Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz said that he expects bitcoin (BTC) to beat its all-time-high price within 18 months. Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz said that he expects bitcoin (BTC) to beat its all-time-high price within 18 months. Novogratz made his remarks during an interview with mainstream media CNN published on May 9. During the […]
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Proceedings from yesterday’s hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance have been moved to seven addresses. Proceedings from yesterday’s hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance have been moved to seven addresses, crypto news outlet The Block reports on May 9. The breach resulted in about 7,074 bitcoins (BTC) — worth nearly $42.8 million at press time — being […]
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More on Facebook’s potential expansion into crypto. Facebook’s potential expansion into crypto has been widely discussed in the past few months. Although the social media giant has not confirmed anything beyond having a blockchain department, new details about its digital token project continue to surface. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Facebook […]
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Despite the recent hack and theft of 7,000 bitcoins from crypto exchange Binance, the coin is making decent gains on the day. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own […]
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European crypto exchange Bitstamp hired a former Coinbase and Barclays executive as head of United States operations. European crypto exchange Bitstamp has appointed a former Coinbase executive as head of United States operations, Finance Magnates reports on May 8. Bitstamp, an entrant of the top 50 crypto trading platforms by daily trading volume, has hired […]
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Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille has unveiled two proposals on GitHub for a Taproot soft fork to address privacy issues. Bitcoin (BTC) developer Pieter Wuille has unveiled two proposals on GitHub for a Taproot soft fork in a message to the bitcoin-dev mailing list on May 6. Taproot is a solution that aims to combine the advantages […]
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How blockchain could be used to tackle internal fraud. Fraud impacts organizations of all types and sizes across a wide range of industries and geographies. Consequences can be direct, through financial losses, or indirect, through fines and reputational fallout. In 2018, firms worldwide lost more than $7 billion to internal fraud schemes, according to a […]
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The mystery account has made more than 587,000 transactions since it became operational on April 8. A single address has been responsible for more than half of the bitcoin cash (BCH) transactions in the past month, according to a tweet by @IamNomad on May 5. According to the Bitcoin Cash Block Explorer, the mystery account has made more […]
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Major American cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider Coinbase has added support for DOGE to its Coinbase Wallet American major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added support for Dogecoin (DOGE) to its crypto wallet service Coinbase Wallet, according to an announcement published on May 1. The announcement states that users can now store DOGE directly in […]
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Around half of the 80 lobbying entities included bitcoin and/or blockchain in their areas of interest. Around 40 entities lobbied for bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain-related causes in the United States in Q1 2019, political news site Roll Call reported on April 30. Citing data from the Federal Electoral Commission, the publication stated that around half […]
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