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Buffett shunned tech for many years until now — would it buoy Bitcoin?
10.9.2020
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway invested in the pre-IPO tech firm Snowflake. Over the long term, the shifting trend to digital could buoy Bitcoin
Ethereum To Keep Its DeFi Throne For At Least 3 Years - Survey
10.9.2020
Talking to "several high-profile decentralized finance [DeFi] projects" about the future of this sector, provider of crypto market data CryptoCompare found that most said "Ethereum (ETH) won’t be replaced as the go-to blockchain network for DeFi" in the next...
Bloomberg: Correlation between Bitcoin and gold reaches its highest level in 10 years
9.9.2020
But that may not mean what you think it means
‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix
9.9.2020
A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018
AVIF has landed
8.9.2020
Everybody is talking about AVIF today because of Jake’s blog post. As the say, I was today years old when I learned AVIF was a thing. But thanks to web technology being ahead of the game for once, we can already take advantage of it.
This will be easier if you’ve abstracted your...
‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
7.9.2020
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact
Australian Financial Watchdog Bans Local BitConnect Promoter for 7 Years
7.9.2020
The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission
How to Leverage Uniswap – Ethereum’s Noncustodial Defi Trading Platform
6.9.2020
In 2020 decentralized exchanges (dex) have grown quite mature compared to just a few years ago. One specific dex gathering a lot of steam this year in the defi world is Uniswap, a trading platform that held $1.3 billion locked in value and dominated most defi applications by over 18% Friday...
Brazil could have CBDC in two years, says central bank president
4.9.2020
A central bank digital currency in Brazil may be inevitable
All fintech companies will use blockchain within 10 years: Aussie government report
4.9.2020
Australian government report on the future of fintech and regtech suggests blockchain technology is critical to Australia’s future
BitMEX to List Futures for New Crypto Coins for First Time in Over 2 Years
4.9.2020
BitMEX is adding chainlink and tezos futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange said
Top Australian BitConnect promoter banned by ASIC for 7 years
3.9.2020
John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme
Moderator of Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
2.9.2020
The Colorado man mediated disputes on the now-defunct darknet marketplace Alphabay
AlphaBay darknet market moderator sentenced to 11 years in Jail
2.9.2020
‘Criminals cannot hide behind technology to break the law,’ a US attorney stated
Class action lawsuit targeting Tezos ends in $25M settlement after 3 years
1.9.2020
After three long years, the class-action lawsuit alleging that Tezos violated securities laws through its 2017 ICO has concluded
Mysterious Bitcoin mining pattern potentially solved after seven years
31.8.2020
We may not know who Satoshi Nakamoto was, but at least this is one mystery we think we can solve
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Free Market Family: Goldbug Peter Schiff Asks the Bitcoin Community to Gift Crypto to His Son
29.8.2020
The American libertarian, economist and financial commentator Peter Schiff has been criticizing bitcoin for years, as he believes “bitcoin has no real value.” However, on Thursday Schiff asked the crypto community to give some bitcoin to his 18-year old son Spencer for his birthday...
Report: Russia Remains a ‘Key Market for Crypto,’ Commands the 3rd Largest Bitcoin Hashrate in the World
27.8.2020
The fervor for cryptocurrency assets in Russia has grown wild over the last few years. This week Xangle Research published a comprehensive report about digital currencies and the Russian environment in 2020. The study’s findings show that Russia is one of the world’s key players when...
The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
25.8.2020
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear...