Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is grilled with questions and concerns about its planned Libra stablecoin project by Democratic lawmakers during a private dinner. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg had dinner with a handful of United States lawmakers, where he was met with intense scrutiny of Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin project. Zuckerberg grilled by Democratic lawmakers According to an […]
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Argentina’s Central Bank announced plans to increase the monetary base by 2.5% per month for the next two months. The Committee of Monetary Policy (COPOM) of Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) announced the intention to increase the monetary base by 2.5% per month for the next two months on Sept. 18. “To ensure monetary and financial […]
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BCH developer Amaury Séchet seemingly exposed a secret about the coin’s block size? Cointelegraph speaks to Roger Ver. Those who have followed the Bitcoin saga from the very beginning know that it’s a mistake in 2019 to only pay attention to the so-called “grandfather cryptocurrency,” as that would mean ignoring Bitcoin’s many relatives (and competitors) that […]
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Patrick Byrne, who resigned as CEO of Overstock last month, has sold his 13% stake in the firm for $90 million to move to gold and crypto trading. Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has sold his 13% stake in the firm for $90 million to move to gold and crypto trading. Byrne sells his entire […]
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Binance CMO announced plans to launch fiat-to-crypto over-the-counter desk for Chinese market, part of the exchange’s continuing expansion in China. Cryptocurrency giant Binance plans to roll out its over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform for Chinese yuan in October. Chinese market targets Yi He, Binance co-founder and chief marketing officer (CMO) announced the news at a media […]
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Overall losses not as bad as expected for altcoins as Bitcoin price dives under $10,000 once again. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower on Sept. 19 after yet another sudden bout of volatility sent the largest cryptocurrency below $10,000. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin lingers in four-figure zone Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD stabilize at just below […]
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Bitcoin needs stronger regulation to be traded on a major exchange, according to United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said that for Bitcoin (BTC) to be traded on a major exchange it needs stronger regulation. Consider the Nasdaq CNBC reported on Sept. […]
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A network upgrade proposition appeared to boost Ether markets earlier this week as developers respond to demands. Ethereum network participants are attempting to raise the network’s block size as a direct response to network congestion. Gas limit on course to become 10 million per block As various parties including co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed this week, […]
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A blockchain system for recording and sharing information of healthcare workers in health facilities has been launched by the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention. United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) launched a blockchain system for recording and sharing information of healthcare workers in health facilities. The official news agency of […]
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A new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware that steals Bitcoin wallet data has been discovered by security researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabZ. A new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware that steals Bitcoin (BTC) wallet data has been discovered by security researchers, according to a Sept. 12 report from Zscaler ThreatLabZ. The RAT, dubbed InnfiRAT, is designed […]
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