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Crypto Carnage, Fears of $1,000 BTC, MakerDAO Crisis: Hodler’s Digest, Mar. 9–15
15.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin’s dramatic decline, MakerDAO left with bad debt worth millions, and how a BTC miner ended up with an $8M windfall
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
ETH-Based Developer Crowdfunding Platform Joins Fight Against Coronavirus
15.3.2020
Gitcoin secures $50,000 in grant funding for projects working on coronavirus relief efforts, and hopes to raise at least $100,000
Cardano to Roll Out Commercial Infrastructure, Denies Coronavirus Delay
15.3.2020
Cardano development moves along undisturbed by the coronavirus, as its team works on critical commercial infrastructure
Using Digital Currency for Climate Markets
15.3.2020
Can digital currencies help to fight climate change?
Jeffrey Wernick on Cointelegraph China Focus
15.3.2020
Jeffrey Wernick says “Bitcoin is freedom. Wall Street is debt slavery,” and more in Cointelegraph China’s new Focus talk show
Binance to Launch Fiat Support in South Africa, Donate $1M to Blockchain Education
15.3.2020
Changpeng Zhao announces the launch of fiat support for South African users
US Firm Plans $100 Million ICO to Fund Electric Vehicle Production in Africa
14.3.2020
US-based ALYI has announced that the tokens for its upcoming $100 million initial coin offering have been minted on the Ethereum blockchain
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
14.3.2020
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As onchain activity has ramped up in response to the market slump, fees have soared and the mempool filled on the BTC and ETH chains. Other crypto networks have...
Italian Red Cross Launches Bitcoin Fundraiser to Combat Coronavirus
14.3.2020
Organizations will work together by raising funds via cryptocurrencies to combat the coronavirus emergency in Italy
Rhode Island Blockchain Act Seeks Regulatory Clarity for Crypto, Representative Place Explains
14.3.2020
Rhode Island’s recently introduced Blockchain Act also includes significant cryptocurrency implications
Tone Vays: Bitcoin Will Be the Only Working Blockchain in the Next 10 Years
14.3.2020
Famous crypto trader and analyst Tone Vays is in South Africa to speak at a blockchain summit, where he was interviewed by CNBC Africa. In the interview, Vays emphasized that Bitcoin is the only true blockchain, and it will be the only working one in the next 10-20 years. He further added that...
How to Track, Get and Set the Best Transaction Fees with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
14.3.2020
Once set up with a bitcoin or bitcoin cash wallet and some coins, using and sending them is pretty easy. Part of this process involves paying a transaction fee, which is a small amount of coin included in a transaction incentivizing miners to work the tx into a block. Both BTC and BCH transactions...
Bill Gates Departs Microsoft Board After Pledging $1.4M to African Blockchain
13.3.2020
Bill Gates dials it back at Microsoft so that he can ramp up to save the world
Bitcoin Mempool Briefly Drops to Zero on Blockchain.com
13.3.2020
Blockchain.com apparently experienced a system glitch as its Bitcoin mempool tracker was stuck at zero on this Friday 13th
Two Italian High Schools to Issue Digital Diplomas With Blockchain
13.3.2020
Blockchain technology to be applied in high schools in Rome and Crotone
Voatz ‘Blockchain’ App Used in US Elections Has Numerous Security Issues, Says Report
13.3.2020
New audit of Voatz echoes an earlier MIT report, finding numerous issues with the platform
Blockchain Africa Conference Showcases How Tech Can Change the Continent
13.3.2020
A number of interesting use-cases in Africa have come to the fore at the Blockchain Africa conference
Coinbase Moves to Cut Blockchain Load With Bitcoin Batching
13.3.2020
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has started grouping multiple bitcoin transactions together to benefit both users and the blockchain
DeFi Skepticism, Decentralization, Tax Define London Blockchain Week
13.3.2020
Experts at London Blockchain Week say security is DeFi’s greatest challenge: “We used to have nerds attacking the system, now we have nerds with money”