The bitter, public war-of-words between the co-founders of the IoT-focused IOTA Foundation has taken a new turn, with Sergey Invancheglo taking to Twitter to announce that he will launch legal proceedings against fellow co-founder David Sønstebø. Invancheglo appears to have accused Sønstebø of withholding some USD 8.5 million worth of IOTA’s MIOTA tokens from him.…
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Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here. _________________________________________ Bitfinex Delistings: Bitcoin Interest (BCI) Banyan Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with…
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As the sentiment in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets has turned positive, this dip should be viewed as a buying opportunity. The recovery in cryptocurrency prices has ignited interest among institutional investors. In 2019, dedicated crypto funds returned more than 16% according to Eurekahedge while traditional hedge fund strategies returned 10.4% according to Hedge Fund…
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The Magazine will be a new long-form publication for blockchain veterans and crypto newcomers alike. Over 4,400 people responded to a poll created by Nathaniel Whittemore on Twitter last week, explaining what they did before becoming involved in cryptocurrency. A guy who designed helicopter manufacturing processes. A plumber. A prison inmate. A nutritionist. Someone described…
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XRP, the crypto token affiliated with the U.S.-based fintech firm Ripple, has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past 24 hours, with the coin posting the strongest 24-hour performance among the top 10 cryptoassets by market capitalization. As of pixel time (11:00 AM UTC), XRP almost unchanged over the past 24 hours (USD Read…
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The South Korean central bank is launching a second central bank digital currency (CBDC) team – a year after disbanding its first group of CBDC researchers. The central Bank of Korea (BOK) announced its intentions to launch the new unit, which it says will conduct CBDC-related research, in what appears to be a direct response…
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Cryptocurrency tycoons and Gemini exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss obtained six stablecoin-related patents. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, have obtained six stablecoin-related patents, according to filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Three of the patents — the first, second and the fifth on the list…
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Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual employment contracts. Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual labor contracts. Technology news site CIO reported on Feb. 3 that IBM considers the blockchain particularly well-suited to tackling the pain…
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In the past three sessions, bitcoin price followed a bullish path and traded above the USD 9,550 resistance. BTC/USD even climbed above USD 9,600, but it failed to continue higher above USD 9,650. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) correcting lower, but dips remain well supported near USD 9,250 and USD 9,200. More importantly, there…
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Researchers writing for the Oxford University Law blog say that the distinction between utility and security tokens is less important than most assume when it comes to regulation. European researchers writing for the Oxford University Faculty of Law blog argue that the distinction between utility and security tokens is less important than most assume when…
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