OCBC has become the first Singapore-based bank to join JPMorgan Chase’s interbank blockchain network. OCBC has become the first Singapore-based bank to join JPMorgan Chase’s interbank blockchain network. According to a Business Times Singapore report on Sept. 20, a total of 134 banks from the Asia-Pacific region are now participants in JPMorgan’s blockchain-powered interbank information network […]
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After suffering a sudden $500 dip earlier today, Bitcoin price is back to trading sideways near the $10,200 price mark. Thursday, Sept. 19 — Bitcoin (BTC) price is back up and seems to be stabilizing just above the $10,200 price mark after experiencing a sudden drop of $500 in minutes earlier today. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 […]
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Waves is transitioning to a self-regulating monetary system, allowing the community to determine block generation reward size and coin supply. Open source blockchain platform Waves is transitioning to a self-regulating monetary system, allowing thus the community to determine the block generation reward size and coin supply. Waves announced the development in a press release shared […]
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Bitcoin owners say it is better to donate altcoins to charities and other nonprofit organizations while “stacking sats.” On the lighter side of things in the cryptosphere, some Bitcoin (BTC) owners have been donating altcoins to the TOR Project — a nonprofit organization primarily responsible for running “The Onion Router.” For some Bitcoiners, the trend is […]
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A network upgrade proposition appeared to boost Ether markets earlier this week as developers respond to demands. Ethereum network participants are attempting to raise the network’s block size as a direct response to network congestion. Gas limit on course to become 10 million per block As various parties including co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed this week, […]
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New York financial watchdog approves three stablecoin offerings including BUSD, backed by Paxos and Binance. A sign of things to come? Over the course of the past few weeks, the global cryptocurrency community bore witness to two major announcements related to stablecoins — with the first being the launch of Paxos’s gold-backed Ethereum token, PAX […]
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After starting up Binance Lending Service in late August, Binance expands its lending products this week, with support for Monero, Zcash and Dash. Binance exchange will feature three new coins within the fifth phase of its crypto lending product available for subscription starting from Sept. 20. Same interest rate for all 3 coins After initially […]
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Performance claims of Hedera’s “third-generation” distributed ledger being called into question, what is the protocol really capable of? Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network targeting enterprises and claims to be capable of processing 10,000 cryptocurrency transactions per second (TPS), has publicly launched its beta mainnet this Monday. Despite the project’s governing council attracting membership from […]
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A smartphone-focused cryptocurrency network created by a group of Stanford graduates has amassed over half a million users. A smartphone-focused cryptocurrency network created by a group of Stanford graduates has amassed over half a million users. The Stanford Daily reported on Sept. 16 that the project — dubbed the Pi Network — has consolidated its […]
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Blockchain startup Harbor announced a partnership with Seattle-based real estate investment firm iCap Equity to tokenize $100 million in real estate funds. The startup Harbor announced a partnership with Seattle-based real estate investment firm iCap Equity to tokenize $100 million in real estate funds. On Sept. 16, Harbor announced in a blog post that iCap […]
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