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Visa And MasterCard Taking Big Steps For Mass Crypto Adoption

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 9:16 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Visa and Mastercard stand as global leaders in the payment services industry, and have been taking steps to accelerate crypto payment processor support. They did this through opening up new options for its global user base in regard to payment. Both Visa and MasterCard announced their own projects and collaborations for the use of cryptocurrencies back in July, which is driving crypto adoption to new heights. The Giants Starting To Take Notice With two of the world’s largest traditional payment processors holding a positive sentiment for crypto payment platforms and

Bitcoin and Ethereum Whales Move $231,000,000 in Crypto As Ripple Shifts 37,000,000 XRP From Genesis Wallet

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ADVERTISEMENT Crypto whales are surfacing in big numbers, moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin and Ethereum while BTC hovers around the $11,400 mark. In the last 24 hours, the crypto whale watching bot Whale Alert tracked 11 large transactions to the tune of 15,006 BTC, worth about $231.63 million at time of writing. Three transfers sent 4,600 BTC worth $51.65 million from crypto exchanges to wallets of unknown origins, suggesting that the owners may be accumulating the top cryptocurrency. Two transfers moved 2,300 BTC worth $25.7 million from

Exchange CEO Explains Bitcoin Exploring Uncorrelated Price Action

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 1:14 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin’s price initially dumped alongside the mainstream markets, but now looks to be exploring its own route. “When the stock markets crashed, Bitcoin crashed,” AAX crypto exchange CEO Thor Chan told Cointelegraph. “It appeared that they were correlated,” he posited, adding:“However, the previous plunge of Bitcoin together with traditional financial markets is due to a liquidity problem. People dump whatever they can in any market. This is very extreme and rare because even the ‘safe haven’ assets dropped. Soon after, the liquidity became ‘normal’ again, we’ve seen Bitcoin’s price is discovering

Forbes Billionaires List of 2020 Shows Four Crypto Proponents

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 8:24 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Forbes has recently published its list of 2,095 billionaires.  Within this list, only four of these entries were in regards to entrepreneurs who made their fortune through crypto. As it stands now, the richest man in the crypto industry is Micree Zhan, the co-founder of Bitmain. Zhan appears at Number 690, clocking in at a net worth of $3.3 billion.The 1% Goes GlobalWhile it may not be to everyone’s taste, some good news has come amid these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s already established that amid trying times,

Decentralized Crypto Exchange Disables Trading Due to ‘Critical Security Vulnerability’

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Time Stamp: April 8, 2020 5:04 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The developers behind the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform Bisq have temporarily disabled services after discovering a critical security vulnerability.Formerly known as Bitsquare, Bisq is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that facilitates crypto-to-fiat trades without a formal intermediary. In a community announcement posted on April 8, the developers said that they were investigating the security issue, telling users:“If you have any active trades right now, please DO NOT send any funds.”The devs add that it is “especially important” for users not to send any funds if they are involved with any of

Streamr to Offer Binance’s Real-Time Trade Feeds on Marketplace

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 8:47 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Open-source blockchain infrastructure Streamr announced on April 7 a new integration with cryptocurrency exchange Binance, in which Streamr will offer the exchange's real-time trade feeds on its marketplace.From now on, Binance’s real-time trades and quotes data for all asset pairs will be available on Streamr, with the aim of targeting algorithmic traders.According to Streamr, traders will now be able to obtain sentiment data and data from other markets via a single technical integration.Motivations behind the partnershipSpeaking with Cointelegraph, Henri Pihkala, co-founder and CEO of Streamr, said that with crypto exchanges serving

Secure, Controllable, Decentralized Data Sharing: An Interview With bitYoga CEO Antorweep Chakravorty

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 7:34 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Beyond its primary use case of powering cryptocurrencies, there’s no denying the priceless possibilities embedded in the underlying blockchain technology.  Coinfomania recently spoke to bitYoga CEO Antorweep Chakravorty. The Norway-based startup is a member of the EU-H2020 ARTICONF project and is piloting the adoption of blockchain technology for decentralized and secure data file sharing for the next generation of internet applications. He first spoke to us about how bitYoga got started. Antorweep was an associate professor of the University of Stavanger, Norway along with co-founder, Chunming Rong who was also

CoinGecko CEO: ‘Hard for CoinMarketCap to Stay Neutral’

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 1:57 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Just one week after exchange Binance announced its acquisition of CoinMarketCap (CMC) — one of the most-referenced crypto data websites — some prominent figures in the crypto community are speaking out.Bobby Ong, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CoinGecko, gave an interview to My Two Gwei on April 6. Among the topics discussed was the crypto data website’s $400 million acquisition and the role it may play in the future. Ong highlighted his company to “uphold data integrity” in the face of “many new exchanges… faking their volume.” One of

BitMEX Operator Gives $400K Sponsorship to Cybersecurity Nonprofit

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 8:09 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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HDR Global Trading, the operator of crypto exchange BitMEX, is giving a $400,000 grant to the cybersecurity nonprofit Shadowserver Foundation.In an April 6 statement on the company’s blog, HDR Global Trading announced that it would offer $400,000 to the organization over the next four years. The BitMEX operator will be acting as a member of the nonprofit’s new industry alliance for Internet security.Richard Perlotto, Shadowserver Director, thanked HDR for “their rapid response to our call for help” and emphasized the organization’s commitment to fighting cybercrime. The director is referring to

Charities Are Turning to Bitcoin Amid the Global Fight Against Coronavirus

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 2:41 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In the war against the novel coronavirus, cryptocurrencies are emerging as a much-needed tool for charity and fundraising projects. Already there are a number of large nonprofits accepting Bitcoin donations. Plus, some blockchain and crypto firms are contributing medical supplies to hospitals in an attempt to curb the virus, while others are setting up fundraisers and charities that are aimed at helping its victims.As a number of nonprofits continue to accept cryptocurrency donations, they are starting to realize that crypto transactions significantly reduce costs in terms of fees. Here are

Introducing the new Blockchain.com monthly newsletter — April Edition: “After the Dust Settles”

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The quality of information and data in crypto has improved in recent years, so you may be asking why another monthly newsletter?There are still some big data and analysis gaps in crypto. Crypto markets are nowhere near as widely served with reliable research and data as traditional markets. Indeed, the March 12–13th crypto stress test demonstrated there are also still some very significant issues with the state of crypto exchange infrastructure.What you can expect from our monthly newsletterOur intention with this newsletter is to avoid repeating what you can find

Poloniex Creates Tron-Only Platform, LaunchBase to Enter IEO Space

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 3:21 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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On the 5th of April, 2020, the crypto exchange Poloniex had revealed its new initial exchange offering (IEO) platform, powered through Tron (TRX).The Many StipulationsProjects aiming to do their IEOs through the new platform have to adhere to a stipulation that one would expect from Tron’s exchange: The issuing of tokens must be done in exchange for TRX and will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis.The company was quick to state that partner projects, besides needing to agree to raise the money through TRX. Projects are further mandated to