Electrum, a popular Bitcoin wallet announced on Monday, October 14, that its new version would support the Lightning Network. In addition, the Buenos Aires-based bitcoin wallet startup Muun has announced the release of its wallet which aims to provide a seamless experience for Bitcoin and Lightning Network iOS users. The Lightning Network The main goal
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Satoshi — the smallest unit of a bitcoin (BTC), is now officially recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), as announced by the Oxford University Press. The word becomes the latest member of the crypto lexicon to find its way into the OED. This development marks another example of the industry’s appeal in mainstream circles.
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Following the departure of some early backers from the Libra Association, a slew of organizations have indicated interest in becoming a part of the Libra crypto project. Apart from new companies showing interest in Facebook’s virtual currency project, the Libra Association made new appointments according to a report from TechCrunch. Project Continues to Attract Backers
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Grayscale Investments, a cryptoasset management firm with more than $2 billion in assets under management, has successfully secured approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for the public listing of its Digital Large Cap Fund (DLC) on over-the-counter (OTC) markets with ticker symbol: GDLCF, according to a press release on October 14, 2019. Exposing
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Starting today, the first ETP in the world based on Binance Coin (BNB) will be launched. This product, issued on the Zurich SIX Swiss Exchange with ABNB ticker, is the result of a collaboration between Binance and Amun. Institutions Hungry for BNB Amun AG, a leading Swiss company in the issuance of Exchange-Traded Products (ETP)
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CoinShares, a leading digital assets management firm, has joined forces with Blockchain wallet and MKS, a Geneva-based precious metals trading firm, to develop DGLD, a gold-backed token powered by the Bitcoin distributed ledger technology (DLT) network. The team claims DGLD has all the qualities of physical gold with none of its limitations, according to a
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Whilst it’s true that the United States is the single largest country in terms of exchange-based purchasing volume, China has surged past them in terms of over-the-counter (OTC) Bitcoin and Tether trading volume. Ignoring Asia as one of the frontlines of crypto is no longer viable. According to Bloomberg, the continent accounts for nearly 90
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In this episode we discuss the IRS demand of citizens to reveal their bitcoin holdings. Are IRS Audits coming? We also discuss the failing Facebook Libra as Visa, MC and others are all leaving the project – and special guest Robert of Eterbase is discussing how to better protect yourself online. Join Us! We are
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BitGo, a leading custodian of bitcoin and altcoins headquartered in California, has announced plans to add support for TRON (TRX), the 11th largest crypto asset in the world, powering a vast array of decentralized applications (dApps). BitGo hot wallet and custody solutions for the digital asset will go live in early November, according to a
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FXCM Group, a leading forex trading and contract for differences (CFD) broker with presence in London, Australia, and Johannesburg, has announced the launch of its crypto trading product dubbed CryptoMajor. The firm says CryptoMajor will give retail customers exposure to a basket of five cryptos supported on the platform, including bitcoin (BTC), XRP, litecoin (LTC),
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