Recently, bitcoin price declined below USD 8,300, but the USD 8,200 level acted as a support. As a result, there was a fresh increase, but the price is struggling to gain pace above USD 8,400 and is currently (08:00 UTC) well below the USD 8,500 resistance levels. Similarly, there was a short term upward move…
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Mt. Gox’s rehabilitation trustee has contacted the United States Department of Justice in search of information about the alleged former BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. Nobuaki Kobayashi, trustee of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, has contacted the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in search of information about Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator…
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Senior members of the House Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve whether there are plans for launching a U.S. dollar digital currency. Members of the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee asked the Federal Reserve whether there are any plans of launching a U.S. dollar digital currency. Fed has the mandate to…
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Telegram has announced it will officially launch its TON blockchain network by the end of October – and has told investors how they can claim their Gram tokens. Media speculates that Blackmoon and DSX might be the first exchanges where investors can trade the new tokens. Per an official release, the company stated that investors…
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Telegram has confirmed an October launch date for its long-awaited TON network with corresponding Gram tokens. Encrypted messaging service Telegram will launch its long-awaited Telegram Open Network (TON) in late October. In an Oct. 2 message in the official TON Board on Telegram, the firm states that original investors were informed that the blockchain network…
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South Korean blockchain provider Blocko launches in the United Arab Emirates after securing $16 million in funding. Blocko, a South Korean blockchain provider, launched in the United Arab Emirates after securing $16 million in funding. Building full-scale enterprise blockchain solutions On Oct. 2, Middle Eastern business publication Arabian Business reported that Blocko has partnered with…
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Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the immediate suspension of the OhioCrypto.com website that allows businesses to pay taxes with Bitcoin. Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the immediate suspension of the OhioCrypto.com website that allows businesses to pay taxes with Bitcoin (BTC). In an Oct. 2 press release, Sprague announced that according to an internal review,…
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Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has entered a partnership with Ripple’s investment arm Xpring to support payments with XRP. Major cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has entered a partnership with Ripple’s investment arm Xpring to support payments with XRP. The development was announced in an Oct. 2 press release, revealing that now businesses can accept the third-largest…
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As Bitcoin hovers in the $8,000 range, crypto analysts Ledger Status, Tone Vays and Crypto Cred provide insights on BTC’s$1,700 price drop. As Bitcoin’s (BTC) price floats in the waters of uncertainty in the low $8,000 range, one might wonder how crypto’s largest asset found itself at the bottom of a steep drop after its…
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Though crypto transfers are immutable, offline cryptocurrency transactions may be the key to total censorship resistance for blockchain. Earlier in September, Cointelegraph reported that Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 had raised $4 million to finance its offline cryptocurrency transaction solution. The company developed a cold wallet with “hot wallet functionalities” that is completely shielded from online hackers because…
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