Picking Chainlink over its competitors was an easy decision for Waterhouse. Decentralized VPN Orchid is adding a Chainlink oracle that, like a “secret shopper,” samples bandwidth pricing from all the providers in the network. Orchid co-founder Steven Waterhouse explained the importance of this feature, stating, “The basic idea is in decentralized services like Orchid, where […]
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What was behind my decision to leave a government position and continue down a path within the crypto and blockchain space. I thought we were the good guys when I worked in operations security for the Austrian government. After I learned how trivial it was for certain institutions or people in certain positions to fetch […]
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Before trying to apply blockchain to anything, think why. Global central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, do not require the use of blockchain technology, according to executives at major European central banks. Thomas Moser, an alternate member of the governing board at Swiss central bank, and Deutsche Bundesbank’s Martin Diehl discussed the state of CBDCs […]
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China’s e-commerce giant will reportedly help develop apps that support the forthcoming digital renminbi. The tech and payments-focused subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has entered into a partnership with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China. Local media reported on Sept. 21 that JD Digital Technology and the Digital Currency […]
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Renewed bullish behavior in DXY spells trouble for inversely correlated BTC/USD, underscoring the relationship between the two indices. Bitcoin (BTC) reacted to fresh strength in the U.S. dollar on Sep. 21 to follow stocks downward and move away from $11,000. Cryptocurrency market daily snapshot, Sept. 7. Source: Coin360 DXY surge spells BTC price weakness Data […]
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Magical Crypto Conference uses virtual reality to engage attendees during a pandemic-disrupted all-digital event. The decidedly precarious situation for live events in 2020 has seen a great many Bitcoin and blockchain meets and conferences go purely digital. While this has saved a small fortune in collective travel expenses, it has been somewhat at the expense […]
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bitFlyer Europe has added one more fiat deposit option. The European subsidiary of bitFlyer, one of the largest Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges,has integrated PayPal deposits to their platforms. The official announcement calls bitFlyer’s integration with the internet payment giant a significant move in bridging the gap between the fiat and cryptocurrency world for European users. While […]
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“Cryptocurrency is money,” argues a Wisconsin State Assembly candidate. A candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly is challenging a state regulator by accepting donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Phil Anderson, a real estate broker and entrepreneur, now accepts cryptocurrency donations for his Assembly campaign. According to an official statement by Anderson, crypto donations are available […]
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Bitcoin grapples with $11,000 as money laundering engulfs the banking sector again and coronavirus spoils stocks sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week still looking for $11,000 support as macro markets wobble over coronavirus and banks’ criminal activities. Cointelegraph highlights five factors that could shape BTC price action in the coming days. Banks face money […]
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The leaked documents show many banks ‘enabling’ money laundering. Leaked documents from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imply that the agency’s revamped efforts to identify illicit transactions and money laundering may not be sufficient. But on this occasion, the institutions described as being at fault are not crypto exchanges, but some of the […]
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