Month: January 2019

The ”Wrapped Bitcoin” Project Has Now Officially Launched on Ethereum

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News On Jan. 30, a group of cryptocurrency developers and organizations officially launched a project called Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on the Ethereum network. The ERC20 token is a coin backed by bitcoin core (BTC) reserves and has started trading on several exchange platforms. Also read: A Look at Openbazaar’s Multi-Currency Wallet and Vendor Listings The Introduction of Wrapped Bitcoin Last October, a joint initiative by Bitgo, Kyber Network, and Ren (formerly Republic Protocol), revealed the creation of a new ERC20 token called WBTC. The new tokens are meant to bring more…

The Wrapped Bitcoin Project Has Officially Launched on Ethereum

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On Jan. 30, a group of cryptocurrency developers and organizations officially launched a project called Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on the Ethereum network. The ERC20 token is a coin backed by bitcoin core (BTC) reserves and has started trading on several exchange platforms. Also read: A Look at Openbazaar’s Multi-Currency Wallet and Vendor Listings The Introduction of Wrapped Bitcoin Last October, a joint initiative by Bitgo, Kyber Network, and Ren (formerly Republic Protocol), revealed the creation of a new ERC20 token called WBTC. The new tokens are meant to bring more liquidity…

A Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin Has Launched on the Ethereum Blockchain

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A new token backed one-to-one with bitcoin is now live on the ethereum blockchain. “Wrapped BTC” (WBTC) officially launched its ERC-20 token Wednesday evening. The project was first unveiled in October as a joint initiative between decentralized exchange startups Kyber Network and Republic Protocol, as well as cryptocurrency custody company BitGo. As stated on the project’s website, the aim of WBTC is to bring “greater liquidity to the ethereum ecosystem including decentralized exchanges and financial applications.” At the time, BitGo CTO Benedict Chan described WBTC as possessing both “the stability of…

ConsenSys Developer Joins Ethereum Classic Cooperative as Executive Director

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Bob Summerwill, a developer at blockchain tech company ConsenSys, has joined the Ethereum Classic Cooperative as its executive director, according to an official announcement on Jan. 29. The Ethereum Classic Cooperative manages the development and growth of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency’s protocol. Ethereum Classic is the result of a hard fork in 2016, arising out of differences into how to respond to the high-profile DAO hack of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Per the announcement, Summerwill will develop relationships that help the mission of the organization and grow ETC’s development…

Major Banks are 3,233% More Expensive Than Bitcoin

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A financial professional paid $10 to his bank for making more than six saving withdrawals. Later, he admitted that using Bitcoin could have been cheaper. Short the Bankers Pat Chirchirillo, a financial advisor at Philadelphia-based McAdam Financial, found a 3,233% different between the cost of withdrawals in banks and Bitcoin. From the look of it, he overreached his withdrawal limits, per a Federal rule called Regulation D which limits per saving account withdrawals by month. As a result, his bank – Bank of America – charged him a $10 fee…

Nearly 80 Percent of Crypto Event Attendees Are Male

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79 percent of attendees at crypto events are male, according to a report by events-oriented software firm Bizzabo on Jan. 28. After analyzing the registration information of 100 different cryptocurrency-related events in 15 countries, Bizzabo found that the overwhelming majority of attendees were male. In the course of the survey, Bizzabo took data from the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Israel, Hong Kong, China and Australia, with the U.S. leading other countries in the number of registrants and attendees at crypto events. 57 percent of attendees were employed…

Professionalism in Crypto Needed, Gemini is Setting Industry Standards

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This week, prominent U.S.-based crypto exchange Gemini revealed it had become the first-ever cryptocurrency exchange and custodian to successfully complete a System and Organization Controls (SOC 2) for Service Organizations Type 1 examination. The SOC 2 examination was conducted by “Big Four” auditor Deloitte & Touche LLP, and helps cement Gemini’s reputation for pushing the envelope for cryptocurrency compliance and regulation, and its status as an industry standard-setting leader in the crypto space. Gemini Completes SOC 2 Exam, Proving Compliance and Security Prowess SOC 2 reviews are a financial industry…

South Korean Fintech Firm Launches ‘First’ Won-Backed Stablecoin

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South Korea-based fintech firm BxB Inc. has launched the first supposed stablecoin backed by the Korean won, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Jan 29. There was an initial beta soft launch of the coin on Airswap, a decentralized exchange platform, before the tokens were released on the global and Korean exchange, according to a Medium blog post by the co-Founder of BxB Inc, Alex Friedberg, earlier this month. The coin, KRWb, is reportedly the first stablecoin produced in South Korea to be backed by the national…

Alipay and WeChat Pay Require Huobi to Remove Payment Methods from OTC Desk

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Alipay and WeChat Pay reportedly requested that crypto exchange Huobi remove their payment services from its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, local media agency Sina reported on Jan. 25. Major Chinese digital payments providers, Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay, have reportedly sent legal letters to Huobi, claiming that using both their services and logos on the exchange’s OTC market is unauthorized. According to information acquired by Sina, both Alipay and WeChat Pay have not provided Huobi with its payment services, nor given it permission to use their respective trademarks. However,…

Is India Close to Taking a Stand on Cryptocurrency?

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Is India Close to Taking a Stand on Cryptocurrency? January 30, 2019 by Akshay Makadiya After years of uncertainty and ambiguity, government leaders in India may at last be close to formalizing domestic cryptocurrency laws. The inter-ministerial committee set up to investigate and draft regulations for digital currencies is in the “finalization stage.” So what comes next? Also read: Samsung to Introduce a Crypto Wallet in S10–Rumour or Reality Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos featuring industry insiders & experts A Hint of Cryptocurrency Regulation in India The Department of…