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Genesis Capital Crypto Lending Firm Reports $870M in New Originations in Q3
31.10.2019
Crypto lending firm Genesis Capital added a staggering $870 million in new originations during Q3 2019
Big Name Announcements Will Not Save Your Blockchain Project
30.10.2019
At the peak of the ICO bubble it was a common tactic for project promoters to use big name announcements to pump their tokens. Every day we would hear about a new venture that supposedly signed a partnership with a global brand such as Microsoft or Google, to make us think that these tech giants...
Pay Your Friends to Protect Your Keys: One Startup’s New Take on Crypto Custody
30.10.2019
Vault12 is rolling out its crypto custody solution, which lets users pay their friends in ether to protect their private keys
Argentina’s Example Shows That You Don’t Own Your Money
30.10.2019
Cash shortages, bank closures and ATMs running out of funds seems to be the new norm for many countries, and recently increased capital controls in Argentina are further testament to this unsettling trend. Sunday’s election of president Alberto Fernández has resulted in Argentine account...
Deutsche Börse Aims to Ease Digital Securities Transfer With New Deal
30.10.2019
Deutsche Börse expands digital securities capabilities
Alec Baldwin Hired by eToro, but Baldwins are Not New to Crypto
30.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, eToro
Alec Baldwin was enlisted by eToro as the wind in the back of its U.S. copytrading unveiling. However, Baldwin brothers, each a celebrity in his own right, are not strangers in the Cryptosphere.
Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro has one...
UK Bitcoin Miner Eyes 240% Capacity Boost With New $10M Hardware Order
30.10.2019
U.K.-based Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain has doubled its order of new cryptocurrency miners to secure a 240% hash power increase
Livepeer Prepares to Unlock New Way for GPU Miners to Earn Crypto
30.10.2019
By the end of this year, GPU miners could have a fresh new way to earn crypto – using the idle processing capacity of their chips
New Web App Scans GitHub For Secrets Like Crypto Keys And Passwords
30.10.2019
Shhgit web app will scan the GitHub code repository and search for sensitive secrets, such as private crypto keys and passwords
Avalon Mining Rig Maker Canaan Files for $400M IPO on Nasdaq
30.10.2019
Mining rig manufacturer Canaan has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $400 million on the Nasdaq Global Market. Prior to this filing, the company had also attempted to go public in Hong Kong and China. Credit Suisse and Citigroup are among its underwriters....
Polychain, Web3 to Back Polkadot Projects With New Ecosystem Fund
29.10.2019
"The investment committee is looking for projects that will add long-term value to the Polkadot ecosystem."
Using the Platform
29.10.2019
Tim Kadlec:
So much care and planning has gone into creating the web platform, to ensure that even as new features are added, they’re added in a way that doesn’t break the web for anyone using an older device or browser. Can you say the same for any framework out there? I don’t mean that to...
China Announces New Regulatory Authority to Certify Digital Payments, Blockchain Products
29.10.2019
China’s central bank will certify a list of fintech products that are widely used for digital payment and blockchain services with its verification system
Bullish Bakkt: Company Launches New Products as Futures Trading Surges
29.10.2019
Despite slow progress, analysts such as Omar Bham are bullish about Bakkt’s impact on the industry: “BAKKT will continue to become an institutional household name”
New Tool Will Find Secrets – Including Crypto Keys – In Your Public Code
29.10.2019
A clever tool scours GitHub for secret keys and passwords that programmers inadvertently made public
Is Cryptocurrency a Boon with New Opportunities or Bane with Threat to Economy?
29.10.2019
A Cryptocurrency can be described as a digital currency that has been developed and managed through advanced encryption strategies known as cryptography. Cryptocurrency made the jump from being an academic idea to virtual reality with the development of Bitcoin in 2009. Cryptocurrency, together...
As China Goes Blockchain, South Korea Pledges New Investment
29.10.2019
After China announced its new focus on the blockchain technology last week, South Korea follows suit with additional investments.
The country's government will invest some USD 12.8 million in blockchain projects in 2020, the Ministry of Science and ICT has confirmed.
Per Fn News, the ministry...
After Breaking New Records Bakkt Announces Crypto Consumer App
28.10.2019
Following the all-time record of 1,179 contracts on October 25, Mike Blandina, Bakkt’s chief product officer, revealed the firm is launching another strategy after announcing its December options launch. Bakkt is releasing a consumer application so retail investors can “unlock the value...
Stealth Miners on the BCH Network Attract Scrutiny
28.10.2019
In roughly 17 days, the Bitcoin Cash network will upgrade by adding two new features to the protocol. Meanwhile, prior to the forthcoming changes, a large percentage of the BCH hashrate is being processed by unknown miners. Crypto proponents have been very focused on the hashrate and BCH pool...
Bakkt to Test a New Crypto Product With Starbucks
28.10.2019
Bakkt, the recently launched Bitcoin futures trading platform, said they're now focused on the development of a consumer app and merchant portal, "as well as testing with our first launch partner, Starbucks, which we expect in the first half of next year."
"Our vision is to provide a consumer...