The Tor Project, the nonprofit organization behind the anonymous network Tor, announced that it now accepts Bitcoin donations via the Lightning Network. The Tor Project, the nonprofit organization behind the anonymous network Tor, announced that it now accepts Bitcoin (BTC) donations via the Lightning Network. The organization announced on Nov. 19 that it will accept […]
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Proof of Capital partner Edith Cheung tells mainstream media Beijing’s digital currency could appear as soon as May next year. China will “definitely” deploy its new digital currency within the next six months to a year, a local blockchain investor has said. Speaking to CNBC on Nov. 20, Edith Cheung, partner at blockchain-focused venture capital […]
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Binance, the second-biggest crypto exchange, fell out of CryptoCompare’s new exchange rankings due to security concerns. London-based crypto data provider CryptoCompare has updated its crypto Exchange Benchmark, removing Binance cryptocurrency exchange from the list of the top 10 exchanges. Binance, the second biggest crypto exchange by daily trade volume to date, is not included in […]
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Security researcher finds that password data and personal information of 1.4 million users of GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service have reportedly been dumped online. A security researcher behind the data breach index site “Have I Been Pwned” said that password data and personal information of 2.2 million users of two websites have been dumped online. On […]
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are well-represented among a recent KPMG ranking of fintech firms. On Nov. 18, Big Four auditing firm KPMG released its 2019 Fintech100 ranking, which lists the top 100 fintech firms in the world. The list saw a drop in Bitcoin-related companies but reinforced innovation in the payments industry. As was the […]
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service reaffirms its summons on crypto trading platform Coinbase in an income tax investigation as completely legitimate in fresh filing. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has argued that its summons on major American crypto exchange Coinbase is indeed legitimate in a recent filing. Per a Nov. 15 filing, the […]
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Online gaming platform Donnerlab lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin and pick-up Satoshi cubes in a fully lightning-native multiplayer first-person shooter game. Donnerlab, an online gaming platform that builds lightning games and applications, lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin (BTC) and pick-up “Satoshi cubes.” Shoot other players and collect satoshis In a tweet on Nov. 19, Donnerlab […]
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HashCash Consultants partners with a group of international car, mining and battery manufacturers for blockchain-based supply chain network to track mineral origins. Blockchain company HashCash Consultants has announced a partnership with a group of international car, mining and battery manufacturers to develop a blockchain-based supply chain network to track minerals. As Business Insider reported on […]
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Payment processor PayPal has led a $4.2 million funding round for cryptocurrency risk management platform TRM Labs to further grow its services. Payment processor PayPal has led a $4.2 million funding round for cryptocurrency risk management platform TRM Labs. In a Nov. 19 press release TRM Labs announced that it secured $4.2 million in an […]
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Two Bitcoin mining firms entered a merger agreement and plan to jointly build the world’s largest mining farm. German Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Northern Bitcoin has entered a merger agreement with United States-based competitor Whinstone to jointly build what will supposedly be world’s largest mining farm. According to a Northern Bitcoin press release published on […]
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