Why did the Bitcoin network’s hash rate suffer a mysterious flash crash earlier this week? The Bitcoin (BTC) network’s hash rate suffered a mysterious flash crash on Sept. 23, in a sudden intraday plummet from 98,000,000 TH/S to 57,700,000 TH/s. By press time, levels have recovered back to 92,800,295 TH/S— yet remain shy of their […]
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The alphanet of decentralized file hosting protocol Filecoin will be launched tomorrow, with the testnet expected on Dec. 11 and mainnet in Q1 2020. Decentralized file hosting protocol Filecoin announced in a post published on its blog on Sept. 24, that its alphanet will be launched tomorrow, testnet on Dec. 11 and mainnet in Q1 […]
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Customers of Binance can now purchase crypto directly using debit and credit cards via payment processing firm Koinal. Customers of major crypto exchange Binance can now purchase crypto directly using debit and credit cards via payment processing firm Koinal. 2.5% fee for buying crypto from Visa and MasterCard Binance users can now buy crypto using […]
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Bitcoin is down over 13% on the day, inviting competing interpretations as to what could have triggered the top coin’s downward turn. Bitcoin (BTC) is down over 13% on the day, inviting competing interpretations as to what could have triggered the top coin’s downward turn. As of press time, Bitcoin is circling the $8,400 mark […]
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Commentators split between shock and welcome correction as Bitcoin struggles from $1,800 fall. Bitcoin (BTC) escaped a fresh dip to $7,500 on Sept. 25, avoiding the worst scenario analysts had warned about before its major crash. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin circles $8.3K halving prediction Data from Coin360 showed the largest cryptocurrency paring […]
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The British police are auctioning off half a million sterling ($621,400) worth of Bitcoin that was seized from an arrested hacker. The British police are auctioning off half a million sterling ($621,400) worth of seized Bitcoin (BTC), the London Economic reported on Sept. 25. The funds were reportedly seized from a criminal who had offered […]
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Medical and recreational cannabis producer Uruguay Can taps Aeternity’s blockchain to track its supply chain. Decentralized application (DApp)-focused blockchain Aeternity will be used to track the supply chain of Montevideo-based medical and recreational cannabis producer Uruguay Can. Aeternity announced in a press release published on Sept. 25 that it is creating a supply chain management […]
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Japan’s financial giant Monex Group will pay out dividends in Bitcoin to all Monex shareholders with a Coincheck account. Japan’s financial giant Monex Group, owner of cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, will be granting Bitcoin (BTC) as a mid-term shareholder benefit in 2019. In addition to the existing shareholder benefits, the new dividends will be paid out […]
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Klay, the cryptocurrency of South Korean social messaging platform giant Kakao, will be listed on Upbit Indonesia tomorrow. Tomorrow, cryptocurrency exchange Upbit Indonesia will list Klay, the cryptocurrency of South Korean instant messaging giant Kakao. South Korean news outlet The Korea Times reported the news on Sept. 25 noting that also UpBit Singapore is also […]
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Peter Todd argued Google’s latest breakthrough relates to “primitive” quantum tech and likely faces insurmountable costs. A well-known cryptographer has poured cold water on fresh fears that recent advances in quantum computing could endanger Bitcoin (BTC) security. Bitcoin versus Google’s “quantum supremacy” In a Twitter discussion on Sept. 24, ex-Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd led […]
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