Day: August 14, 2019

Samsung Adds Bitcoin to Its Blockchain Keystore

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Recently it has come to light that Samsung has added Bitcoin to its Blockchain Keystore SDK. However, the SDK is still under development. In recent news, a user on Reddit pointed out that from August 8, Samsung has added Bitcoin to its Blockchain Keystore SDK. Additionally, they have added the Klaytn network as well, which is the blockchain project of Korea’s largest social messaging company Kakao.  While Samsung’s blockchain integration project is relatively new (they launched it a month ago), initially it supported only Ethereum-based or ERC-20 tokens. However, now…

Bitcoin Price Loses $10.5K Support as US-China Trade War Tensions Cool

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Bitcoin (BTC) price was feeling the pressure Aug. 14 after a fresh downturn saw the largest cryptocurrency settle below $10,500.  Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Trade war tensions relief lifts markets, sinks Bitcoin price  Data from Coin360 painted a gloomy picture for investors Wednesday, with BTC/USD trailing 7.2% daily losses. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Coin360 The latest in what has become a recognized pattern in recent months, Bitcoin reversed its previous successes from the weekend, when geopolitical uncertainty and fiat currency weakness in several jurisdictions pushed markets above $12,000.  In…

Mark Cuban’s Mavericks Accepting Bitcoin as the Form of Payment

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The second NBA team who decided to receive Bitcoin (BTC) as the form of payment for match tickets and merchandise are, no wonder, the Dallas Maverick. Happy to have you in the #crypto game @dallasmavs 🏀⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️🏀 https://t.co/DdYRlzWZan — BitPay (@BitPay) August 13, 2019 It is not surprising that this happened if we know that the team owner and billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban is a great crypto supporter as well. A Twitter user asked Cuban when it would be possible to buy basketball tickets with the cryptocurrency. He said it…

US SEC Seizes $8M of New Yorker who Deceptively Promoted Cryptocurrency

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In a recent press release of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it has been announced that a New York-based self-proclaimed ‘financial guru,’ Reginald “Reggie” Middleton, and two companies that he owns have been arrested and charged for running a crypto scam that sells security tokens to investors and for attempting to execute all sorts of illicit market manipulations. The court also ordered to freeze $8 million out of net $14 million an accused raised during the security token offering in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The SEC’s investigation was…

Coinbase Defends Against BCH Lawsuit From Users, Case Ongoing

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, launched in 2012, is considered to be one of the largest exchanges operating in the United States — and the most trusted. However, an alleged wrongdoing back in December 2017, caused a long court procedure, the outcome of which is still vague and uncertain.  It’s all fun and games until a hard fork On March 1, 2018, an Arizona citizen and trader named Jeffrey Berk filed a lawsuit in the Northern District Court of California on behalf of exchange users who found themselves in a similar situation,…

Blog: Three top issues for town and parish councils

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By Stacey Egerton, Senior Policy Officer 14 August 2019 The advent of the GDPR in May 2018 brought new data protection obligations for many organisations. Some of this presented a challenge, particularly for smaller organisations like parish and town councils, who we saw were keen to demonstrate their compliance but needed support to achieve this.                      Now, well into the second year of the GDPR, it’s clear that organisations have woken up to the importance of getting privacy right and the new rights that the GDPR delivers, with increased protection for…

Samsung Discreetly Adds Bitcoin Support to Blockchain Keystore

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South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung has quietly added Bitcoin (BTC) support to its decentralized app store, Blockchain Keystore. According to updated information on the Samsung Developers website, the Keystore now supports Bitcoin as well as Klaytn, the cryptocurrency released by Korean internet giant Kakao. Select devices and jurisdictions As the site outlines, Samsung’s Blockchain Keystore is supported by six of its devices — Galaxy S10e, S10, S10+, S10 5G, Note10 and Note10+ — and across six jurisdictions: Canada, Germany, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United States and the United Kingdom.…

Mike Tyson Launches Fight to Fame – Crypto-Driven, Blockchain-Fueled Fighter Booster

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The post Mike Tyson Launches Fight to Fame – Crypto-Driven, Blockchain-Fueled Fighter Booster written by Richard Kastelein appeared first on Blockchain News – Blockchain News and Opinion – Security and Utility Tokens, Tokenomics, Cryptoeconomics Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is launching Fight to Fame – a new entertainment platform that hopes to boost fighters with the help of blockchain technology.  According to Dean Takahashi in an article at Venturebeat, The idea is to enable new fighters to keep more of their money, become more influential, and become superstars […]…

Goldman Sachs Analyst: Bitcoin Could Soon Reach $14,000 (and Possibly Beyond)

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Is one of American largest investment banking firms, Goldman Sachs, bullish on Bitcoin(BTC)trade? This is a recurring question on everyone’s lips following a speculation of another Bitcoin rise that was sent to clients in a note on Sunday, August 11. As Bloomberg reports, according to people familiar with the matter, an analyst with Goldman Sachs sent a packet of slides to clients, giving them a heads up on the financial market and possible price rally of Bitcoin. I guess it is safe to believe that it is the normal practice…

UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaints Against BitMEX Bitcoin Promotion

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The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints over a bitcoin ad placed by crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX (HDR Global Trading). The advertising regulator published its decision on Wednesday, saying that it supported the four complaints against the ad that had claimed it “failed to illustrate the risk of the investment,” “exaggerated the return on the investment” and “challenged whether it was misleading.” The ad, placed on Jan. 3, 2019, purportedly to celebrate the tenth anniversary of mining of the first block of bitcoin on the same date in…