The world’s largest manufacturer Bitcoin ASIC miners, Bitmain, has sold out its first round of domestic Antminer S19 sales within 24 hours of accepting orders. On March 23, Bitmain tweeted that it opened up its first phase of domestic sales for its long-await Antminer S19s — before selling out on the same day. Antminer S19s will ship from March 11 The first version of the Antminer S19 will have a hashrate of 95 terahashes per second (TH/s) and an energy efficiency of 4.5±5% joules per terahash (J/TH), while the Antminer…
Month: March 2020
Cardano Chief Compares US Dollar to OneCoin Scam as Fed Keeps Printing
Crypto-Twitter has reacted with horror to the news that the United States Federal Reserve has been given a mandate to print as much new money as it needs to in order to avert a deeper financial crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. Charles Hoskinson, CEO of Cardano developer, IOHK, even tweeted on March 23 that he was, “getting a real OneCoin vibe,” from the U.S. Dollar. Congress tells Fed to just print more money President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari referred to there being “an infinite…
BTC-Friendly Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Rand Paul (R-KY) is the first U.S. senator to test positive for coronavirus. Paul also holds the distinction of becoming the first major U.S. politician to accept bitcoin donations in his 2016 presidential campaign. Libertarian views run in the family Rand Paul, like his father before him — Ron Paul, who ran for president as Libertarian in 1988, is known for his strong views on protecting individual freedoms. Dr. Paul is an outspoken critic of U.S. fiscal policy, tax policy, and the Federal Reserve as well as a notable supporter…
Alibaba Group Implementing Blockchain Technology for the World’s Largest eCommerce Site
Rank1 SymbolBTC Price$6,235.00 Changes 24h 3.20% Total Volume44,959,385,889.00 Market Cap113,461,628,776.00 Circulating Supply18,283,250.00 BTC XRP $0.155 Rank3 SymbolXRP Price$0.155 Changes 24h 0.390% Total Volume2,148,169,333.00 Market Cap6,758,371,975.00 Circulating Supply43,842,625,397.00 XRP Ethereum $130.04 Rank2 SymbolETH Price$130.04 Changes 24h 2.08% Total Volume12,994,610,230.00 Market Cap14,274,859,271.00 Circulating Supply110,215,650.37 ETH EOS $2.25 Rank8 SymbolEOS Price$2.25 Changes 24h 2.78% Total Volume2,655,902,546.00 Market Cap2,092,394,308.00 Circulating Supply934,086,354.00 EOS Bitcoin Cash $215.08 Rank5 SymbolBCH Price$215.08 Changes 24h 2.30% Total Volume3,806,583,111.00 Market Cap3,925,543,259.00 Circulating Supply18,346,439.65 BCH Tether $0.998 Rank4 SymbolUSDT Price$0.998 Changes 24h -0.36% Total Volume54,302,621,995.00 Market Cap4,259,975,230.00 Circulating Supply4,288,917,905.08 USDT Stellar…
Alibaba Group Implementing Blockchain Technology for the World’s Largest eCommerce Site
Bitcoin $6,183.19 Rank1 SymbolBTC Price$6,183.19 Changes 24h 2.09% Total Volume44,657,819,711.00 Market Cap113,994,366,737.00 Circulating Supply18,283,237.00 BTC XRP $0.154 Rank3 SymbolXRP Price$0.154 Changes 24h -0.51% Total Volume2,132,506,440.00 Market Cap6,781,504,082.00 Circulating Supply43,842,625,397.00 XRP Ethereum $129.42 Rank2 SymbolETH Price$129.42 Changes 24h 0.863% Total Volume13,265,325,871.00 Market Cap14,370,333,345.00 Circulating Supply110,215,577.00 ETH EOS $2.24 Rank8 SymbolEOS Price$2.24 Changes 24h 1.28% Total Volume2,680,656,266.00 Market Cap2,088,905,326.00 Circulating Supply934,085,581.49 EOS Bitcoin Cash $213.99 Rank5 SymbolBCH Price$213.99 Changes 24h 0.908% Total Volume3,821,928,797.00 Market Cap3,925,978,781.00 Circulating Supply18,346,427.15 BCH Tether $0.993 Rank4 SymbolUSDT Price$0.993 Changes 24h -0.67% Total Volume53,996,455,074.00 Market Cap4,273,908,950.00 Circulating Supply4,288,917,905.08…
KYC and AML Compliance for Crypto Exchanges. Guide 2020
The beginning of 2020 was quite stressful for most cryptocurrency exchanges. On January 10, 2020, the 5th Anti Money Laundering (AML) Directive took effect. Some platforms announced their closure, while some threw all their strength into the struggle to meet the new requirements. This article will tell you how to win this battle. Foreword If you think we decided to write this article based on this directive alone, you are mistaken. February 2020 began with good news for the EXMO team. EXMO crypto platform has been rated top-tier in the…
HashCash Consultants to Launch ‘Corona Fund Index Cryptocurrency’
HashCash Consultants plans to release the latest crypto asset promising profit potential amid the atrophying global economy and coronavirus catastrophe. On March 23, HashCash announced its upcoming “Corona Fund Index Cryptocurrency” (CFIX), which promises traders the opportunity to “earn profits even during corona-crisis induced bear market.” The press release describes the cryptocurrency as being inversely correlated to the S&P 500 through “the backing of an inverse-exchange-traded fund (ETF).” CFIX will be paired against Tether (USDT) and is slated for launch on April 2. 90% of CFIX earnings will be donated…
Telos Foundation Removes Board Member After Security and Centralization Disputes
The Telos Foundation — the organization behind smart contract platform Telos (TLOS) — has taken action against two of its board members following a network security controversy. Telos is a platform that supports the creation of decentralized applications (DApps) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) running on EOS.io, the software underlying the EOS blockchain. In a blog post published on March 22, the foundation announced that it had made “appropriate adjustments to its board and various board member responsibilities” in light of recent controversial developments, as it “holds network security in…
Bitcoin Jumps 11% as Fed Commits Infinite Quantitative Easing
Bitcoin surged by almost 11 percent minutes after the US central bank committed to unlimited purchasing of US Treasuries mortgage-backed securities to help its struggling economy amidst Coronavirus pandemic. “The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the US economy overall in this challenging time,” the bank said in a statement. “While great uncertainty remains, it has become clear that our economy will face severe disruptions. “Aggressive efforts must be taken across the public and private sectors to limit the losses to…
Bitcoin (BTC) Search Index on Baidu and Google Skyrockets
Chinese search engine, Baidu has revealed that the more and more citizens are getting interested in Bitcoin, as the total search index for the blockchain-based digital asset surged by 183 percent in the last 30 days, according to a report by local news source ShenlianCaijing on March 21, 2020. Chinese Netizens Interest in Bitcoin Grow While trading in bitcoin (BTC) and other blockchain-based virtual currencies remain banned in China, the people’s interest in the flagship cryptocurrency has reportedly increased significantly in the past 30 days, partly due to the coronavirus…