There are many halving predictions yet to come true — among them Satoshi claimant Dr Craig Wright’s ‘long term advance notice’ from 2018 that he would crash the Bitcoin price. There are many halving predictions yet to come true — among them Satoshi claimant Dr Craig Wright’s ‘long term advance notice’ from 2018 that he…
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Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD claims to have submitted the first SEC-approved security token offering for prospective listing on major U.S. exchange Coinbase. Shortly after sealing an approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for its security token offering, Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD (BHD) is seeking a listing on major exchange Coinbase. On March…
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Crypto.com is integrating with e-commerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plug-in supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform. Crypto.com launched a payment plug-in for Ecwid, an e-commerce platform similar to Shopify or WooCommerce. The plug-in allows merchants to accept crypto for their products. Crypto.com announced the partnership on Monday.…
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The Litecoin Foundation announced on May 7 that it would migrate from the multi-sig Electrum-LTC wallet to BitGo’s multi-sig wallet. The Litecoin Foundation announced that it will migrate from the multi-sig Electrum-LTC wallet to BitGo’s multi-sig wallet. According to a May 7 post on the company’s website, the move is due to BitGo’s wallet providing…
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New reports indicate that a previously-alleged mob attack by Bitmain employees was significantly overstated by the press. We recently reported that Bitmain’s CFO, Luyao Liu, was arrested after allegedly partaking in a mob attack in Beijing. Recent updates suggest, however, that this was not the case. At the time, sources claimed that the attack was…
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired banking and fintech veteran Teana Baker-Taylor to lead its expansion in the United Kingdom and European market. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired banking and fintech veteran Teana Baker-Taylor to lead its expansion in the United Kingdom and European market. Baker-Taylor has over 20 years of experience in HSBC,…
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Power struggle at Bitmain intensifies as the company’s executive reportedly gets arrested for partaking in a mob attack on the company’s ousted co-founder. Bitmain CFO and supposed legal representative Luyao Liu was arrested after allegedly partaking in a mob attack on the company’s ousted co-founder Micree Zhan in Beijing, local reports suggest. Liu was “taken…
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Bitcoin Suisse is looking for almost $50 million of funding from investors to pursue expansion plans, which include moving into the banking sector. Swiss crypto broker Bitcoin Suisse is seeking almost 50 million Swiss francs ($51.5 million) in funding to support its plans for expansion into the banking sector. According to a new report published…
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Video conferencing app Zoom, the undisputed titan in an era of social distancing, has acquired end-to-end encryption start-up Keybase. Video conferencing app Zoom, the undisputed titan in an era of social distancing, has acquired end-to-end encryption start-up Keybase. The acquisition, announced May 7, follows multiple privacy and security-related scandals — including the rise of video…
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A founding member of the Celo Alliance for Prosperity has added the Celo protocol to their platform. Bison Trails has announced support for the Celo open network, which enables smartphone users to send crypto directly to a phone number instead of a blockchain address. The added support means that users will be able to transfer…
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