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Square Crypto supports Bitcoin's lightning network development, crypto mining pool Poolin expands lending and ICE is going after the petro dollar's creator.
Jun 2, 2020 3:49:44 PM
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A 10-company oil and gas blockchain consortium saw promising results from its blockchain pilot test for oilfield water-handling.

A partner at Initialized Capital, Brett Gibson, reveals his firm’s main criteria for investing in early stage startups and explains the most promising products on the market.

Uri Kolodny, co-founder and CEO of blockchain firm StarkWare, told Cointelegraph that Ethereum’s second-layer scalability solutions still need some work.

The Ledger vs. Trezor beef has a long history, but Ledger’s CTO efforts may have fanned the flames as he reported vulnerabilities his team discovered in its competitor.

The CEO of CryptoQuant believes that capitulation by an unknown miner caused the latest Bitcoin price dip.

Lowest price forward claims that after August this year, Bitcoin will never trade below five figures again.

The Millennial generation will lead humanity to an era of new financial technology as they drive Bitcoin adoption through the next decade.

Marvin Ammori, Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, says his crypto hero is Hal Finney, recalls his trip to Iceland and thinks crypto should disrupt banks next.
Jun 2, 2020 9:47:55 PM
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Bitcoin's recent price dive may have been nothing more than the result of standard trading activities.

Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids.
Jun 3, 2020 9:02:24 AM
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Comments from Minnesota Public Safety commissioner John Harrington comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data.
Jun 2, 2020 10:07:05 PM
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Security tokenization experts told Cointelegraph how they view the future of this new asset class and the technology behind it.

Chinese law enforcement discovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation in what appeared to be multiple underground burial sites.

Renewables provider WPO has been granted an "ICO visa" from the French financial markets regulator.
Jun 3, 2020 9:44:33 AM
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Since crony communism and unfettered capitalism lead to the same destination, it’s time to decentralize.

The global regulatory landscape is tightening for crypto ATM operators.

The CEO of Kingdom Trust, a regulated custodian managing over $13 billion in assets, believes a generational shift will soon open the $28 trillion retirement industry to Bitcoin.

With the class-action lawsuit against Tezos likely to soon end in a $25 million settlement, ICO participants are encouraged to submit claims by Oct. 16.

Russia tops global Bitcoin trading on P2P exchange LocalBitcoins amid local crypto regulation uncertainty.

An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously.
Jun 2, 2020 9:00:24 PM
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Crypto pioneer Adam Back thinks the current financial situation could propel Bitcoin to $300K — even without Goldman Sachs on board.

Blockchain firms led the charge of fintech companies that relocated to Hong Kong in 2019.
Jun 2, 2020 4:37:55 PM
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Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys.
Jun 2, 2020 8:07:32 PM
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Bitcoin's price fell more than $800 in under five minutes on Tuesday, pushing the broader cryptocurrency market into the red.
Jun 2, 2020 3:59:17 PM
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Crypto pundits believe that central bank digital currencies based on public-private partnerships could see the light of day much sooner, as many solutions under development use the approach.

Zoom decides to provide limited encryption despite numerous security issues, while blockchain developers move ahead with privacy-focused solutions.

China’s master plan for making Hainan a free trade island encourages institutions to use blockchain in transforming government function.

Ethereum Classic has largely followed Ethereum in lockstep. But as the larger chain goes toward Proof-of-Stake, ETC is sticking with Proof-of-Work.
Jun 3, 2020 10:07:55 AM
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The Crypto Security Guide is a new video series designed to teach you security best practices, hosted by our top internal expert Nick Percoco.   The newest videos in our Crypto Security Guide series focus on mobile phone security and staying safe with public WiFi networks…

The post Watch: Kraken’s Crypto Security Guide to Mobile Phones and WiFi appeared first on Kraken Blog.

The extreme volatility of the past 24 hours has seen $230 million in both longs and shorts liquidated on BitMEX.

Donald Trump's recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn't yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas.
Jun 2, 2020 8:09:39 PM
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Matic, a sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum, has deployed the first 10 nodes of its mainnet after several years in development.
Jun 3, 2020 12:16:15 PM
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Members of Crypto Twitter are speculating the busiest exchange in the U.S. may be intentionally crashing its site during volatile times.

Bitcoin developers are exploring Point Timelock Contracts (PTLCs) to improve the privacy of payments on the Lightning Network.
Jun 3, 2020 8:01:12 AM
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The price of Bitcoin dropped 14% to $8,600 in less than 15 minutes in an intense long squeeze.

As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate.
Jun 2, 2020 7:28:53 PM
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A brief breakout into bullish territory for BTC/USD was a red herring, says John Bollinger, who is urging “caution” among traders.

Blockstream has launched an initiative intended to connect developers building on its Liquid sidechain with Bitcoin-focused investors and entrepreneurs.

Blockchain projects are developing video conferencing applications as remote working gains more popularity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Bitcoin’s jump up and right back down is at least partially due to the crypto derivatives markets.
Jun 2, 2020 8:21:50 PM
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With the price of bitcoin briefly breaking above $10,000, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back!
Jun 2, 2020 4:00:00 PM
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Telos has launched a partnership to deploy its blockchain to secure food assistance programs in the United States.

Ripple continues to expand its presence in Brazil, holding a meeting with officials at the country’s central bank.

VanEck company MVIS and crypto data provider CryptoCompare are launching a new hourly Bitcoin Benchmark Rate.

The post Daily Market Report for June 02 2020 appeared first on Kraken Blog.

After another failure above the $10,000 mark, some bitcoin traders are now looking ahead to this week's European Central Bank meeting, where authorities could commit to an extra €500 billion in money injections – er, asset purchases.
Jun 3, 2020 11:33:40 AM
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As Germany shuts down all nuclear and coal-based energy production, blockchain is underpinning many renewable energy platforms.

The Ethereum co-founder says the crypto community needs to get with the times.

Charles Hoskinson laments Vitalik Buterin’s inability to engage in a meaningful discussion about Cardano, which in his opinion hurts Ethereum.

The head of Venezuela's state-backed petro cryptocurrency has been added to the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Most Wanted list.
Jun 2, 2020 2:56:39 PM
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