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VMware is capitalizing on blockchain gold rush

VMware is capitalizing on blockchain gold rush

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A VMware pick and shovel company helps numerous enterprise outfits incorporate the technology made famous for underpinning bitcoin in a decentralized and scalable manner. The journey of this company began by doing its own work on the technology only then developing own model of operating. Pratima...

Ethereum almost full as controversial coin eats up capacity

Ethereum almost full as controversial coin eats up capacity

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Ethereum’s digital ledger, which was thought to be a greater version of Bitcoin, is running out of capacity. Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin warned that the price of processing transactions performed in the digital token Ether on the underlying blockchain may become too expensive for some...

BTC bullied into a tighter trading area with a cap at $11800

BTC bullied into a tighter trading area with a cap at $11800

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The trading range of Bitcoin is becoming tighter as speculators seek positions on the correct side of a potential break-out. The optimistic ones are crowding into trades when it’s crossing above $10000, while negative thinkers are quitting when it approaches $12000, according to an analysis of...

US regulators are still concerned about Libra

US regulators are still concerned about Libra

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The US House Financial Services Committee representative declared on July 25 that Facebook purposes about developing a digital currency are still bothering her even after meeting the officials in Switzerland. Maxine Waters stated that she appreciates the time that administration of Switzerland...

Mark Carney thinks that Libra-like currency can replace USD

Mark Carney thinks that Libra-like currency can replace USD

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Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney proposed a modification of the global economic system. He suggested replacing USD with a Libra-like digital currency. During his speech at the Federal Reserve’s yearly symposium, the governor announced that a currency like Facebook’s Libra may replace...

Third-largest crypto coin hardly causes a Ripple amid rally

Third-largest crypto coin hardly causes a Ripple amid rally

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One cryptocurrency stands out from the exciting recovery process of the year. XRP tumbled about 20%, while 8 of the top 10 cryptos are posting gains. Even though the currency lost about $3 billion in market cap in 2019, it’s still the third-biggest crypto coin after BTC and ETH. Majority of the...

Ex-head of Morgan Stanley Asia joins crypto startup

Ex-head of Morgan Stanley Asia joins crypto startup

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Jeffrey Wang, who used to be head at Morgan Stanley, has joined a crypto company run by his former colleagues, part of a thriving group of ex-Wall Streeters taking a shot in the volatile world of digital assets. Wang will work out of Vancouver as leader of Americas for Shenzhen, China-based Amber...

Bitcoin seems to find support after bouncing off $10000

Bitcoin seems to find support after bouncing off $10000

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Bitcoin had hard times, it was bouncing around $10000 level for about two weeks and now it seems that the coin has finally found support. The leading cryptocurrency decreased in price and dropped below the lower limit of its GTI Vera Band indicator, which is measuring down and up trends,...

Crypto exchange introduces block trading for derivatives

Crypto exchange introduces block trading for derivatives

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Searching for a way to make the market imminent to mass appropriation, exchange and messaging service collaborate and are offering block trades to crypto derivatives. Deribit, an exchange for futures and services on BTC and ETH, is cooperating with a messaging service Paradigm for institutional...

Blockchain.com is integrating DOTs into its wallet

Blockchain.com is integrating DOTs into its wallet

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Blockchain.com is a crypto data supplier and a wallet. On August 20 it announced about a partnership with a blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot. Blockchain.com is going to attach its wallet with the system of Polkadot to proceed with the confirmation of its tokens (DOTs). As soon as the...

Now you can get BTCs for purchases in Postmates

Now you can get BTCs for purchases in Postmates

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There’s great news for bitcoin rewards platform Lolli users, food delivery is going to give you a lot more pleasure. Lolli proclaimed on August 21 that it started a partnership with a delivery company Postmates, and it became the newest partner od the reward application. According to Crunchbase,...

US Secretary of State thinks crypto should be regulated

US Secretary of State thinks crypto should be regulated

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Michael Pompeo, US Secretary of State said that cryptocurrencies should be monitored like other economic institutions. While giving an interview to CNBC, Pompeo was asked which is the best method to regulate Libra or Bitcoin. US Secretary answered that he thinks that framework which should be...

Vodafone cooperates with IBM for supplier blockchain trust

Vodafone cooperates with IBM for supplier blockchain trust

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For becoming more open and productive, Vodafone, a telecom titan, started a collaboration with IBM. Involving blockchain technology, IBM began its path to supplier compliance improvement and simplification. The project is named Trust Your Supplier and it involves numerous leader...

Jeff Garzik is sceptical of the latest Satoshi Nakamoto

Jeff Garzik is sceptical of the latest Satoshi Nakamoto

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Jeff Garzik, a Bitcoin pioneer, had a correspondence with a Satoshi Nakamoto, before the founder of Bitcoin disappeared years ago. Garzik doubts Satoshi has appeared again. When an internet posting Sunday claimed to come from Satoshi and promised to reveal his or her true identity on Tuesday,...

Mobius thinks the crypto rise will reinforce the gold demand

Mobius thinks the crypto rise will reinforce the gold demand

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Mark Mobius, a veteran investor, gave a blanket endorsement to purchasing gold, mentioning that accumulating bullion will collect rewards over the long term as leading central banks loosen monetary policy and the rise of cryptocurrencies serves only to reinforce the demand for genuinely hard...

Owner of NYSE offered to pay out futures in BTC next month

Owner of NYSE offered to pay out futures in BTC next month

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The parent corporation of the NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. got permission which has opened the gate to its Bakkt system and lets its investors obtain derivatives that are being paid out with BTC. This is happening for the first time. On July 16 The New York State Department of Financial...

Bitcoin has the biggest weekly decline since November

Bitcoin has the biggest weekly decline since November

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This week was the most damaging in 2019 for Bitcoin. Actually, it’s not the best period for the rest of the coins too. The world’s leading cryptocurrency lost about 15% this week and now the price of BTC is around $10,145. This's the greatest 5-day slide of the coin since November 2018. Matt...

Crypto investors receive second round tax warnings from IRS

Crypto investors receive second round tax warnings from IRS

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Internal Revenue Service is addressing a fresh cycle of letters to numerous crypto investors. These letters are informing them that their federal taxes incomes don’t equal the info collected from crypto exchanges. These warnings declare that the error must have occurred because of the exchanges...

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