A top official at China’s central bank has confirmed that the country’s forthcoming digital currency will bear similarities to Facebook’s Libra token. A top official at China’s central bank has confirmed that the country’s forthcoming digital currency will bear similarities to Facebook’s Libra token. The English-language website of the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported the […]
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Spanish soccer team Atlético de Madrid is partnering with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch a fan token ecosystem. Spanish soccer team Atlético de Madrid — which plays in the top professional division of Spain’s soccer league, known as La Liga — is partnering with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch a fan token ecosystem. The news […]
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Digital asset cybersecurity startup Fireblocks extends its support to five more cryptocurrency exchanges, bringing the total number of covered platforms to 20. Digital asset cybersecurity startup Fireblocks announced that it now supports five more cryptocurrency exchanges, bringing the total number of covered platforms to 20. According to the official announcement, “with this release, market makers, […]
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A giant Bitcoin transaction involved $700 in fees, when just $35 would have seen it process in the next block. A $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) transaction has become conspicuous not because of its size but because its sender spent far too much on fees. Someone could have sent 94K BTC for $35 Social media users […]
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U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex will upgrade its XRP wallets on Monday, resulting in temporarily limited services on the exchange. U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex took to Twitter today to announce the upgrade of its XRP wallets, which will result in withdrawals and deposits being suspended for several hours. What will change? On Sept. 5, the crypto […]
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Offchain Labs, an enterprise-focused blockchain startup, has launched an Alpha version of its Ethereum scaling solution with new investment from Coinbase. Following investment from Coinbase Ventures, Offchain Labs has opened up the Alpha version of its Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution, dubbed Arbitrum. Enterprise-focused blockchain startup Offchain Labs said that their solution will enable processing speed […]
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has expanded its fiat-to-token trading services in seven more US states. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin will now offer fiat-to-token and token-to-token trading services to residents of seven more US states. OKCoin expands services in the United States of America On Sept. 5, OKCoin, one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges […]
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Major crypto exchange Binance plans to begin a token airdrop as part of their recent acquisition of crypto-asset trading platform JEX. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance plans to launch a token airdrop as part of the company’s acquisition of JEX, a crypto-asset trading platform. In a Sept. 5 announcement, Binance again revealed the acquisition of JEX, […]
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After failing to break $10,800, Bitcoin continues to see red, while gold sees the worst daily percentage drop in over 2.5 years. Thursday, Sept. 5 — after failing to break $10,800 price point, Bitcoin continued to hover around $10,500, while most of the top 20 coins saw major losses. Market visualization | Source: Coin360 After […]
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Vanbex sells Rocket and CryptoTaxes to crypto exchange Hyperion Technologies amid ongoing investigation into alleged fraud during ICO. Securities and cryptocurrency exchange Hyperion Technologies acquired two products developed by blockchain consulting firm Vanbex Labs, which is currently under investigation in British Columbia. Vanbex announced in a post published on its blog on Sept. 4 that […]
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