Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC has launched its (long-awaited?) blockchain-based smartphone, Exodus 1, today (October 23). However, at present, it’s only available to pre-order using cryptocurrency. According to CNBC, the handset can be ordered at a current price of 0.15 bitcoins or 4.78 ether tokens, or about $960 (£739), and is expected to ship in December. […]
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Halloween, the annual celebration of the spooky and supernatural, is just a couple of days away. For many in payments and the vast ecosystem that it powers, the scariest thing about Oct. 31 might not be the sight of a kid in a full-on Frankenstein costume at the door on Halloween night asking for candy. […]
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sponsored A team behind a new token calls its digital currency the “first Bitcoin minable ERC-20 token on the Ethereum Blockchain.” The developers of a token with the slogan “No ICO – No Pre-mine – No Bullsh*t” say it allows users to mine the coin without any mining equipment required, simulating Bitcoin mining mechanism on […]
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The crypto markets are in a very tight range for the past few weeks, what can become a catalyst to shake them? The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own […]
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Bakkt BTC futures are tentatively set to launch in December, while New York regulators give Coinbase the green light for custody services. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to 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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Ripple has hired Google’s leading developer as vice president of products to lead RippleNet, the company’s global payments network. Ripple has recently hired a former senior developer at Google’s new wireless messaging service as vice president of products, Reuters reports Friday, Oct. 26. The U.S. tech company that backs the third top cryptocurrency by market […]
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Coinbase has confirmed it has made lay-offs among several departments but did not comment on the rumored numbers involved. U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has cut “at least” fifteen staff after hiring 250 this year, Yahoo Finance quotes unidentified sources as saying Friday, Oct. 26. In a curious U-turn following a year of […]
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U.S. blockchain security and crypto wallet firm BitGo announced the development of ERC-20 token Wrapped Bitcoin, which will be fully backed 1:1 with bitcoins U.S. crypto wallet and blockchain security firm BitGo has announced the development of an Ethereum (ETH)-based coin backed 1:1 with Bitcoin (BTC), according to an official blog post Friday, Oct. 26. […]
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A Chinese arbitration court has ruled that “there is no law or regulation that explicitly prohibits parties from holding bitcoin or private transactions in bitcoin.” An arbitration body in China has ruled that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) are legally protected as property, in a case published Oct. 25 via the arbitrator’s WeChat account. The […]
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Ran Neuner, the CNBC Crypto Trader show’s host, claims that Coinbase will announce its first IPO on Oct. 26. Ran Neuner, host of of the Crypto Trader show on CNBC Africa, claims that major crypto exchange and wallet Coinbase is about to announce its first Initial Public Offering (IPO), according to a tweet Thursday, Oct. […]
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