Day: November 18, 2018

Who Is Winning the Hash War

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The latest Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network update has resulted in a complex battle, and the blockchain has been split into two: BCH ABC is in one corner, and BCH SV is in the other. Here is what they both stand for, and who is currently winning the hash war. BCH, ABC, SV: Who is fighting and why? Bitcoin Cash emerged on August 1, 2017 after departing from Bitcoin’s (BTC) original blockchain via a hard fork. The separation happened in an attempt to manage BTC’s scalability problem. Part of the Bitcoin…

New Cryptocurrency Platform Offering Free, Instant Transactions

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Elisia, a new cryptocurrency platfom is currently providing lightning speed free transactions, allowing potential users to develop Decentralized Applications (DAPPS). The Elisia token sale commences from November 30th around 6 AM, GMT. The estimated token price is about 0.0001 ETH, and the overall token supply is 1,000,000,000 ELSA. For the past few years, there is immense competition between blockchain technologies. They focus towards arriving at a better output which could be in the form of a brand new project. There are quite a few projects which lay special emphasis on…

Ron Paul Poll: 50% Bullish On Bitcoin (BTC) As 10-Year Investment

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Bitcoin (BTC) Wins Poll Against Gold, U.S. Bonds Ron Paul, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native and retired politician, has long been a progressive leader on America’s political stage. Over the course of his stints as a presidential candidate and congressman, Paul hasn’t been afraid to speak out on controversial, yet pertinent issues, like gun reform and marijuana use. Interestingly, this ‘no-filter’ attitude has been reflected in his fiscal/economic beliefs as well, with Paul mentioning Bitcoin (BTC) in a positive context on a number of occasions. Most recently, on Thursday, Paul took to…

SIM Swapping Becomes Increasingly Popular in California, Police Make It “High Priority”

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On November 7, a security news and investigation blog KrebsOnSecurity published an interview with REACT Task Force, a California-based law enforcement group dedicated to fighting cybercrime. As per the article, members of REACT consider “SIM swapping” one of its “highest priorities” in a bid to fight cryptocurrency fraud. Here is how fraudsters use 99 cent SIM cards bought off eBay to steal millions worth of crypto with just one call. “SIM swapping”: what is it? SIM swapping is the process of making a telecom provider like, say, T-Mobile, transfer the…

Rural Washington County Utility Proposes Increased Electricity Costs for Crypto Miners

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Washington’s Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) has proposed a new electricity pricing structure for cryptocurrency miners meant to pass down the cost of increased electricity demand, Central Washington radio station KPQ reported Nov. 14. The article cites Lindsey Mohns, the Customer Utilities Rate Adviser, explaining the difference between the current and proposed electricity pricing systems, noting that the rate structure is “built the same was as the existing rate structure that cryptocurrency miners are paying right now”: “What this new rate structure (Schedule 36) does is brings into it…

Crypto Markets See Flush of Green as Bitcoin Moves Closer to $5,600

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Sunday, Nov. 18: after a tumultuous week, the crypto markets are today signalling recovery, with most of the top ten cryptocurrencies seeing healthy growth of within a 1 to 7 percent range, and the vast majority of the top 100 crypto assets by market cap in the green, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization by Coin360 After a steep decline Nov. 14, Bitcoin (BTC) is today showing signs of gentle growth, consolidating its incremental gains in recent days to push the $5,600 price point. As of press time, the…

In 2017 Bitcoin Went From $5.5k to $19k in 33 Days, Not Impossible in 2019

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Mainstream media, renowned economists and other crypto critics have killed Bitcoin more than 300 times since its launch. But the digital currency always come back from the dead. Every bitcoin crash from the past has witnessed a surge in crypto-doomsday theories. As a relatively new market, BTC charts do not behave like any conventional asset out there. They demonstrate wild price fluctuations that are adequately scary for weak-hearted traders. Even then, every serious BTC fall eventually turns into an equally vibrant bullish action. Traders, speculating on the long-term potential of…

a Stablecoin Gets Sharia Certified, the IMF Considers Central Bank Digital Currencies

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Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Swiss Crypto Firm X8 AG Receives Islamic Finance Certification for Sharia-Compliant Stablecoin Swiss-based fintech firm X8 AG has received a certification from the Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) for its Ethereum-based stablecoin. According to the X8 director and co-founder, the ETH-based crypto asset is…

Canadian House Finance Committee Recommends Crypto Regulation to Prevent Money Laundering

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The Canadian House Finance Committee has recommended that the government start regulating cryptocurrencies to prevent money laundering, Canadian digital newspaper iPolitics reports Nov. 14. According to iPolitics, the Canadian House Finance Committee suggested that cryptocurrencies should be regulated during its review of the Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), which occurs once every five year. The committee held 18 meetings for the PCMLTFA review, which started in February. As a result of the review, the committee put forward three ways for the government to regulate cryptocurrencies.…

Crypto Week In Review: Bitcoin ETP Launches In Switzerland, KuCoin Scores $20M

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Unfortunately, as cryptocurrencies capitulated throughout the week, losing upwards of 15-20% of their value, so did the news cycle. However, it isn’t all doom and gloom, as there were still a handful of developments indicating that the crypto and blockchain industry is far from dead in the water. Amun Launches Bitcoin, Ether, XRP ETP In Switzerland After hinting at the product for two months, over the past seven days, it has been divulged that Amun, a London-based fintech firm, will be listing a multi-crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) in Switzerland. The…