Dash and Bitcoin SV have posted some 2017-like gains in recent days as a technical correction looks likely to be on the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) has been showing strength recently, as it surged from $6,900 to $8,500 in a matter of two weeks. Not only has Bitcoin sees a period of growth, but privacy coins […]
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Crypto-friendly hotel booking service Travala now accepts payment in controversial stablecoin USDT. Crypto-friendly hotel booking giant Travala now accepts payment from a controversial cryptocurrency leader. On Jan. 10, Travala announced that Tether (USDT) is now a valid form of payment at its two million linked properties. Travala CEO Matt Luczynski said: “Part of our mission […]
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Which altcoins could go to the moon in 2020? Experts share. Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I closely watch the developments in the privacy space — Zcash, Monero, Grin and of course Beam. Whale Alert Since Whale Alert covers the largest blockchains with a goal to expand to cover at least 99% of the value […]
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The Ethereum Classic Cooperative is warning the public against an apparent scam that is attempting to exploit users the day after the altcoin completed its hard fork. An Ethereum Classic (ETC) development organization is warning the public against a possible scam that is attempting to exploit users the day after the altcoin completed its hard […]
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Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity joins the Swiss branch of big four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity partnered with the Swiss branch of Big Four auditing firm PwC to enhance the services the global auditor provides. In an email sent to Cointelegraph, a PwC spokesperson explained that no acquisition took place and […]
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Startup creates blockchain-powered mobile app to track and certify sustainably produced cashmere from Mongolia. Toronto-based startup Convergence.tech has successfully concluded a blockchain-based pilot to help Mongolian nomadic herders track and certify sustainable cashmere. The supply chain project, which was conducted with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is powered by Convergence.tech’s Ethereum-based traceability platform, Backbone. […]
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ConsenSys co-founder Andrew Keys published an optimistic set of predictions for Ethereum in 2020, but others disagree with his assessments. Ethereum’s Serenity will launch by the end of this year, according to ConsenSys Co-founder Andrew Keys. Given the current state of development though, few share his excitement. In a Jan. 7 post published on the […]
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Plasma scalability for the Ethereum network is now a matter of implementation, according to the non-profit Plasma Group. The non-profit research organization Plasma Group announced in a Jan. 9 blog post that it would cease studying Ethereum scalability. Identifying funding of public goods as the next key challenge, it pledged to donate its remaining funds […]
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Telecom giant Telefonica partners with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks to grant to about 8,000 firms in Spain access to its blockchain. Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has reportedly partnered with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) to grant access to its blockchain to about 8,000 firms in Spain. According […]
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Critical Ethereum 2.0 smart contract not affected by the bugs, developers argue. A Jan. 8 post published by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) revealed that developers are working on a new implementation of the Vyper compiler, due to “multiple serious bugs” in the existing version. The Vyperlang team responded by noting that existing Vyper smart contracts […]
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