Day: January 5, 2019

Disabled Bitcoin Withdrawals on Proof of Keys Day: What Gives?

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Disabled Bitcoin Withdrawals on Proof of Keys Day: What Gives? January 5, 2019 by Tyson O’Ham Some users reported disabled bitcoin withdrawals on January 3rd, a community-proclaimed Proof of Keys Day wherein users withdrew funds to personal, non-exchange wallets. Is this a triumph of the proof-of-keys movement or a troubling side effect of centralized crypto custodians? Also read: 525,600 Blocks Mined: Measuring the 10th Bitcoin Birthday Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos featuring industry insiders & experts Are You Messing With Me? Proof of Keys Day, in case you weren’t…

Five Bitcoin Board Games – Bitcoin News

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Bitcoin is highly addictive. For those who come to know and love the cryptocurrency, sending, receiving, and hodling often isn’t enough. Soon they crave Bitcoin merch, which leads to other Bitcoin-based accessories, from stickers to hardware wallets. The final endgame, for a handful who get hooked on the P2P cryptocurrency, is to invest in a branded Bitcoin board or card game. Also read: Cryptocoinopoly Is the Game That Lets You Play the Cryptocurrency Markets with Friends Bitcoin Board Games Are Still in Their Infancy Just like Bitcoin circa 2011, Bitcoin board…

Five Bitcoin Board Games – Bitcoin News

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Featured Bitcoin is highly addictive. For those who come to know and love the cryptocurrency, sending, receiving, and hodling often isn’t enough. Soon they crave Bitcoin merch, which leads to other Bitcoin-based accessories, from stickers to hardware wallets. The final endgame, for a handful who get hooked on the P2P cryptocurrency, is to invest in a branded Bitcoin board or card game. Also read: Cryptocoinopoly Is the Game That Lets You Play the Cryptocurrency Markets with Friends Bitcoin Board Games Are Still in Their Infancy Just like Bitcoin circa 2011, Bitcoin…

Initial Exchange Offerings Restore Agility to Blockchain’s Original Fundraising Model

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One of the most groundbreaking concepts to emerge from blockchain over its short lifespan has been the initial coin offering, or ICO. In this article, the author will discuss an emerging trend called “Initial Exchange Offerings” or IEOs. Reading about blockchain or cryptocurrency in any newspaper will allude to this unique type of public offering, which draws parallels with its cousin the IPO. An ICO is when a company issues blockchain tokens that it will then sell in exchange for common cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, which are more fungible.…

TRON Cryptocurrency (TRX) Plows into the Green as Bitcoin Price Stagnates

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After a continuous flow of positive news from the TRON Foundation, the TRX coin is outpacing the rest of the top 35 currencies with 24-hour growth of over 7%. Bitcoin (BTC) is up less than 1% today. TRON has reported anything from achieving major blockchain milestones to an ever increasing number of dApps on its chain in recent weeks. TRON Price Over the Last Month Source: Trading View What might be triggering TRON’s current rise, however, is that BitTorrent will sell its token on the Binance Launchpad. The TRON Foundation…

‘Crypto Needs Rules’ Says New Gemini Ad Campaign

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The Gemini cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins in 2014 is calling for better regulation of the crypto space in a new ad campaign, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports on Jan. 4. Placards on taxis and in the New York City subway contain slogans like “crypto needs rules” while simultaneously suggesting that Gemini already provides a regulatory compliant exchange for investors. Other slogans include “money has a future” and “crypto without chaos.” Chris Roan, head of marketing at Gemini, told the WSJ: “We believe that investors coming into…

Texas Financial Watchdog May Recognize Stablecoins as Money for Licensing Purposes

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The Texas Department of Banking could consider stablecoins as money, making them and exchanges that deal with them subject to a number of Texas laws and license requirements, according to a Supervisory Memorandum published on Jan. 2. Supervisory Memorandum – 1037, which published by the financial watchdog examines the regulatory treatment of digital currencies under the Texas Money Services Act and addresses current trends in the field, including the introduction of stablecoins to the market. Stablecoins are a kind of centralized cryptocurrency backed by the issuer with conventional currency, precious…

Crypto Analysts Bullish on Ethereum (ETH) As Constantinople Hard Fork Is Nigh

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Crypto Analysts Short-Term Bullish On The Ethereum (ETH) Price Just days ago, per previous reports from Ethereum World News, the market capitalization of Ether (ETH) surpassed that of XRP, as the asset surged by double-digit percentage points in a day’s time. The crypto asset has since taken a large leg up over Ripple’s go-to asset, but a number of analysts have claimed that ETH will only continue to run in the near future, especially as exchanges, like OkEX and Binance, continue to overtly profess their support for the Constantinople hard fork.…