The cryptocurrency market is flashing green Wednesday following a major downturn, with the total capitalization rising more than $11 billion on a 24-hour basis. The signs of a turnaround emerge in the wake of a rough patch for the market, during which it hit its lowest point for 2018, as CoinDesk previously reported. At press time, bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency
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Three days ago a new freelancer’s marketplace was launched called Fivebucks.com, a platform that allows people to purchase and sell services for only $5. The new website has seen an influx of listings since it launched and all the payments, both inbound and outbound, utilize the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency bitcoin cash. Also read: Report: 15,000 Twitter Crypto Scam Giveaway Bots Every
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Messaging Giant LINE Launches $10 Million Token Venture Fund Japanese messaging giant LINE has launched a token venture fund with a capital commitment of $10 million via its recently established subsidiary called Unblock Ventures. The publicly traded firm announced the fund in a release on Wednesday and said it aims to invest in blockchain startups in an… The post Messaging Giant LINE
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A U.S.-based cryptocurrency investor and entrepreneur has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against telecommunications firm AT&T. Michael Terpin believes that he became the victim of a theft in which a large amount of digital currency was taken from him due to the company’s negligence. Terpin Believes He Was the Victim of a SIM Swap Fraud Michael Terpin has brought legal action
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) “fundamentally undermine the underlying principle of peer-to-peer money,” Andreas Antonopoulos claimed, adopting a critical stance on the financial instrument. ‘Not Your Keys – Not Your Bitcoin’ As part of his monthly Q&A session with the cryptocurrency community in July, Antonopoulos, who uses the online sessions to address various key aspects of cryptocurrency as suggested by viewers, made clear
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NEO and USD Currency Pairing In The News Neo price has a firm support base around $30.00 and it has been moving higher as compared to the US dollar prices. There is a ceiling resistance of Neo and USD around $34 which needs to be recovered for further upward movement. As per current trends,… The post NEO And USD
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As cryptocurrency popularity boomed towards the end of 2017, other, more illicit, things came about as a result of the crypto boom. In 2018, one of the most prevalent and popular forms of malware attacks is cryptojacking, where malicious actors utilize the CPU power of unsuspecting computers to mine cryptocurrencies. Cryptojacking Becomes Increasingly Prevalent in 2018 According to a report by
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Тhe profitability of cryptocurrency mining is decreasing on the backdrop of this year’s persistently bearish markets but Coinhive seems to be doing pretty well. The browser-based miner has earned a quarter million dollars worth of monero in just one month, according to a new study conducted by German researchers. Also read: New Player to Offer Next Generation ASIC Chips
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Reality Shares Will Join Increasingly Crowded Bitcoin Hedge Fund Arena, Says Source California-based asset manager Reality Shares has become the latest competitor in the Bitcoinhedge fund space, an anonymous source told Business Insider August 15. Reality Shares, which became known in the cryptocurrency space this year after launching the first Chinese blockchain ETF in June, has reportedly already attracted $25 million for the fund. Capped at $100… The post Reality Shares Will…
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A Ripple executive has said that the distributed payments service provider is looking to expand their operations in China. However, it seems unlikely that such a move would translate into greater usage of the platform’s digital currency, XRP. Banks Love Ripple but Have Little Interest in XRP The vice president of Ripple’s strategic accounts in Europe, Jeremy Light, stated that
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