The Swiss Financial Markets Supervision Service (FINMA) has issued blockchain firms with SEBA Crypto and Sygnum licenses for banking and securities transactions. This was reported on the website of the department. FINMA representatives emphasized that such licenses were first introduced to blockchain service providers. SEBA Crypto and Sygnum will now be able to work with institutional and professional investors. In addition, today […]
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Chairman of the House Financial Representatives Committee of the US House Maxine Waters said that her department will continue to study in detail the features of the cryptocurrency initiative Libra from the largest social network Facebook. Congresswoman introduced the agency’s work plan for this fall. The list of tasks, in particular, contains an obligation to continue studying Libra and the Calibra wallet, created by Facebook. The committee also intends to learn the views of […]
The Polkadot development team has launched an experimental version of the blockchain interaction protocol called Kusama. Kusama CC-1, @polkadotnetwork's tentative experimental canary network, is out! https://t.co/w2EJRyrYEY – Gavin Wood (@gavofyork) August 23, 2019 According to Polkadot founder Gavin Wood, the new protocol combines “cutting-edge technical improvements in management, consensus, and scaling.” Initially, the Kusama network will operate on a consensus mechanism […]
Two years after the activation of Segregated Witness, the share of bitcoin transactions using this protocol reached 61.93%. Segregated Witness (SegWit) was activated on August 24, 2017. The protocol eliminated a number of problems that stood in the way of Bitcoin, opening up opportunities for network scaling, including through the Lightning Network. In particular, with the introduction of SegWit, the method of storing data in […]
Blockchain wallet has partnered with leading payment processor BitPay. Say hello to easier crypto payments ? our latest blog introduces a new way to spend bitcoin on your favorite internet items (think: giftcards .. travel .. jewelry) right from your web or mobile Wallet. Read more here: https://t.co/bnZEleoiMb – Blockchain (@blockchain) August 23, 2019 According to representatives of […]
The largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has published updated information regarding the leak of user data. Update & Action Response: Third-Party Vendor KYC Matter Protecting our users and keeping #Binance systems secure is our utmost priority.https: //t.co/1xz48JLmxF – Binance (@binance) August 23, 2019 Marketplace representatives stressed that work on solving the problem continues and over the past few weeks the Binance team […]
Soon after Litecoin halving, the hash rate and the difficulty of mining “digital silver” fell by almost a third. According to BTC.com, network complexity has decreased by 28% since halving. This situation may be related to the cessation of the operation of part of the mining equipment, which became unprofitable after halving the award. Over the same period, the LTC hashrate fell to May marks: According to F2pool, […]
Circle cryptocurrency company, which owns the Poloniex exchange, has announced the search for a new general partner who will be able to raise $ 100 million for its venture fund. It is reported by CoinDesk. The company expects the new partner to develop and promote an investment declaration to increase the number of large transactions on the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform, which Circle acquired in March. The SeedInvest platform was founded in […]
According to The Block, the Chinese giant Bitmain allegedly placed an application for the purchase of 600,000 mining chips, which in the future could bring the company an additional $ 1.2 billion in profit. Information came from a source close to TSMC, Taiwan's largest semiconductor manufacturer. According to this information, some of the chips are represented by the latest 7-nm models, giving a hash rate of 50TH / s. The publication also states, […]
At least three Libra members are considering leaving the project from the largest social network Facebook, according to the Financial Times. According to the publication, two members of the Libra Association are discussing what should be the "next right steps." A third unnamed member of the association is seriously concerned about possible problems and excessive oversight by regulators. In a conversation with the Financial Times, one of the partners stated, […]