Are the world’s biggest crypto companies actually its biggest bullies? DigiByte founder Jared Tate tells Cointelegraph about struggles with Binance and Poloniex for listing. What started as a Twitter thread of frustrated complaints about corruption and centralization in the crypto industry ended with an abrupt announcement: the delisting of DigiByte on Poloniex. Jared Tate, the…
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Auditing giant EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. British auditing giant EY has released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. A ZKP is a digital protocol that enables data to be distributed between the…
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Bitcoin price returns to the $7,000 zone after hitting its lowest levels in seven months, leading commentators to consider further gains. Bitcoin (BTC) passed $7,200 a second time on Dec. 19 as previous bearish moves gave way to a return to higher levels. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC shows signs of a bullish…
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The European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union (EU), has launched a public consultation on the regulation of cryptoassets, as the world’s second largest economy aims to strengthen its positions in the global payments market. The EC invites investors, banks, supervisors, consumers and other stakeholders to share their views on how the…
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Maker Foundation Sells $27.5 million MKR to Dragonfly Capital and Paradigm, expanding their influence in Asia while driving DeFi adoption. The Maker Foundation, the group behind the decentralized crypto platform MakerDAO, announced today that venture capital funds Dragonfly Capital Partners and Paradigm have acquired $27.5 million worth of MKR. This is approximately 5.5% of the…
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Researchers have published a new report on what they say is a “relentless” crypto mining botnet that lurks behind seemingly innocuous content like JPEG images of Taylor Swift. Researchers have published a new report on what they deem to be a “relentless” crypto mining botnet that lurks behind seemingly innocuous content such as JPEG images…
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While major money transfer company MoneyGram has already pushed more than USD 100 million through Ripple’s platform, the blockchain-based startup’s capability to lure more clients will be crucial to the partnership’s future, according to Alex Holmes, CEO and Chairman of MoneyGram. As reported in November, MoneyGram is moving c. 10% of its transaction volume through…
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Japanese financial giant and long-time Ripple partner SBI has struck a deal with OneConnect, part of the Chinese insurance giant Ping An Group. The companies have agreed to launch a recently formed company in Japan, with the aim of revitalizing smaller, regional Japanese banks using blockchain technology and fintech solutions. Per Nikkei and TechCrunch Japan,…
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IOTA (MIOTA) prices have fallen in the past 24 hours – despite upward trends in most altcoin prices and the release of a new roadmap. At the time of writing (11:46 UTC), IOTA, ranked 23rd by market capitalization, is down almost 2% on the past 24 hours, at a time when tokens like Ethereum (ETH)…
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After reporting that an alleged Ponzi scheme may still dump at least USD 243 million worth of crypto on the market, their Ethereum (ETH) seems to be on the move. China-based PlusToken, deemed a scam by local and foreign media, as well as the crypto community at large, seems to have moved ETH 789,525 (c.…
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