Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode reported that the number of crypto wallets containing one or more bitcoins reached ATH of 795,630. Amid the ongoing crypto market decline, the number of crypto wallets containing one Bitcoin (BTC) or more continues to rise. According to major blockchain analytics firm, Glassnode, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding one or […]
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Binance is doubling fees for ETH withdrawals due to high ETH network congestion. Fired-up Crypto traders call the decision robbery. Binance announced in a tweet on March 12 that it is doubling fees for ETH withdrawals. The company cited network congestion as the reason for the decision. The tweet specified: “To better facilitate ERC20 and […]
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The 2017 ASICBoost controversy, which accused Bitmain of unfair mining practices, has resolved itself. Bitcoin (BTC) miners openly using AsicBoost are now comprising 63% of its network hashrate. This vindicates community concerns from 2017 that accused Bitmain of using the “covert” version of AsicBoost. The statistic was highlighted on March 9 by Bitmex Research, building […]
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Enjin has launched its multiverse program to entice developers to build on its blockchain-based gaming network. Blockchain-based gaming ecosystem Enjin (ENJ) has launched its Multiverse Program and is now seeking applications from interested developers. The program is designed to attract developers to explore Enjin’s Multiverse platform — a gaming platform that supports the creation of in-game […]
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Inter-American Development Bank supports blockchain pilot to help fight violence against women, children, and the elderly. The Inter-American Development Bank has launched a competition that invites projects to propose blockchain-based solutions for preventing violence against women, children and the elderly. Companies, entrepreneurs, startups and NGOs are all invited to submit their ideas. The challenge, called “Blockchangel,” was proposed […]
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With the US now imposing travel restrictions on most of Europe due to the coronavirus, the crypto industry has been hit hard. In the United States, President Trump announced new travel restrictions today in response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Commander in Chief signed a Presidential Proclamation suspending the entry of most […]
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French regulators are considering a regulatory sandbox meant to study the impact of security tokens in the European Union. European businesses may soon have a new jurisdiction in which to experiment with security tokens while regulators evaluate the pros and cons. France’s markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers — or AMF — is considering […]
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One of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, OKCoin, now allows users in Singapore and Brunei to trade the Singapore dollar against Bitcoin and Ether. OKCoin, one of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, is continuing to expand its fiat-to-crypto onramps by adding support of the Singapore dollar (SGD). Starting March 12, OKCoin users can deposit and […]
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MakerDAO, the organization behind the Dai stablecoin, is making a bid for Dai to serve as a “real parameter” of dollar-pegged value for video game economies. MakerDAO, the organization behind the Dai (DAI) stablecoin, is making a bid for Dai to serve as a “real parameter” of dollar-pegged value for video game economies. As blockchain […]
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America’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase, has settled a $1 million class-action lawsuit over unannounced changes to its credit cards’ fee schedule for crypto purchases. The sixth-largest bank worldwide, JPMorgan Chase Bank, has settled a lawsuit over unannounced changes made to the fee structure applied to cryptocurrency purchases made using its credit cards in 2018. The […]
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