Binance’s U.S. trading platform is currently experiencing unexpected platform malfunctions. Binance.US, the United States branch of major crypto exchange Binance, began suffering unforeseen platform issues on Aug. 7 around 15:26 UTC time, resulting in the company temporarily shutting off exchange features. “Please rest assured that all customer funds are safe, and we will provide a […]
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Iran’s government OKs power plants mining crypto as the country moves forward with a national strategy for cryptocurrency mining. Crypto mining in Iran is set to become even bigger with the government giving the green light for power plants to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The news is the latest piece of positive development on […]
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Since late July, positive tweets about Bitcoin have increased substantially, signifying growing interest in its price. In the past couple of weeks, the Bitcoin (BTC) price has resurged after months of apparent monetary stagnation. Since July 23, the value of a single Bitcoin has risen by around 20%. Not only that, after trading sideways since […]
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OKEx has launched a peer-to-peer trading platform and fiat onramp in India. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has announced a new peer-to-peer trading platform launching Aug. 5, which allows users to buy digital currencies with zero transaction fees using Indian rupees (INR). The announcement comes hot on the heels of reports that the Indian government is planning […]
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The digital art scene is becoming a hotbed of activity for non-fungible tokens. Digital art marketplace ‘SuperRare’ has surpassed $1.6 million in cumulative trade volume as buyers become more comfortable with the concept of art sold as non-fungible tokens. The marketplace started the year with $344,000 in platform sales volume, but has seen that figure […]
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Five months after Indian courts lifted the blanket ban on crypto, an official said the government is considering a new law banning crypto. An Indian government official has claimed that two ministries and the Reserve Bank of India are actively working on a legal framework to ban cryptocurrencies on the subcontinent. According to a Aug. […]
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Hackers transferred roughly $12M from wallets connected to the Bitfinex breach, in which 120,000 Bitcoin was stolen in August 2016. Someone with access to the 119,756 Bitcoin stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 moved $12 million to unknown wallets in the last six days. According to a series of tweets posted by Whale Alert […]
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2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts. A European cryptocurrency trading platform called 2gether was recently targeted by an unknown group of hackers. These bad actors stole over 1.183 million Euros ($1.39M) from the service’s investment accounts in a cyberattack on July 31. Ramon Ferraz […]
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Decentralized finance should include decentralized energy as it uses DApps and blockchain and has the same logic, says Lition. Decentralized Energy (DeEn) leverage DApps and smart contracts on Ethereum to conduct transactions and trade energy assets. In a paper released July 31, Lition, a Berlin-based sustainable tech startup that has launched a blockchain-based marketplace allowing […]
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“Old-time” Japanese crypto traders are coming back as Bitcoin recovers to $10K. Japan’s “dormant” crypto accounts are starting to see activity as Bitcoin breached a critical price resistance level this week. According to the Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, their trading volume this week has risen by two to three times in comparison to the previous […]
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