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Binance Acquires Major Indian Exchange Wazirx – CEO Explains the Changes
21.11.2019
A major Indian cryptocurrency exchange, Wazirx, has been acquired by Binance. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Wazirx CEO Nischal Shetty to find out the implication of this acquisition and the changes users in India can expect. Meanwhile, the “India Wants Crypto” campaign to bring about...
China Has Registered 60% of the World’s Blockchain Patents - Report
21.11.2019
Chinese companies and government organizations registered a staggering 7,600 blockchain-related patent applications between 2009 and 2018, with e-commerce giant Alibaba alone registering 512 patents, according to Japanese researchers.
Nikkei reports that, per Japanese research company Astamuse...
It’s my job, and yours.
21.11.2019
The role of ethics in our modern web space has been on my mind for the past few years and I suspect it will occupy my thoughts increasingly as I move forward. With each encounter of a questionable feature or setting on a website, I can't help but think of all of the people involved and...
Paypal CEO Admits He Owns Bitcoin
21.11.2019
The CEO of Paypal, Daniel Schulman, has revealed in an interview that he personally owns bitcoin. He also talked about Paypal’s plans regarding cryptocurrency, how to achieve mass adoption, and why Paypal decided to leave Facebook’s Libra project. Also read: US to Strictly Enforce...
The future is bright, because the future is static
20.11.2019
I've been doing this web thing for money for 10 years this year and although I haven’t been around as long as some folks, I feel like I've seen a few cycles come and go now, so let's say that hot new things are often cynically viewed, initially. This milestone of mine has also got me in...
The Typed Object Model
20.11.2019
I help write technical documentation and one feature I've been writing about this year that has really stood out is the Typed Object Model (or Typed OM). If you haven't come across it yet you would be forgiven as it's pretty new. It falls under the CSS Houdini suite of API's and on the surface...
Cash Games Adds Dozens of New Options for You to Play
20.11.2019
Online gaming is a big global industry and one that had a major role in the early adoption of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin.com has long offered a platform for players to use their digital assets on classic games and recently it greatly expanded the scope of options available. Also Read: Bitcoin.com...
Bitcoin Price Clings to $8K as Analysts Warn Market Has Turned Bearish
20.11.2019
Bitcoin likely in line for further drops despite preserving $8K
NY Regulator Licenses Fidelity for Bitcoin Trading and Custody
20.11.2019
Fidelity Investment’s digital currency arm has been licensed by the New York Department of Financial Services to operate a platform on which individuals and institutional investors can store, purchase, sell, and transfer bitcoin. The regulator also revealed that it has to date approved...
Bitcoin Slips in KPMG Rankings, But Cryptocurrency Innovation Has Strong Showing
20.11.2019
KPMG ranking of global fintech firms highlights an array of crypto and blockchain firms
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...
JAMstack, Fugu, and Houdini
19.11.2019
What has me really excited about building websites recently is the fact that we, as front-end developers, have the power to do so much more. Only a few years ago, I would need a whole team of developers to accomplish what can now be done with just a few amazing tools.
Although...
Six Months Using Firebase Web Performance Monitoring
19.11.2019
I don't really think of Firebase as a performance monitoring tool (all I ever think about is auth and real-time data storage), but nevertheless, it totally has that feature.
Justin Ribeiro...
[A] tool to track what real users in the wild are experiencing with an easy setup? Yes, please. [...]...
Canada’s Einstein Exchange No Longer Has Bulk of Users’ Claimed CA$16M: Receiver
19.11.2019
The exchange, taken over by a Canadian securities regulator two weeks ago, has just CA$45,000 in crypto and cash left
Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom
19.11.2019
From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet and mass availability of new technology. Its members are potential natural adopters...
RBC Says It Has No 'Near-term Plans' to Launch Crypto Exchange
19.11.2019
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The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the Canada-headquartered major global bank, has responded to reports that claimed it is on the verge of launching a Bitcoin and altcoin trading platform – saying it has no “near-term plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange...
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Discusses His Plan for Cryptocurrencies
19.11.2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has detailed his plans to regulate the digital economy if he were to become the President of the United States. Yang’s recent blog post called “Regulating technology firms in the 21st century,” explains how the candidate believes current American...
US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules Similar to FATF Guidelines
19.11.2019
The U.S. government will strictly enforce the rules on cryptocurrencies similar to the standards recommended by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has reaffirmed that its “Travel” rule applies to cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, the Federal...
Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble, Deanonymizing 96% of Grin Transactions
18.11.2019
The Mimblewimble privacy technology used by cryptocurrencies such as Beam and Grin is broken. That’s the claim of researcher Ivan Bogatyy who has published a report documenting his findings. In it, he reveals how he was able to deanonymize 96% of all Grin transactions just by running a node...
Nexinter – Profit Sharing Crypto Exchange
18.11.2019
Today, Nexinter, the digital fiat-crypto and custodian exchange, has announced that it will be the profit sharing digital exchange in the world. 75% of the Nexinter’s profits from any operation or revenue stream on the platform will be returned to the community in a reward system.
The post Nexinter...