Fresh correspondence from BitGo warns that Bitcoin SV’s February hard fork will make its wallets unable to receive any transactions. Digital currency management company BitGo has told users to move or convert funds they hold in altcoin Bitcoin SV (BSV) due to a compatibility problem. In a blog post on Dec. 18, BitGo said BSV’s […]
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Here’s everything you wanted to know about how the Indian government addresses cryptocurrency. The Income Tax Department of India is secretly training its officials to investigate cryptocurrencies. An internal guidebook circulated by the department explains cryptocurrencies, their characteristics, the “dark side of Bitcoin” and the best investigation practices for tax officials. The Indian government doesn’t […]
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ISIS experiments with blockchain-based messaging app BCM to share videos and propaganda after being banned from Telegram. Terrorist organization ISIS has turned to blockchain technology to anonymously spread videos and propaganda to thousands of people worldwide. A Vice report on Dec. 13th noted that experts who track ISIS’s activities online have found that supporters of […]
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How successful are crypto launchpads and do they guarantee that the projects they back will end up being successful? After crypto prices went through the roof in 2017, an eruption of new tokens, companies and products occured. With such a high level of consumer and corporate interest, many promising projects were inevitably lost in the […]
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Within less than 24 hours since Cardano’s testnet went live, ADA holders staked more than 5 billion ADA coins, worth around $195 million. Within 24 hours of Cardano’s testnet going live, Cardano (ADA) holders have staked more than 5 billion ADA coins, worth around $195 million. On Dec. 15, IOHK took to Twitter to report […]
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An inside look at the Telegram Open Network competition with an analysis of the contest’s task. Amid news of its recent spat with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, relatively few people have likely heard about Telegram’s Open Network competition that occurred some weeks ago. It was a milestone event that transformed the once-miniscule […]
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A product developer witnesses Litecoin network activity that reminds him of the Aug. 10 dust attack on the network. Product developer Franklyn Richards has witnessed Litecoin (LTC) network activity that reminds him of the Aug. 10 dust attack on Litecoin. In a Dec. 14 blog post, Franklyn Richards, a product developer who has worked on […]
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A darknet marketplace is planning a $146 million ICO, QuadrigaCX victims want Gerald Cotten’s body exhumed, and Libra has quietly updated its white paper. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s 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 […]
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The world is inevitably becoming more and more digital, and Facebook’s digital currency dubbed Libra is a step toward this future. Since Facebook’s digital currency project, Libra, was announced in June, there has been a growing chorus of central bankers and policy makers pushing back against its ambitions. Germany’s Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France’s […]
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Only two of the top five performers have closed in the green in the past seven days, which shows that the sentiment is currently negative. Tom Jessop, the president of Fidelity Digital Assets, said that the absence of a long track record is one of the main reasons that is keeping the institutional investors at […]
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