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Paypal Exits Libra – Mastercard and Visa May Follow
6.10.2019
Facebook’s ambitious financial inclusion project, Libra, continues marching forward in spite of mountainous regulatory obstacles, but key members of the Libra Association are having doubts and dropping out. Paypal has now reportedly left the group due to regulatory concerns. Libra...
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Litecoin Records 15% Dip in the Last One Month Trading at $56 Now
4.10.2019
The current market performance of LTC token may seem to be sluggish, but LTC has recorded some good surging moments in this year. There was a time when LTC was trading at $143 and it may cross this value again by early next year. Litecoin continues to be in the limelight for its profitable nature...
7 Crypto ETPs Now Trading on Main Swiss Stock Exchange
4.10.2019
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange now has seven cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed. They allow investors to either gain exposure to individual cryptocurrencies or invest in portfolios of top cryptocurrencies. Four ETPs track the prices of single cryptocurrencies. Also...
Zimbabwe Bans Popular Mobile Money Services From Paying out Fiat Cash
3.10.2019
Zimbabwe is once again showing the need to take away from politicians the power to control normal people’s money. The government there is now trying to cope with the results of mismanaging the economy by preventing citizens from using their fiat currency as they see fit. Also Read: Bittrex...
Former Giant YouTuber Michelle Phan is Now a Bitcoin Evangelist
3.10.2019
Michelle Phan. Source: Twitter, @MichellePhan
After leaving YouTube at the height of her channel in 2015, one of YouTube’s earliest creators and most famous beauty stars, Michelle Phan, picked up cryptocurrencies as one of her most stimulating interests, finding her discovery of Bitcoin more...
These Debit Cards Will Help You Spend Your BCH Anywhere
2.10.2019
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash are ideally suited to payments. While their popularity increases with growing awareness of the benefits of peer-to-peer electronic cash, mass adoption remains a long-term goal. In the meantime, some fintech products are helping to improve dramatically...
Ripple-Backed Web Monetization Platform Coil Now Supports XRP
2.10.2019
Web monetization platform Coil now supports XRP payments thanks to a partnership with payment gateway GateHub
5 Educational Resources That Will Level up Your Cryptocurrency Knowledge
2.10.2019
Crypto is a constant learning curve. Keeping pace with developments in bitcoin, blockchain, and the ever-evolving cryptocurrency ecosystem feels like a full-time job, and that’s just for experienced heads. For novices, it’s tough enough working out where to even start. While crypto...
Central Banks in Panic Mode – Extreme Tactics Like Helicopter Money Discussed
30.9.2019
Central banks worldwide continue to inject more stimulus into the economy as they predict the onset of a new financial crisis. In the face of a sluggish economy, monetary easing, negative interest rates, and ‘normalizing’ the balance sheet is the name of the game these days. Now central...
Bittrex, Coinbase and Kraken Set up Crypto Rating Council
30.9.2019
The heavy hand of regulators has been stifling the growth of the cryptocurrency industry in the U.S. and caused innovators to flock abroad. In a bid to mitigate one aspect of this problem, major players have now created a joint system for rating what constitutes a security token. Also Read:...
To Improve the Resilience of its Financial System is Now a Priority for Reserve Bank of New Zealand
30.9.2019
Central banks all over the world are currently looking for a way to make their country’s financial system more efficient and in that regard, New Zealand is no different. In a new development, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has indicated that the country’s financial system is good enough to tackle...
International Crypto Exchange Luno Adds Bitcoin Cash Trading
29.9.2019
Luno exchange has added bitcoin cash trading to the platform following feedback from its client base. BCH is now only the third cryptocurrency available for trading on the exchange, in addition to BTC and ETH, but more options could be on the way once Luno determines that they are credible enough....
Tron (TRX) Might Attain Stability at $0.013; Recovery Seems Farfetched
29.9.2019
Tron is one of the most affected coins by the market pressure. The traders of TRX coin are disappointed by the current scenario. They are looking forward to some recovery which we believe is quite far. There was a high expectation from the last month, but that has also fallen flat. If we look...
Bitcoin Smart Contract Platform RSK Acquires Latin America’s Fourth Largest Social Network
27.9.2019
IOV Labs, the parent company of Bitcoin smart contract platform RSK, has announced the acquisition of Taringa. As a result, the Hispanic social media network’s 30 million users and 1,000+ active communities will be exposed to dapps, tokenization and P2P trading. Crypto companies acquiring...
Decentralized Finance Projects Are Starting to Ship
27.9.2019
Defi, defi, defi. You can’t go anywhere in crypto these days without having that contraction thrown at you. 2017 was all about the ICO, 2018 was about surviving the bear market, and early 2019 was a toss-up between IEO and STO. Now, as we prepare to enter Q4 of 2019, it’s all about...
Telegram’s Gram Wallet Now Available in App’s Alpha Version for iOS
27.9.2019
The Gram wallet on the alpha version of Telegram for iOS launches
Ellipal’s Titan Wallet is now Air-gapped, Making It More Secure and Easy to Use
27.9.2019
The Ellipal Titan is known as a secure cryptocurrency wallet with a sleek design and a range of features that provides enhanced security for cryptocurrency. This is testified by its new air-gapped configuration along with a feature that facilitates the set-up of three steps for verification which...
Bitflyer Adds Bitcoin Cash Trading Across Europe and the US
27.9.2019
Bitflyer has added a selected number of new cryptocurrencies for its European and American clients to trade. Bitcoin cash (BCH) is among the few digital assets now available to buy and sell on all licensed platforms operated by the Japanese company. Also Read: NASA to Launch Bitcoin to the Moon?...
Weekly Platform News: Layout Shifts, Stalled High-Bitrate Videos, Screenshots in Firefox
26.9.2019
In this week's roundup: fighting shifty layouts, some videos might be a bit stalled, and a new way to take screenshots in Firefox.
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Identifying the causes of layout shifts during page load
You can now use WebPageTest to capture any layout shifts that occur on your website...