The former head of product at Brave looks to drive the crypto media platform’s evolution. Cointelegraph, the world’s foremost blockchain-focused media platform, is pleased to announce that tech veteran Elissa Beth Shevinsky has joined the company as chief technology officer. Shevinsky began her Bitcoin (BTC) journey in 2013, selling shirts for BTC as part of…
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None of the twelve people to ever reach the lunar surface have reportedly carried any currency with them. Heavily pumped by Elon Musk’s tweets, Dogecoin may be the first cryptocurrency to literally reach the moon following an aborted launch of a SpaceX ship. The aerospace company attempted to launch its Starship SN10 vehicle today from…
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Amazon Web Services users reportedly have the ability to “provision Ethereum nodes” and connect to the blockchain’s mainnet and other testnets. Technology giant Amazon just announced the general availability of Ethereum on its managed blockchain. According to Amazon Web Services, or AWS, users now have the ability to “provision Ethereum nodes” and connect to the…
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The original report from GizChina said that a software developer had modified the CPU and graphics cards on the new gaming console to mine crypto. While users might still be able to adapt some gaming consoles for mining cryptocurrency, evidence suggests that recent reports of a modified PlayStation 5 mining Ether (ETH) are fake. According…
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“The possibilities of the NFT domain are endless,” said Jehan Chu. In a single purchase, Jehan Chu, co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto investment firm Kenetic Capital, has bought the ability to issue a seemingly unlimited number of “NFT” subdomains on the Handshake blockchain. According to Kenetic, Chu purchased the .NFT domain extension for $84,000, or…
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“I’m not in crypto to make a fast buck, but I’ll take the bonus,” said Simon Byrne. Crypto enthusiast Simon Byrne has taken crypto mining out of the garage and onto the road after installing a small farm in the trunk of his car. According to a report from Hardware Times, Byrne purchased a BMV…
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2020 has been a stellar year for blockchain technology, laying important foundations for the year ahead. January will mark 12 years since the Bitcoin genesis block. In that time, blockchain technology has made many significant strides forward. The launch of Ethereum in 2015 introduced smart contracts and token minting. Subsequent years saw developments in areas,…
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“Secret Tokens combine the programmability of ERC-20s with the privacy of coins like Zcash or Monero.” An open-source blockchain protocol called the Secret Network is now offering privacy features for the Ethereum blockchain and 14 ERC-20 tokens. According to a Secret Network blog post, the protocol launched its Secret Ethereum Bridge on the mainnet today,…
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Low latency is essential for high-end cryptocurrency traders, but not all exchanges can offer it. We’ll explore why it’s important and where to find it. How is this changing cryptocurrency? Many believe that lower latency should make markets more efficient, but others worry HFT gives certain players too much of an edge. Lower latencies will…
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Starbucks and McDonald’s are reportedly not part of the 3,000 merchants piloting China’s CBDC. American fast-food giants like Starbucks and McDonald’s are reportedly not participating in China’s ongoing digital yuan tests. According to an Oct. 14 report by news agency Sina Finance, China’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is still being piloted on a…
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