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Could this be a sign that the mainstream media is warming up to bitcoin again like they did before the 2017 rally? The Simpsons featured an almost two-minute segment explaining how cryptocurrency and blockchain work with the actor who played Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Also Read: 12.6M Viewers Will Hear About Bitcoin […]
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Wells Fargo, one of the largest U.S. financial services companies, has agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve the U.S. government’s investigations into fraudulent sales practices spanning over 15 years. The Wells Fargo fraud case involved the company forging customer signatures, moving money from millions of customer accounts to unauthorized accounts, and misusing customers’ sensitive […]
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The company behind the privacy-oriented browser Brave has set out to convince regulators in the U.K. to end Google’s advertising monopoly in the digital space. In a filing with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Brave puts forward recommendations on how to “neutralize” the tech giant’s “unfair data advantage.” Also read: Google Executive From […]
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China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project ranking — the first this year. A total of 37 crypto projects, two more than in the previous ranking, were evaluated and ranked overall this month as well as in three separate categories. Also read: Bitcoin, Tesla Stock, Tron: How Warren Buffett […]
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Banking giant HSBC has unveiled a major restructuring plan that includes 35,000 job cuts. The move came as the bank’s net profit plunged 53% last year. HSBC is also slashing $100 billion in assets and closing many branches. “This represents one of the deepest restructuring and simplification programs in the bank’s history,” explained interim CEO […]
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On February 20, Bitcoin Cash engineers held the second 2020 BCH developers’ meeting and the first since the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) was added to the Bitcoin ABC version 0.21.0 client. Seven developers discussed new features that are coming after the May upgrade, but a majority of the conversation focused on the ongoing IFP discussion. […]
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Blockchain developers are spoiled for choice given the surfeit of networks, protocols and projects vying for their skills. Between September 2015 and September 2019, the number of blockchain-linked jobs per million surged by a whopping 1,400%, and while not all of those positions were for devs, it’s clear that applicants – architects, engineers, designers, coders – find themselves in an enviable position. To a large extent, talented developers can pick and choose which platform they want to work on, based on the allure of its infrastructure, its potential to bring about real-world change and, inevitably, the spoils on offer in
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By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex By Friday, February 21st, emotional sales in the ETH have stopped. The digital currency is stabilizing around $260.75. On H4, the Ethereum demonstrates the development of a correctional phase shaped as a Triangle. The Triangle is forming around 61.8% Fibo in relation to the previous downtrend. Judging by the descending dynamics of the MACD, the market is preparing for a decline in the mid-term. The current market situation along with the indicator dynamics hints on a potential breakout of the lower border of the Triangle and a decline to 50.0% ($221.55) and 61.8%
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Bitcoin Cash House Ghana has announced they’ve found a liquidity provider for converting between BCH and Ghanaian cedi, and are now preparing to furnish their building and move in, preparing for official launch on March 1. A new read.cash post from organizer Kousha detailed the status of the project and also initiated a small fundraiser […]
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On February 19, a group of well known software developers announced the launch of a new Bitcoin Cash full node with the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) removed from the codebase. The news was announced on the read.cash platform by the developer Freetrader who told the public that strong demand from businesses, miners, mining pools, and […]
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