Almost a month after getting caught misusing our Siri voice recordings, Apple says they’re sorry. Would they be sorry if they were never caught? | Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP Apple, who was caught listening to our data earlier this month, just apologized for their privacy violations. In a post to their site,...Read More
Square Crypto, the cryptocurrency branch of Jack Dorsey’s Square, touted the virtues of bitcoin giveaways but didn’t actually give any away. | Source: Shutterstock Square Crypto, the cryptocurrency unit of Jack Dorsey’s mobile-payment company Square, extolled the virtues of gimmicky bitcoin giveaways. But then it didn’t offer to give any away. What a crypto tease!...Read More
Major file sharing company BitTorrent, a subsidiary of blockchain company Tron, is going to internally test its blockchain-based live streaming platform in Q3 2019. Platform overview BitTorrent announced the news in an official blog post on Aug. 27. According to the announcement, the streaming platform — called BitTorrent Live (BLive) — supports live video content...Read More
Yikes. Bitcoin (BTC) hasn’t been doing too well as of late. But altcoins, unfortunately, have been doing worse.Related Reading: Bitcoin Plunge Through $9,600 Liquidates $144 Million in BitMEX LongsOn Wednesday morning, the victors of the latest tug-of-war between bulls and bears were decided.Within a few minutes’ time, the Bitcoin price shed some $400 to $500...Read More
TSMC, the world’s largest independent semiconductor foundry and chip supplier for Bitmain, is facing multiple lawsuits from its competitor GlobalFoundries (GF). Alleged patent infringement GF, the second biggest semiconductor foundry by sales after TSMC, filed several lawsuits in the United States and Germany, accusing Taiwanese TSMC of infringing on 16 GF patents, according to an...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has now further extended its period of consolidation around the key $10,000 support level and has failed to post any sustainable bounce since dipping below this critical support level over the weekend.Analysts are noting that Bitcoin’s technical structure is currently expressing signs of bullishness, with one prominent analyst explaining that he expects BTC...Read More
Dubai-based fintech company Wethaq has entered into a strategic partnership with enterprise software firm R3, in order to create a platform for issuing and trading sukuk securities based on R3’s Corda offering. A platform for Islamic securities According to a press release on Aug. 28, Wethaq’s platform is built on R3’s open source enterprise blockchain...Read More
Controversy continues to surround Tether, as recent market moves have vaulted the crypto into the sixth position on the world’s list of digital assets. As Tether fires up its printers once again, many market commentators wonder if this will lead to a sustained BTC prop above the 10K level. Controversial cryptocurrency Tether continues to make...Read More
The victors of the latest tussle between bulls and bears have been decided. In the past hour, the Bitcoin (BTC) price has plunged, with the cryptocurrency losing key support at $10,000 and $9,800 within a few minutes’ time. Related Reading: The Mysterious $120 Million Bitcoin Buy Wall And What it Could Mean As of the...Read More
As the altcoin market continues to bleed out and sentiment around Bitcoin’s crypto cousins reaches a point of extreme despair, the question about their long-term value has come up often in recent days.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Telegram has hinted that the first batches of its Gram cryptocurrency will be available to a select group of investors by October 2019 and the Pavel Durov-led firm also plans to make the Gram wallet available to the nearly 300 million users of Telegram shortly, reports The New York Times on August 27, 2019. Telegram...Read More
In July 2019, the United States Fed cut rates by 25 basis points, causing a massive sell-off across most assets and further fueling global economic concerns surrounding a growing trade war between the United States and China. The constant back-and-forth flip-flopping between the two country’s leaders is creating much uncertainty and fear in global markets,...Read More
New research by major cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase shows that 56% of the top 50 universities in the world offer one or more classes on cryptocurrency or blockchain tech. Metrics indicate growing interest Coinbase shared its research in an official blog post on Aug. 28 in which it used rankings from US News and World...Read More
The US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) aggressive easing might support Bitcoin’s bullish price trend at least up to 2020. Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency might also get a parallel boost from the upcoming halving event. Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time in Over a Decade At the latest meeting in July, the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee...Read More
The crypto market is known for its wild west environment, rife with scams, bad actors, and market manipulators. Last year, the CFTC launched a probe into potential market manipulation across Bitcoin markets, yet the problem persists even today.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Craig Wright says the judge’s recent ruling in the $10 billion bitcoin lawsuit brought by the estate of Dave Kleiman proves he’s Satoshi Nakamoto. | Source: YouTube/CoinGeek (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright remains unfazed after Judge Bruce Reinhart ruled against him in the $10 billion lawsuit brought by...Read More
Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt recently took the lead in terms of delivering substantial innovation for the crypto community. As per the company’s latest announcement over Twitter, “On Sept 6, our Warehouse will begin offering secure storage of customer bitcoin to prepare for the launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Daily & Monthly Futures when they launch on...Read More
Between dead partners, blind trusts and mythical Bitcoin billions, the web weaved by Craig Wright continues to get more and more tangled by the day. | Source: Shutterstock The judge presiding over the Kleiman vs. Wright trial ruled that 50% of all Bitcoin-related intellectual property created by Craig Wright prior to 2013 must be handed...Read More
China’s central bank has refuted media reports of it launching a state-backed cryptocurrency, according to Global Times, a government-affiliated news agency.Refuting media reports of launching a state-backed cryptocurrency in the coming months, #China‘s central bank termed them as “inaccurate speculation.” pic.twitter.com/Sb4tQVPD3G— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 28, 2019The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) called the coverages...Read More
AT&T is struggling to keep its TV customers in favor of streaming service providers, such as Netflix. Gains from other parts of the business make up for it. | AP Photo/Richard Drew, File AT&T is struggling to keep its premium TV customers from hitting the unsubscribe button in favor of on-demand streaming service providers, such...Read More
On August 26, a pharmacy chain in Venezuela called Farmarket revealed it now accepts cryptocurrencies through the payment provider Xpay, a subsidiary of Panda Group. Arley Lozano, Panda Group’s founder, explained how Farmarket’s pharmacy franchise has 22 stores located across the country and machines will allow people to purchase goods and medicine with cryptocurrencies like...Read More
Blockchain-powered eKYC provider Blockpass, today released an all-new version of its proprietary mobile app and merchant dashboard. Aiming to simplify the process of completing KYC and digital identity verification, the new releases streamline the compliance process and provide simplified user onboarding. One-Click Onboarding The Blockpass app has relaunched with a cleaner design and simplified features,...Read More
Is $10,000 really a magic number for Bitcoin? Do traders care if it trades above or below this mark? It certainly seems so. Bitcoin is trapped in an extremely narrow trading range as we head into the U.S session, following another minor bounce from just above the $10,000 support level. With Bitcoin close to posting...Read More
Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things, Epic Games’ Fortnite is slated for a crossover with Stephen King’s It, according to new rumors. | Source: Epic Games (i), Warner Bros. (ii). Image Edited by CCN. Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier this summer, Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite...Read More
Recently a political action committee (PAC) BitPAC announced that they are going to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO) to support the candidates for public office. By donating, participants will receive Politicoins in return. BitPAC, which is a political group in the U.S., decided to launch an ICO for the support of public office candidates....Read More
A bitcoin stock listed on the London Stock Exchange has soared by 300 percent to hit its 11-month high.Shares of UK-based Argo Blockchain PLC (LON: ARB) today established a year-to-date peak of $10.96, bringing its maximum yearly gains close to 328 percent. At its weakest, the stock was trading at $2.54 in February 2019, down...Read More
<div innerhtml=" Bitcoin futures trading activity at CME is up significantly since this time last year, according to statements from CME Group managing director Tim McCourt. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group posted record numbers in 2019 for its bitcoin futures trading, showing renewed interest in crypto’s largest...Read More
Various countries continue to oppose cryptocurrencies. Venezuela has become a notorious example in that regard. In a recent turn of events, the government is now targeting companies who pay employees in Bitcoin. One company has been officially sanctioned for doing so. Things got so bad that numerous employees were laid off in the process. Venezuela...Read More
Hashflow, an open protocol to bind and scale Bitcoin and Ethereum to build a scalable trust-minimized trade ecosystem, today announced it is now live. Hashflow Network Hashflow is a distributed network of open, trust-minimized, multi-centric hubs built on Bitcoin and Ethereum, each offering non-custodial, low latency trading across different markets. These hubs comprise a scalable...Read More
China’s digital currency might be good for shopping, but don’t expect any privacy. Binance researchers have questioned claims of transaction anonymity, suggesting instead that the new virtual currency might actually give the state greater opportunity to spy on its citizens. In a report published today, Binance researchers acknowledged that the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency...Read More
