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Crypto Payment Gateway CoinGate Adds Support for Ripple’s XRP

February 4, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News

According to a blog post published on February 1, 2019, cryptocurrency payment gateway CoinGate has added Ripple’s XRP token to their list of 50 plus digital currencies that can be used to make payments for online transactions. XRP Accepted at More than 4,500 Online Shops Building on the recent flurry...

Binance CEO Believes in Crypto Gaming Potential

February 3, 2019 by Neil at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, Investment, News

In 2019, it's hard to believe that at one point, the video game industry was struggling. The infamous “video game crash” of 1983, where many believed that video games would fade into obscurity, now seems laughable. A huge portion of Earth’s population play video games every day, and there are individuals...

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Report: Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) for SME Financing

February 3, 2019 by Toju Ometoruwa at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Cryptocyclopedia, Ethereum, Finance, Investment

Small to medium enterprises serve as the backbone to many of the world’s developed and emerging economies. These are companies with fewer than 250 employees, who contribute up to 60 percent of total employment and up to 40 percent of a nation’s income (GDP) to their economies according to the...

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New Crypto Malware Targets Mac Users

February 2, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Crime, Exchange, Mining, News

A new threat to crypto users has been exposed as CookieMiner, a malware designed to steal web cookies and user passwords for cryptocurrency exchanges. A Novel Attack Vector Malware has been in the news a lot lately. For instance, it was revealed that four percent of all the Monero (XMR)...

Crypto Investors Earn Healthy Returns via PoS Protocol Despite Pessimistic Market

February 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Business, Finance, Investment, News

While cryptocurrency market continues to be dominated by the bears, some HODLers have found a new robust way to earn money despite it. A Bloomberg report published on February 1, 2019, notes that some investors are earning interest on their crypto holdings by staking them. PoS to the Rescue Cryptopians...

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Germany’s Second-Largest Exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, Launches Crypto Trading App BISON

February 2, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News

Germany's second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, announced the launch of its new crypto trading app, called BISON, which aims to offer "simple, fast and secure trading in cryptocurrencies." Germans Can now Trade Crypto Using BISON The newly launched BISON app enables investors to trade and securely store digital assets for free using their...

Bank of Korea to Establish Digital Asset Task Force

ICO Ban to Continue in South Korea, FSC Says

February 1, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

South Korea’s state financial regulator Financial Service Commission (FSC) will continue the ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs); this was confirmed in a press release published on January 30, 2019. ICO Fiasco in South Korea South Korea officially curbed ICOs on September 29, 2017, when the FSC stated that it...

Proof-of-Location Project Platin Secures Investment from EOS Ecosystem Fund

February 1, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Investment, News

A press release dated January 30, 2019, states Platin, the Israel-based decentralized Proof-of-Location (PoL) protocol, has successfully secured investment from EOS Global’s EOS ecosystem fund. The fund is a partnership fund of Block.one’s EOS VC investment arm. Platin to Develop Their Service in the EOS Ecosystem Per the press release,...

Cryptocurrency Winter Forces the NEM Foundation to Restructure Mode of Operation

February 1, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, Commentary, Finance, News

NEM Foundation, the team in charge of the NEM (XEM) blockchain project, has announced a significant change to its mode of operation due to the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency markets, according to an official announcement by the team on January 31, 2019. NEM Foundation Restructured to Cut down Cost...

Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: January 9, 2020

Bitcoin and Ether Market Update: February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Cryptocurrency Market Outlook, Ethereum, Finance, News, Price Analysis

The total crypto market cap is down with $1 billion since January 30, 2019, and now sits at $112.5 billion. Bitcoin is still hovering around $3,400, while the price of ether remains unchanged. BTC/USD On January 30, bitcoin saw its first day of gains since January 26 when it last...

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Litecoin Introduces Fungibility and Private Transactions

January 31, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Blockchain, Development, News

According to a January 28, 2019 Tweet from Charlie Lee, Litecoin will be experiencing a soft fork this year that will bring privacy and fungibility to the coin. A Change is Coming Litecoin is set to become more fungible and private according to a January 28, 2019 tweet from Charlie...

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Swift Snubs Ripple; Enters Partnership with R3 for Blockchain-Based Payment Solutions

January 31, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Adoption, Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Cross-border payments leader Swift has inked a partnership with blockchain-based startup R3 to integrate the latter’s trade finance platform to its latest payments standards framework GPI, reports CNBC on January 30, 2019. Swift Snubs Ripple for R3 Swift, the undisputed leader in international payments transfer industry is looking to revamp...

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Gemini Becomes World’s First Crypto Exchange to Complete a SOC 2 Review

January 31, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News

Gemini, a U.S.-based regulated cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, has announced the completion of its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 1 examination conducted by Big Four auditor, Deloitte & Touche LLP. The examination makes it the first cryptocurrency trading platform and digital assets custodian in the world to demonstrate the...

1,675 ETH Stolen from Cryptopia in Second Attack of the Month

January 31, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Crime, Ethereum, Exchange, News

On January 29, 2019, Elementus reported that Cryptopia has suffered a second attack that led to the loss of 1,675 ether (ETH) tokens after suffering a similar attack on January 14, 2019. On January 15, 2019, New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia suspended activities after suffering a hack that led to...

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U.S. Congress Passes Bill to Investigate Crypto’s Role In Sex Trafficking

January 31, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

On January 28, 2019, U.S. Congress passed a bill to commission an investigation into the role played by cryptocurrency and online markets in global sex trafficking. Following the Trail On January 28, 2019, the Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R. 502) was passed by the...

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