Two Israeli brothers, Eli and Assaf Gigi, 31 and 21 years of age, respectively, were arrested for alleged crypto thievery by authorities after an investigation that began in 2017. The strange thing about this case is that after a $1.7 million theft was confirmed, the two brothers, whether true or not, were soon implicated in…
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Last week may go down in history as a major turning point for Bitcoin. Attacks were coming from every quarter, as government ministers took aim at Project Libra, Facebook, and by association, Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren. Two weeks back, BTC had risen above $13,000, but Jerome Powell, the chair of the Fed, spoke negatively…
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Specialist provider of desktop and mobile e-trading technology, Caplin, has just announced that it has now added cryptocurrencies to its range of technology components for multi-asset trading. Caplin's platform combines features demanded by institutional traders such as volume ladders, watchlists, and Request For Quote or Request For Stream. It also utilises modern mobile multi-factor authentication,…
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Bitcoin whales are up again. At the end of the week, bitcoin whales have reportedly moved over $380 million in less than three days. While "whale activity" is quite common especially for the top five cryptocurrencies, no other digital currency even comes close to the amounts moved by Bitcoin "giants". The top five transfers were…
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Steve Wozniak, or as many call him, The Woz, has recently joined an energy efficiency company that develops its product on blockchain. The company is based in Malta. Wozniak announced that he has joined the so called EFFORCE project - a project that allows investors to back up energy efficiency startups around the globe and…
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The cryptocurrency world works in a strange way. Back in 2016 and 2017, it didn't matter if your company was actually involved in blockchain. Only one thing mattered for you to succeed - your company should contain the name "blockchain". And then your share price skyrockets. And then..the 2017 crypto winter came. Fast forward to…
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The Trump Administration has been under fire since its inauguration. One of the most controversial figures is the the United States’s Treasury Secretary, Mr. Steve Mnuchin. Recently, Mnuchin made some interesting comments about cryptocurrencies and VanEck official pointed out a rather amusing phenomenon. Mr. Mnuchin seems to support the cryptocurrency critics stating that Bitcoin and…
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Although recent press reports may contend otherwise, not all central banks are opposed to the notion of cryptocurrencies. The World Economic Forum released a report back in April that revealed that there are several ongoing central bank led projects that involve blockchain technology in support of what is called a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).…
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July has not been a good month for Facebook’s Project Libra. After riding a wave of favorable press attention in June after its major announcement, Libra has endured a week or two of scorn from global government officials and regulators, as it seems that nearly every critic has come out of the woodwork to cast…
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Enterprise blockchain software firm, R3, has announced that it has added Cathy Minter to its team as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Minter will be responsible for R3’s commercial activity and revenue generation. This will include growing the user-base for Corda Enterprise, the deployment of Corda tailored for enterprise use, and promoting the expanded use…
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