During the World Cryptocurrency Mining Summit, currently held in Frankfurt, Chinese mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain unveiled two new Antminer Bitcoin mining ASICs. These are the Antminer S17 + and T17 +, two high-tech devices capable of reaching power at 73 TH / s and 64 TH / s. Currently, not many details are known, although it is confirmed that both of these devices will begin to be sold on the official Bitmain website from October 11, and deliveries are scheduled for the first decade of December 2019. Thus, the new Antminer S17 + and Antminer T17 + are added to…
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Bitcoin has risen sharply by $ 500 from $ 8,200 to $ 8,700 this Wednesday and at the time of preparation of the material, it is trading around $ 8,600. Along with the growth of the exchange rate, there was an increase in trading volume. So, on the Coinbase exchange for the two-hour period, 322 bitcoins were exchanged, while in previous similar segments the value was 20-50 BTC or less. However, a number of altcoins today surpass Bitcoin. Ethereum , for example, climbed from $ 179 to $ 195, also at higher volumes. Events are developing simultaneously with the Ethereum…
The custodial service BitGo will provide a solution for the secure storage of crypto funds that are managed by the Bitstamp trading platform. According to a press release, the transfer process of assets available at the crypto exchange starts on October 10th. Both companies refused to disclose details regarding the amount of funds transferred and their type. The representative of Bitstamp noted that the exchange considered all possible options for partnership, but BitGo is an ideal solution, as the company considers this castoid to be a leader in the crypto industry and an integral part of the crypto ecosystem. In…
The State Duma will not have time to pass the bill “On Digital Financial Assets” by the deadline set by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. This was stated by Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov, reports TASS. At the same time, he believes that the regulation of cryptocurrencies of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation will be entrusted with a compromise decision: “A compromise, I believe, is to give such an opportunity [to use cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation] and […]
will be adopted The Federation Council revealed the goals of creating a bill that provides for the complete blocking of email users and instant messengers, and also clarified some details. Federation Council against “telephone terrorists” (!) In an interview with TASS, one of the authors of the bill, Lyudmila Bokova, who also authored the sovereign Internet , spoke about the goals of the adoption of a new initiative. Thus, the state wants to fight the so-called "telephone terrorists." These are people who spread false messages about mining of various objects, more often than not via email. Nevertheless, the real motives…
The US financial regulator rejected the application of Bitwise and NYSE Arca to launch Bitcoin-ETF. SEC representatives explained that the tool proposed by the companies does not comply with legal standards to prevent manipulation in the market, as well as other illegal activities. Recall that Bitwise, together with the NYSE Arca, filed an application with the SEC in January. On the eve of the Bitwise spokesman, Matt Hoogan, announced that the company is close to the Commission's approval of the application for the BTC-ETF as never before. He was sure that the regulator would have enough of the changes in…
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Yuri Oleinikov, said that it is only possible to wait for the legitimization of cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation after the creation of international legal mechanisms. The deputy expressed this opinion, commenting on the news that the Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RACIB) and the Commission for Legal Support of the Digital Economy of the Moscow branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (MO AYR) have developed a mechanism for determining the official value of cryptocurrencies. The essence of the mechanism is to request bitcoin rates from…
The hype surrounding the Libra cryptocurrency project has led the EU to set about creating new regulatory frameworks for the entire cryptocurrency industry as a whole. The proposal to develop a common regulation for all cryptocurrencies was made by Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Euro and Social Dialogue. “Europe needs to develop a common approach to cryptocurrency assets such as Libra. I intend to propose new legislative measures in this matter , ”he said. As the main directions of future regulation, the official noted several main areas: unfair competition, threats to financial stability…
The head of the largest social network Facebook Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the Committee on financial services of the US House of Representatives. This was reported on the website of the department. Hearings on “studying the impact of Facebook on financial services and housing” will be held on October 23. Zuckerberg will be the only witness to them. In July, the head of the financial services committee, Maxim Waters, demanded to suspend […]
The creators of the Telegram messenger this Tuesday published on their website the first official version of the rules for using a wallet to store Gram tokens . According to the publication, the wallet will be available as a standalone application and built into the Telegram messenger. Persons over 18 years old and residing in jurisdictions where it is not prohibited by law or other rules, including sanctions, can use the wallet. Telegram will not have access to or store public or private keys, recovery phrases or passwords and other user identification information. In the event of data loss, the…