINE Targets US Residents With New Crypto Exchange
2.3.2020
The messaging app firm launched a new U.S.-based crypto exchange, Bitfront, last week, offering traders dollar-to-crypto trading pairs
XRP Price and Volume Linked to Twitter Activity, New Data Reveals
1.3.2020
The number of tweets mentioning XRP impacts trading volume and also returns in 2019 and 2020
MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
1.3.2020
A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and proponent of mass adoption who’s behind the Youtube channel Crypto Finally, was invited to enrich the story of a $5 million SIM swapping scam with...
Andrew Yang's Out, Who's the New "Crypto Candidate" for US President?
1.3.2020
Andrew Yang emerged as a popular presidential candidate in the crypto community after making several very clear crypto-positive statements in several interviews. On February 11, however, Yang dropped out of the presidential race, leaving somewhat of a void for another potential “crypto candidate.”...
Threat Alert: New Trojans Targeting Major Crypto Exchanges Apps Discovered
29.2.2020
26 crypto exchange and wallet apps, including Binance, Coinbase, and Xapo, are being targeted by three popular remote access Trojans
New Malta Government Says It Still Wants to Run a ‘Blockchain Island’
29.2.2020
Malta’s financial regulator distanced itself from Binance soon after the new prime minister stepped into office. Is it still the “blockchain island” it has claimed to be?
Bitcartcc’s Merchant Solution: Developer Builds Self-Hosted Btcpay Alternative Supporting Bitcoin Cash
29.2.2020
On February 28, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were introduced to a new platform called Bitcartcc. The project is a self-hosted open source payment processor that allows merchants to accept bitcoin cash easily. Bitcartcc was created because the developers behind the popular application Btcpay refuse...
New Twitter Investor May Remove Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey as CEO
29.2.2020
An activist investor owned by billionaire Paul Singer reportedly has plans to shake up the management at Twitter after taking a big stake in the firm
Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs
28.2.2020
A court in Australia has agreed that a crypto exchange account can be used as security for potential legal expenses. Acknowledging the volatile nature of decentralized digital assets, the judge nevertheless conceded that cryptocurrency is a recognized form of investment in the current uncertain...
‘A Drop-in Replacement for ABC’ – BCH Devs Release Bitcoin Cash Node Software
28.2.2020
On February 27, a group of developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node implementation released the first version of the project’s codebase. The new client is essentially a drop-in replacement for Bitcoin ABC 0.21.0, as the code aims to disable the Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). Also Read:...
ICE’s New Intel Program Used in Every Homeland Security Crypto Investigation
28.2.2020
ICE’s recently-revealed “Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program” is deployed in all crypto-facing Homeland Security investigations, says the agent whose unit built the tool
13 Crypto Debit Cards You Can Use Right Now
28.2.2020
If cryptocurrency is designed to reconstruct the financial world while introducing major improvements in transaction speed, privacy, cost and convenience, debit cards represent a useful bridge between old and new. A preponderance of crypto debit card options now exist that allow cryptocurrency...
Japan’s Line Replaces Singapore Crypto Exchange With New US Platform
28.2.2020
As of today, users are automatically redirected from Line’s Singapore exchange BitBox to the new BitFront platform
Chainlink Climbs on New Collaboration with Ethereum Classic
28.2.2020
With the broader crypto market still in consolidation mode after a sell-off that has rattled the market over the past two weeks, the decentralized oracle service Chainlink (LINK) is already rebounding from the slump.
As of press time on Friday (11:17 UTC), LINK is trading at USD 3.0, up 4% over...
Bitmain Unveils 2 Bitcoin Miners With Max Speeds Up to 110TH/s Per Unit
27.2.2020
On Thursday, the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminer S19 series models that process between 95 to 110 trillion hashes per second (TH/s). The Antminer S19 Pro model with 110TH/s and 29 joules per terahash (J/TH) is 24 trillion hashes per second faster...
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...