Cryptocurrency News
Devastating Floods in China Raise Questions About Bitcoin Mining Too
Crypto News - 22 Jul 2020 20:00
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/ARIRANG NEWS With cities under water, billions in damages already reported, and the amount of flooding that China hasn't seen in years putting an increasing pressure on the world's lar...
Hedera Hashgraph in Micropayments, Avalanche Raises USD 42m + More News
Crypto News - 22 Jul 2020 18:23
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Blockchain and DLT news Distributed ledger company Hedera Hashgraph ...
Crypto Entrepreneurs Sue Google, Facebook, Twitter Over Ad Ban
Crypto News - 22 Jul 2020 16:05
Following the infamous crypto advertising ban by Google and its video-sharing site YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, a law firm representing crypto entrepreneurs and investors who claim their business was hurt as a result ...
CFTC Seeks Industry Advice on Blockchain Applications
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 22:57
The commission's technology advisory committee made several presentations on various blockchain applications including CBDCs and digital tokens during a four-hour-long remote meeting last Thursday.
'Superman29' May Do Time: California Resident Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions Using Illegal Bitcoin ATMs
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 22:44
Kais Mohammad a.k.a. "Superman29" agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he ran an unlicensed Bitcoin-ATM network and laundered up to $25 million, according to the DOJ.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Stay Above $9,400 While Dai Supply Skyrockets
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 22:31
Low volume and volatility continue to plague the bitcoin market but the supply of dai soars.
China's Supreme Court Recommends Increasing Crypto Property Rights Protection
Bitcoin.com - 22 Jul 2020 22:30
The supreme court of China has recommended increasing the legal protection of property rights, including digital currency ownership rights. The recommendations also focus on solving issues such as “the use of public po...
Australian Payment Card Company to Trial Micropayments Using Hedera Hashgraph
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 22:06
Eftpos Australia is using Hedera Hashgraph to trial a micropayments system that could rival traditional online methods.
A Simple Explanation of DeFi and Yield Farming Using Actual Human Words
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 21:10
A primer on yield farming, liquidity mining, automated market making and all the other terms shaping the brave new world of decentralized finance.
Mempool Manipulation Enabled Theft of $8M in MakerDAO Collateral on Black Thursday: Report
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 20:41
New research suggests March's "Black Swan" event for Ethereum may have been a sophisticated plan to cash in on a global sell-off.
Ethereum 2.0 Developers Announce 'Final' Testnet Before Network Launch
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 20:37
Medalla, the final testnet before Ethereum begins its long-awaited, gradual transition to proof of stake (PoS), has been announced.
Open Interest in Ether Options Jumps to New Record High
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 20:33
Data from major exchanges shows that open interest in ether options rose to a new lifetime high of $194 million on Tuesday.
Most Music Listeners Would Pay for Music With Crypto to Help Artists
Coin Telegraph - 22 Jul 2020 20:30
The survey revealed that 65% of eMusic customers would use cryptocurrency to allow artists to receive a larger music revenue split.
tZERO Plans to Support Trading of Aspencoin Ski Resort Digital Security
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 20:11
Token issuer Aspen Digital raised $18 million selling digital shares of the St. Regis resort in 2018.
South Korea Will Air a Crypto-Themed TV Series in October
Coin Telegraph - 22 Jul 2020 20:00
"Romantic Hacker" will feature a K-pop star whose story is based on the hack of a fictitious crypto exchange.
Crypto Needn't Fear GPT-3. It Should Embrace It
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 19:47
Rather than being scared of the GPT-3 language processor, the crypto community should harness its advancements in deep learning.
Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 19:00
U.S. regulators have cleared the way for national banks to provide cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers.
Blockchain Bites: Coinsquare Conclusion, Ethereum Fees and a GPT-3 Poet
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 18:32
Ethereum fees are up, as are users on the Bitcoin network. This is everything you need to know in crypto today.
Ethereum's 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
Bitcoin.com - 22 Jul 2020 18:30
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust....
Defending Bitcoin's Integrity in the Great Twitter Hack
Coin Telegraph - 22 Jul 2020 18:23
The recent Twitter hack has placed the words "Bitcoin" and "scam" in one headline again, though Bitcoin has nothing to do with it.
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 22, 2020
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 18:00
With the price of BTC taking a breather following yesterdays jump, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.
How Uniswap Became King of DEXs
Coin Desk - 22 Jul 2020 17:46
Uniswap, an automated market maker (AMM), has torn it up in the last year, becoming the world's largest "DEX" by volume. Here's why it won.