“Tether supports Peter McCormack and believes he’s in the right,” said Stuart Hoegner. Stuart Hoegner, general counsel for Tether and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, is pushing back against claims the stablecoin operator has abandoned podcaster Peter McCormack in his lawsuit against Craig Wright, the Australian national claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto. In an Oct. 24 tweet […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers 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 […]
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PayPal’s Bitcoin integration is “probably not because they want to spur healthy adoption,” explained SatoshiLabs. While many in the industry were pleased with Bitcoin’s surge past $13,200 following an announcement that PayPal intends to integrate crypto into its network, some fail to see any benefits beyond the immediate price movement. According to an Oct. 21 […]
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Around 1.8 million bitcoin have been dormant for over a decade. A significant amount of Bitcoin’s (BTC) total supply has not moved for 10+ years, according to data from cryptocurrency analytics data provider Glassnode. During this decade-long interim, 1.8 million bitcoin (of the current 18.5 million supply) have been locked in dormant Bitcoin addresses. Their cumulative […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been a good week for the crypto markets. Bitcoin finally burst through the $11,000 ceiling, and kept going. According to some experts, the coin could be on its way to a full 2017-style bull run. Other analysts have identified five events that could move the markets this […]
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The entry of firms like Square, MicroStrategy and Stone Ridge may open the BTC floodgates and provide “confidence for the rest to follow.” October is a time for surprises. On Oct. 8, right on cue, mobile payments giant Square, which boasts a market cap of $86.6 billion, announced that it had invested $50 million in […]
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Crypto isn’t inherently good in just its development and proliferation; the community must address the reasons causing financial exclusion. On Sept. 27, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sought to center his employees’ work around the company’s core mission: “to bring economic freedom to people all over the world.” Armstrong argues for a narrow interpretation of Coinbase’s […]
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No need to suffer from centralized systems since the world has been offered its greatest weapon against it: cryptocurrency. “Fiat lux”, said God, having created heaven and earth, which was filled with darkness. And then, there was light. At least, that’s what the Holy Bible tells us. Translated to English, this Latin phrase means “let […]
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This mythologized take on the cryptocurrency industry is part holy scripture, part gonzo journalism and 100% recommended. The first hint that Blockland – 21 Stories of Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency is perhaps not quite the same as the average book on the subject of crypto is splashed bold, right across its cover. Eschewing the usual […]
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The desktop app reportedly provides “more robust protection” than Trezor’s browser-based wallet. Crypto wallet provider Trezor has launched a new desktop app called Trezor Suite for its hardware wallet. According to an Oct. 14 blog post, Trezor’s parent company Satoshi Labs claimed its desktop app provides “more robust protection” than its browser-based wallet, and said they […]
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