Binance Lite will enable the exchange’s Australian customers to buy Bitcoin with fiat money from supported newsagent stores. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is expanding its “Binance Lite” service to allow Australian residents to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) at newsagents, technology news outlet The Next Web reported on March 19. The new service Binance Lite — which […]
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QuadrigaCX’s co-founder Michael Patryn is allegedly formerly known as Omar Dhanani, who operated a credit card fraud scheme in 2002. A co-founder of controversial QuadrigaCX exchange was reportedly involved in multiple criminal activities in the past, Bloomberg reports on March 19. Michael Patryn, who co-founded Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX along with Gerald Cotten in 2013, […]
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One of the global leaders of electronic components distributions is working with BitPay to facilitate a cryptocurrency payment option. Avnet, Inc, one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and technology solutions providers, has announced a collaboration with crypto payment processor BitPay to accept cryptocurrency for the company’s services and products. The development was […]
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Cryptocurrency fund manager Stefanos Papanastasiou is about to be brought to court by his clients over alleged losses. The founder of what reportedly claims to be Australia’s first online mattress retailer OzMattress and cryptocurrency fund manager Stefanos Papanastasiou is about to be brought to court by his clients over the loss of over AUD$20 million […]
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BitGo clients will be able to hold their BCAP assets using qualified and regulated custody service BitGo Trust Company. Blockchain security firm and wallet service BitGo has announced support for Blockchain Capital’s ERC-20 token, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 19. Blockchain Capital’s BCAP token is a security token based on […]
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A reports from trading analytics platform The Tie shows that the majority of exchanges may be faking their exchange volume. Almost 90 percent of cryptocurrency exchanges’ reported trade volumes may be incorrect, new research from trading analytics platform The Tie warned in a digest released on March 18. Reporting on figures gathered from 97 exchanges, […]
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Tencent and the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau have issued electronic invoices based on blockchain via a mobile payment platform. China‘s first blockchain-based electronic invoice for a subway ride was issued at the Futian Station of the Shenzhen Metro, local finance publication Securities Daily reports on March 18. Shenzhen is the first economic special zone in […]
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Leading Swiss online retailer Digitec Galaxus has announced that it now accepts cryptocurrencies. Leading Swiss online retailer Digitec Galaxus has announced that it will now accept cryptocurrencies, according to a press release published on March 19. Per the announcement, the shop is now accepting Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Bitcoin SV (BSV), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple […]
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The new product comes as Bitmain continues to fight a market slowdown which has resulted in cost-cutting moves. Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has released a new version of its Antminer Z series machines for Equihash algorithm coins, the company confirmed in a blog post on March 19. The Antminer Z11, which comes around ten months […]
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Craig Wright has reportedly filed over 100 blockchain-related patents since 2017, in addition to some pertaining to smart contracts and digital assets. Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who has sometimes claimed to be Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto, has reportedly applied for a slew of blockchain-related patents since 2017. Tech news site The Next […]
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