Payments behemoth Visa is reportedly planning to change point-of-sale fees to merchants in the U.S. as part of a major update of its system. Payments behemoth Visa is reportedly planning to change merchant fees rates for United States-based merchants as part of a major update of its point-of-sale system. The development was revealed in a […]
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Gemini, a crypto exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has added integration with major crypto charting service TradingView. Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has integrated popular trading chart analysis service TradingView. According to a TradingView’s announcement on Feb. 4, Gemini has added the trading service as a trading partner, […]
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BitPay restores service to all Bitcoin wallets upon the request of merchants looking to drive mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. The leading provider of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency payment services, BitPay, announced on Feb. 4 that the company will soon allow invoices to be paid from any Bitcoin wallet or exchange. BitPay CEO Stephen Pair told […]
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News that BitMEX will launch a new XRP product fails to boost price performance as the platform’s CEO appears to mock the decision. Controversial altcoin XRP has finally launched on crypto derivatives giant BitMEX — but so far, its price has failed to react. In a tweet on Feb. 3, BitMEX confirmed it had decided […]
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Binance’s futures platform is launching a Zcash–Tether perpetual contract with maximum leverage of up to 50x. Binance’s futures platform is launching a Zcash (ZEC)–Tether (USDT) perpetual contract with maximum leverage of up to 50x. An announcement from the exchange on Feb. 4 revealed that trading for the new ZEC/USDT contract will go live at 8.00 […]
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The latest analysis by research firm Gartner has painted a mixed picture of the benefits that blockchain-based smart contracts can offer enterprises. The latest analysis by research firm Gartner has painted a mixed picture of the benefits that blockchain-based smart contracts can offer enterprises. While the study, published Jan. 30, concluded that smart contracts would […]
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As crypto prices rise, mines should step up their game: Here are the top graphic cards to pay attention to in 2020. The hype cycles around cryptocurrencies are comparable in their ups and downs to the British weather. This is primarily due to high volatility, which can reduce the entire stash of a potential investor […]
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Waves established a non-profit association to stimulate global adoption of the DLTs and support the growth of the Waves ecosystem. According to a Feb. 3 press release, open source blockchain platform Waves established a non-profit organization called Waves Association in Frankfurt, Germany to provide effective governance for its own ecosystem, Web3, and to foster the […]
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Hackers compromised five United States law firms this week, demanding two $933,000 ransoms for restoring and not publishing data. Hackers compromised five United States law firms and demanded two 100 Bitcoin (BTC) (over $933,000 at press time) ransoms from each firm: one to restore access to the data, one to delete their copy instead of […]
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Electronic voting is gaining more trust and becoming more secure and reliable through emerging blockchain technology. E-voting is gaining its place in the growing discussion over the use of blockchain. In our view, when technology addresses such socially sensitive issues, values step forward to the fore, together with the differences and clashes that they imply. […]
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