Coinbase Opens Office in Ireland as Part of Brexit Contingency Plan
Coinbase has opened a new office in tech-friendly Dublin, which will serve as a “plan B” for when the U.K. leaves the European Union Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Month: October 2018
Canaan Creative Announces New Avalonminer A911 Mining Rig
Canaan Creative, the world’s second largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware, has announced a new mining rig, the Avalonminer A911, alongside plans to develop a mining heater and portable miner. The company has also purportedly expressed its intention of developing a 5nm mining chip. Also Read: Research: 1 of 5 New Hedge Funds in 2018 Is … Read more
Ease of Access Ensures Darknet Activity Continues to Grow
The darknet often gets a very bad reputation because of all of the illicit activity taking place. That is not entirely abnormal, as criminals have shown a strong tendency to buy and sell stolen data, drugs or other illicit products on the darknet. One of the biggest problems to date is how the accessibility of … Read more
Roger Ver: ‘Undercover US Government Agents Go on LocalBitcoins and Arrest People’
Former ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver talks about becoming a Bitcoin Cash believer, the future of cryptocurrencies and why the U.S. is the worst place for doing business in crypto Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler: ICOs Should be Considered Securities
Former CFTC chairman Gary Gensler stated that coins sold in ICOs should be considered securities Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Bitpay Announces Stablecoin Support for Merchant Settlement
On Monday the cryptocurrency payment processor Bitpay announced the company is now supporting settlement options using two stablecoins — the Gemini dollar and the Circle Centre coin. Not only can Bitpay merchants settle in BCH, BTC, and local fiat currencies, but they can also utilize a US dollar-equivalent digital currency. Also read: BCH Devcon Streamlines Bitcoin … Read more
Kenyan Gov’t to Use Blockchain in New Affordable Housing Project
Kenya’s government will use blockchain technology in its new housing program to ensure that units go to the rightful recipients Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto Consensus
On Oct. 10, Blockstream revealed that the company’s new product, Liquid, generated its first block on Sept. 27 and noted that a lot of the crypto-economy’s “biggest players” participated. Since Blockstream announced the launch of its federated sidechain, the technology has been praised by some and dismissed by others. Also read: BCH Devcon Streamlines Bitcoin Innovation … Read more
Crypto Payment Platform BitPay Introduces Settlement in Stablecoins
Crypto payment platform BitPay has started accepting settlements in stablecoins GUSD and USDC Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
How to Turn Any Smartphone Into a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
In the world of cryptocurrency, secure storage solutions will always be in very high demand. It seems unlikely that demand will diminish, even though very few reliable hardware solutions exist today. The new Parity Signer V2.0 software kit can, in theory, turn any major mobile phone into a hardware wallet without the need for additional … Read more