As crypto prices continue climbing, Bitcoin’s market cap has almost reach par with Bank of America’s market cap. All the speculative capital invested in Bitcoin (BTC) at the moment totals just a few billion dollars shy of Bank of America’s market valuation. Bitcoin’s current market cap sits just over $217 billion, according to Cointelegraph data […]
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Dr. Stallman spent most of his time advocating for free software, but nowadays, he has been adopting a critical stance on cryptocurrencies. Dr. Richard Stallman is well-known for his free software movement activism. His speeches and work revolve around a term: freedom. And it is precisely that word that prompted Stallman to launch the GNU […]
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Ransomware attacks are increasingly becoming the norm as the world struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Year after year, the ransomware landscape changes dramatically. In 2019, a new resurgence of attacks occurred as businesses and government institutions became the main targets of ransomware, given their capacity to yield larger payouts. The most recent […]
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After dropping 4.89% to confirm $11.4K as support, Bitcoin price is slowly making its way back toward $11.8K. Bitcoin (BTC) price swiftly fell to $11,322 after reaching a daily high at $11,909 The drop came as U.S. jobless claims fell to $1.2 million but lawmakers inability to reach a deal on the next coronavirus stimulus […]
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Adam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical. Adam Back recently took to Twitter with controversial comments on many of the industry’s largest crypto projects — including Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Ripple (XRP), and Stellar (XML). His tweets placed these projects in the same […]
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As Trump clamps down on Chinese social media in the U.S., tech in general becomes subject to nationalism. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The U.S.–China trade war continues its brazen spillover into tech. In response to concerns over where […]
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Monero has experienced its biggest single day gain in hashrate since its creation back in 2014. August 6, Monero (XMR) has experienced its biggest increase in hashrate since the network’s creation in 2014. Monero hashrate. Source: Coin Metrics. The Monero hashrate increased from 1.67 GH/s on August 5 to 2.2 GH/s on August 6. That […]
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Bitcoin and altcoins might consolidate or correct marginally for a few days before a possible breakout to the upside. The U.S. Federal Reserve has been contemplating a change in the way it responds to a possible increase in inflation. Previously, the Fed would kickstart tightening if its models forecast a 2% inflation increase. However, this […]
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The price of Bitcoin briefly crashed to $11,219 on Bitstamp after disappointing job data hit markets. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $11,219 on Bitstamp on Aug.7 after the U.S. stock market declined. BTC recovered quickly from the brief crash, stabilizing at above $11,600. The price of Bitcoin drops steeply on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView.com […]
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Iran’s government OKs power plants mining crypto as the country moves forward with a national strategy for cryptocurrency mining. Crypto mining in Iran is set to become even bigger with the government giving the green light for power plants to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The news is the latest piece of positive development on […]
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