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Despite Accounting for 2% of Global Activity, Sub-Saharan Africa Has ‘Some of the Most Well-Developed Cryptocurrency Markets of Any Region’: Report
30.9.2022
According to a recent Chainalysis report, although Sub-Saharan Africa is believed to account for as little as 2% of global transaction activity, the area “contains some of the most well-developed cryptocurrency markets of any region.” Additionally, Sub-Saharan Africa’s...
Cross-chain Bridging is Broken - But We Know How to Fix It
25.9.2022
Kadan Stadelmann is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Komodo (KMD), a decentralized, open-source blockchain and a major player in blockchain interoperability and atomic swap technology.__________
As of August 2022, there’s been $2 billion total in crypto losses, with 69% of stolen crypto funds...
Urbit Courts DAOs, Crypto Teams in Quest to Make Internet P2P Again
24.9.2022
A wildly ambitious project to reinvent the entire internet computing stack is finally shipping usable apps after a decade-plus of laying groundwork. Can it overcome a “janky” UX?
Bitpapa Enters Kenyan Cryptocurrency Market
12.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In the face of financial regulators’ overall negative attitude toward digital assets, P2P marketplaces have become the platforms of choice across Africa. As the world leader in P2P cryptocurrency exchange, Kenya has drawn much attention from many P2P exchange service...
Bitcoiner sentenced to federal prison warns users involved in OTC trading
5.9.2022
"I'm just a regular Bitcoiner caught in the crosshairs," claimed Mark Alexander Hopkins, also known as Rizzn, prior to serving his prison sentence
Zugacoin Controversy: Supposed Poverty Eradicating Cryptocurrency Criticized as Just Another Complex Nigerian Ponzi Scheme
27.8.2022
After reports that merchants and holders of “Zugacoin” cryptocurrency are unable to make withdrawals, the founder of the Nigerian crypto, Sam Zuga responded by accusing unnamed “ignorant people” of working to tarnish the project. One Nigerian expert has advised...
Nigerian BTC Peer-to-Peer Volumes Nearly $400M in H1 of 2022 — Significant Growth in Kenya and Ghana Volumes
25.8.2022
Nigeria’s peer-to-peer bitcoin traded volumes of over $1.1 billion between January 2021 and June 2022 mean the West African nation is now Paxful’s largest market. Kenya, which saw traded volumes of over $325 million during the same period, now ranks as the crypto exchange’s...
Vy a počítač: Stahujete z BitTorrentu nebo podobných P2P sítí?
22.8.2022
Ve slušné společnosti se o pirátství nemluví, ale dnes uděláme výjimku. Tématem dnešní ankety je využívání výměnných sítí typu BitTorrent. Tedy takových, které dělají piráta z každého, kdo si chce pouze stáhnout autorským zákonem chráněný film, jenže ten zároveň i sdílí.
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FTX Pay Integrates With Reddit’s Arbitrum Nova-Powered Community Points System
9.8.2022
FTX has announced that FTX Pay’s infrastructure has integrated with the social media and news aggregation forum Reddit’s Community Points system. The integration has been rolled out in the U.S., EU, Australia, and other countries worldwide. FTX Pay will also join Infura, P2P, Google...
Binance P2P Brings Zero Maker Fee for Trade in LKR
9.8.2022
Binance P2P has brought the model of zero maker fees for advertisements that will be traded in the fiat currency of the Sri Lankan Rupee. The zero maker fee will apply upon successful trade on the pairs. Makers who post new advertisements traded with Sri Lankan Rupee will enjoy the benefit of zero...
European Central Bank bets on CBDCs over BTC for cross-border payments
2.8.2022
ECB’s interest in identifying the best cross-border payment solution stems from the fact that it serves as the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro
Tether, Bitfinex, Hypercore collab to launch encrypted P2P apps
25.7.2022
The trio launched Holepunch with a vision to bestow control over data while breaking technology monopolies, among others
Bitcoin trading volumes post new high in Philippines peso on Paxful
14.7.2022
Weekly Bitcoin trading volumes in the Philippines peso were steadily growing on Paxful this year and eventually hit a new high in July
Organizer of Binance-Sponsored Crypto Tour Says Campaign Was Successful, Denies Reports of Arrest
17.6.2022
A crypto enthusiast and organizer of the Binance-sponsored Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Awareness Tour (BCAT) recently held in Nigeria, has rejected reports he was arrested by security agents reportedly spooked by large crowds that were following the campaign. The enthusiast said the high number...
Binance Reveals Incident That Forced It to Freeze BTC Withdrawals
14.6.2022
In a post-mortem issued shortly after it lifted the freeze on bitcoin withdrawals, Binance has identified the “repairing of several minor hardware failures on wallet consolidation” as the incident that ultimately forced it to pause withdrawals. To fix the problem and to stop this from...
Bitcoin hash rate marks all-time high as BTC price drops below $25K
13.6.2022
Complimenting the new hash rate ATH of 231.428 ExaHash per second, Bitcoin’s network difficulty stands at a strong position of 30.283 trillion
AuroraFS DApps Development Capabilities to Be Enhanced
11.6.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Recent news reveals that AuroraFS has progressed in its vision and direction concerning the development of the next generation of DApps which will be deployed on the decentralized P2P cloud storage and distribution network. AuroraFS announced intentions to begin building DApps which...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Capacity charges through 4,000 BTC
10.6.2022
The layer-2 technology built on Bitcoin now has 4,000 Bitcoin or $120 million locked up allowing for near-instant payments around the world
Bitcoin ATM installations record low in May, biggest drop since 2019
5.6.2022
Over the past five months since January, Bitcoin ATM installations saw a gradual slowdown, eventually falling 89.75% from December 2021’s 1971 new installations
Meziplanetární P2P souborový systém zamíří skutečně do vesmíru
25.5.2022
Peer-to-peer protokol pro decentralizovaný internet InterPlanetary File System bude mít své nody ve vesmíru, přestane tak částečně klamat svým názvem. A kdo ví, třeba časem dojde i na ty jiné planety