Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and blockchain startup Ripple leave the top 10 of LinkedIn’s “50 most sought-after startups in the U.S.” list of 2019. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Ripple, the blockchain startup behind XRP, have fallen out of the top 10 of this year’s business and employment-oriented service Linkedln’s “The 50 hottest U.S. companies to work […]
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Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan says stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies could hamper Switzerland’s monetary policy. Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Thomas Jordan said that stablecoins pegged to foreign currencies could hamper Switzerland’s monetary policy in some circumstances. Cryptocurrencies’ limited use as payment instruments On Sept. 5, Jordan spoke at the University of Basel, […]
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Bitcoin gets rejected in its attempt to break $11,000 and drops $400 in less than one hour, while Algorand loses over 17% over the 24-hour period. Friday, Sept. 6 — The Bitcoin (BTC) price is holding around the $10,400 price mark after the largest cryptocurrency got rejected in its attempt to break $11,000. Market visualization. Source: […]
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Will Apple’s interest in cryptocurrencies drive the next leg of the up-move? Let’s analyze the charts. Jennifer Bailey, the vice president of Apple’s payments service, Apple Pay, said that the company was watching cryptocurrencies closely as they believe it has long-term potential. The company claims that Apple pay processes about one billion transactions every month. […]
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Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that the Fed is monitoring digital currencies carefully, but not working on its own. Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that the United States Federal Reserve is monitoring digital currencies carefully, but not working on its own at the moment. Speaking at […]
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The Ethereum Foundation announced that they are pushing back Ethereum’s testnet activation of the Istanbul hard fork to early October. Ethereum’s testnet activation of the Istanbul hard fork has been pushed back to early October, according to the community manager of the Ethereum Foundation, Hudson Jameson. According to CoinDesk on Sept. 6, Jameson said on […]
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Lithuanian blockchain startup DappRadar raised $2.33 million in a seed round led by Naspers and Blockchain.com Ventures, a subsidiary of Blockchain.com. Lithuanian blockchain startup DappRadar, a platform for discovering and analyzing blockchain-based decentralized applications (DApps), announced it raised $2.33 million in seed funding. $2.33 million to expand services On Sept. 5, DappRadar announced the closing […]
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The Malta Financial Services Authority said in its strategic plan that it will actively monitor crypto firms to prevent crypto-related crimes. The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) says in its recently published strategic plan that it will actively monitor and manage business-related risks related to cryptocurrency firms. Monitor crypto firms to prevent crypto-related crimes On Sept. […]
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Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram officially released its TON testnet explorer and node software, with its Gram token due in two months. The encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has released the Telegram Open Network (TON) testnet explorer and node software. Telegram token due in two months On Sept. 6, Telegram released its Telegram Open Network (TON) […]
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Social media giant Facebook has hired two more lobbyists to aid the release of its forthcoming Libra stablecoin following regulatory pushback. Social media giant Facebook has hired two more lobbyists to aid the release of its forthcoming Libra stablecoin. As Bloomberg reported on Sept. 5, lobbying disclosures filed earlier this week revealed that William Hollier, […]
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