An Israeli blockchain intelligence firm claims to have identified proof of donations in Bitcoin reaching Hamas, the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. An Israeli blockchain intelligence firm claims to have identified proof of donations in Bitcoin (BTC) reaching Hamas, the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. […]
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An Indian governmental committee is reportedly concerned by the impact that crypto could have on the country’s fiat currency, if it is allowed to be used for payments. An Indian governmental committee is concerned by the impact that cryptocurrency could have on the rupee, if it is allowed to be used for payments, according to […]
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Ethereum seems to have been the platform of choice for crypto scams over the past two years, but the trends of these scams have changed, according to research. According to a recent report from crypto analytics specialists Chainalysis, Ethereum (ETH) has become the crypto platform of choice for scam artists. Its research suggests that 2018 […]
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Retail behemoth Amazon will have no choice but to leverage cryptocurrency payments, Binance’s Changpeng Zhao forecast. One of the cryptocurrency industry’s best-known figures confirmed he still believes online retail giant Amazon cannot avoid issuing its own altcoin, in a tweet Feb. 2. Discussing the internet business sector more broadly, Changpeng Zhao — CEO of top […]
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The top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses, as Bitcoin hovers over the $3,450 mark. Sunday, Feb. 3 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses on the day by press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering over the $3,450 mark again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, […]
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Major global banking payments network SWIFT announced its collaboration with R3. On Jan. 30, major global banking payments network SWIFT announced it plans to launch a proof-of-concept (PoC) of a gateway — titled GPI Link — that will allow blockchain software firm R3 to connect to SWIFT’s Global Payments Innovation (GPI) payments from its platform. […]
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Co-founder and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey declared again that he believes Bitcoin will be the internet’s native currency. Co-founder and CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey declared again that he believes Bitcoin (BTC) will be the internet’s native currency. Dorsey made his comments during an interview with American comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan published on […]
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Despite the bear market, some coins are still managing to outperform the overall trend. Although Bitcoin (BTC) has managed to maintain its dominance throughout the bear market, we are seeing some major cryptocurrencies outperform it. This shows that the market has started to favor some coins and disregard the others. We believe that some cryptocurrencies […]
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Iran could soon release its state-backed coin, and Gemini announces it will complete further security compliance reviews. Top Stories This Week SWIFT Reveals Plans to Launch Proof-of-Concept With Blockchain Consortium R3 Major global banking payments network SWIFT announced plans this week to develop a Proof-of-Concept of a gateway that will let blockchain consortium R3 link […]
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CoinLab has reportedly filed a $16 billion claim against the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. CoinLab has reportedly filed a 1.7 trillion JPY ($16 billion) claim against the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, according to an alleged photo of the filing document posted on Reddit on Feb. 1. As Cointelegraph reported in its Mt. Gox […]
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