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Cryptocurrency Exchange Bittrex Introduces Stable Tether-to-TrueUSD Pairing
Bittrex, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has issued a trading pair between tether (USDT) and TrueUSD (TUSD), two stable tokens pegged to the U.S. dollar. While tether is issued by Tether,...
View ArticleOKEx to Roll Back ‘Irregular’ Futures Trades After Bitcoin Price Crashes...
Cryptocurrency exchange giant OKEx is rolling back a series of Bitcoin futures transactions in response to an “irregular” sell-off that was localized to the trading platform. The Hong-Kong based...
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Intel Releases Patent for New Cryptocurrency Mining Accelerator
Intel, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, has filed a patent for a new Bitcoin mining chip accelerator. Entitled “Bitcoin Mining Hardware Accelerator with Optimized Message Digest and...
View ArticleAll You Need to Know about Crypto Airdrops
We are all used to thinking that there is no such thing as “free.” If anyone is offering something for free, it’s either a bait, a scam, or you’ll need to barter it for something else, or it is...
View ArticleEthereum Developer Opens EIP to Discuss ‘Bricking’ Ethash ASIC Miners
An Ethereum developer has opened an Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) to discuss whether the community should modify its Ethash mining algorithm to maintain ASIC resistance. EIP 958, posted on GitHub...
View ArticleSouth Korean Exchange Youbit Denied Insurance Claim Following December’s...
DB Insurance — one of South Korea’s four biggest property and casualty insurers and the company that holds South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Youbit‘s policy — has denied a claim that the exchange...
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Hong Kong Exchange OKEx Rolls Back Futures Transactions
Hong Kong–based cryptocurrency trading platform OKEx announced on March 30 that it was rolling back on all futures transactions due to what executives deemed an “irregular sell-off.” The exchange...
View ArticleReport: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Wants to Ban Cryptocurrencies
The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan told Sputnik News it is seeking an all-encompassing ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and mining.
View ArticleBitPay Merchants Can Now Accept Bitcoin Cash Payments
BitPay merchants can now accept a second cryptocurrency in addition to Bitcoin — its offshoot Bitcoin Cash. The Atlanta-based company made the announcement in a Wednesday blog post, marking the first...
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: South Korea Rises, Cryptocurrencies Falter
The week began with news that Twitter’s ban on cryptocurrency ads was taking effect immediately, affecting an industry already taking a hit in interest worldwide. Studies are showing that internet...
View ArticleThe Maddening Task of Calculating Taxes on Crypto
Calculating tax exposure is always a data-heavy business process. With regular assets, this process is simple. In cryptocurrency, it’s anything but.
View Article120 Million? Vitalik Proposes Cap on Ether Cryptocurrency
The creator of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency has floated a possible change to the network’s long-opaque ether issuance policy.
View ArticleDecentralized Wallet and Identity Theft Protection Platform Safein Announces...
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View ArticleContract Vault Announces Vault Token Crowdsale
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View ArticleI Survived the Eternal Boy Playground, But Will Puerto Rico?
Brock Pierce is leading a herd of crypto entrepreneurs and investors to Puerto Rico and the island seems mostly welcoming. Is that the right move?
View ArticleWorld’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Companies Leaving Asia Highlights Importance...
A lot of things are happening behind the scene in the cryptocurrency industry. As of right now, it seems a fair few companies are relocating from Asia. Given the mixed regulatory landscape in that part...
View ArticleBinance Fights Increasing Regulation
Zhao Changpeng, founder of Binance, was able to grow his company into the world’s largest digital-asset exchange by traded value in less than eight months. The exchange, however, may face challenging...
View ArticleWest Virginia Becomes First state to Implement Blockchain Mobile Voting Solution
West Virginia is testing a secure military mobile voting solution for military service members who can’t vote in person. It will become the first such state to test mobile voting by blockchain in a...
View ArticleEthereum ASIC Miners Set to Hit the Market as Bitmain Begins Taking Preorders
The first Ethereum ASIC miners are about to hit the market, ushering in a new — and potentially disruptive — era for the second-largest cryptocurrency. Chinese mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain...
View ArticleOKEx Denies Manipulation Claims After Bitcoin Futures Rollback
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OKEx is saying it had no role in its exchange’s irregularity from last week.
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