Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo predicts that technology will enable efficiency and greater returns for banks this decade. Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo announced during a Dec. 30 CNBC news segment that “this is the golden decade of banks and technology.” Mayo explained that while the 1990’s had record bank consolidation (banking businesses merge with each…
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‘Shitcoin Wallet,’ an Ethereum wallet available as a Chrome Browser extension, is injecting malicious javascript to steal user’s data. An Ethereum (ETH) wallet known as “Shitcoin Wallet” is reportedly injecting malicious javascript code from open browser windows to steal data from its users. On Dec. 30, cybersecurity and anti-phishing expert Harry Denley warned about the…
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An overview of the worst and most outrageous Bitcoin price predictions of 2019. To prophesize is a natural human tendency. Humanity applauds those who make the right prediction and also love to hate on people when they miss the mark, especially by ridiculously large amounts. For many years, the crypto industry has been prone to…
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A French tech entrepreneur has been nabbed for allegedly stealing over 1 million euros in Bitcoin from his former colleagues in what is purported to have been an “act of revenge.” A French tech entrepreneur has been nabbed for allegedly stealing over 1 million euros in Bitcoin (BTC) from his former colleagues in what is…
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The Ethereum network was reportedly the target of an attacking focusing on Parity Ethereum nodes. The Ethereum (ETH) network was apparently the target of a coordinated attack, according to several analysts. Following reports that some Parity Ethereum nodes lost sync with the network, on Dec. 31, core blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technology said it believed…
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Ripple’s XRP token had a dismal 2019, losing half its value in USD and two-thirds of its value against Bitcoin, but will 2020 finally break the downtrend? Bitcoin (BTC) price has seen a significant increase in 2019 (by more than 100%), while altcoins are actually down significantly from the beginning of the year. Moreover, most…
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Justin Sun. Source: Twitter, @justinsuntron The crypto market doesn’t seem to be impressed with blockchain-based content sharing platform DLive becoming a part of the BitTorrent ecosystem. In order to do so, DLive, that has “over five million monthly active users,” will be migrating to the Tron (TRX) blockchain. As a reminder, Tron owns BitTorrent, a…
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Imagine that Bitcoin made itself some promises for the upcoming year — what would they be like? Most of us believe in the “New Year — New Me” rhetoric: I’m going to lose weight, quit smoking, eat healthy, stop being lazy, spend more time with family and whatnot. Yet, losing weight usually only turns into…
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Lawyers and politicians in South Korea have been debating the legality of the tax service’s recent decision to effectively serve crypto exchange Bithumb with a USD 67 million tax bill. As previously reported, South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has attempted to force Bithumb to pay the withholding taxes on the trading activities of its…
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While Bitcoin price has been suggesting that the bottom has been found, there’s a good chance that a revisit of the $6,000s will occur in the near future. Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week at $7,385, which represented a 1.71% reduction in valuation. The lows for the week were some 4.5% lower at $7,053. But a…
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