Crypto Markets Seeing Red, Total Market Cap Down Almost $15 Bln
Via Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Tue Jul 10 04:32:00 BST 2018
Crypto markets are in the red today, with total market capitalization down almost $15 billion from yesterday’s high.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Bitcoin-Price #Ethereum #Markets #Cryptocurrencies #Altcoin #EOS #Tezos
Tens of Millions View Crypto Tech During World Cup
Via C. Edward Kelso Tue Jul 10 04:05:40 BST 2018
Hyundai Digital Asset Company (Hdac) paid to air a television commercial for its blockchain solution-based services during this year’s World Cup in Russia. And while it was only a little over half a minute, it’s something of a first. The crypto community generally wow’d at the ecosystem’s arrival, its maturity, in having the idea put […]
Tagged with #Blockchain #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency #Eurosport #FIFA #futbol #Hdac #Hyundai #Internet-of-Things #ITV #N-Featured
Chinese Regulator Warns Against “Mythologizing” Blockchain
Via Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre Tue Jul 10 03:32:00 BST 2018
A top official at the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has acknowledged blockchain as a significant innovation, though warns not to “mythologize” it.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #China #Banks #Cryptocurrencies
Metal Concentrates Exchange to Form Blockchain Consortium for Minerals Trading
Via Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre Tue Jul 10 02:39:00 BST 2018
Open Mineral online-exchange is looking to set up a consortium of miners and financial institutions to build a blockchain infrastructure for minerals trading and logistics.....
Tagged with #Blockchain #Adoption
IOTA Tangle Transactions Nosedive as Spammers Create Parasite Chains
Via C. Edward Kelso Tue Jul 10 02:35:37 BST 2018
IOTA Foundation Head, Lewis Freiberg, attempted to explain alleged scalability and transaction issues at the project. The world’s number 9 cryptocurrency by market capitalization is under some pressure to clarify why its answer to traditional blockchain technology, the Tangle, is increasingly having to deal with spammers who create parasite chains or ‘Side Tangles.’ Also […]
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Study: Crypto Could Become Mainstream Means of Payment Within Next Decade
Via Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Tue Jul 10 02:01:00 BST 2018
A joint report by Imperial College and eToro exchange says that crypto could replace traditional money within a decade.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrencies #Payments #Mainstream #Bitcoin-Regulation #Volatility #Privacy
Delaware Awards IBM $738,000 Contract to Develop Prototype Blockchain Filing System
Via Lester Coleman Tue Jul 10 01:45:50 BST 2018
738,000, single bid contract to IBM to build a prototype for a blockchain based corporate filing system for the state, according to delawareonline.com. Delaware’s corporate franchise business contributes more than 25% of the state’s revenue. Blockchain advocates.....
Tagged with #Blockchain-News #News #Delaware #IBM #Symbiont
Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past
Via Jamie Redman Tue Jul 10 01:05:07 BST 2018
Over the past year, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have gained in value and some people have ‘cashed out’ their digital assets in order to purchase cars or a new home. However, some people who have sold cryptocurrencies in the past may have a hard time getting a home loan even though they have the funds to […]
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Exclusive: Following ‘Security Breach,’ Bancor Expects to Be Online in 24 Hours
Via Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandre Tue Jul 10 00:59:00 BST 2018
Following a security breach, decentralized crypto exchange Bancor said it expects to come back online within 24 hours.....
Tagged with #Altcoin #Cryptocurrency-Exchange #Hackers #Blockchain #Crimes
Former World Bank Chief Economist: Bitcoin Will Fail as Governments Increase Regulation
Via Cointelegraph By Helen Partz Tue Jul 10 00:35:00 BST 2018
Three U.S. economists offer harsh criticism of Bitcoin, claiming that it’s doomed to be “regulated into oblivion”.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Regulation #Cryptocurrencies #Bitcoin #Bitcoin-Price #Government
Harmless for now, Dangerous in the Future: Here’s What EU Researchers Think of Cryptocurrencies
Via Cointelegraph By Stephen O'Neal Mon Jul 09 23:44:00 BST 2018
European Parliament asked academics to share their insight on cryptos, and they advised ECB to stay cautious, although stressed that VCs won’t pose any serious risk in the near future.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Regulation #EU #Banks #Research #Central-Bank
Bitcoin “Exists Because of the Abuses” — Nobel-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Speaks Out
Via Maria Ohle Mon Jul 09 23:40:17 BST 2018
Joseph Stiglitz: Not everyone is a fan of Bitcoin. Despite proclamations from supporters about its revolutionary technology and the “freedom” it offers its users, many are still not convinced. If you’re Bitcoin, it must not bode well for you to have a major critic in the form of Nobel-winning economist and Columbia Professor Joseph Stiglitz. Today, Stiglitz spoke with Financial News of his concern about the adoption of the unregulated financial asset which he believes elicits illegal behaviors as it has no central authority and its users can be totally anonymous. He has spoken to Bloomberg
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The Pirate Bay Is Again Using Users’ CPUs to Mine XMR
Via Avi Mizrahi Mon Jul 09 23:25:21 BST 2018
The Pirate Bay is again taking over its users’ CPUs in order to mine the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency to generate additional revenue. Unlike previous times, the site now displays a notification on the matter for users to know what is going on with their systems. Also Read: The Daily: Bitmain Valued at $12 Billion, New […]
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Decentralized Crypto Exchange Bancor Hacked, $12M in Ether Stolen
Via Andy Peterson Mon Jul 09 23:01:55 BST 2018
teal 24,984 ETH (approx $12 million), $1 million worth of NPXS and $10 million worth of BNT. In a tweet earlier today, Bancor stated that it has identified a security breach and will investigate into the issue. It assured that no.....
Tagged with #Bitcoin-Crime #Exchanges #News #Bancor
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