August 18, 2019

Litecoin’s Charlie Lee says signing a message with genesis key is the only way to authenticate Nakamoto’s true identity

Over the years, Bitcoin has grabbed the attention of crypto Twitter repeatedly, with BTC always being a trending topic, yet the identity of its founder is surrounded by a cloud of mystery. Recently, crypto community’s attention was caught by yet another person claiming to be the “real Satoshi Nakamoto”. The news went viral on Twitter...
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Why Google Stadia & Microsoft xCloud Will Be Dead on Arrival

Video game streaming is all the rage, but there are two simple reasons services like Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud will fail. | Source: Casey Rodgers / Invision for Xbox / AP By CCN Markets: In the last 12 months, major technology companies have rushed to dive into video game streaming. Microsoft’s Project xCloud is...
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Jones eyeing NBA return after stellar PBA stint

Terrence Jones says he will think about giving the PBA another run, but for now, he is focused on getting ready for the next NBA season Published 4:01 PM, August 18, 2019 Updated 4:01 PM, August 18, 2019 RETURNING HOME. Terrence Jones says his experience in the PBA and the Philippines is something he will...
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Ethereum-Centric Chainlink Sees Significant On-Chain Growth: Good Sign for LINK

LINK Network Activity On the Up-and-Up The cryptocurrency market seems widely unrelated to fundamentals, with a majority of industry news events barely making Bitcoin budge. However, analysts suggest that the on-chain activity of a digital asset or a blockchain is important to look at when considering the purchase or sale of cryptocurrencies. Indeed. Timothy Peterson,...
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IOTA (MIOTA) Reaches Market Cap of $677.02 Million

IOTA (CURRENCY:MIOTA) traded up 2.2% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on August 17th. IOTA has a total market capitalization of $677.02 million and approximately $5.97 million worth of IOTA was traded on exchanges in the last day. One IOTA coin can currently be purchased for approximately...
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Bitcoin History Part 15: Silk Road Is Born

Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to the U.S. Senate. The origins of the drugs marketplace can be traced back further, however, to a philosophical thread on the Bitcointalk forum. It was...
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Bitcoin Dropping Under High $8,000s Now “Highly Unlikely”: Here’s Why

Despite the fact that Bakkt finalized a launch date for its much-ballyhooed Bitcoin futures, the cryptocurrency market has failed to rally.Per the time of writing this, the leading crypto asset is currently trading for $10,150 a piece, down 2% in the past 24 hours. Altcoins have followed suit, posting near-identical losses as bulls have failed...
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Teen sentenced to 20 months in prison for hacking services in exchange for cryptocurrency

Elliot Gunton, a 19-year old teenager from Mounteney Close in Norwich was sentenced to a 20-month prison sentence on 16th August. Gunton was also asked to pay back  £400,000 for hacking services he offered in exchange for cryptocurrencies. A Norwich Crown Court on Friday sentenced him for his crimes after he pleaded guilty in earlier...
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Ethereum’s price indicate bullish breakout after a month long bearish activity

Ethereum faced a massive slump on 14th August; the virtual asset witnessed a major drop of over 13 percent at that time of period which took ETH’s valuation below $200 dollar for the first time in a month. Ethereum continued to dwell under the $200 region following the fall. 12-hour chart Source: Trading View After...
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Finally, XRP shows signs of recovery; Coinbase users still HODLing despite poor attempts to climb

XRP is ranked at #3 below Ethereum and is one of the few top altcoins to be in the green zone today. The price grew at a rate of 1.20% in the course of the past 24-hours. The trading volume recorded is $920.714 million, whereas the supply has 42,890,708,341 XRP coins in play. The total market cap...
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XRP breaks out of descending triangle as short-term prediction suggests further slump in price

The price of XRP has been taking a hit since the fall of Bitcoin, and has been trading around $0.26. After the price broke on August 14, XRP had been observing alternate red and green candles, showing no sign of absolute recovery. Short-term prediction of XRP indicates a bearish pattern with no sign of relief....
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The Real Benefits of Blockchain Are Here. They’re Being Ignored

