A federal deputy and member of the former royal family of Brazil spoke out against proposed crypto regulation in the National Congress. Luiz Philippe de Orleans-Braganza, a descendant of the former royal family of Brazil, has spoken out against cryptocurrency regulation in the country, Cointelegraph Brazil reported on July 15. Orleans-Braganza, who is also a […]
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The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has successfully hardforked its mainnet to version v.0.6.0: Galileo. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed an upgrade to its mainnet. The latest iteration is called Galileo — v.0.6.0 — as announced by Binance on July 15. According to the announcement, there are four major changes implemented in Galileo: the matching engine […]
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Can Bitcoin again lead the next leg of the recovery? Let’s look at the charts. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data […]
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U.K. Finance Minister Philip Hammond said that regulators, not lawmakers, should make decisions regarding Facebook’s Libra stablecoin. The United Kingdom Finance Minister Philip Hammond said that regulators and not lawmakers should decide on how to regulate Facebook’s stablecoin Libra, CNBC reported on July 15. In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Hammond said that lawmakers […]
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The United States Treasury Secretary echoed President Trumps’ recent tweets on crypto as a speculative asset largely used to fuel illegal activity. United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shares President Donald Trump’s concerns on the use of cryptocurrency to finance illicit activity, and stresses the role of enforcing FinCEN regulations with respect to crypto-dealing organizations. […]
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Fundstrat Global Advisers co-founder Thomas Lee said that the recent Bitcoin pullback is healthy. Fundstrat Global Advisers co-founder Thomas Lee wrote that the recent Bitcoin (BTC) pullback is healthy in a tweet on July 14. In his tweet, Lee also addressed concerns over the recent decrease in Google searches for Bitcoin: “As for the search […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that Bitcoin Cash has the best network to become a temporary scalability solution for Ethereum. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed to use the Bitcoin Cash blockchain as a temporary scalability solution for the Ethereum network. The programmer introduced a summary of the idea in a July 13 post on […]
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American entrepreneur and vocal crypto advocate John McAfee has doubled down on his $1 million by 2020 price prediction for Bitcoin. American entrepreneur and vocal crypto advocate John McAfee has doubled down on his $1 million by 2020 prediction for Bitcoin (BTC). Taking stock of community sentiment in light of Bitcoin’s recent price fluctuations, McAfee […]
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The average block size suddenly jumped from around 1 megabyte to over 3 megabytes — by far the highest average in Bitcoin’s history. Blockchain validation platform VeriBlock produced almost 25% of on-chain Bitcoin (BTC) transactions in 24 hours July 14, the company confirmed on social media. VeriBlock, which uses its own ‘Proof-of-Proof’ protocol to validate […]
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Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes have claimed 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” to deter potential thieves since Dec. 2017, according to BitMEX Research. Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network nodes have claimed 2.2 BTC in “justice transactions” to deter potential thieves, a BitMex Research analysis revealed on July 15. A so-dubbed “justice transaction” is a punitive mechanism involving […]
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