S&P 500 stock Estee Lauder is pricey, but there may be another way for investors to play retail and capitalize on strong consumers. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: The S&P 500 is comprised of nearly a dozen sectors, all of which traded in the green today. Leading the charge is skincare stock Estee Lauder,...Read More
Quantstamp, a blockchain security company developing automated security tools such as the Quantstamp Security Network, has announced it is open-sourcing the code for its bounty protocol. A bounty protocol is a marketplace for developers to identify bugs in smart contracts that automation cannot detect. The bounty protocol has the potential to leverage software engineering talent...Read More
Since April of this year when Bitcoin first spiked over $1,000 in a matter of minutes, sending the first-ever crypto asset out of its bear market depths, Bitcoin dominance has soared, indicating that much of Bitcoin’s rally was fueled by altcoin-driven selling. The impact can be seen in both Bitcoin’s price outperforming most altcoins by...Read More
For all the theoretical debates raging across the Twittersphere, it’s hard to find concrete evidence that cryptocurrencies are helping the poor and unbanked. Meanwhile, outside the notice of crypto pundits, an independent aid campaign is making practical use of cryptocurrencies to help flood victims in Iran, right now. [embedded content] Last week, IranRescueBit began its...Read More
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has discontinued offering services to the users of three countries. Fun fact: it has offices in those regions. BitMEX said in a statement issued today that it is limiting access to users residing in Seychelles, Hong Kong, and Bermuda. The Seychelles-based exchange stated that it decided to go ahead with its decision...Read More
Social media giant Facebook has been under the spotlight for quite some time, following its entry into the crypto world with its coin Libra. In recent news, six lawmakers from the U.S. are said to visit Switzerland to further discuss the launch of the cryptocurrency. Despite the obstacles Libra is facing, the Libra testnet is...Read More
How the Fab Five Fared In aggregate since yesterday, the “fab five” — Litecoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Ripple — were up 1.9%. Out of the aforementioned five, Ethereum gave investors the best daily return; it was up 4.89%, which has its price now near $194.77 USD. On the flip side, the worst performer...Read More
Bakkt is a platform for institutional investors and anyone else to buy bitcoin through its legally compliant system. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Most cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been waiting for the launch of bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt. Recently, the crypto community rejoiced as the ICE-operated company announced the official launch date of Sept....Read More
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright was exposed again this week – this time by Microsoft Office. The comedy of errors continues… | Source: YouTube (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright popped up to remind everyone of his existence this week. While yet another ‘Faketoshi’ showed up...Read More
Anonymity and privacy are extremely important in the crypto industry. The original crypto that the entire industry is based on was created by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, and to this day no identifying details are truly known about the person who designed Bitcoin.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Microwork may be the most niche form of online labor there is: it doesn’t pay very much, but it does get quite a lot of work done by spreading tasks far and wide. Usually, this involves transcribing media, data entry, filling out surveys, and viewing ads – or any other brief tasks. At first glance,...Read More
Industry Overview of the Report 2023: The research report on Global 3D Metal Printing Machines Market presents the readers with market overview and definitions, segmentation, applications, raw materials used, product specifications, cost structures, manufacturing processes, and so on. The report analyzes the global market scenario, including the product pricing, production and consumption volume, cost, price,...Read More
ZenGo crypto wallet has announced the support for Facebook’s Libra testnet which gives its users a first-hand experience of using Facebook’s native cryptocurrency. Facebook announced its native cryptocurrency Libra in June 2019 scheduled to launch next year in early 2020. However, apart from its native crypto wallet Calibra, Libra is already getting the support of...Read More
Photo: PriceMinister / Flickr Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has completed registration of its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet, which will go live next month, the company confirmed in a press release. Rakuten, which follows several major Japanese tech players in entering the crypto exchange market, renamed its product from Everybody’s Bitcoin earlier this month. The company...Read More
