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Chinese Bitcoin Miners Develop Strong Relationships and Crypto Mining Facilities in Iran
14.8.2020
During the last few months, crypto proponents have focused their attention on Iran. The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani initiated a new mining strategy last May, and the government-licensed 14 bitcoin mining farms in July. According to the Chinese mining operation Lubian, it claims to operate...
Marathon Signs New $23M Contract with Bitmain for 10,500 Bitcoin Mining Rigs
14.8.2020
The $23 million purchase will see Marathon's bitcoin mining capacity increase drastically, turning it into one of the largest miners in North America
Singapore’s Central Bank Backs New Code of Practice for Crypto Companies
14.8.2020
The guidance is aimed to assist regulatory compliance and enhance crypto industry conduct under the city-state's payment laws
Cryptoverse in Chaos: Giants Race for New DeFi Darling Curve, Yam Plots Comeback
14.8.2020
The governance token CRV of Curve, exchange liquidity pool on Ethereum (ETH), was launched prematurely by an anonymous 'Chad,' and major exchanges moved to list it, as numerous theories are flying around, while YAM announced its transition to 2.0. This all happened in a matter of hours.
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Attorney Ordered to Pay Out $5.2M for Bitcoin Escrow Mishap
14.8.2020
The New York attorney released the funds without authorization and lost investment firm Benthos Master Fund $4.6 million intended for a bitcoin purchase deal
Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Based Cash Loans of up to $20,000 Across 17 US States
14.8.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase will start offering bitcoin-backed cash loans to select customers as early as next month. Investors can borrow up to 30% of the bitcoin they hold on the exchange, or a maximum $20,000, it said. In a blog post on August 13, Coinbase unveiled its new crypto lending...
Is Chainlink Poised for a Sell Off After Reaching New ATH?
14.8.2020
Data from Santiment indicates that the power behind Chainlink’s rally to new ATHs may be dwindling
Markets.Bitcoin.Com Holds Fort as Coinmarketcap Temporarily Goes Offline
14.8.2020
Coinmarketcap (CMC) temporarily went offline Thursday, August 13 and normal service only resumed some hours later, but not before inconveniencing a number of regular users. Crypto investors accustomed to CMC’s service scrambled to find reliable alternative sources of fresh market data. During...
Bitcoin.com Wallet Reveals USDT Support – Users Can Swap and Store SLP-Based Tether
13.8.2020
During the first week of July, Bitcoin.com’s Wallet added a number of new features including a portfolio breakdown and honestcoin (USDH) swapping abilities. With the latest update this week, Bitcoin.com Wallet users can now store the SLP-based stablecoin tether (USDT) in their wallets...
Writing Bitcoin Smart Contracts Is About to Get Easier With New Coding Language
13.8.2020
Bitcoin smart contracts are tricky. Minsc, a new language created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, is making them easier to write
Preston Pysh on Why We’ve Entered a Fundamentally New Era of Bitcoin Accumulation
13.8.2020
The prominent podcaster and bitcoin advocate joins The Breakdown to explain why we’re seeing a phase shift in the corporate and institutional relationship with BTC
New Jersey Man Accused of Paying $20K in Bitcoin to Have Sex Crimes Victim Killed
13.8.2020
A New Jersey sex offender is now accused of paying a hitman in bitcoin to murder his 14-year old victim
Taxes in Petro, Goldman Sachs Sells MoneyGram Shares + More News
13.8.2020
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The mayors of hundreds of Venezuelan cities and regions have voted to allow citizens to pay taxes and fines in...
New Bill in Germany Proposes to Digitize Securities With Blockchain
13.8.2020
The arrival of digitized securities is one of the core aspects of the federal government's blockchain strategy, German authorities say
New Blockchain Platform Aims to Help Countries Issue CBDCs More Easily
13.8.2020
Blockchain company Apollo Fintech touts its new system as tonic for national digital currency headaches
Defi Project Yam Finance Sees Over $500M Locked in 24 Hours, Devs Reveal Contract Bug
13.8.2020
A new yield farming project is all the rage this week, as the Yam Finance project saw over $460 million dollars locked into the platform in 17 hours on Tuesday. On social media and crypto-focused forums, people have been very skeptical of the Yam Finance project as the code has not been audited....
Chapter 2: Browsers
12.8.2020
Previously in web history…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee creates the technologies behind the web — HTML, HTTP, and the URL which blend hypertext with the Internet — with a small team at CERN. He convinces the higher-ups in the organizations to put the web in the public domain so anyone can...
Blockchain Bites: Avanti’s New Money, DeFi Deepens and ‘How Much Ether?’
12.8.2020
Caitlin Long has a new take on money. Russia wants to de-anonymize crypto. And Coinbase wins in court
Crypto Porn Startup Says Its New Governance System Is Better than DAOs
12.8.2020
PornVisory is moving to a decentralized governance structure based on the DFO standard, which allegedly allows greater user influence than DAOs
Unpacking the Avit, Avanti Bank’s New Digital Asset Being Built With Blockstream
12.8.2020
Avanti says the Avit will not encounter the legal, accounting or tax hurdles of stablecoins, but it’s not yet clear where the asset will fit under U.S. law