As protests against police brutality continue in the U.S., privacy advocates warn of the risks posed by centralized social media platforms. The protests in the United States against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25 are showing no signs of […]
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The utopian idea of universal basic income — which has been with humanity for at least half a millenia — can become real with digital currency. Due to the crisis caused by COVID-19, millions of people have lost all or part of their income. To support them, governments have been giving out money to victims. […]
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Chris Giancarlo, who as CFTC chairman decreed that both Bitcoin and Ether were not securities, has argued the same for XRP. However he is now at a law firm providing counsel to Ripple, calling the impartiality of such claims into question. Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Chris Giancarlo, published an opinion on June […]
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ATBCoin has claimed that it is unable to pay a $250,000 settlement to a lawsuit over its $20 million ICO, prompting calls from the plaintiffs for the court to enforce the agreement. Investors who settled claims against the self-proclaimed “fastest blockchain in the world” ATBCoin LLC have requested that a New York federal judge intervene […]
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Although scant on details, South Korea’s finance minister has confirmed that taxes will be imposed on cryptocurrency in the country. The South Korean Finance Minister, Hong Nam-Ki, announced plans to impose a tax on cryptocurrency, while speaking to the parliamentary finance committee on June 17. According to a report from local news outlet, Korea JoongAng […]
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Exchanges’ fund flow ratio casts the spotlight on whale behavior after selling pressure sends BTC/USD below $9,000. Bitcoin (BTC) whales tend to dump large amounts of BTC on the market when exchanges are quiet in order to get attention. That was the conclusion from Ki Young Ju, CEO of on-chain analysis provider CryptoQuant, who eyed […]
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On the surface, Forex and cryptocurrency trading look similar, but the history and functioning of these markets are notably different — we’ll explain how. Which one is right for you? Of course, this is a question that all traders have to ask themselves, but a lot of it comes down to which type of trading […]
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The origin of the abnormal Ether transactions that paid more than $5 million in gas fees seems to be Korean “exchange” GoodCycle. After a week of searches, it appears that the culprit behind at least two of the anomalous high fee transactions on Ether (ETH) was found. As reported by Chinese blockchain analytics company PeckShield […]
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China comes up with yet another crypto-related plan to take on the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in international payments. Chinese officials are reportedly planning to create an East Asia digital currency to assert more independence from the United States dollar and foster trade relations within the region. According to a recent Nikkei Asia report, […]
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The World Economic Forum looks at blockchain as a solution against foul play in government processes. The World Economic Forum (WEF) hopes to make corrupt activity in the public sector more difficult using blockchain technology. “Corruption is a ‘high-potential’ space for blockchain because you really benefit from decentralization; records are very difficult to remove or […]
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