Time has finally arrived to test the international investor appetite for cryptocurrencies. And that came out clearly when two Chinese bitcoin mining equipment makers announced their plan to raise about $1 billion each-in what is deemed to be the largest bitcoin-focused floats ever witnessed around the globe. The filing of the application It was a short […]
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Researchers Reveal More Details Regarding Behaviors That Weaken Zcash Privacy
Researchers from the University College London have noted patterns in the various forms of Zcash transactions which they jointly agreed ended up weakening their anonymity. This information came out in a paper that was published on Monday. The degradation of anonymity The study outlines that there is the aspect of degradation in anonymity whenever the […]
Investigators Raid South Korea’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Upbit Over Suspicion Of Fraud
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has brushed shoulders with the law having been accused of falsifying balance sheets to deceive investors. According to investigators who raided Upbit, the exchange transferred customers’ exchange funds to separate accounts prompting suspicion of fraud activities. The raid carried out by ten investigators from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) was […]
Xapo Vaults Store $10 Billion In Bitcoin As Investors Stir
Throughout its existence, the digital currency industry has depended on digital wallets to store biotin. This is likely to changing after a startup called Xapo developed vaults to be used in storing bitcoin. The company was launched by Argentine entrepreneur Wences Casares has spent a lot of time persuading Silicon Valley millionaires and billionaires that […]
Ripple Might Be Affected By Another Class Action Suit
Ripple Labs has in numerous instances painted XRP as an ideal investment. Time and again it has relayed optimistic price predictions about it. And it was in its latest statement that called upon all the interested investors to move ahead and make investments. It insisted that they had to begin by contacting Johson Fistel, LLP […]
Money Moves into Ethereum, Trading Takes Over Bitcoin’s Share
There has been a curious trend with Ethereum (ETH) that indicate to a possible “flippening” and staging a strong challenge to Bitcoin as the leading cryptocurrency. For a number of months, Ethereum trading accounted for less the 10% of all trades. On the other hand Bitcoin has taken up 36% of all the trading. The rise […]
Philippine Blockchain Community Asks Government to Help with Upskilling
The Philippine Association of Digital Commerce and Decentralized Industry (PADCDI) has called for closer partnership with the government so as to boost knowledge and skills of local workers in order to make them familiar with global app developers. The move is aimed at making the country achieve its dreams of becoming a leading global blockchain […]
Washington Utility Beefs Up Security Amid Crypto Mining Moratorium
A Washington utility provider understands how severe a backlash from the cryto miners could turn out to be and that is the reason it has resorted to heightening security measures. A person well conversant with the matter but who wanted his identity kept anonymous said that there were several security cameras and bulletproof panels at PUD headquarters. Recent […]
South Korean Lawmakers Draft Bill To Legalize ICOs
A group of lawmakers in South Korea is drafting a bill to legalize the initial coin offerings (ICOs) under new conditions set by the government. The new bill emanated from the need to review the current situation in the country during the ICO and Blockchain Technology Forum held recently at the National Assembly. Last year, […]
CoinMarketCap.com (CMC) Celebrates Its 5th Birthday By Unveiling An IOS App
One of the most popular crypto price trackers, CoinMarketCap.com (CMC), has proceeded to unveil an IOS app and it did that today as a way to celebrate its 5th birthday. At this point in time, it stands at the 175th position in terms of the rankings globally for the most heavily trafficked sites. Recent progress The details […]
