Insiders at London-based banking giant Barclays have said that the bank is putting an end to its work with crypto exchange Coinbase, which will complicate. Disclaimer: this story is breaking and will be subject to updates. British banking giant Barclays has reportedly cut ties with United States crypto exchange Coinbase. As Coindesk reported on August […]
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Icon announced that it is giving away roughly $570,000 worth of its native tokens in order to promote voter and staking participation. The Icon Foundation, the group behind the Icon blockchain network, is giving away 3 million ICX tokens — worth ~$570,000 — in anticipation of its upcoming Public Representative (P-Rep) elections. The giveaway will […]
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Enterprise-grade blockchain platform Nuls and cross-blockchain layer-2 network Aleph have completed testing of a staking service that applies a new type of reward model. Enterprise-grade blockchain platform Nuls and cross-blockchain layer-2 network Aleph have jointly completed testing of a new staking service dubbed staked coin output (SCO), which applies a new type of reward model. […]
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Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, says that version 1.6 of Cardano is set to roll out within days. Charles Hoskinson, a former CEO of the Ethereum Network and current CEO of IOHK, has announced that IOHK-supported project Cardano is rolling out version 1.6 within a few days’ time. Hoskinson teased the upcoming launch in […]
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BTC exchange Bitex has partnered with Uruguay-based financial software company Bantotal to expand its cross-border payments offerings in Latin America. Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Bitex has partnered with Uruguay-based financial software company Bantotal in order to expand it cross-border payments system on the Bitcoin blockchain to Latin America. CoinDesk announced the companies’ new partnership in a […]
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The crypto market is in the red as BTC see week-long descent and XRP may be facing legal troubles with a newly-amended class action suit. Tuesday, Aug. 13 — Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and XRP continue to bleed amid a crypto market turning red. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin is trading at $11,005 at press […]
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After about a year without traction, a class action suit against Ripple has opted to cite SEC guidelines in arguing that XRP is a security. XRP investor Bradley Sostack has amended a class action suit against Ripple, in which he alleges that the company misled investors and proceeded to sell XRP as an unregistered security, […]
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2019 has seen a shift in investment from digital currency to convergence applications according to new “Investment in Blockchains 2019” report from Outlier Ventures. The year of 2019 has witnessed a shift in investments from focusing purely on digital currency to convergence applications, according to a new report from Outlier Ventures published on Aug. 13. […]
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken’s users are reportedly experiencing difficulties with connecting to the site and application programming interface. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken’s users are experiencing difficulties with connecting to the site and application programming interface (API). In a tweet published on Aug. 13, Kraken warned the public that it is receiving reports of […]
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A United States District Court has entered a temporary emergency freeze requested by the SEC on $8 million held by a New York citizen and two of his entities’ related assets. A United States District Court has entered an emergency freeze to preserve $8 million of a New York citizen and two of his entities’ […]
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