A United States District Court has entered a temporary emergency freeze requested by the SEC on $8 million held by a New York citizen and two of his entities’ related assets. A United States District Court has entered an emergency freeze to preserve $8 million of a New York citizen and two of his entities’ […]
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United States cryptocurrency payments startup Flexa has partnered with crypto exchange Coinsquare to bring in-store digital currency payments to Canada. One of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, Coinsquare, has partnered with United States cryptocurrency payments startup Flexa to bring in-store digital currency payments to Canada. In-store crypto payments in Canada The official Twitter account of Canadian […]
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Beaxy, a newly-launched cryptocurrency exchange has put a stop in trading after users voluntarily crashed the altcoin, Ripple (XRP) price against BTC. Beginning on the 12th of August, some social media messages and a blog post mentioned that Beaxy encountered an unexpected increase in volumes of XRP trading, with a large sell-off lessening XRP/BTC by […]
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Australian energy technology company Power Ledger and Kansai Electric Power Co. have completed a joint trial of a blockchain-based system for post-FIT surplus power in Osaka. Australian energy technology company Power Ledger and Japanese Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) have completed a joint trial of a blockchain-based system for post-FIT (feed-in tariff) surplus power in […]
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Blockstack teams up with Lambda School for new App Mining Program, which reportedly teaches Blockstack app coding without charging students until they are hired. Privacy-centric computing network and app ecosystem Blockstack has announced a partnership with Lambda School. Students enrolled in the program can reportedly now learn how to code Blockstack apps and earn monthly […]
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What does the next decade hold for blockchain? Institutional adoption, portfolio diversification, fundraising schemes and IoT. In the last decade, blockchain and distributed ledger technology has had an immense impact on a multitude of industries, with 84% of organizations experimenting with the technology, with more than half (52%) of blockchain projects in the research and […]
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Bitcoin falls under the $11,000 mark again, nullifying only a portion of this week’s gains. Tuesday, Aug. 13 — Bitcoin (BTC) falls under the $11,000 mark again as most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin’s price is currently down by […]
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PIVX, a private transactions altcoin, and allegedly another 200 other chains are vulnerable to a bug that has been used across multiple PoS blockchains. Private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX and over 200 other blockchains are vulnerable to a vulnerability allowing the attacker to obtain disproportionately high staking rewards. A major staking vulnerability Cryptocurrency consulting firm Lunar […]
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Crypto regulation in the U.K. is changing for the better, but can the country truly step up its game and build a blockchain friendly ecosystem? The United Kingdom has long been a financial mecca. Ever since the Big Bang and the arrival of Thatcherism in the ‘80s, Britain has cultivated a finance-friendly environment revolving around […]
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Poloniex announces scheme to reimburse margin lenders losses caused by Clams flash crash in May. Cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex, has announced a scheme to reimburse users affected by a flash crash in May, which led to total losses of around 1,800 Bitcoin (BTC). In an Aug. 13 blog post, the company pledged to repay daily trading […]
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