Day: October 13, 2018

Tether Will be Replaced by New Stablecoins, Better for Crypto

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On October 3, the price of Tether fell by more than 1 percent, creating a premium on crypto exchanges for traders purchasing major digital assets like Bitcoin with the stablecoin. In an exclusive interview with CCN, respected cryptocurrency trader and analyst Alex Krüger stated that Tether will likely not crash in the short-term, but the possibility of it imploding is always there due to its unregulated status. For the long-term growth of the crypto sector, Krüger stated that the emergence of new audited, regulated, and licensed stablecoins will provide more…

Weekly crypto review: Cryptocurrency plunge ends as altcoins’ values stabilize

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Welcome to out weekly crypto review, where you get the good, the bad and the ugly news and developments in the crypto space for the last week. In today’s column, we look at how the market dumped $18 billion in three days; the market’s however managed to recover from these and much more. Read on to get these juicy stories. Crypto market suffers $18 billion loss in three days According to coinmarketcap.com, the entire crypto market lost $18 billion over the course of three days from Wednesday. Bitcoin was down…

TRON to Partner with ‘China’s Google,’ Baidu

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The team of cryptocurrency project TRON (TRX) has reportedly partnered with China‘s largest Internet search provider Baidu. Crypto market news service Coinness has claimed this in a tweet Thursday, Oct. 11, citing its private correspondence with TRON’s team. Neither TRON nor Baidu have been able to confirm the partnership to Cointelegraph as of press time. Without specifying the details of the partnership, Coinness has claimed that the deal between TRON and China’s Internet giant Baidu will be “officially” revealed by the cloud storage service Baidu Cloud “next week.” While Coinness…

Major Auction House Christie’s to Integrate Blockchain Technology for Art Sales

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Christie’s, a leading art business based in the United States is collaborating with Artory, a highly reputed independent digital registry for the art industry, to register the sales of artworks on the blockchain, according to a press release by Christie’s on October 11, 2018. As stated in its press release, the leading art auction house is looking to leverage the immutability feature of the groundbreaking blockchain technology to record art transactions. To make the forward-thinking maneuver a friction-less process, Christie’s has joined forces with Artory, a credible platform whose primary…

Major Auction House Christie’s to Integrate Blockchain Technology for Art Sales

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Christie’s, a leading art business based in the United States is collaborating with Artory, a highly reputed independent digital registry for the art industry, to register the sales of artworks on the blockchain, according to a press release by Christie’s on October 11, 2018. As stated in its press release, the leading art auction house is looking to leverage the immutability feature of the groundbreaking blockchain technology to record art transactions. To make the forward-thinking maneuver a friction-less process, Christie’s has joined forces with Artory, a credible platform whose primary…

Monero Developer’s New Startup is Launching a Free Blockchain University

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South African blockchain startup Tari Labs has unveiled a free online university that makes training accessible to local and international blockchain developers. Tari was developed and launched earlier this year by local blockchain expert and Monero promoter Riccardo Spagni alongside American investors, Naiveen Jain and Dan Teree. Reasoning Behind New Project Tari particularly aims to readdress the endpoint experience of digital assets such as in-game items, digital collectibles, concert tickets, loyalty points and other digitally scarce commodities. Naiveen Jain believes that digital assets are “great use case” for Blockchain technology, and…

Monero Developer’s New Startup is Launching a Free Blockchain University

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South African blockchain startup Tari Labs has unveiled a free online university that makes training accessible to local and international blockchain developers. Tari was developed and launched earlier this year by local blockchain expert and Monero promoter Riccardo Spagni alongside American investors, Naiveen Jain and Dan Teree. Reasoning Behind New Project Tari particularly aims to readdress the endpoint experience of digital assets such as in-game items, digital collectibles, concert tickets, loyalty points and other digitally scarce commodities. Naiveen Jain believes that digital assets are “great use case” for Blockchain technology, and…

Cryptojacking Dethrones Ransomware as the Most Prevalent Cyber Attack Vector

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Cryptojacking Dethrones Ransomware as the Most Prevalent Cyber Attack Vector October 13, 2018 by Akshay Makadiya A new threat report by American cybersecurity firm Webroot indicates that cryptojacking was a more prevalent form of cyber attack than ransomware in the first half of 2018. As an effort to combat cryptojacking, researchers at Webroot recommend implementing a multi-faceted security approach that incorporates education programs designed to elevate awareness of the problem. Also see: Bytecoin Refrains From Barking Despite the Precedent of DigiByte’s Scathing Bite at Binance Listing Fees Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube…

Bitcoin Developer’s Exchange Could Be the First Within the GCC Region

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Talks of Bahraini cryptocurrency exchange Rain expanding into the GCC emerged on October 10, 2018, which would make Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song’s exchange the first in the region. The GCC, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council, is a region within the middle east that includes all Arab States of the Persian Gulf except Iraq. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates all are part of this region, making it a concentrated section of wealth. GCC Expansion to Lead to Investor Assurances and New Money Rain’s possible insertion in…

Tron, Augur Surge 5% Ahead of Upgrades, $5,800 Imminent For Bitcoin?

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While Bitcoin (BTC) remains bear biased, Tron (TRX) and Augur (REP) recorded solid 5 percent gains against both BTC and the US dollar. The volume of Bitcoin has failed to recover from the low $3 billion region, down more than 30 percent since late September. Subsequent to falling by around 4 percent from $6,600 to $6,250 within minutes, Bitcoin has struggled to initiate a speedy recovery. $5,800 is Possible Support Throughout the past nine months, even after massive sell-offs, BTC has been able to defend the $6,000 support level relatively…