According to an announcement made on Twitter by venture capitalist Dovey Wan on August 14, 2019, the recent dump in bitcoin price is due to a mass liquidation of 200 thousand BTC by collapsed China-based Ponzi scheme PLUS Token. The Big Scam In the last 72 hours, the price of bitcoin has taken a big
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Coinbase, a San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange is taking advantage of Ethereum’s latest Constantinople upgrade to enable thousands of merchants around the world to accept USD Coin (USDC) through the Coinbase Commerce app, according to reports on August 14, 2019. Coinbase Integrates Constantinople Per sources close to the matter, Coinbase has adopted Ethereum’s Constantinople to enable thousands
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According to news published by Bloomberg on August 13, 2019, bitcoin continues to be traded at a premium due to economic uncertainty and political instability in Argentina and Hong Kong, confirming its value in turmoil environments. Fear is Soaring but Bitcoin is Working The global economy is experiencing a period of strong instability. About
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Varonis, a data security and analytics company, has discovered new strains of cryptojacking malware that hijacks a victim’s computer resources to mine monero (XMR), and a mysterious web shell while investigating the cause of a cryptomining infection for a client. Notable among the detected malware, is Norman, a stealthy Monero cryptojacking exploit that uses evasion
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According to an official announcement made on Twitter on August 13, 2019, NBA team Dallas Mavericks, known as “the Mavs,” will start to accept bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method for game tickets and merchandise. Mark Cuban is a Man of his Word American professional basketball team Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs)
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Volunteers in Iran have launched a blockchain-based platform named IranRescueBit, to enable well-meaning individuals to send bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin donations to flood victims in the country amidst the current international sanctions imposed on the nation by the Donald Trump administration, reports Aljazeera, August 14, 2019. Iran’s Flood Victims Hoping on Cryptos Per sources close
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Shoppers Drug Mart, a leading Canadian retail pharmacy chain with more than 1,300 stores across the region, has successfully completed the first phase of its distributed ledger technology (DLT) pilot for the tracking of clinical cannabis from genome to distribution, in collaboration with its software partners, TruTrace, according to a press release on August 14,
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As part of efforts to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the mining of Bitcoin’s genesis block, BitMEX placed an advert on the front page of a national newspaper in the U.K., showing the bitcoin price movement between January 2009 to January 2019. The two-page graph has attracted criticisms from four individuals who feel the feature
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According to official news published by Accesswire, August 14, 2019, the TTC Foundation has integrated the Acorn Protocol with social app “tata”. Users can now be rewarded with the cryptocurrency ‘ACN’ for their interactions, popularity, and behaviors on the platform. Blockchain for Social Media Tata, a social network with 17 million users across China and
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Barclays, a London-based multinational bank and financial services company, has reportedly severed ties with a leading crypto exchange, Coinbase, according to industry sources on August 14, 2019 Barclays Shuts it Doors Against Coinbase After more than one year of a glorious relationship between Barclays, one of the oldest and most powerful financial institutions in the
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