A few altcoins are looking strong. Is it a good time to buy or is this only a dead cat bounce? Let’s study the charts. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he is not comfortable with private companies creating their own cryptocurrencies. Therefore, he ruled out plans of Apple releasing its own currency token. Though […]
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In a recent interview, Tim Cook stated he believes money should remain a matter for governments, not businesses. Apple has no intention to follow Facebook in creating its own digital currency, the company’s CEO Tim Cook has said. Cook “not comfortable” about firms creating money Speaking in an interview with French media magazine Les Echos […]
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Crypto markets failed to continue new recovery trend as 19 out of the top 20 cryptos by market cap are seeing losses. Thursday, Oct. 3 — Crypto markets have again failed to continue their recovery as almost all the top 20 coins by market cap are seeing significant losses. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 After climbing to highs […]
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The credit rating arm of financial services firm Morningstar is developing a blockchain platform for debt securities. The credit rating arm of financial services giant Morningstar is developing a blockchain platform for the $117 trillion debt securities industry. Morningstar Credit Ratings is building an evaluation system for debt securities issued as tokens on a blockchain, […]
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Global wash trading on crypto markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute. Global wash trading on cryptocurrency markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI). Kraken, Poloniex, Coinbase and Upbit are […]
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Ethereum Name Service auctions were halted because of a bug that resulted in names being awarded to wrong users and for lower bids. Ethereum Name Service (ETN) name auctions were halted because of a bug that resulted in names being awarded to wrong users and for lower bids. Faulty documentation ENS’s editor Brantly Millegan announced […]
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Blockchain and artificial intelligence startup Core Scientific acquires the firm that created the widely used mining program Honeyminer. Blockchain and artificial intelligence startup, Core Scientific has acquired Stax Digital to further develop its infrastructure and software solutions. Creator of Honeyminer In a Sept. 27 press release, Core Scientific announced the acquisition of blockchain mining company […]
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Facebook hires lobbyists as Zuckerberg dines with lawmakers to try to get Libra across the regulatory line. When Facebook published the Libra white paper in June 2019, shockwaves were felt across the crypto markets the world over. Triggering the end of a long bear market, Bitcoin soared past the iconic $10,000 mark, and many prominent […]
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The major flaw in Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, is that it’s a closed system — akin to a “walled garden” — argues Ripple executive Marcus Treacher. The major flaw in Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, is that it’s a closed system — akin to a “walled garden.” That’s the argument made by Marcus Treacher, Ripple’s senior […]
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Samsung’s entry into the crypto mining industry could disrupt the entire ecosystem if its latest patent comes to life. Electronics giant Samsung filed for a patent in May 2019 titled, “Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive and Switch.” Even though few details are known about the newly designed system, a surge in patent applications filed by […]
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