Grin’s reputation seemingly taking beating in light of the recent allegations put forth by crypto researcher over Mimblewimble protocol. On Nov. 18, crypto researcher Ivan Bogatyy published an article on Medium claiming that he had found an extremely easy way of bypassing Grin’s Mimblewimble privacy protocol. As part of his efforts, Bogatyy stated that he…
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Harvard University stages a “Digital Currency Wars” live simulation of a White House National Security Council meeting. Harvard University’s Kennedy School carried out a live simulation of a White House National Security Council meeting on Nov. 19, featuring former senior administration officials and thought leaders. The “Digital Currency Wars” event examined a potential future scenario,…
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“We’re way past the point where the bubble should have burst. It should have happened long ago. We’re in uncharted territory now.” Global debt has surpassed $250 trillion. That’s 320% of gross domestic product, announced the Institute of International Finance on Nov. 14. Emerging market debt also hit a record $71.4 trillion, 220% of GDP.…
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Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is apparently still holding a major stake in tZero, Overstock’s crypto token platform. After selling off all of his Overstock shares, former CEO Patrick Byrne is reportedly still holding a major stake in tZero, Overstock’s crypto token platform. Byrne still owns 63,775 shares in tZero Overstock’s 2019 notice of special…
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The entire cryptocurrency market is bleeding heavily, with Bitcoin fighting hard to hold above the $7,000 price mark. Friday, Nov. 22 — Cryptocurrency prices are bleeding heavily, with some of the top-20 coins showing losses of close to 10% on the day. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) started the day just above…
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The national police force of New Zealand seize over $4 million in cryptocurrency from Jaron David McIvor, suspected of laundering proceeds from online movie piracy. The national police force of New Zealand have seized between NZ$6.2 and NZ$6.7 million in cryptocurrency from a man who allegedly was involved in online movie piracy in the United…
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The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary argued that decentralized privately-issued cryptos can shift some functions of the state to the private sector. The United States Deputy Treasury Secretary argued that decentralized privately-issued digital currencies can shift some functions from the state to the private sector. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Justin Muzinich presented his view on…
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A new report from the non-profit Human Rights Foundation analyzes the censorship and privacy landscape of stablecoins. The non-profit Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has analyzed the censorship and privacy landscape of stablecoins in a report published on Nov. 20. For privacy coins that are not stablecoins, the largest single-week losses so far this year have…
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Following the ban of crypto purchases with credit card, Argentina’s P2P Bitcoin trading volume reaches an all-time high. Argentina’s central bank had formally banned consumers from purchasing Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency using credit cards on Nov. 1. What followed was the very opposite of what the Argentine government had anticipated — over the past…
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CEO of blockchain firm R3, David Rutter, has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin. CEO of blockchain firm R3 has ridiculed the way Facebook introduced its yet-to-be-released Libra stablecoin. Skepticism surrounding Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin continues growing as David Rutter, the CEO of enterprise software firm R3, said that the announcement of…
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