Crypto markets are seeing a bullish surge of green, with all of the top twenty cryptocurrencies seeing growth between 2 and 12 percent. Monday, Feb. 18: Crypto markets are seeing a bullish surge of green, with all of the top twenty cryptocurrencies seeing growth of between 2 and 12 percent, as data from Coin360 shows. […]
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According to a new report from e-commerce giant Rakuten, the new version of its payment app will support “all payment solutions” — evidently including crypto Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten announced that a major update of its Rakuten Pay mobile app will be released on March 18, according to the firm’s 2018 earnings release, published on […]
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JPMorgan Chase is launching its own cryptocurrency in a first for U.S. banking. On Feb. 14, United States banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase announced its own cryptocurrency. Significantly, it is the first time a major U.S. bank has tapped into digital assets for direct use in business operations. It is fair to say that move comes […]
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Ledger published a post apologizing for how a recent software update for the Ledger Nano S decreased the device’s storage capacity. French cryptocurrency hardware wallet company Ledger published a post on its official blog on Feb. 14 apologizing for issues with a recent firmware update for its Ledger Nano S. Specifically, the update reportedly decreased […]
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A deeper look into ICE’s digital assets platform backed by Microsoft and Starbucks. Last week, the CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) said that the firm’s digital asset platform, Bakkt, is expected to launch later in 2019. It is time to look deeper into the project, and see what it can bring to the crypto […]
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The company blamed the continued suppression of Bitcoin prices and associated profitability issues in the mining market. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency mining provider Argo Blockchain announced it was refocusing its business as part of a major cost-cutting exercise, according to a strategy update published on Feb. 15. Argo, which is headquartered in London with facilities in […]
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London-based banking giant HSBC has revealed its blockchain-powered platform cut costs for forex trade settlement by a quarter. London-based banking giant HSBC has revealed its blockchain-powered platform cut costs for foreign exchange (forex) trade settlement by a quarter, Reuters reported on Feb. 14. According to Mark Williamson — chief operating officer of forex cash trading […]
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A new function meant to be added to Ethereum through the Constantinople hard fork reportedly introduces a new attack vector. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new smart contract creation function dubbed “Create2.” This function reportedly introduces a new attack vector to the platform, according to a post on the Ethereum developers forum […]
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The company will add the Bitcoin and Ethereum Liquid Indices to its Global Index Data Service (GIDS). Nasdaq will launch two new indices tracking cryptocurrency prices on Feb. 25, the company announced in an update to its website on Feb. 12. The indices — the Bitcoin Liquid Index (BLX) and the Ethereum Liquid Index (ELX) […]
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According to a report, QuadrigaCX has “inadvertently transferred 103 bitcoins valued at approximately $468,675” to cold wallets the exchange cannot currently access. Major Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX accidentally transferred nearly $500,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) to its cold wallets earlier this month, according to a report published by Ernst & Young on Feb. 12. The founder […]
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