The United States IRS agency has announced a bounty of up to $625k to anyone who can crack Monero’s privacy. The United States Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has offered a bounty of up to $625,000 to anyone who can break purportedly untraceable privacy coins like Monero (XMR) as well as trace transactions on Bitcoin’s (BTC) […]
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And how much did Satoshi Nakamoto contribute to the ‘Zombie’ fund? Blockchain Center has compiled data for some of the biggest Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers — from the Winklevoss twins to various scammers and hackers, and even “zombie coins”. Allegedly, the twins own 150,000 BTC, which places them between the Bitfinex hackers, who own 120,000 BTC, and […]
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Bitcoin DeFi is coming, but it’s not really on Bitcoin. A decentralized exchange built on the Liquid network is opening for early access on Monday. Called TDEX, the project has announced its entry into an Open Alpha stage. It’s being built by Sevenlabs — a firm that provides consulting and white-labeling services in addition to […]
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Debate over increasing block size for blockchain scalability still goes on, but what are the main arguments from proponents and detractors? The debate is not settled. Despite much of the great work being done, there is no one clear solution for blockchain scaling, and it’s possible there never will be. All of the possibilities explored […]
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Cryptocurrency businesses are facing increasing challenges as new regulations are introduced globally, which is changing the face of the industry and forcing companies to search for effective solutions. Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism regulations demand that financial companies follow strict guidelines in order to curb and track illicit activity. Staying in compliance […]
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Tether has reached $10 billion in market capitalization as growth in 2020 picked up. Tether (USDT) has reached a market capitalization of more than $10 billion as of July 22. The milestone was announced by Tether and also seen through the market price aggregator CoinGecko. Tether’s issuance has seen a significant growth in 2020, doubling […]
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Grayscale’s $1.4-billion inflow in the first half of 2020, along with two other key factors, shows institutional demand is surging rapidly. Since early 2020, the institutional demand for Bitcoin (BTC) has been steadily increasing. In the second quarter of this year, data show that the appetite for BTC spiked significantly. According to crypto asset fund […]
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Ryozo Himino, the International Financial Deputy Counselor at Japan’s financial watchdog, will take over as the agency’s new commissioner. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has officially announced it will hire Ryozo Himino as its next leader. In a July 20 update to the Financial Services Agency’s executive directory, Himino is now listed as the commissioner […]
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Bitcoin can scale as an adopted store of value using second-layer solutions, but not on-chain with its current technology says Abra’s CEO. Bill Barhydt, CEO and founder of the Abra digital finance wallet and exchange app, said he sees Bitcoin’s (BTC) blockchain struggling when it comes to on-chain mass adoption of the asset as a […]
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Zap, the crypto wallet which allows users to purchase Bitcoin instantly via the Lightning Network, raised $3.5M in April, filings show. Zap, the Lightning startup behind a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round in April. As reported by Forbes on July 15, previously undiscovered filings by the U.S. Securities and […]
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