En medio de protestas masivas en el Líbano, cuyos participantes exigen la renuncia del gobierno actual, las instituciones bancarias anunciaron la suspensión de sus actividades. Mientras tanto, los criptoaficionados locales instan a los residentes a intercambiar moneda fiduciaria por criptomonedas. El conocido comerciante Nassim Taleb señaló en su blog de Twitter que la situación en este país demuestra perfectamente el significado de la existencia de la criptomoneda. Explicó que una persona puede perder el acceso a los servicios del banco en el momento más necesario para él, mientras que blockchain y la criptomoneda están disponibles para la humanidad en cualquier…
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Huobi Japan cryptocurrency exchange has attracted 500 million yen (~ $ 4.6 million) of investments, The Block reports citing the website of the Japanese division. A stake in Huobi Japan was received by the local financial company FPG Corporation. The funds will be directed to “expanding the business in Japan”, developing digitalization of securities services, developing innovative payment solutions and issuing new financial assets. "We are sure, […]
Bittrex, the American Bitcoin exchange, has extended the withdrawal period for clients from New York State upon the request of the regulator. Important information for New York customers: NYDFS has requested that Bittrex postpone the New York account closure deadline until further notice. New York residents will be able to continue to withdraw funds, but may not deposit or trade. Details: https://t.co/iJXXDPNF8S […]
Colleen Myers from the Brooklyn startup ConsenSys claims that after the launch of Ethereum 2.0, validators will be able to expect 4.6% -10.3% annual remuneration for staking, CoinDesk reports. According to him, for the validation of blocks, network participants must have at least 32 ETH (about $ 5200 at the current rate). He also develops an application to calculate the gross and net annual income of validators, taking into account […]
Implementing the blockchain is crucial for innovation in key technologies and industry transformation, said President Xi Jinping. 1 / BREAKING China's President Xi: Adopt blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies – cnLedger (@cnLedger) October 25, 2019 Speaking at the 18th board to study the current situation and development trends of the blockchain, he noted that [… ]
Facebook's Libra has nothing to do with cryptocurrencies and Twitter is not even considering joining the project. This was stated by CEO of the service Jack Dorsey, said Hollywood Reporter editor Alex Veprin. Would Twitter join the Libra project? “Hell no,” Jack Dorsey says. "Nothing within Libra had to be a cryptocurrency to do what they wanted […]
Bakkt Cryptocurrency Exchange anunció la fecha de lanzamiento del contrato de opción para futuros de bitcoin , está programado para el 9 de diciembre. Las opciones sobre contratos de futuros le dan al comprador el derecho de comprar o vender un contrato de futuros en particular a un precio predeterminado en la fecha de vencimiento de la opción. Según el CEO de Bakkt, Kelly Loffler, el nuevo producto fue creado "en base a los comentarios de los clientes y está diseñado para cubrir los ingresos y garantizar la eficiencia de costos y capital". El Contrato de Opciones de Bitcoin de…
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin put forward a number of ideas to address some of the obstacles to the development of the Ethereum 2.0 ecosystem, which is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2020. The main differences between the new Ethereum chain are the switch to the Proof-Of-Stake algorithm, staking support and the use of sharding to increase throughput. The ability to transfer ETH between networks 1.0 and 2.0 It is assumed that with the current […]
Weder di Mauro, president of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), is confident that regulators are unlikely to allow Facebook to launch the Libra digital currency project. It is reported by CNBC. “What Libra did shocked the central banks,” said di Mauro. According to her, monetary regulators did not expect such a sudden appearance of a private currency created by a private company. “That’s why probably […]
Moscow law enforcement authorities began checking on the appeal of a resident of the capital who lost access to their 15 Antminer S9 devices worth 3 million rubles. According to the news agency "Moscow", the victim signed an agreement with one of the companies on the storage of miners. He paid monthly expenses for electricity in the amount of about 60 thousand rubles, and the company transferred cryptocurrency. However, in […]