Roham Gharegozlou is the CEO of Dapper Labs, the company behind the viral blockchain game CryptoKitties. Brian Flynn works on the Dapper Labs product team.  Introducing as many people as possible to the benefits of decentralization is a cause almost everyone in this industry shares. The issue is that, in making the technology more accessible,...
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Bakkt Set to Launch Futures and Custody Platform in the United States

Bakkt has made it known that it has been granted approval by the necessary regulators and therefore will be launching its much-awaited platform for daily and monthly futures in the U.S. on the 23rd of September this year. Since the firm announced the coming of physically delivered futures in August 2018, it has become a...
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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Forecast: Decline Far From Over

There was a strong drop in bitcoin price below the $10,500 support against the US Dollar.The price is currently correcting losses, but it remains below key hurdles near $10,500.There is a bearish continuation pattern forming with support near $10,080 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair is likely to...
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Ethereum Price Weekly Forecast: ETH Could Climb Above $200

ETH price declined heavily below the key $200 and $190 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is currently consolidating losses after trading as low as $174.There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $195 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).The pair could start a strong upward move...
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Bitcoin Cash – ABC, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 18/08/19

Bitcoin Cash – ABC – Sees Red Bitcoin Cash ABC fell by 1.33% on Saturday. Following on from a 1.69% fall from Friday, Bitcoin Cash ABC ended the day at $304.89. A relatively range-bound start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC recover from an early morning low $306.66 to an intraday high $311.31. Bitcoin...
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U.S. Authorities to Launch Blockchain Pilot for Intellectual Property Rights

As part of its preparation for the upcoming Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a federal law enforcement agency, intends to trial distributed ledger technology (DLT) in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement by the end of August 2019, reports Yahoo Finance on August 16, 2019. CBP Taps...
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Japan to Solarize Its Burgeoning Digital Economy, Expert Take

A look at green policy and crypto energy consumption in Japan. Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology worldwide. These new digital technologies necessitate very high consumption of electric energy, which is currently produced with coal and fossil fuels that have adverse environmental effects. A global shift...
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NEO Is in Talks to Integrate Celer Network to Improve Scalability

Blockchain project NEO is considering integrating Celer Networks layer-two scaling protocol to improve scalability. Blockchain project NEO is considering integrating Celer Network’s (CELR) layer-two scaling protocol to improve scalability. Faster transactions, more possibilities As industry-focused news outlet Crypto Briefing reported on Aug. 17, John Wang, NEO’s director of Eco Growth, said that integration with Celer...
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Reconciling Blockchain Technology With California Consumer Privacy Act

The upcoming implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 has grave implications for businesses utilizing blockchain technology… The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, has signaled a new push in the United States to strengthen and broaden privacy regulations, similar to the trends seen...
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Never Underestimate a Cryptocurrency Dusting Attack

In the cryptocurrency world, there are numerous attack vectors. Users need to be aware of all potential problems at every waking moment. Dusting attacks are seemingly becoming slightly more common over the years. It is a very troublesome attack, as it can break [perceived] privacy of cryptocurrency transactions. Why anyone would organize a dusting attack,...
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‘Extreme’ Bitcoin Warning Spooks Crypto Market

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin <div innerhtml=" Bitcoin and cryptocurrency traders and investors are nervously watching prices after market sentiment appeared to take a turn for a worse, dropping to its lowest level since December 2018. The bitcoin price has been hovering around $10,000 per bitcoin for a few weeks, with...
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Philippines Increasingly Crypto Friendly – A Look at Driving Forces

There are many reasons why the Philippines is becoming increasingly crypto-friendly. Not only has its central bank registered more crypto exchanges recently, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has also been actively finalizing crypto guidelines. The country has an active crypto community, and one of its largest banks has engaged in multiple crypto projects. Also...
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Japan to Solarize Its Burgeoning Digital Economy, Expert Take

In the second expert take of the series, Selva Ozelli evaluates tax, digital technology and solar policies (including power from satellites) in Japan
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