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Sell-Off Incoming? Mysterious ‘Asian Whale’ Begins Funneling Bitcoins Back to Huobi

June 9, 2018 0 0

A mysterious “Asian whale” accumulated more than 94,000 bitcoins during the first half of 2018, and now they have begun to move them back to one of the cryptocurrency exchanges from which they originated, sparking fears of a new selloff. Blockchain data shows that bitcoin address 1KAt6STtisWMMVo5XGdos9P7DBNNsFfjx7 accumulated more than 93,947 BTC — at one point worth […]

Messaging Giant Kik Brings Kin Crypto Tokens to Avatar-Based Social Network IMVU

June 9, 2018 0 0

Messaging giant Kik has announced a new partnership with IMVU, the world’s largest avatar-based social network. Kik is a messenger service which has over 15 million monthly users including 1 in 5 US teenagers, and the project’s Kin cryptocurrency is designed to enable users to earn Kin through platform engagement and then spend it on related services. […]

Second-Largest Bitcoin Cash Mining Pool Agrees to Process Zero-Fee Transactions

June 8, 2018 0 0

Two more bitcoin cash mining pools have announced they will support the “Miner’s Choice” initiative, which urges miners to remove the dust limit and begin processing a set number of zero-fee transactions. CoinGeek — which along with nChain devised the plan — on Thursday announced that mining pools ViaBTC and Bitcoin.com have agreed to join the initiative. […]

Crypto Auction: $5.6 Million Andy Warhol Art to be Sold via Ethereum Blockchain

June 8, 2018 0 0

From bond issuances to educational certificates, blockchain technology is increasingly finding new use-cases every day. Stepping aside from its use in financial and industrial sectors, the ethereum blockchain will be utilized in June 2018 to facilitate the auction of Andy Warhol’s 1980 work 14 Small Electric Chairs for cryptocurrencies. The auction will be carried out […]

Universities Have Started to Invest in Bitcoin, Start of Institutional Adoption

June 8, 2018 0 0

According to John Lore, the founder of Capital Fund Law Group, academic institutions and universities have started to get involved in the cryptocurrency market, acknowledging the long-term potential of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. “We’re seeing some academic institutions getting involved on a limited basis for strategic reasons. I can’t say the names of [the […]

XRTFoundation

June 7, 2018 0 1

Why XRT What images come in your mind if we talk about Food Industry? If not wrong, we all know it is all about Restaurants, Cafes, Hotels & Motels etc. How amazing it is when we go to restaurants or somewhere else eventually to have a lunch or dinner! Who doesn’t want a hassle-free day […]

Finance Industry Slams Google’s Crypto Ban As ‘Unethical’ and ‘Unfair’

June 7, 2018 0 0

Finance industry executives have argued that Google’s decision to ban cryptocurrency advertising is not only ill-conceived, but unethical. In Facebook and Twitter have enacted similar bans. The ban covers cryptocurrencies, ICOs, crypto exchanges, crypto wallets and crypto trading advice. Philip Nunn, CEO of Blackmore Group, a Manchester-based investment firm, said that because Googleand Facebook both indicated an interest […]

Breaking: Coinbase ‘On Track’ to Receive SEC Registration, List Blockchain Securities

June 7, 2018 0 0

Cryptocurrency industry giant Coinbase on Wednesday announced that it is “on track” to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker-dealer, a move which would allow it to list cryptoassets that the agency deems to be securities. In a statement attributed to Coinbase President and COO Asiff Hirji, Coinbase revealed that it has […]

Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Bounces Back after a DDoS Attack

June 7, 2018 0 0

Shortly after completing an unplanned maintenance, Bitfinex suffered a DDoS attack on Tuesday. While it managed to recover in less than 3 hours, users weren’t happy their assets were frozen twice. On June 5, Bitfinex reported its platform was “under heavy load”. Roughly an hour later the exchanged confirmed it was a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) […]

No More Fees? Craig Wright Urges Bitcoin Cash Miners to Process 0 sat/B Transactions

June 6, 2018 0 0

A new initiative seeks to convince bitcoin cash miners to remove the dust limit and being processing a limited number of zero-fee transactions in every block, and it has backing from several high-profile individuals. Announced on Tuesday by nChain Group and CoinGeek, the so-called “Miner’s Choice” initiative asks miners to eliminate the current BCH dust limit, which stipulates […]