Major improvement to crypto user-experience brings adoption a step closer. One of the time-honored traditions in the crypto community may be on the verge of becoming obsolete. Alchemy, a blockchain development platform, is going live with Alchemy Notify — a push notification for developers that could signify an end to repeatedly refreshing your favorite block […]
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Two US-based law firms are the latest victims of the REvil malware group, which is auctioning off their sensitive data. Ransomware group REvil has started another auction on the dark web listing sensitive data stolen from two US-based law firms. The listing appeared June 6 through REvil’s official blog on the darknet, where bidders look […]
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Chainalysis calls the ‘privacy coin’ bluff — adds support for Zcash and Dash, calling Dash a ‘privacy coin’ is a ‘misnomer.’ On June 8, Chainalysis announced support for privacy coins Zcash (ZEC) and Dash (DASH) making it easy for the law enforcement to track them. Calling Dash a privacy coin is a misnomer The company […]
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A Korean blockchain game company has launched a native NFT marketplace for Korea’s multi-billion dollar game sector. Korean Blockchain gaming company PlayDapp has launched a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), offering Korea’s multi-billion gaming industry a native gateway into digital assets. Announced on June 8, the new platform, ‘PlayDapp MarketPLAce,’ advertises itself as providing free […]
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Bitcoin price remains range-bound, but as miners sell fewer coins and the BTC reserves on the exchanges drops, a possible up move could occur in the next few days. The total crypto market capitalization was close to $270 billion on May 8 and currently, the metric stands at $275 billion. This suggests that the crypto […]
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A new Ethereum “gas token” can help users save on fees by storing cheap gas in periods of inactivity, using a clever contract trick that refunds gas when freeing storage. Ethereum (ETH)’s fees are hard-coded to only be payable in Ether, but a clever trick with smart contracts allows users to effectively pay for gas […]
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Several factors make India the hallmark country for crypto adoption. Experts, however, agree that several challenges still stand in the way. Over the past few months, India’s cryptocurrency market has continued to be in a constant state of flux. From crypto bans imposed by the country’s central bank to a historic ruling by its Supreme […]
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Less than three months after its ‘digital dividend’ airdrop, Overstock’s OSTKO is dominating the security token rankings for both market cap and volume. Since airdropping to Overstock shareholders on May 19, Overstock’s OSTKO token has firmly established itself as the leading security token by trade volume. OSTKO currently posts double the 24-hour trade of volume […]
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Daily Ethereum network fees have surpassed those of the Bitcoin network and the gap is growing, recent data suggests. Daily Ethereum network fees surpassed those of the Bitcoin (BTC) network for two consecutive days on June 6 and June 7, data obtained by on-chain market analysis firm Glassnode shows. According to Glassnode, on June 6, […]
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BTC/USD is “perfectly” repeating its run-up to all-time highs in 2013, price analysis reveals, despite mixed feelings about 2020’s outlook. Bitcoin (BTC) is looking like it will hit $75,000 — and that could happen “within weeks,” one analyst has found. Uploading a fresh BTC/USD price chart to Twitter on June 7, Cane Island Alternative Advisors’ […]
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