Day: February 14, 2019

WikiLeaks Takes to Twitter, Labeling Craig Wright a ‘Serial Fabricator’

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WikiLeaks Takes to Twitter, Labeling Craig Wright a ‘Serial Fabricator’ February 14, 2019 by Paul de Havilland WikiLeaks has taken to Twitter to label Craig Wright a “serial fabricator”. Dr. Wright has responded, in an escalating Twitter feud, with a brazen attack against the whistleblowing organization. Also read: Fight or Flight? How Laws and a Lack of Trust Affect Bitcoin Trading We love hearing from our readers. Sound off on our Twitter or Facebook pagesCheck out our insights & interviews with influential insiders on the Bitsonline YouTube channelAnd for the only source of UNFILTERED trading volume,…

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Opens Regional Office in China

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The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) is opening a regional office in China, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 14. According to the press release, Weijia Zhang, vice president of engineering at blockchain interoperability startup Wanchain, has been appointed as the head for the new regional office. Zhang will reportedly be responsible “for supporting the advancement and adoption of EEA’s standards by taking part in local hackathons, workshops, training sessions, and conferences.” The EEA, according to its website is “a member-driven standards organization whose charter is to…

SEC Commissioner Downplays Bitcoin ETF Chances in 2019 Citing ‘Arcane’ SEC Rules

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If you have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of Bitcoin ETF, maybe it’s time to lower your expectations further! On Tuesday, February 12, SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce said that she has lowered expectations for an ETF arrival. Commissioner Pierce doesn’t hesitate to note the ‘arcane rules’ of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) behind this long delay. Pierce was currently speaking at an event at the Bipartisan Policy Center. She said: “[W]e have applications. … those are subject to a very specific time frame where we have to act…

Ripple Invests in Wietse Wind’s XRPL Labs to Boost the Development of Some Promising Projects

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Photo: Ripple According to the recent announcement made by Vanessa Pestritto, the director of Xpring at Ripple, Xpring will be backing XRPL Labs, a new company created by entrepreneur Wietse Wind, the avid XRP developer.  XRPL Labs is working on a number of projects, including a decentralized exchange, mobile wallet and cold storage operating system. Having gained an undisclosed amount of investments from Ripple, Wietse will now be able to work full time together with his two employees, Tristan and Ali, to develop applications for the XRP ledger. I cannot describe what I feel right…

Chinese Tech Giant Baidu Launches Blockchain OS to Support DApp Development

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Chinese search engine and web services company Baidu has launched its Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE), an operating system designed to facilitate decentralized application (DApp) development. The news was officially announced by Baidu’s cloud computing unit, Baidu Cloud, on Feb. 14. Baidu Cloud states that it considers an open source, commercialized platform to be “the only way to build a blockchain operating system.” BBE has reportedly been built on the basis of Baidu’s “ABC” technology strategy — artificial intelligence (AI), big data and cloud computing —  and aims to make DApp…

Samsung SDS Reveals Blockchain Accelerator Tech Following Hyperledger Testing

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The IT arm of South Korean tech giant Samsung announced it had developed technology to speed up blockchain transactions, the company confirmed in a press release on Feb 14. Presenting at the ongoing IBM Think 2019 conference in San Francisco, Samsung SDS said its new technology, Nexledger Accelerator, had already passed testing with Hyperledger Fabric. “In order to improve transaction processing speed, which is a key consideration in applying blockchain technology, Samsung SDS has developed its own Nexledger Accelerator, which can be applied to Hyperledger Fabric,” the press release explained:…

DCG Chief Claims He’s More Bullish on Bitcoin Than Ever, But Wary Of Crypto Assets

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It goes without saying that the crypto market is rife with wishy-washy investors. Some days, one might be overly bullish, quipping that Bitcoin (BTC) could skyrocket to the so-called “moon.” Other days, he or she might remark that the end is nigh for the flagship cryptocurrency. While vapid industry participants are a dime a dozen, what’s hard to find are cryptocurrency zealots that would put their reputation on the line for this sector. Barry Silbert, a former Wall Street investor turned the fervent leader of the industry’s largest conglomerate, did just…

DCG Chief Claims He’s More Bullish on Bitcoin Than Ever, But Wary Of Crypto Assets

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It goes without saying that the crypto market is rife with wishy-washy investors. Some days, one might be overly bullish, quipping that Bitcoin (BTC) could skyrocket to the so-called “moon.” Other days, he or she might remark that the end is nigh for the flagship cryptocurrency. While vapid industry participants are a dime a dozen, what’s hard to find are cryptocurrency zealots that would put their reputation on the line for this sector. Barry Silbert, a former Wall Street investor turned the fervent leader of the industry’s largest conglomerate, did just…

Long-Term Indicator Suggests Bitcoin Price May Be Nearing Bottom

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View Bitcoin’s weekly MACD has diverged in favor of the bulls. The indicator carved out a higher low in December, even though bitcoin’s price slipped to $3,100, signaling waning bearish pressures 17 months before the mining reward halving. Bitcoin witnessed a similar MACD divergence 17 months before the previous halving in September 2016. The bullish MACD divergence indicates the cryptocurrency could be nearing a long-term bottom or may have carved out one near $3,100 in December. That said, a move above the 21-month exponential moving average (EMA), currently at $5,334,…

CFTC Official Argues Against SEC’s Grounds for Disapproving Bitcoin ETFs

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Brian Quintenz, a Commissioner at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has argued against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) grounds for not approving a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange traded fund (ETF). Quintenz made his remarks during a panel at the BiPartisan Policy Center in Washington D.C. on Feb. 12.   Quintenz specifically argued that potential price manipulation should not be a barrier to the SEC approving a Bitcoin ETF. The CFTC Commissioner participated in the panel alongside SEC Commissioner Heister Peirce. Peirce has notably earned the moniker of…