While selling pressure has undoubtedly dissipated, the Bitcoin (BTC) price is still struggling. As of the time of writing this article, the cryptocurrency is trading for $9,550, which is 6.5% lower than BTC was at one week earlier.Related Reading: Prominent Investor Says Bitcoin Has “Failed”...
Month: August 2019
US Air Force Steps Up Blockchain Use: What Else Is the Pentagon Up To?
This week saw twin reports from smart contract startup Simba Chain and blockchain data management firm Constellation, both of whom announced contracts with the United States Air Force. New utility in USAF Judging by these developments, the U.S. Air Force is looking seriously at new...
Bitcoin, Major Stablecoin Wallets Added to Samsung Galaxy S10
Earlier this year, the Samsung Blockchain Wallet was added to their flagship phone, the Galaxy S10. Initially only supporting Ethereum and some ERC20 tokens, the Samsung Wallet now supports Bitcoin, Binance Coin (BNB), and most of the major stable coins. Putting Bitcoin Wallets in Everyone’s...
Bitcoin Bull Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Hack Is a Wakeup Call for Crypto Security | NewsBTC
Yesterday, the CEO of Twitter and Square Inc., and staunch Bitcoin and crypto supporter, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked by the way of a SIM-swap attack and SMS-based backdoor.The hack demonstrates that even the CEO can have his own company’s highly-valuable personal...
Crypto Tidbits: Bakkt Bitcoin Custody, China’s Cryptocurrency On the Horizon, XRP In Hot Water | NewsBTC
Another week, another of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin saw yet another tumultuous week in terms of price action. It fell by over 8% in one day, as bears managed to take control of the market. But, despite this downward price movement, this industry continued to trudge...
Top 5 Smart Contract Platforms To Watch in 2020 – Bitcoinist.com
The number of blockchain-based smart contract development platforms available to crypto developers is now greater than ever. Over the last 18 months, a Cambrian explosion in smart contract platforms has resulted in an embarrassment of riches and a plethora of options. No longer are crypto...
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Aug. 24-31 in Review
The Spanish-speaking world saw a number major developments this week, with several companies accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment and the Venezuelan government making new claims about the use and acceptance of the controversial Petro coin. Here’s the past week of crypto and blockchain...
How Facebook Libra Is Seeking Compliance, but May Not Launch by 2020
For the cryptosphere, August was marked by the hotly debated announcements of world giants regarding the releases of international cryptocurrencies. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced the imminent release of a national digital currency, Walmart began developing its own blockchain, Binance launching the Venus...
Bitcoin Mathematics: Why 21 Million BTC May Have Been Chosen
Everything about Bitcoin is heavily steeped in mathematics – defined as the study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Quantity has always been of particular interest to crypto investors and traders – in increasing the quantity of one’s own holdings, and the impact the hard-capped...
Kyrgyzstan Proposes Draft Law to Introduce Crypto Mining Taxation
On Aug. 28, the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan has submitted the draft law “On Amending the Tax Code” with the aim of introducing cryptocurrency mining taxation. New tax proposal According to news outlet Kabar, the draft law was specifically developed to allow for the...