The latest tweets by President Trump may set the pace for active support in the stock market this week. S&P 500 openned higher on Sunday. There are no hopes that the struggling U.S. Stock Market will get better anytime soon. However, a new Twitter feed by Donald Trump was flooded by a positive conversation concerning...Read More
Cardano Dips Below 0.049948 Level, Down 6% Investing.com – fell bellow the $0.049948 level on Sunday. Cardano was trading at 0.049948 by 13:25 (17:25 GMT) on the Investing.com Index, down 5.74% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since August 11. The move downwards pushed Cardano’s market cap down to $1.30724B, or...Read More
There’s a new promotion happening for Bitcoin.com Cash Games, with new winners each week, and first place taking home $200 in bitcoin cash. It can be said that crypto and gaming are made for each other, thanks to low fees, easy access, and privacy. Now things just got even better, with the new Cash Games...Read More
Stellar Dips Below 0.07273 Level, Down 1% Investing.com – Stellar fell bellow the $0.07273 level on Monday. Stellar was trading at 0.07273 by 06:46 (10:46 GMT) on the Investing.com Index, down 1.40% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since August 18. The move downwards pushed Stellar’s market cap down to $1.40568B,...Read More
A bug could have lost the users of Coinbase a lot of money, confesses the exchange itself in its latest blog post. Coinbase Holds Its Hands Up The Friday “post mortem” revealed that an error on Coinbase sign-up page saved customers’ information on Coinbase internal web server logs – in a clear text. So a...Read More
Bank of America is seeking to patent a “partitioned” security system for digital currency wallets that gives different users different levels of access to the stored funds. The second-largest U.S. bank, based in Charlotte, N.C., filed an application entitled “Multi-Tiered Digital Wallet Security” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in February 2018. The...Read More
Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has announced the addition of Xapo‘s Pete Najarian to its executive team. Joining as the chief revenue officer, Najarian is tasked with global sales strategy. Najarian was senior vice president of institutions at bitcoin service provider Xapo before joining BitGo. Coinbase Custody announced its acquisition of Xapo’s institutional business last week. Speaking...Read More
Metallicus, the startup behind the peer-to-peer payments platform Metal Pay, received an undisclosed angel investment from the youngest bitcoin millionaire, Erik Finman. In partnership with Metal Pay CEO Marshall Hayner, the two look to develop the first “all-in-one” cryptocurrency banking platform, which includes a 17 digital asset exchange, a digital bank and a payments application...Read More
Elon Musk relaunched Tesla’s residential solar-power service: for $50 monthly, you get all the necessary panels and other hardware, plus installation, support, and ongoing maintenance. Tesla (TSLA) is trying to fire up its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent their rooftop systems rather than buy them. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the offering in a...Read More
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers is set to discuss Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project with the Swiss data privacy chief when they visit the country this week. Local news source NZZ am Sonntag said Saturday that a six-member group from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee plans to meet Adrian Lobsiger, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, to...Read More
XRP has finally shown some signs that it is ready to rebound after increasing by a total of 17% from the low seen 3 days ago. The cryptocurrency is now trading at around $0.2849 after going through a 14% price decline over the past 30 days. XRP remains the third-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap...Read More
Another person has attempted to claim the title of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. According to a blog post published on August 18, this new person aims to expose his “real-life identity” through a series of written memoirs. The final ‘reveal’ will allegedly give the public the true answers to the decade long mystery....Read More
Binance has unveiled a new stablecoin issuance platform that will allow governments and companies to develop and deploy their own asset-backed tokens, which can be pegged to any fiat currency. Dubbed ‘Venus,’ the new platform is an open blockchain project that provides the tools to create a stablecoin on Binance Chain, the native blockchain of...Read More
The Litecoin price crashed to ‘bedrock’ support against Bitcoin this month. One trader says it now offers ‘maximum financial opportunity.’ | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Litecoin’s recent halving was unfortunately met by intense selling against Bitcoin. The downward pressure was so intense that the crypto token plunged to a fresh 2019 low of 700,100...Read More
