Ethereum co-founder sells 90k ETH to Kraken amidst reports that Vitalik Buterin plans to sell $25 million worth of the cryptocurrency. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and core developer, Jeffrey Wilcke, has reportedly sent 92,000 ETH ($11.5 million) to U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on Dec. 25. While Cointelegraph reported early today about concerns that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik […]
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Google has banned major Ethereum browser extension MetaMask’s android client from its Play app store and rejects MetaMask’s appeal. Google has banned Ethereum (ETH) wallet and decentralized app (DApp) browser Metamask’s android client from its Play app store. The MetaMask team took to Twitter on Dec. 26, where they announced that Google had suspended MetaMask’s […]
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Commentators worried after three giant token transfers sent over 200,000 ETH to three major exchanges on Christmas Day. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin became the center of attention on Christmas Day amid fears he plans to sell $25 million of the cryptocurrency. Records from monitoring resource Etherscan showed a total of 92,000 ETH (currently worth […]
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Binance, the second largest exchange by daily trading volume, has extended trading pairs for the Turkish lira and the Russian ruble. Binance, the second-largest exchange by daily trading volume, has extended trading capabilities for the Turkish lira (TRY) and added a new trading pair for the lira and the Russian ruble (RUB). Binance users can […]
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Even though cryptos now enjoy a decent level of publicity, these three global trends could make them go mainstream in 2020. As the end of the year draws closer, discussing what the future holds for the crypto industry becomes increasingly relevant. In particular, how global financial and technological trends will affect the adoption of cryptocurrencies […]
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Torus lets users test their wallet by sending them ETH through their Reddit or Google email accounts. Just in time for the holidays, private key management firm Torus announced on Reddit today they will send Ethereum (ETH) to any Reddit username or google email account. According to a post on the r/ethereum community reddit thread, a […]
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Japanese retail giant Rakuten enabled its customers in Japan to exchange Rakuten Group’s loyalty points to Bitcoin, Ether, or Bitcoin Cash. Japanese retail giant Rakuten now lets its customers convert its Rakuten Group loyalty points to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). According to an official announcement on Dec. 24, this capability is immediately available for […]
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Thomson Reuters partners with Verady to bring a Virtual Currency Organizer to market for crypto taxes. Thomson Reuters, the multinational media conglomerate, announced on Dec. 19 a partnership with Verady, a firm that specializes in the accounting and reporting of cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets. The two companies will collaborate on bringing a new cryptocurrency tax […]
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Bitcoin Cash-focused firm BitcoinBCH has potentially misled the public into believing that Bitcoin double-spends is easy to carry out. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) focused firm BitcoinBCH has potentially misled the public into believing that Bitcoin (BTC) double spends can be easily carried out. On Dec. 18, BitcoinBCH’s CEO Hayden Otto published a video on YouTube allegedly […]
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Exchange says it launched an investigation into a withdrawal after a Wasabi wallet user aroused suspicion by using a mixing tool. Bitcoin (BTC) users who employ privacy tool CoinJoin to add anonymity to their transactions face a major wake-up call after exchange Binance froze a withdrawal. In an ongoing Twitter debate which began Dec. 19, […]
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