Smart cities promise new horizons, but there are privacy concerns. The promise is great for so-called smart cities, which will deploy a network of interactive sensors to achieve efficiency and innovation. The smart city vision includes driverless cars, renewable energy to aid a city’s power consumption, energy-efficient buildings, and communications systems that work with the location’s […]
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Some cryptocurrency exchange platforms are inflating their Bitcoin trading volumes to earn higher listing fees, but the market’s liquidity is still due to trading activity on tightly regulated exchanges. In mid-March, Bitwise Asset Management issued a damning report on Bitcoin (BTC) trading figures. The San Francisco-based index fund provider declared that up 95 percent of […]
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Israeli cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfarms will reportedly be delisted from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange due to losses incurred during last year’s bear market. Israeli cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfarms will be delisted from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange due to the losses caused by last year’s crypto bear market, local business daily outlet Globes reported […]
Continue ReadingMergers are becoming more common in crypto, but what happens when things go wrong? Mergers. They’re a tricky business at the best of times, but when conducted in a nascent industry in which regulations, guidelines and best practice haven’t been firmly established, they can be absolutely perilous. Just ask Coinbase, which acquired blockchain analytics startup […]
Continue ReadingHbus forms a new team to develop crypto services and products for institutional investors. The United States-based operator of crypto exchange Huobi, Hbus, has formed a new team to launch institutional products and services, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 27. The company’s new team will be led by Katelyn Mew, […]
Continue ReadingResearch had suggested 95 percent of exchanges’ volumes listed on the site were fake. Cryptocurrency market data resource CoinMarketCap (CMC) has promised to rearrange how it ranks member exchanges after research found overwhelming evidence of fake volume. The company confirmed the upcoming changes on social media on March 25. CMC is arguably the industry’s best-known […]
Continue Readingsponsored A crypto company is launching a tokenization platform that it hopes will pave the way for consumers to buy fractions of real-world assets such as art and property. A crypto company has launched a new product that focuses on the tokenization of real-world assets, such as property, art and commodities — a venture it […]
Continue ReadingAmazon-owned video streaming service Twitch has evidently removed Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash as payment options. Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch has evidently removed Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as payment options for subscriptions. The change was reported by a Reddit user on March 23. The user noted that Twitch had offered an option to pay […]
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Logistics giant UPS and e-commerce tech firm Inxeption have launched a blockchain platform aimed to improve merchant supply chains. Major American postal carrier UPS and e-commerce technology company Inxeption have jointly rolled out a blockchain-powered platform to improve merchant supply chains. The development was announced in a press release published on March 21. The new […]
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Leading crypto mining hardware producer Bitmain is reportedly planning to install 200,000 units of mining equipment in China to benefit from cheap hydroelectric power. Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is reportedly planning to set up 200,000 units of mining equipment in China to benefit from low-cost hydroelectric power in the country, crypto media outlet CoinDesk reported […]
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