Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange teams up with a local security firm to offer full security against “the unthinkable”. Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitbuy, now offers full insurance on all Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in an apparent first for the industry, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 27. The platform claims that the full value […]
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Bitcoin price manipulation, money laundering and racketeering are just some of the complaints against BitMEX, but is there any merit to them? BitMEX, one of the most popular derivatives exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, has come under fire with accusations of being purposefully designed to facilitate “a myriad of illegal activities.” The accusations were made […]
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Going forward, the abbreviation “TON” will stand for “The Open Network,” following the departure of the project’s original creator, Telegram. TON once stood for “Telegram Open Network,” but has changed its name to reflect the messaging giant’s departure from the blockchain project. The project will simply be known as “The Open Network” going forward. Telegram […]
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As the site’s current owner prepares to depart, Roger Ver shares his interest in buying the Bitcoin.org domain. In August 2008, an individual believed to be Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, purchased Bitcoin.org through an anonymous domain registrar. When Satoshi left the community, he entrusted control of the site to a number of impartial individuals. Since […]
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Goldman Sachs starkly disagrees with Mike Bloomberg on cryptocurrency as an asset class worthy of investment interest. According to a leaked PowerPoint slide, Goldman Sachs, in a May 27 call discussing the U.S. economic outlook, stated that cryptocurrencies are not an asset class. The wording of the slide appears to discourage its clients from investing […]
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The price of Bitcoin dropped to $8,600 and is now fluctuating just above $9,000, showing high volatility as several factors make its next step unclear. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to as low as $8,600 on May 25 as retail investors on Coinbase led an abrupt short-term downtrend. The price has since fluctuated between […]
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Representatives of companies that were allegedly hacked strongly deny the allegations, stating that the exploit had been fixed years ago. According to a report by an online monitoring web portal, Under the Breach, a hacker was able to penetrate the privacy protocols of major firms such as Trezor, Ledger and Bnktothefuture on May 24 and […]
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Google Cloud, Binance, Blockchain Ventures, and Gumi Cryptos have been announced as Enterprise Validators for the Theta network amid its mainnet 2.0 rollout. Esports and crypto conference streaming app Theta has confirmed its rumored partnership with Google, announcing Google Cloud as an Enterprise Validator and launch partner for Theta mainnet 2.0. The Enterprise Validator Program […]
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Let’s take a look at some of the possible use cases for crypto and blockchain in the forthcoming years and decades. Surely though, there is much more to come. Over the last decade, we have witnessed the massive development of crypto. Formerly a geeky trend, crypto was once a questionable and not easily understandable invention […]
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Dapper Labs — the creator of CryptoKitties — has launched its token-powered basketball game NBA TopShot in beta. Dapper Labs, the team behind the Ethereum-based non-fungible token (NFT)-powered game CryptoKitties, has launched its forthcoming NBA TopShot game in beta. Cointelegraph experienced a sneak preview of the game, which allows players to own, trade and play […]
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