Bitcoin Cash’s upcoming hard fork will form an initial focus for BitMEX’s new ForkMonitor, with the “focus” thereafter shifting to Bitcoin. The research arm of major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX announced it had launched a network monitoring tool for Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in a blog post Nov. 5. BitMEX described […]
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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has widened its scrutiny to include token airdrops, which it characterizes as “disguised” ICOs. China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has widened its scrutiny to include token airdrops, which it characterized as “disguised” Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in its 2018 financial stability report, published […]
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Crypto author and educator Andreas Antonopoulos has publicly asked for an explanation over Bit.ly’s apparent block of crypto-related links. Social media commentators are criticizing URL shortening service Bit.ly (Bitly) after a Twitter user warned Andreas Antonopoulos Nov. 3 that the service had blocked crypto-related links from his book. Antonopoulos, author of several well-known guides to […]
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Bank of America leads in the blockchain patent race On October 30, Bank of America (BofA) added yet another cryptocurrency-related patent to its collection of more than 50 applications filed within the same field. The second-largest bank in the US has been leading in the informal blockchain patent race, sidestepping such players as IBM and […]
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Bitcoin Cash has spiked 20 percent in the wake of an upcoming hard fork supported by now-second largest exchange Binance. Sunday, Nov. 4: crypto markets have seen a lot movement today, with most of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing significant growth, and with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) spiking almost 21 percent by […]
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This week in crypto, T.I. is sued for allegedly pumping and dumping a token, and Charlie Shrem is sued for alleged theft of 5,000 BTC. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, […]
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The Turkish police’s cybercrime unit detained 11 suspects in an alleged hack of crypto accounts with victim losses amounting to over $80,000. The Cybercrime Department of the Turkish National Police has arrested 11 suspects in an alleged hack of crypto accounts, with victims reporting more than $80,000 in losses, major Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported Friday, […]
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Part two of Cointelegraph’s three-part series on the history of crypto regulations in China, as authorities redoubled their efforts to strike an elusively fatal blow to the industry. In the aftermath of September 2017’s historic ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs), and the banishment of domestic crypto trading platforms, a resourceful crypto community was […]
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Cryptocurrencies traded in a tight range this week, continuing a period of low volatility. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data […]
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Crypto markets see mixed signals, Bitcoin Cash and Stellar grow significantly while most top 20 coins seen small fluctuations. Saturday, Nov. 3: crypto markets have seen mixed signals over the day, with most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap experiencing. slight fluctuations. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Stellar (XLM) are seeing significant gains on […]
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