A hacker spent $1,000 in EOS to steal more than $110,000 in cryptocurrency by exploiting EOS game of chance EOSPlay. A hacker spent $1,000 in EOS to steal more than $110,000 in cryptocurrency through an exploit of EOS gambling game EOSPlay. Biggest DeFi service EOS REX used An alleged bug in EOSPlay allowed the attacker […]
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The IRS is using unreliable tax forms received from cryptocurrency exchanges to come after traders. Over the past month, we have seen the IRS, the tax collecting agency of the United States, send out more than 10,000 warning and action letters to suspected cryptocurrency holders and traders who may have misreported digital assets on their […]
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The company has asked the regulator to double the maximum permissible open positions each client can hold in Bitcoin futures. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is petitioning United States regulators to allow its clients to double their open Bitcoin futures positions. Double open positions limit, says CME According to Nasdaq on Sept. 12, CME […]
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Hybrid intelligence startup Cindicator launches Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets. Hybrid intelligence firm Cindicator launched Edge, a new web app for receiving and tracking indicators for over 150 digital assets. Estimating probability in the market According to a blog post on Sept. 11, the new […]
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Switzerland’s financial watchdog has published stablecoin guidelines as well as an overview of its approach to Facebook’s proposed Libra payments network. Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published a stablecoin-focused supplement to its existing guidelines for initial coin offerings (ICOs). In a news release published on Sept. 11, FINMA takes note of the steadily […]
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South Africa’s crypto exchange Luno reaches three million wallets, reporting a surge of trading volumes in August. Major South Africa’s crypto exchange Luno has continued growing, having processed more than $5 million worth of crypto in August 2019. Marius Reitz, general manager for Africa at Luno, claimed that over 80 million South African rands ($5.4 […]
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The Blockstream CEO says the era of altcoins ruling the market is done and that Bitcoin would return to owning 90% of it. Bitcoin (BTC) is reverting to its historical 90%+ market dominance at altcoins’ expense, one of the industry’s best-known figures has declared. Back: Bitcoin will hit 90% dominance again In a Twitter debate […]
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Ripple users are left infuriated after the company’s latest XRP dump, Craig Wright challenges 500,000 BTC payout, and Apple says it is watching crypto closely. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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New all-time highs in Bitcoin computing power accompany renewed calls for price expansion. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen yet another sharp increase in its computing power after its network hash rate grew 25% in a week. Hash rate climbs to all-time high Data from monitoring resource Blockchain puts Bitcoin’s hash rate at 87 quintillion hashes per […]
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Experts in blockchain and crypto, central bank officials and researchers take on the question: Why do we need state-owned cryptocurrencies? There are several countries around the world that are developing national blockchain-based digital currencies — such as Venezuela and its state-owned Petro (PTR), China and its plans to issue a government-backed digital currency, etc. We […]
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