Ethereum 2.0 developers agreed in a call to move up the launch of a milestone 0.12 testnet to Monday, to ensure all engineers are on deck for the genesis block. The latest Ethereum 2.0 testnet iteration, Altona, is scheduled to release on Monday, June 29. As discussed in the Eth 2.0 developers call on June […]
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A recent message from one of Bitcoin.org’s overseers hints at foul play. Will Binns, one of Bitcoin.org’s overseers, said he has lost access to the site, claiming a breach may have occurred. “Bitcoin.org, where many people also download the latest version of Bitcoin Core software, is now in danger of becoming compromised, if it hasn’t […]
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Regions of the world with fast-growing economic potential and young populations, such as India and Africa, will become leaders in crypto adoption. Beyond rapidly changing how we create, store and transfer value, cryptocurrencies are accelerating financial inclusion in a way that traditional financial institutions have either been unwilling or unable to. Yet crypto’s possibilities go […]
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Despite the original TON project being officially terminated, the U.S. SEC asks Telegram to return $1.2 billion. The United States’s Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has filed a proposal for final court judgement in regard of the terminated Telegram Open Network project. In a document filed on June 25, the SEC has asked the […]
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The S&P 500 is in danger of a major crash in the event of a daily close below 3,000 points, warns Tone Vays as data shows Bitcoin is 95% correlated. Bitcoin (BTC) being 95% correlated with the S&P 500 may haunt traders this week as one analyst warned a 400-point crash could soon hit. In […]
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Russia’s blockchain vote, powered by Bitfury, is off to a shaky start. Russia’s blockchain-based voting system for the Constitutional amendments is off to a rocky start after going live earlier today, according to local media reports. E-voting, scheduled to take place from June 25 to June 30 for residents of Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod, is […]
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A news website for the jihadist movement associated with ISIS has adopted Monero donations after having taken donations in Bitcoin for three years. The terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is beginning to switch to Monero (XMR) to accept donations from the public. As reported by blockchain intelligence […]
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According to the latest research from Sergio Demian Lerner, Satoshi likely restrained himself from mining Bitcoin in the first five minutes of the block interval. Sergio Demian Lerner, a researcher known for his work on the mining patterns of the original Bitcoin (BTC) miner whom he identified as Patoshi, published a new blog post in […]
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CME Group sees a new all-time high for combined Bitcoin derivatives open interest, with options driving the momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) options continue to see record open interest this week with a $1 billion expiration just one day away. According to data from on-chain analytics tool Glassnode and others, demand for options continues to underscore the […]
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In anticipation of AVA mainnet launch this summer, Emin Sirer’s AVA project raises $12 million from major industry investors. The Avalanche Foundation, the organization behind the Emin Gün Sirer-founded blockchain protocol Avalanche, has raised $12 million in a new private token sale. According to an announcement on June 25, the sale was led by major […]
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