Blockchain will be transformative for most industries within 10 years, according to information technology service management giant Gartner. Information technology service management giant Gartner foresees blockchain becoming transformative for most industries within 10 years. Gartner made its remarks in the press release accompanying its 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain research, published on Sept. 12. “Some […]
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Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin has characterized both Bitcoin and Ethereum’s conceptions as being “immaculate.” Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joe Lubin has characterized both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s conceptions as being “immaculate.” Lubin made his remark during a panel with Vitalik Buterin and Yoni Assia at the Ethereal Summit Tel Aviv […]
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Venture capital billionaire Tim Draper says that Bitcoin’s lack of simplicity is the main impediment to mass adoption. Major Bitcoin (BTC) bull Tim Draper now thinks that his own prediction that BTC price will hit $250,000 by 2022 may be understating the power of Bitcoin. BTC price to grow with adoption In an interview with […]
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Market analyst Travis Kling says Bitcoin has come into its own as a unique hedge amid the current macroeconomic climate. Equities portfolio manager turned crypto fund executive Travis Kling has argued that Bitcoin (BTC) has come into its own as a unique hedge within the current macroeconomic climate. In an interview with CNN on Sept. […]
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Blockchain sports fan startup Socios partnered with Turkish Football Club Galatasaray Spor Kulübü to launch an Ethereum-based fan token. Turkish Football Club Galatasaray Spor Kulübü plans to launch fan Ethereum-based fan tokens in partnership with blockchain sports fan startup Socios based on sports tokenization platform Chiliz. Socios announces in a press release published on Sept. […]
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Changpeng Zhao has U-turned on warnings Binance’s new product was under attack from a bad actor. The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has dispelled fears a bad actor had attacked its newly-launched Bitcoin futures platform. Technical error crashed Bitcoin price In a series of tweets on Sept. 16, Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, initially warned […]
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The need to identify the sender and receiving parties in crypto transactions allegedly means support for privacy-focused altcoins must end. The South Korean arm of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is removing support for five major altcoins due to new international regulations. FATF rules halt privacy coins trading According to crypto news outlet The Block on Sept. […]
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PayPal representatives have said they remain cautious about the future of Facebook’s Libra, yet they continue to strongly believe in its potential. PayPal representatives have said they remain cautious about the future of Facebook’s planned stablecoin Libra, according to a Sept. 14 report from Agence France Press (AFP). PayPal investor relations vice president Gabrielle Rabinovitch […]
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The Real Estate Institute of Queensland teams up with local tech startup Igloo to launch a blockchain-based tenancy agreement platform by the end of 2019. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) teamed up with local tech startup Igloo to launch a blockchain-based tenancy agreement platform by the end of 2019. As news outlet ZDNet […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, government and industry officials secured important appointments, while new data shows the popularity of cryptocurrencies and their favored uses in Japan and China. Expert: Bitcoin is most commonly used for remittances in China On […]
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