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Bitcoin Erases 38% of 2020 Price Rally as Bears Gain Strength
26.2.2020
The stage looks set for a further drop to below $9,000, albeit after a minor bounce
Coinbase Wallet Adds Support for Short and ‘Human-Friendly’ Cryptocurrency Addresses
26.2.2020
One of the scariest features of transacting with cryptocurrency, for many new users, is correctly inputting the long hexadecimal addresses involved. Various individual projects and larger collaborations have tried to tackle this anxiety-inducing issue in different ways, so that bitcoin adoption...
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
Paris Blockchain Week Summit Reveals 2020 Agenda and Headline Speakers
26.2.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
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Paris Blockchain Week Summit Reveals 2020 Agenda and Headline Speakers
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Founder and CEO of Binance, announced as headline speaker for leading emerging technology event in France
Paris...
Wikileaks Gathers $37M in BTC Since 2010 – Over $400K Sent After Julian Assange’s Arrest
26.2.2020
The world was shocked when Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange was arrested in April after being cooped up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012. Following his arrest, the original Wikileaks bitcoin address saw significant support as $32,000 worth of BTC poured into the wallet in two days....
Coderetreat Ostrava 2020 – Software Craft
26.2.2020
Psaní kódu je řemeslo jako každé jiné. Jeho zdokonalování dosáhneme pravidelným tréninkem. Uskutečníme, proto s Jakubem Kočím další Coderetreat, cvičení pro programátory. Tentokrát v Ostravě v prostorách společnosti Tieto Evry v rámci akce Mixer.…
Bitcoin History Part 24: Celebrating the First Halving in 2012
25.2.2020
As the third Bitcoin halvening approaches, a handful of OGs will wistfully recall the first such event, which occurred in November 2012. Back then, following the completion of block 210,000, the mining reward halved from 50 to 25 BTC. To commemorate the milestone, early adopters threw parties...
Bitcoin Halving Mentions in Crypto Media Correlate With Bullish 2020 Price Action
25.2.2020
Digital asset data company The TIE found a correlation between Bitcoin halving media mentions and the cryptocurrency’s price
Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 25, 2020
25.2.2020
Bitcoin fights to rise above $10K while a new crypto bank rises in Wyoming. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk
CoinDeal Launches Crypto Debit Card With Great Benefits
25.2.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange founders with years of experience in finance, Blockchain, and crypto industry, have prepared a pre-order of a CoinDeal debit card. Now, cryptocurrency payments will be easier than ever, at any time and place. If you want to buy a coffee directly from your exchange...
Wielding the Tools of Liberty: Exploring Wendy McElroy’s Latest Book ‘The Satoshi Revolution’
25.2.2020
When Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network, not only was the protocol a breakthrough in computer science, but it transformed the way society perceives money, economics, and freedom. “The Satoshi Revolution” written by Wendy McElroy delves into the transformative technology...
“What You Said” (Feb. 24), a Weekly Round-Up of Sentiments From the Community
25.2.2020
Welcome back to our weekly blog series, “What You Said,” where we conduct fun polls for our community and shareContinue Reading
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How to Hide Your Bitcoin – Opsec, Anonymity, Cold Storage, Brainwallet, Dexes and Non-Custodials
25.2.2020
In an era of increasing economic uncertainty, surveillance, specialized cybercrime and hacking, knowing how to hide bitcoin safely has become a paramount concern for crypto holders. Whether it’s by way of taking wise opsec measures, utilizing noncustodial tools, leveraging a DEX, or even...
China Adopts Security Standards for Blockchain Applications in the Financial Sector
25.2.2020
Keeping the focus on blockchain development, banking authorities in China have issued a set of rules pertaining to the secure application of crypto-related technologies in the financial sphere. The new standards, the first of this kind, are to guide the work of developers and service providers...
Flipstarter Reveals Eatbch and BCH Development Funding Goals – Blog Post Receives $2k in Tips
25.2.2020
On Sunday, developers of the Flipstarter.cash project announced the start of private testing for the platform’s BCH assurance contracts and the team also revealed the first two funding projects. One of the first funding goals will be raising bitcoin cash for the nonprofit food charity Eatbch...
Bitcoin Halving Will Drop Inflation Rate Lower Than Central Banks’ 2% Target Reference
25.2.2020
When Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, the creator designed the protocol to be an inflationary currency, one that is predictable as bitcoin’s inflation always decreases every four years. Today, 77 days before the reward halving, BTC’s inflation rate is around 3.6% and it’s...
Warren Buffett Slates Bitcoin, Denies Owning Crypto Gifted by Justin Sun
24.2.2020
“I don’t have any bitcoin. I don’t own any cryptocurrency, I never will … You can’t do anything with it except sell it to somebody else.” So claimed Warren Buffet in an interview this week on CNBC. Over the course of the two-minute segment, the billionaire...
CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits 2020 Low – That’s a Bullish Sign
24.2.2020
Daily trading volume in bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dropped to year-to-date lows on Friday
Case Study: CoinMarketCap Drives Product Adoption for Crypto.com
24.2.2020
Since inception in 2013, CoinMarketCap has become the world’s most used price-tracking source for retail users when comparing thousands ofContinue Reading
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Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 24, 2020
24.2.2020
With the price of bitcoin repeatedly breaching and then retreating from the psychologically important $10,000 level, Markets Daily is back with another time crypto news roundup