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Two Attacks on ETC Network Leave Community Needing a Solution, Fast

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Time Stamp: August 16, 2020 9:15 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Ethereum Classic, a 2016 hard fork from Ethereum’s main blockchain, has suffered multiple concerning network attacks over the last two years. Two such attacks occurred within a seven-day span, totaling millions of dollars in losses. With the dust settling from the two 51% attacks, further details are now coming forward, as provided by a number of industry experts.“There is no debate about the attacks,” ETC Labs CEO Terry Culver told Cointelegraph on Aug. 7, answering a question on whether or not the network difficulties were in fact 51% attacks. “Community

Samsung Phone Support for Gemini Exchange Can Further Crypto Adoption

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Time Stamp: August 15, 2020 4:30 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In a major new partnership, Samsung has announced that the Samsung Blockchain Wallet will be integrated with Gemini, a New York-based crypto exchange. This integration will allow owners of newer Samsung Galaxy phones to not only use their devices as cold storage wallets but to buy and sell crypto via the Gemini exchange as well.Samsung is the global leader in the smartphone market, with 298.1 million units shipped and a 21.8% market share in 2019, according to tech analytic firm Canalys. Adding support for Gemini will lower the barrier to

Boom! Kraken Predicts Imminent Bitcoin Price Rally of Up to 200%

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 1:33 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Major U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken has released a report predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will rally by between 50% and 200% in the coming months.The report notes that Bitcoin posted a 21-month low for volatility on July 24 of just 23%, and stated that BTC’s 12 historic volatility lows (of between 15% and 30%) have typically been followed by a rally of 140% on average.With August usually the third-most volatile month for BTC price fluctuations, Kraken is predicting that upward momentum produced by Bitcoin at the end of July will continue

Web Traffic on Global Crypto Exchanges Surged 13% in July

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 8:59 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Global crypto exchanges have reportedly seen a significant increase in web traffic in July as cryptocurrency prices gained momentum.According to data from crypto analytics startup ICO Analytics, web traffic on global crypto exchanges increased by 13% on average in July 2020. Illia Kmez, head of content at ICO Analytics, told Cointelegraph that centralized crypto exchanges added 26% in web traffic since December 2020. In order to provide calculations, the startup analyzed web traffic of around 100 exchanges including international trading platforms and exchanges that only operate in one country, Kmez said.While

Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax

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Time Stamp: August 9, 2020 10:52 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Crypto exchange BitMax just made Japanese messaging app LINE’s token available for trading.According to an Aug. 6 notice from LINE, the biggest messaging app in Japan with 84 million active monthly users will be making its native LINK (LN) token available for trading through crypto exchange BitMax. This makes LN the sixth crypto asset currently supported by the exchange, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).The LN token was originally issued in 2018 for users as part of a rewards program through the messaging app.

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 – August 8 in Review

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 3:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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This week’s headlines from Japan included Coincheck readying its digital shareholder meeting solution, GMO Coin announcing negative leverage trading fees, Decurret testing transactions with a power company, Japanese authorities proposing tax changes, and Japanese finance company FISCO developing apps for shareholder voting and staking. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.Coincheck setting up for digital shareholder service As Tokyo-based crypto exchange Coincheck readies its new digital meeting avenue, the exchange's co-founder expressed confidence in the project. Known as Sharely, unveiled in June 2020, the

BTC and ETH Crypto Derivatives in Demand, Market Expected to Grow Further

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 12:42 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The crypto options market has been evolving rapidly over the second quarter of 2020. According to TokenInsight’s recent crypto derivatives industry report, trading volumes are seeing a 166% year-on-year increase compared to Q2 2019. The derivative products driving these volumes are futures and options. While futures grow with traders betting on a bullish price sentiment, both open interest and volumes of options have reached all-time highs.All-time highs On Wednesday, open interest in Ether (ETH) options hit an all-time high of $351 million on Deribit and $37 million on OKEx. In fact, open

Slow But Steady: FATF Review Highlights Crypto Exchanges’ Struggle to Meet AML Standards

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 9:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In June 2019, the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced its revised set of standards for virtual asset service providers. The document establishes the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements that regulated VASPs —  the term mainly referring to cryptocurrency trading platforms — must eventually implement in their day-to-day operations. The guidelines are framed as recommendations, and the FATF leaves it to the participating nations’ governments to develop their own regulations in accordance with suggested principles.The watchdog has also set a 12-month review timeframe to monitor the public and

OKCoin Awards Latest Developer Grant To Marco Falke

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Time Stamp: August 6, 2020 8:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin announced today that the latest contribution from its Open-Source Developer Grant is going to Marco Falke, who has served as a Bitcoin Core maintainer since 2016 and is one of the most active contributors to Bitcoin’s code. “Marco’s work … focuses on making development more efficient,” Elaine Song, a member of OKCoin’s business operations team who is involved with the grant program, told Bitcoin Magazine. “He is the most active contributor to the Bitcoin code since 2017. He is presently dedicated to the improvement of Bitcoin’s test

Buy DGB From the DigiByte Foundation Website with 36 Fiat Currencies Using ApplePay, Credit Card, Debit Card, SEPA

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 11:07 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Decentralized proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain protocol DigiByte has partnered with MoonPay and Change Angel — a UK-based non-custodial wallet and exchange, to enable its users to buy DGB in any of the 36 supporters fiat currencies by simply clicking on the “Buy DGB” tab on the DigiByte Foundation’s homepage. Individuals can use ApplePay, SEPA, and Visa or Mastercard credit or debit cards to purchase DGB. MoonPay and Change Angel Ally With the DigiByte Foundation, Fee Sharing Formula Announced Of note, a new fee-sharing formula was also announced. Fees will be shared