Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, may have just moved his coins as an 11-year-old address moved the entirety of its funds to an untraceable chain. A Bitcoin (BTC) address that collected 50 BTC from a mining reward has just shown the first sign of activity since February 2009 — just one month after the creation of […]
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Private blockchains that have been specifically designed for enterprise use could be highly desirable targets for hackers’ attacks. When blockchain technology was first brought to the public’s attention, it was lauded on many fronts as “unhackable.” While there are many benefits to blockchain worth noting already, we probably still haven’t seen what its ultimate potential […]
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American digital asset management fund Grayscale has continued to grow, with the total assets under management hitting $3.8 billion. Grayscale, a major digital asset management fund, has continued to grow this year, with the total assets under management (AUM) hitting new highs. According to a May 19 tweet, Grayscale’s total AUM hit $3.8 billion, surging […]
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According to a new report, African nations have the highest rates of cryptocurrency adoption throughout the world. A new report published by Arcane Research shows that African countries have some of the highest cryptocurrency ownership rates worldwide. South Africa ranked third throughout the world with 13% of its internet users owning or using cryptocurrencies. Nigeria […]
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Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms. Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced a merger of their platforms. According to an announcement on May 20, […]
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Aeternity has launched a crypto-powered social monetization tool allowing content creators to instantly accept tips via web browser or mobile. Blockchain firm Aeternity launched its social monetization tool “Superhero” on May 20, describing the platform as “the first decentralized peer-to-peer instant payment tool for digital goods or social content.” The extension is supported by the […]
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The recent golden cross between key moving averages has Bitcoin traders wondering if a strong upside move to $10,500 is in the making. Bitcoin (BTC) price remains in a somewhat neutral zone, caught between two highly consequential paths. For the past week, the top-ranked digital asset on CoinMarketCap has struggled to push above $9,900 in […]
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Robert Kiyosaki’s May 19 message on Twitter to buy Bitcoin was more ominous than his earlier prediction of a $75,000 BTC price. Businessman Robert Kiyosaki isn’t the only high-profile figure to advocate turning to Bitcoin during the current financial crisis, but he is one of the few making it sound like a life and death […]
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A monster 1.3M transaction block has been processed on the Bitcoin SV network. Blockchain service provider TAAL has processed the largest block to date on Bitcoin SV — 369MB in size and containing 1.3 million transactions. TAAL announced the milestone on Twitter. The block is an order of magnitude larger than anything currently achievable on […]
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CME customers would rather trade cash-backed Bitcoin products at present. Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s, or CME, global head of equity index and alternative investment products, Tim McCourt, said traders prefer cash-settled Bitcoin trading over products backed by physical Bitcoin (BTC). “So far, clients have expressed a clear preference and priority for a cash-settled product,” McCourt told […]
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