Bitcoin.com announced a partnership with Taiwanese telecommunications manufacturer HTC to support Bitcoin Cash on the Exodus 1 smartphone. Bitcoin.com announced a partnership with Taiwanese telecommunications manufacturer HTC to support Bitcoin Cash (BCH) on its flagship smartphones. In a press release on Sept. 16, Bitcoin.com announced that it and HTC would begin a long-term partnership wherein […]
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Two threat analysts recently stumbled upon Skidmap, new Linux malware that keeps its cryptocurrency mining operations hidden. Two threat analysts recently stumbled upon new Linux malware that keeps its cryptocurrency mining operations hidden. On Sept. 16, Augusto Remillano II and Jakub Urbanec revealed in a post on Trend Micro, a security intelligence blog, that they […]
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An economist from the Bank for International Settlements has proposed new ways of supervising financial risks with distributed ledger technology. An economist of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has proposed new ways of supervising financial risks through distributed ledger technology (DLT). In a recently released working paper, economist Raphael Auer made the case for […]
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Some Kraken clients were buying Bitcoin at $8,000 or selling at $12,000 due to a bug in the test of an unreleased order type. Some Kraken clients were buying Bitcoin (BTC) for $2,000 cheaper than the market price and selling it for nearly $12,000 on Sept. 13. On Friday, United States-based crypto exchange Kraken experienced […]
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The impending launch of Bakkt could likely determine the price of Bitcoin for the next few weeks. Many central banks across the world are racing against each other to devalue their currencies. Crypto fund executive Travis Kling believes that Bitcoin (BTC) is a great hedge against irresponsible monetary and fiscal policies of central banks and […]
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Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team is reportedly planning to tokenize his $34 million NBA contract extension. Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team is reportedly planning to tokenize his $34 million NBA contract extension. Following a three-year $34 million NBA contract extension, Dinwiddie is reportedly going to sell digital […]
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Although blockchain investments appear to be decreasing, adoption and sentiment are on the rise, according to various research papers. There are mixed indicators regarding the current progress or stalling of blockchain adoption throughout the enterprise world. Research has indicated that investments have dropped by over half over the last year, contrary to other research showing […]
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Benoit Coeure of the European Central Bank argued that stablecoins like Facebook’s not-yet-released Libra coin pose risks to public policy priorities. A board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) has argued that stablecoins like Facebook’s long-awaited Libra coin pose risks to public policy priorities. ECB board member Benoit Coeure delivered his comments on stablecoins’ […]
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Major cryptocurrency payment services provider BitPay has added support for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ether. Major cryptocurrency payment services provider BitPay has added support for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ether (ETH). Per a press release published on Sept. 16, companies that use BitPay for payment processing are now able to accept […]
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The percentage of Segregated Witness-spending Bitcoin transactions has reached an all-time high of 50.5%. The percentage of Segregated Witness (SegWit)-spending Bitcoin (BTC) transactions has reached 50.5%, or an all-time high, according to transactionfee.info statistics. SegWit solution to Bitcoin transactions SegWit is a proposed update to the Bitcoin Core, which is designed to reduce processing and […]
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