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Bank of Thailand Needs More Time to Complete and Launch Retail Digital Currency
31.10.2022
The central bank of Thailand is not going to rush with the launch of its digital currency as it’s not yet sure about the benefits it would bring. According to the head of the monetary authority, the development of the state-issued coin may take several years. Thailand’s Central Bank Wants to Better...
9 years after the first Bitcoin ATM, there are now 38,804 globally
31.10.2022
From one Candian coffee shop to a worldwide network of nearly 39,000, crypto ATMs have turned nine years old and are only expected to continue growing
French Lawyer Asks Russian Patriarch to Help Save Alexander Vinnik From ‘Political Trial’ in US
31.10.2022
A member of the defense team of the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has called on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to intervene in support of his client. The Russian national may be sentenced to over 50 years in prison for his role in the infamous cryptocurrency exchange. Prisoner...
After Years of Uncertainty, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can Open Bank Accounts in Chile
30.10.2022
After years of court battles in Chile, a cryptocurrency exchange has managed to open a bank account in Bci, a financial institution that established a protocol to serve these businesses. The first exchange that opened a bank account with the institution was Buda, a local exchange, which satisfied...
For Years, 'Joe Biden' Has Silently Been Crushing This Fighting Game
28.10.2022
If you’ve been following the fighting game community, you might’ve noticed something strange happening at some recent Guilty Gear tournaments. A player hailing from the U.S. named Joe Biden has been sweeping the competition, placing in the top 10 in the last 20 or so tourneys he’s competed...
Singapore Police Received 631 Cryptocurrency Scam Reports in 2021, Government Says
28.10.2022
The government of Singapore has revealed the number of crypto scams reported to the police in the past three years. “The vast majority of cryptocurrency scams are perpetrated by scammers based outside Singapore. As such, there is a limit to how much law enforcement agencies in Singapore...
Biggest Movers: DOGE up by Over 17% as Elon Musk Comments on Twitter Takeover
27.10.2022
Dogecoin rose by as much as 17% on Thursday, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved closer to completing a takeover of Twitter. Musk has been a public supporter of the meme coin in recent years, with some suggesting that it could be added as a payment method on the social media platform. Cosmos also traded...
A Look at One of Crypto’s Greatest Mysteries — Bytecoin’s Alleged Premine and the Puzzling Nicolas Van Saberhagen, and Cryptonote Team
26.10.2022
When Bitcoin first launched, the community was extremely small and it slowly grew during the first two years until the project’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, left the community for good. During the early years encompassing the world of cryptocurrencies, a number of anonymous individuals like...
Bithumb ex-chairman could face 8 years prison over alleged $70M fraud
26.10.2022
The sentencing hearing is set for Dec. 20 and could see the former chairman of South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb behind bars for a maximum of eight years if found guilty
Crypto News Briefs: Australia Comes After BPS and Qoin, Bithumb Ex-Chair Faces 8 Years in Prison, Canaan Launches New Series, Art Project in Support of Ukraine
25.10.2022
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Israel’s Stock Exchange Unveils Plan to Create Digital Asset Platform and Venture Into Crypto
25.10.2022
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, the only public stock exchange in Israel, has announced that it is entering the crypto space and creating a platform for digital assets. “The next five years are a critical window of opportunity for TASE to play an active role in the technological revolution...
ARK's Cathie Wood Bought $100K Worth of Bitcoin Years Ago at $250 and Has Never Sold It
24.10.2022
Wood made a personal bet on bitcoin and still holds the cryptocurrency, she said on a podcast
Peter Brandt: BTC Will Hit All-Time Highs in 3 Years – but First, $13K
24.10.2022
Bitcoin expects to chop little, moving between $17,000 and $23,000 for the next year, Peter Brandt tells CoinDesk TV
Ripple Lead Engineer Leaves After 10 Years at the Firm – What's Going On?
24.10.2022
Software engineer and cryptographer Nik Bougalis has announced that he is leaving Ripple after nearly 10 years at the firm.
Joined a growing list of crypto leaders who are leaving their executive roles in the industry amid the ongoing crypto crash, Bougalis said in a Saturday tweet that his role...
Is There Too Much CSS Now?
24.10.2022
As front-end developers, we’ve wished for a lot of things over the years — ways to center things in CSS, encapsulate styles, set an element’s aspect ratio, get finer-grained control over our colors, select an element based on its children’s …
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A Look at the First Phone-to-Phone Bitcoin Transfer Using a Nokia N900 Smartphone
23.10.2022
When Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin, the full node client came with a wallet often referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. Nakamoto’s simplified payment verification (SPV) concept was not available until two years later, after the former Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn published BitcoinJ in 2011....
Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova Tipped Off About Onecoin Investigations Before She Vanished, Report
22.10.2022
Ruja Ignatova, founder of the notorious crypto pyramid Onecoin, was reportedly alerted about police investigations into the scam before she disappeared. The ‘Cryptoqueen’ has been on the run for several years, wanted by law enforcement agencies around the world. Onecoin Mastermind Learned About...
Bitcoin Mining Revenue in Russia Grew 18 Times in 4 Years Before ‘Worst Quarter’
21.10.2022
Russian revenues from the minting of bitcoin saw a multifold increase in the past few years before declining significantly since this past spring. The findings come from a new study which also established that the sector was growing during both ups and downs in the crypto market. $1.4 Billion...
Hong Kong Mulls Letting Retail Investors Trade Crypto, Removing ‘Professional Investor-Only Requirement’
21.10.2022
The director of licensing and head of the fintech unit of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has confirmed that the regulator is considering allowing retail investors to invest directly in crypto assets. “We’ve had four years of experience in regulating this...
After Years Of No Silent Hill, Konami Just Opened The Flood Gates
19.10.2022
Silent Hill fans can finally—finally!—rejoice. Konami has confirmed that, after accidentally leaking some details earlier today, the beloved survival horror game Silent Hill 2 will make a return as a timed PlayStation exclusive, alongside a bevy of other Silent Hill projects currently in the works....