Another automotive company is moving into crypto. Toyota Systems, the IT arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, is collaborating with Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret to develop a branded Toyota digital currency, according to an official announcement on Oct. 26. The large-scale pilot will involve 2,500 employees at Toyota Systems. The platform will feature digital currency payments […]
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Details regarding the digital yuan’s characteristics are taking shape. The forthcoming digital yuan will reportedly be compatible with major payment networks within the country. Mu Changchun, the head of the People’s Bank of China’s digital currency research institute, said that the central bank-backed digital yuan will be compatible with major mobile payment wallets like WeChat […]
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Brad Garlinghouse said tech companies have an obligation to contribute to solving societal issues. Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of blockchain-based payments firm Ripple, disagrees with Coinbase’s new policy restricting its employees from engaging in political discussions at work. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong first announced the ‘apolitical’ policy in a blog post on Sep. 27. He […]
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Epik domain registrar claims the move is politically motivated to silence conservative voices. PayPal has terminated its services to domain registrar Epik, allegedly due to a risk of money laundering through its “alternative currency” Masterbucks, according to an article on Mashable. However, in a series of open letters, Robert Davis, Epik’s senior vice president of […]
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Another bullish start to the week comes as macro markets falter and one analyst says price growth will go “vertical” in early 2021. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week still at $13,000 and wholly unfazed by problems in the global economy — what’s in store next? Cointelegraph takes a look at the potential issues at […]
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Abra’s CEO purportedly increased his holdings prior to Bitcoin touching new 2020 highs. The co-founder and CEO of major cryptocurrency company Abra is clearly bullish on Bitcoin (BTC). In an Oct. 23 tweet, Bill Barhydt, CEO of peer-to-peer payments platform Abra, claimed that he has significantly increased his Bitcoin holdings a few weeks ago. According […]
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The upcoming expiration of $750 million in Bitcoin options, which would occur on the last Friday of the month, coincides with other important dates. A big Bitcoin (BTC) volatility spike could occur by the month’s end as two major factors come into play. The BTC options market nears a massive $750 million expiration and the […]
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Survey on professional investors finds that 36% have already bought crypto, as big pockets look to enter the market. To gain a deeper understanding of how professional investors feel about digital assets, Cointelegraph Consulting has published a 70+ page research report written by eight authors and supported by SIX Digital Exchange, BlockFi, Bitmain, Blocksize Capital, […]
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Harvest Finance is actively tackling the apparent $24 million attack. Harvest Finance, a major decentralized finance protocol, has seemingly issued a $100,000 bounty in the aftermath of a $24 millon attack targeting its liquidity pools. In an Oct. 26 tweet, Harvest Finance said that there is enough data so far to identify the attacker, “who […]
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Where do NFTs fit into DeFi, what’s next for a space awash with funding, and how do DAOs manage NFT content? Jesse Johnson discusses with Cointelegraph Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), once the red-headed stepchild to more popular smart contract implementations, are finally beginning to have their day in the sun. Average purchase prices of NFTs on […]
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