VTsIOM, the oldest polling institution in Russia, revealed 65% of Russians consider a purchase of Bitcoin as a bad investment. Only 2% of Russians have invested in Bitcoin (BTC) so far, according to a new survey by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) published on April 9. The VTsIOM, the oldest polling institution in […]
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Bitcoin is holding above $5,200, while the U.S. markets are shaky amid Trump’s threat to impose $11 billion in tariffs on EU goods. Tuesday, April 9 — As major cryptocurrencies are trading sideways, Bitcoin (BTC) is holding above the $5,200 mark despite a minor decline in price. Meanwhile, traditional markets are down as United States […]
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission has revealed it is considering the elimination of crypto mining in the country. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), a state planning agency charged with spearheading macroeconomic policies, has revealed it is considering the elimination of crypto mining in the country. The news was reported by Reuters on […]
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While Bitmain is releasing the second Antminer for mining ZEC, the Zcash team is not in a hurry to fork the network and join the ASIC resistance campaign. Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of mining equipment, recently revealed the Antminer Z11 device for mining Zcash and other cryptocurrencies based on the Equihash algorithm, as reported by […]
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This week, PayPal ventured into blockchain for the first time, and Coinbase turns to cross-border payments. Top Stories This Week PayPal Invests in Digital Identity-Focused Blockchain Startup in Apparent First Global online payments firm PayPal has invested in startup Cambridge Blockchain, a firm that focuses on leveraging the tech in order to give users more […]
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Crypto mining seems popular among students, but does this “free” money thing really work? Last month, reports surfaced on crypto mining research conducted by tech conglomerate Cisco with the following headline: “College kids are using campus electricity to mine crypto.” Indeed, many students don’t have to worry about paying power bills, as per their university […]
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Radar, the startup behind decentralized exchange Radar Relay, announced that it will release new Lightning Network developer tools. Radar, the startup behind decentralized exchange Radar Relay that raised $10 million last year, announced that it will release new Lightning Network developer tools. The statement was made in a Medium post published on April 5. The […]
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Russian social media giant VK.com launched a “mineable” coin, but it’s not clear if it’s based on blockchain. Russian social media giant Vkontakte (VK) has launched an internal currency, VK Coin, that can be “mined,” local state-owned media outlet Tass reported on April 1. The move follows recent reports this week that VK was launching […]
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The United States county of Missoula, in Montana, has adopted previously discussed regulation of cryptocurrency mining. The United States county of Missoula, in the state of Montana, has adopted regulation for cryptocurrency mining, local media outlet the Missoulian reports on April 5. Per the report, the Missoula County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to impose new […]
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The crypto exchange also placed higher than Twitter and Intel in the listings, which refer to the U.S. market. United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has become the only cryptocurrency business to make it into LinkedIn’s list of the most popular companies for 2019, results confirmed on April 3. The yearly rundown, which ranks company popularity […]
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