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FTC Warns of Rise in Bitcoin Blackmail Scams Targeting Cheating Husbands

August 22, 2018 0 0

The FTC post deals specifically with a scam accusing men of infidelity, citing threats, high-pressure tactics, and intimidation as classic signs of a scam and urging vigilance. A linked post called ten things you can do to prevent fraud deals with advice from the FTC on the matter. The government organization advises consumers to avoid sending personal […]

Tezos Price Rallies 13 Percent as Wider Cryptocurrency Market Slips

August 21, 2018 0 0

Tezos (XTZ) is experiencing a period of gains, defying the stalled momentum of the wider cryptocurrency market. As of August 20, the token traded at $1.57, up more than 13 percent in 24 hours, taking it up to number 16 on the CoinMarketCap token ranking. Coinone Listing Yesterday August 19, Coinone, a South Korean exchange, announced on […]

Alarm Over Bitcoin Mining is a Red Herring: Energy Researcher

August 21, 2018 0 0

The amount of electricity consumed by bitcoin mining is not the global environmental crisis it is often portrayed to be. This is the professional assessment of Dr. Katrina Kelly-Pitou, a research associate in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. ‘New Technologies Are Energy Intensive’ Writing in an article penned for non-profit academic media outlet […]

U.S. Border Officials to Use Blockchain to Certify Imports Certificates

August 21, 2018 0 0

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has plans to use the blockchain technology to verify North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) certificates According to American Shipper, the new trial will see the agency begin “live fire testing” a blockchain platform to certify imported goods originate from the country […]

Will the First Bitcoin ETF Make the Crypto Market Even More Volatile?

August 20, 2018 0 0

The first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is expected to be approved by February of 2019. But, some experts have stated that ETFs may increase the volatility of the market. How the ETF Will Impact the Market Over the past few months, analysts have been divided on the effect of the ruling of the US Securities and […]

Bitcoin-Friendly Square Cash is Now More Popular Than Venmo

August 20, 2018 0 0

Data from app research firm Sensor Tower and Nomura Instinet have revealed that cumulative downloads of Square’s Cash App have surpassed that of its rival, Paypal’s Venmo, per a Bloomberg report. Square’s Cash App now has a cumulative total download of 33.5 million, which exceeds Venmo’s 32.9 million for the first time, after a successful July […]

Op-ed: The Real Story — How Cryptocurrency Exchanges Extract Profit from Everyone

August 20, 2018 0 0

Most companies or projects that hold an ICO or token generation event (TGE) are under enormous pressure to get their tokens listed on major exchanges as quickly as possible. Most ICOs get listed in less than 3 months. But there are a number of very important reasons why getting listed as soon as possible doesn’t […]

Crypto Market Loses $9 Billion in Hours as Tokens Drop 10% on Average

August 19, 2018 0 0

In merely three hours, the crypto market has lost more than $9 billion of its valuation, as the price of tokens and small market cap cryptocurrencies dropped substantially. Tokens Plunge 10% Off of 2% Decline of Bitcoin After demonstrating a relatively strong corrective rally, the crypto market saw a decline in the value of tokens, […]

Chinese Retail Giant JD.com Launches Open Blockchain Platform

August 19, 2018 0 0

JD.com, China’s largest retailer and e-commerce provider, has deployed an open blockchain platform to enable customers to have their own blockchain solutions to improve the transparency, efficiency and security of their operations, the company announced on its corporate blog. The JD Blockchain Open Platform expands the company’s Retail as a Service and will allow customers to […]

Interview: Michael Dunworth, CEO of Money Transfer Service Wyre, on MakerDAO Partnership

August 19, 2018 0 0

On Tuesday, U.S. international wire transfer startup Wyre announced a strategic partnership with MakerDAO. We’ve written about Wyre several times in the past: first when they raised a $5.8 million Series A led by Chinese firm Amphora Capital. The firm went on to acquire Bejing-based Remsity as they took on China. At the time — April 2017 — we reported that they were processing $50 […]