Decentralized social networking platform Steemit has laid off over 70 percent of its staff following the recent market crash. Social networking platform Steemit is laying off more than 70 percent of its staff due to the cryptocurrency market crash, and is beginning a structural reorganization, according to a Nov. 28 video post by Steemit CEO […]
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Crypto exchange Huobi launched its derivatives market at the Cryptofrontiers conference in New York City today. Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has launched the Huobi Derivative Market (Huobi DM), according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 28. Huobi presented its new platform at the Cryptofrontiers conference in New York City today, stressing that the […]
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The UAE has announced two initiatives pertaining to blockchain and artificial intelligence in a bid to become a leading country in the new technologies. The Second United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government Annual Meetings concluded with the introduction of two initiatives pertaining to blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), the Emirates News Agency reported Nov. 28. At […]
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Markets rally today as execs from several big name institutional players express their optimism about crypto’s future as an asset class. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research […]
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Despite falling prices of cryptocurrencies, the market remains a soft target for fraudsters. The cryptocurrency wallets made by Trezor have long been considered a standard of the industry and have been trusted as a reliable cold storage of cryptocurrencies by large media, blockchain developers and crypto enthusiasts worldwide. The company prides itself on the quality […]
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Online retail giant Amazon has announced two blockchain-based products, which are purportedly able to scale depending on users’ needs. E-commerce giant Amazon announced the debut of two new services, Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) and Amazon Managed Blockchain, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 28. QLDB is a ledger database designed to […]
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The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin ransomware scheme SamSam. The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Iranians allegedly involved in Bitcoin (BTC) ransomware scheme SamSam, the Treasury reported in an official press release today, Nov. 28. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]
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Coinbase has launched OTC crypto trading for prime customers, enabling direct trades between institutional players. Major U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has launched over-the-counter (OTC) trading for institutional customers, New York-based live streaming financial news network Cheddar reported yesterday, Nov. 27. Opposed to trading through a crypto exchange itself, over-the-counter crypto trading will […]
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sponsored A startup has the ambition of building an AI that can pass the Turing test by creating a system where humans can intervene if it doesn’t know the answer. Artificial intelligence has come a long way in recent years, but there is still one milestone which is yet to be achieved: passing the Turing […]
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The Union Bank of Nigeria has “advised that cryptocurrency is not a legal tender” in the country in a reported warning against crypto transactions. The Union Bank of Nigeria has reportedly cautioned against transactions in cryptocurrencies, according to a letter allegedly sent to its users and published Nov. 26 by Nairaland, an online community targeted […]
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