Waves Enterprise wants to ‘separate the chaff from the wheat’ when it comes to speed claims from blockchain networks, helping potential users make educated decisions. Waves Enterprise has created a framework for load testing of blockchain networks under real-life scenarios in order to provide greater transparency for potential clients. Original sin Transactional capacity or lack […]
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Selling by Bitcoin whales dropped BTC reserves at major exchanges and triggered today’s sell-off to $8,900. As the weekly open commenced Bitcoin price dropped below $9,000 in a rapid pullback, liquidating $30 million in longs on BitMEX alone. According to market data, part of the sell off was the movement of crypto whales closing positions […]
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The father of the JOBS Act would be happy to help Telegram with an IPO if the company chooses to revert to a traditional fundraising model. David Weild IV, who is known as the father of the JOBS Act, believes that the U.S. government had to move to stamp out Facebook’s Libra stablecoin. Facebook: Number […]
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Israel-based Sapiens reportedly paid in Bitcoins for a ransom requested during an attack that reportedly happened between March and April. An Israel-based company reportedly paid $250,000 in Bitcoin for a ransom payment demanded by hackers that threatened to shut down its systems after a ransomware attack. According to a source quoted by Calcalist on June […]
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Chairman of the CFTC Heath Tarbert calls for principles rather than rules to dictate the government’s handling of digital assets. In a framework published in the Harvard Business Law Review on June 15, Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, broadly advocated financial regulation based on broader principles rather than specific rules. The […]
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Recent surges in open interest on Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts suggests institutional players are continuing to build positions in the top two cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) futures daily trading volume plunged sharply from about $20 billion on June 11 to about $5 billion on June 13. This is a negative sign because the volume increased […]
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A new Bitcoin-related scam emerged through a phishing site that impersonates a self-destructing encrypted notes service. Cybercriminals have reportedly created a fake site version of the legitimate encrypted self-destructing notes service privnote.com. The fake version can be shared with other users to steal Bitcoin. According to a June 14 report from KrebsOnSecurity, the creators of […]
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Market orders, limit orders, time-in-force instructions and more — all explained in detail for beginning traders. What are post-only orders? One last type of instruction that can be embedded into the logic of an order is the “post-only” option, which makes sure that an order is placed if and only if it cannot be immediately […]
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WhatsApp has announced instant in-app fiat payments for over 120 million users in Brazil. WhatsApp has premiered fiat electronic payments on its platform, with Brazil becoming the first country to experience a nationwide release. According to a statement released by WhatsApp earlier today, users who have Visa and Mastercard debit or credit cards from Banco […]
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The Internal Revenue Service has already changed its deadlines to July 15, so if you are not ready to file your crypto taxes in a month, you should ask for an extension. Tax day this year, like everything else, is different. The United States Internal Revenue Service has rescheduled it to July 15, but there’s […]
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