Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Canaan Creative has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S SEC to raise $400 million. Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Canaan Creative has filed to be a publicly-traded company in the United States. On Oct. 28, Canaan Creative filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and […]
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Government authorities are looking for new ways to track crypto to prevent or solve financial crimes, but this can decrease privacy. Tracking cryptocurrency transactions is getting easier for law enforcement agencies. On Oct. 16, Cointelegraph reported on how authorities in the United States successfully shut down an international child pornography site. To identify the criminals, the […]
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Cointelegraph en Español presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with a former Bolivian intelligence director claiming that Venezuela is full of secret crypto mining farms, extortionists who request Bitcoin (BTC) finding their way into Spain, and the […]
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Bitcoin hits a five-month low and clocks 36% daily gains in a single week, and Congress unconvinced after Zuckerberg showdown. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a […]
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With over a decade of blockchain, the scene has become a fierce battle of protocols in this game of nodes. Who deserves the digital throne? The best thing about us humans is that, time and again, we come up with great ideas and new forms of technology that have the potential to change the world […]
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China has passed the first-ever law specifically aimed at regulating cryptography and password management taking effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China has passed a new law regulating cryptography on Oct. 26 that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, reports local news outlet CCTV. Per […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin does not think that Bitcoin faces any real threats from Google’s quantum computer just yet. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is not at all impressed by the perceived threat Bitcoin (BTC) faces from Google’s quantum computer. Buterin took to Twitter on Oct. 23, where he commented on the news that Google had […]
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Russian nuclear scientist jailed for using a national research facility’s supercomputer to mine Bitcoin. A Russian scientist and former employee at the nation’s premier nuclear research facility was jailed on Oct. 24, for his part in a scheme to secretly mine Bitcoin using the facility’s supercomputers. Stealing energy and computing power from your employer According […]
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China’s Xi calls blockchain technology an important breakthrough for independent innovation, urging to accelerate its development. China’s President Xi Jinping has called for the country to accelerate its adoption of blockchain technologies as a core for innovation. Xi made the comments at a Politburo Committee session on blockchain technology trends on Oct. 24. Blockchain adoption […]
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The World Economic Forum and seven major mining and metals firms are partnering to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices using blockchain. The World Economic Forum (WEF) and seven major mining and metals firms are partnering to develop responsible sourcing and sustainability practices using blockchain. The Global Mining Review reported details of the new “Mining […]
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