An upcoming Ethereum Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm will adopt higher staking rewards, according to project’s founder Vitalik Buterin.
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“Cosmos is not one blockchain but rather many parallel chains; a scalable foundation and unified token protocol that works across them all.”
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The discovery that led Jae Kwon to build the Cosmos blockchain
Self-professed “problem child,” Jae Kwon grew up to co-found Tendermint—developer of one of the world’s hottest blockchain projects, Cosmos.
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♻️ Binance has successfully executed mainnet swap, transferring 5 million Binance Coin (BNB) from Ethereum’s blockchain to its own.
via The Block
🇰🇷 U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, whose application for a BitLicense in New York was rejected a few weeks ago, claims that South Korean residents mistakenly chose North Korea in the country dropdown menu.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing cryptocurrency by SIM swapping.
via ccn
🇯🇵 The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has reportedly launched an investigation into trading platforms Fisco and Huobi Japan.
via Cointelegraph
🌍 Japan intends to take the lead in presenting a cryptocurrency regulatory framework to other G20 countries.
via Bitcoin.com
♻️ Binance has successfully executed mainnet swap, transferring 5 million Binance Coin (BNB) from Ethereum’s blockchain to its own.
via The Block
🇰🇷 U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, whose application for a BitLicense in New York was rejected a few weeks ago, claims that South Korean residents mistakenly chose North Korea in the country dropdown menu.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing cryptocurrency by SIM swapping.
via ccn
🇯🇵 The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has reportedly launched an investigation into trading platforms Fisco and Huobi Japan.
via Cointelegraph
🌍 Japan intends to take the lead in presenting a cryptocurrency regulatory framework to other G20 countries.
via Bitcoin.com
Since the launch of BlockFi’s interest accounts in early March, clients’ assets managed by the firm have grown by over $40 million and are now above $50 million in total.
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According to a recent report from a security consulting firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a cybercriminal has managed to steal almost 45,000 Ether by successfully guessing weak private keys.
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Cointelegraph
‘Blockchain Bandit’ Has Stolen 45,000 ETH by Guessing Weak Private Keys, Report Claims
A sophisticated hacker is siphoning money from crypto wallets with weak private keys, according to a senior security analyst.
An average transaction fee for sending a remittance payment to the region of Sub-Saharan Africa amounts to 9.3%—the highest rate found anywhere in the world. The blockchain technology could help reduce these costs by as much as 90%.
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Bitcoin News
Crypto-Baaed Transfers Can Cut Remittance Costs in Africa by 90%
Remittances have become a lifeline for many people in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the cost of sending money via banks and money transfer operators remains punitively high
Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based digital asset trading platforms, is scrapping its efforts to build a new matching engine.
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Coindesk
Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs
Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.
The Block has published an interview with David Chaum, one of the founding fathers of the cypherpunks movement and inventor of DigiCash.
“It’s been essentially proven that in order to achieve crypto adoption you need a messaging system that allows payments… That’s why all the major messaging platforms are fanatically trying to integrate payments.”
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“It’s been essentially proven that in order to achieve crypto adoption you need a messaging system that allows payments… That’s why all the major messaging platforms are fanatically trying to integrate payments.”
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The Block
E-cash inventor David Chaum on making a comeback, pre-empting bitcoin, and keeping Satoshi anonymous
David Chaum occupies a peculiar position in the peculiar world of crypto. He isn’t one of the teen-genius cryptographers or a 20-something blockchain CEO. He moves among the upper echelons of “insiders,” but also seems to remain staunchly on the periphery.…
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📱 South Korean transnational tech conglomerate Samsung is reportedly developing its own Ethereum-based blockchain.
via CoinDesk
🇫🇷 French lender giant Societe Generale Group has issued about $112 million worth of bonds on the Ethereum blockchain.
via Cointelegraph
💸 Japanese billionaire and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has lost over $130 million on Bitcoin.
via The Block
📈 A new research report ties the recent Bitcoin price jump to Bitfinex.
via Decrypt
🇰🇷 According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, an average South Korean crypto trader has increased their holdings by 64.2% over the last year.
via Bitcoin.com
📱 South Korean transnational tech conglomerate Samsung is reportedly developing its own Ethereum-based blockchain.
via CoinDesk
🇫🇷 French lender giant Societe Generale Group has issued about $112 million worth of bonds on the Ethereum blockchain.
via Cointelegraph
💸 Japanese billionaire and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has lost over $130 million on Bitcoin.
via The Block
📈 A new research report ties the recent Bitcoin price jump to Bitfinex.
via Decrypt
🇰🇷 According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, an average South Korean crypto trader has increased their holdings by 64.2% over the last year.
via Bitcoin.com
On March 12, Forte—a blockchain-based platform for the gaming industry—and Ripple’s developer ecosystem Xpring announced a joint $100 million fund dedicated to supporting game developers.
After just a little over a month, “Forte has already partnered with a handful of developers and is in active dialogue with studios of all sizes.”
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After just a little over a month, “Forte has already partnered with a handful of developers and is in active dialogue with studios of all sizes.”
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Forte is betting Ripple’s tech will create the blockchain gaming metaverse
Only weeks into the alliance between Ripple and a16z-backed, blockchain gaming startup Forte, and game developers are already enlisting in the XRP Army.
Blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis has announced the addition of real-time transaction monitoring for four more cryptocurrencies. Among them are Binance Coin (BNB), Gemini dollar (GUSD), Tether (USDT), and Circle’s USD Coin (USDC).
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The Block
Chainalysis extends its compliance service to four new cryptocurrencies citing high demand and regulatory pressure
Chainalysis, a firm that develops compliance software, announced Wednesday that it has expanded its KYC services to cover four new cryptocurrencies, helping financial institutions, exchanges, and law enforcement agencies to monitor illicit activities across…
Walt Disney Corp. reportedly considers the purchase of a controlling stake in South Korea’s largest gaming company Nexon, a deal that would consequently make it the owner of cryptocurrency exchanges Korbit and Bitstamp.
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Cointelegraph
Unconfirmed: Disney Considers $13.2 Billion Equity Deal With Stake in Korbit, Bitstamp
Plans are afoot to give Disney a major say in the fate of Bitstamp and Korbit platforms in future.
South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai intends to utilize the distributed ledger technology for tracking history of used cars and pairing electric vehicles with smartphones.
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Hyundai division is developing a blockchain platform to track history of used cars
Hyundai AutoEver, an auto internet sales company that’s part of Hyundai Motor Group, is teaming up with a blockchain infrastructure provider Blocko and Lambda256 to develop Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) to track the history of used cars, the company announced…
The Ethereum Name Service has announced the launch of a new registrar and transformation of all existing domain names into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Users will be able to collect them and transfer them between one another.
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CoinDesk
The Ethereum Name Service Is Turning Nearly 300,000 .ETH Domains Into NFTs - CoinDesk
Ethereum's domain registration service is gearing up for major changes, including faster registration, tradeable domains and an annual fee.
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🚀 Binance DEX has listed the first trading pair (MITH/BNB).
via The Block
💵 Samsung has invested $2.9 million in a French cryptocurrency custody hardware and software provider Ledger.
via Cointelegraph
💶 Wirex has announced the launch of 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar Network.
via Forbes
⚽️ Liverpool Football Club has confirmed that it does not have a partnership with Tron.
via Decrypt
🤫 John McAfee has decided to not reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity as it would risk his extradition.
via Bloomberg
🚀 Binance DEX has listed the first trading pair (MITH/BNB).
via The Block
💵 Samsung has invested $2.9 million in a French cryptocurrency custody hardware and software provider Ledger.
via Cointelegraph
💶 Wirex has announced the launch of 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on the Stellar Network.
via Forbes
⚽️ Liverpool Football Club has confirmed that it does not have a partnership with Tron.
via Decrypt
🤫 John McAfee has decided to not reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity as it would risk his extradition.
via Bloomberg
In this unique visualization by DataLight, you can track the top-10 crypto assets by market cap, from crypto’s early days until today: https://bit.ly/2GBq3J6
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Just 10 years ago first #Bitcoin transaction was sent and it’s astonishing to see industry growth and how many new assets have gained traction. In this unique visualization by DataLight, you can track the top-10 crypto assets by market cap, from crypto’s…
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New York State has seen its first conviction for cryptocurrency money laundering.
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New York State has seen its first conviction for cryptocurrency money laundering.
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CoinDesk
New York State Sees First Conviction for Crypto Money Laundering
A case involving millions of dollars in bitcoin and Western Union payments resulted in New York State's first conviction for crypto money laundering.
Nike, an athletic footwear and apparel multinational company, has filed a trademark application for the phrase “Cryptokicks” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Cointelegraph
Nike Files Trademark Application in the US for ‘Cryptokicks’
The trademark application for Cryptokicks describes “providing a digital currency or digital token for use by members of an online community”
The tension is mounting inside MakerDAO Ecosystem Growth Foundation (MEGF), the non-profit entity behind one of Ethereum’s most well-known decentralized startups.
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Inside Maker DAO: leadership conflict over direction fuels multiple departures - The Block
It hasn't been a stable couple of months for stablecoin project Maker, as insiders squabble over the future of the Ethereum project, sources close to
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👩⚖️ The New York State Attorney General (NYSAG) is suing Bitfinex and the affiliated firm Tether over an alleged cover-up of missing $850 million.
via Bloomberg
🇮🇳 The Indian government reportedly considers imposing an outright ban on cryptocurrency.
via Bitcoin.com
🗓 The trustee of now-defunct Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt.Gox has extended the deadline for rehabilitation plan submission.
via Cointelegraph
🎤 Lil Pump, a famous hip hop artist named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 this year, now accepts Bitcoin at his official merchandise store.
via Forbes
🍴 Free-speech social media network Gab is creating its own web browser using Brave’s open-source code.
via Decrypt
👩⚖️ The New York State Attorney General (NYSAG) is suing Bitfinex and the affiliated firm Tether over an alleged cover-up of missing $850 million.
via Bloomberg
🇮🇳 The Indian government reportedly considers imposing an outright ban on cryptocurrency.
via Bitcoin.com
🗓 The trustee of now-defunct Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt.Gox has extended the deadline for rehabilitation plan submission.
via Cointelegraph
🎤 Lil Pump, a famous hip hop artist named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 this year, now accepts Bitcoin at his official merchandise store.
via Forbes
🍴 Free-speech social media network Gab is creating its own web browser using Brave’s open-source code.
via Decrypt