North Rhine-Westphalia has announced that it is founding the European Blockchain Institute in Dortmund later this year. The government of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) announced plans to establish the European Blockchain Institute to research blockchain technology in a press release on May 13. According to NRW Economics Minister Andreas Pinkwart, the European Blockchain […]
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Bitcoin continues to trade near $8,000, with other top 20 cryptocurrencies reporting mixed signals. Tuesday, May 14 — Yesterday’s rally in cryptocurrency markets has slowed, with the top 20 coins by market capitalization reporting mixed signals, according to Coin360. Market visualization from Coin360 After breaking the $8,000 threshold yesterday, the leading cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC) has […]
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Major Australian capital advisory firm PCF Capital Group will use permissioned blockchain ecosystem KoreConX. Major Australian capital advisory firm PCF Capital Group has chosen permissioned blockchain ecosystem KoreConX for a $250 million digital securities offering. The news was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 14. PCF Capital is a corporate advisory […]
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According to a recent report by crypto research firm Diar, bitcoin’s mining hashrate is becoming more distributed among mining pools. The bitcoin (BTC) mining hashrate is becoming more distributed among mining pools, according to a report published by cryptocurrency research firm Diar on May 13. Per the report, smaller mining pools have made significant gains […]
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Findings by PwC and Elwood confirm the extent of the challenges, with bitcoin prices since decisively reversing. The 2018 cryptocurrency bear market cost the median crypto hedge fund almost 50%, a new survey headed by PwC revealed on May 12. According to the findings, around 150 cryptocurrency hedge funds survived last year, which saw bitcoin […]
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The co-founder of blockchain protocol Tron is leaving, claiming the project has strayed from its founding principles. Lucien Chen — the former chief technical officer (CTO) and co-founder of blockchain protocol Tron (TRX) — has announced he is leaving the project, claiming it has become excessively centralized and strayed from its founding principles. Chen revealed […]
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Analysts from financial advisory firm Canaccord Genuity predict bitcoin to hit $20,000 by 2021, based on past market trends. Financial advisory firm Canaccord Genuity has predicted that bitcoin (BTC) could hit $20,000 by 2021 based on retrospective projections in an analysis published on May 9. This prediction is based on a close similarity between the […]
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The company has weathered the crypto winter despite its mining and exchange operations taking a hit. Japanese internet giant GMO Internet Group saw its cryptocurrency profits drop in Q1 2019 amid market weakness, Cointelegraph Japan reported, quoting a new statement on May 10. GMO, which in December 2018 withdrew from bitcoin miner production due to […]
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New Jersey-based crypto mining startup Honeyminer has made its mining app available for Macintosh computers. New Jersey-based cryptocurrency mining startup Honeyminer has made its mining app available on the Apple Macintosh operating system, the firm announced in a blog post on May 9. The Honeyminer app runs in the background, using the central processing unit […]
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Facebook has revised its policy on blockchain-related ads and educational materials regarding cryptocurrencies. Ads pertaining to blockchain tech, industry news, as well as events and educational materials for cryptocurrencies can now be displayed on Facebook without prior approval. The social media giant announced the development on Facebook Business on May 8. This marks a change […]
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