Fundstrat and eToro market analysts look to the halving and beyond as the coronavirus crisis worsens. What has been driving recent Bitcoin price action? Or perhaps more importantly, who? And why does it matter? Lead Digital Strategist at Fundstrat David Grider and Platinum Account Manager at eToro Simon Peters break down Bitcoin’s next move, how […]
Continue ReadingMany people who are tired of everyday problems prefer to spend time in a virtual world where you can make or buy anything. Why is virtual land becoming more popular, and where can you buy it? A couple of months ago, the crypto community was surprised by the news that users of the Decentraland virtual […]
Continue ReadingThe Steem community continues its fight in one of the biggest crypto dramas of 2020 — rolls out Hive as an alternative. The Steem (STEEM) blockchain community continues to oppose Steemit in the wake of the recent “takeover” orchestrated by Justin Sun, the startup’s new owner. On March 18, “a large group of Steem community […]
Continue ReadingHive has successfully forked from the Steem network, concluding weeks of conflict between Justin Sun and the Steem community. Following weeks of conflict between the Steem (STEEM) community and Justin Sun, the community-led Hive hard fork was successful. On March 20, Hive hard forked the Steem network, airdropping HIVE tokens to STEEM holders 1:1, excluding […]
Continue ReadingBrave’s use of various novel privacy and security features has helped the browser’s reputation grow quite substantially over the past couple of years. On March 16, Brave, a privacy-oriented web browser, filed a formal complaint against Google with the Irish General Data Protection Regulation enforcer — since the multinational tech conglomerate’s European headquarters are located […]
Continue ReadingThe cybercriminals behind the crypto mining Stantinko botnet have devised some ingenious methods to evade detection. The cybercriminals behind the crypto mining Stantinko botnet have devised some ingenious methods to evade detection. Malware analyst Vladislav Hrčka from cybersecurity firm ESET sounded almost impressed as he unveiled the firm’s latest findings, and potential countermeasures, in a […]
Continue ReadingJustin Sun’s Steemit has been accused of censoring content about the upcoming Hive hard fork. In the latest development in the Steem (STEEM) saga, Justin Sun has come under fire for censoring posts on the platform related to the community-driven ‘Hive’ hard fork. On March 19, cryptocurrency influencer Girl Gone Crypto Tweeted a clip to […]
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DApps are facing numerous barriers to adoption, but its key benefit lies in decentralized networks with trustless protocols, so attractive for the users. We’re certainly in the early days of the decentralized Web 3.0, but many parallels exist to what we went through in the 1990s during Web 1.0 and during the mobile boom of […]
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Journalist Sarah Zheng managed to use Ethereum blockchain to spread an interview on COVID-19 with a doctor in Wuhan amid censorship. Amid censorship in China of all coronavirus-related content circulating online, Sarah Zheng, a journalist for the South China Morning Post, claimed to have managed to publish an interview made to a doctor about the […]
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Internet users in the U.S. get more crypto-native browser support, as Opera rolls out Bitcoin and Ether wallets and direct crypto purchases with debit cards and Apple Pay. Opera’s mobile and desktop browsers are expanding cryptocurrency purchases to U.S. users, as the Norwegian company looks to continue building its Web 3.0 credentials. Through a partnership […]
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