The developers of Ethereum messaging application and mobile browser Status announced the release of a new version of their cryptocurrency hardware wallet. The product is called Keycard and will be available for beta testing in March. Announcing @Keycard_ the secure, contactless hardwallet & open source API. Keycard & […]
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The user Reddit under the name dekoze discovered five Bitcoin wallets, allegedly associated with the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. He found that the total amount of funds located at these addresses is approximately equal to the number of bitcoins mistakenly sent by the exchange to cold wallets, access to which she allegedly lost. “On February 6, 2019, a cluster of hot wallets reached a balance of 104.33500226 BTC. In that […]
JPMorgan, the leading US financial holding, has developed its own steeblecoin called JPM Coin and intends to start experimenting with it in real conditions within a few months, writes CNBC. JPM Coin was created by bank engineers, and its test trials will become part of a wider JPMorgan corporate payments initiative, where the bank processes transactions for $ 6 trillion daily. How […]
BitTorrent has announced the release of a card for storing and using the BTT token. The map is based on GRID technology. Introducing the BitTorrent $ BTT card, powered by #GRID. Receive, store and use $ BTT on the go! Stay tuned for more info. @Troncard_io pic.twitter.com/QhiiNNwUac – BitTorrent Inc. (@BitTorrent) February 13, 2019 According to the developers, the BTT card will allow “to receive, store and […]
In 2019, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will pay special attention to monitoring the cryptocurrency market. This is stated in the official press release of the department. The work on this direction will be entrusted to the market monitoring department (DMO), which checks the compliance of the regulated futures markets with the CFTC requirements and the Commodity Exchanges Act. “This is the first publication of the priorities of expert divisions and it is directed […]
Barry Silbert, head of Digital Currency Group, continues to believe in Bitcoin’s great future, but questions the long-term prospects of most existing cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, saying in an interview with CNBC that they will all be worthless in the future. “I don’t believe in most digital tokens and I think that they will go to zero. Almost all ICOs were an attempt to attract […]
The American stock exchange cryptocurrency Coinbase announced that henceforth the purse holders on its platform will be able to create backup copies of their private keys using the cloud services iCloud and Google Drive. “To recover funds, you only need to remember the password you set, ” the company wrote. If you lose your device or exit the application, you can easily restore access to your funds using a personal cloud account (iCloud or Google Drive) and a password. ” It is assumed that this feature will allow users not to worry about the possible loss of access to their…
The head of the ministry, Alexander Konovalov, believes that the status of digital assets is determined by the Constitution – calculations in cryptocurrency are illegal. There is no need to pass laws on cryptocurrency regulation in Russia. With such a statement, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov spoke at the Federation Council, writes Tass. Konovalov explained his position by the fact that the use on the territory of Russia of other means of payment, other than fiat currencies, is prohibited by the main body of laws of the country – the Constitution. In particular, 75 articles, he said. In addition, the current…
Exchange operator Nasdaq company announced the addition of 25 February two new indices for Bitcoins and Ethereum in Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS) – information service for traders. The Bitcoin Liquid Index (BLX) and Ethereum Liquid Index (ELX) data will be presented by GIDS in a consolidated data stream in real time. Information will be updated every 30 seconds. The BLX and ELX indices are designed to provide real-time spot or reference rates at 1 BTC and 1 ETH, respectively, quoted in US dollars and based on their most liquid markets. Nasdaq noted that both indices are calculated using a…
Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, Mike Novograz, again announced the inevitability of the resumption of Bitcoin rally (BTC). During an interview with Bloomberg TV in the middle of the week, the businessman again compared the largest cryptocurrency with the main precious metal and called Bitcoin “digital gold”. Novograz predicted an increase in the cost of Bitcoin to $ 8,000 in the very near future. He stressed : We had a fantastic bubble in 2017, and it still burst. Last year, everyone realized how painful such bubbles can be. The market fell by about 90%. However, in 2019 we are…
