Coronavirus-infected blood is allegedly up for sale on the darknet. Chainalysis held a webinar on April 15 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on crypto crime. During this meeting, the company revealed that criminals claim to be selling coronavirus-infected blood on the darknet. COVID-19 hurts crypto criminals According to Chianalysis, darknet markets have not been […]
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Charles Hoskinson names his 9 favorite crypto projects. Cointelegraph recently sat down for an interview with Charles Hoskinson, who is the co-founder of Ethereum and CEO and founder of IOHK — the company developing Cardano. During that interview, Hoskinson shared details about some of the crypto projects that he is most interested in. Ergo “It’s […]
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Digital tokens like Zcash and Monero rose in 2019, while even larger coins like LTC are focusing on privacy features to gain new market share. According to a new report, privacy-focused digital assets like Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) surged in price in 2019. Those with a higher market cap, like Litecoin (LTC), may be […]
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With many in the world staying at home, Brave has seen its token expand to new crypto exchanges, including Japan-based bitFlyer. One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan and one of the biggest Bitcoin brokers worldwide just announced it would be adding a new coin for trading. In an April 9 press release, crypto […]
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Gemini is adding trading pairs with Dai, Chainlink and Orchid, bringing the total number of supported trading tokens to nine. The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform is adding support for three more tokens on April 24. Gemini announced the addition of trading pairs featuring Dai (DAI), Chainlink (LINK), and Orchid (OXT) in a blog […]
Continue ReadingGMO Coin unveiled BAT lending, Japan’s stay at home order affected crypto businesses, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included GMO Coin unveiling Basic Attention Token (BAT) lending, Nitori using blockchain for furniture logistics, blockchain solution outfit, Ginco, receiving funding from DBJ Capital, Japan’s stay at home […]
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Reddit appears to be introducing a beta wallet feature with blockchain integration. Reddit could be about to implement a new blockchain-based points system on its app, if a screen recording posted in the Cryptocurrency subreddit today is to be believed. Redditor MagoCrypto posted the video, which is a walkthrough of a new build of the […]
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Beginning on April 24, Brave browser users will be able to deposit Basic Attention Tokens into their Gemini accounts. Brave, the open-source pay-to-surf browser, will soon have more options for trading its signature token. In April 6 blog post on the Gemini website, the platform announced they would soon support trading for Brave’s Basic Attention […]
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The Crypto Rating Council brings more regulatory clarity to crypto by analyzing whether certain coins constitute securities. The question of whether certain cryptocurrencies constitute securities is becoming increasingly relevant within the blockchain industry. As such, some core players in the space are upping their efforts to bring more understanding to the issue. The Crypto Rating […]
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Bitstamp may announce first new listing in nearly three years, with the exchange contemplating support for seven new crypto assets. Bitstamp, one of the longest-running active cryptocurrency exchanges, is considering launching a batch of new crypto asset listings. Curiously, Bitstamp is contemplating support for Zcash (ZEC), despite an increasing number of exchanges seeking to distance […]
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