Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton said that bitcoin needs more regulation for listing on large exchanges. It is reported by CNBC. “If investors believe that Bitcoin pricing is as strict as on the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange, then they are very mistaken. We must get to the point where we are sure […]
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Argo Blockchain, a British mining company, has installed 1,000 new ASIC miners. Now the company has 6,000 devices. According to the Proactiveinvestors portal, over the next two quarters, the company will acquire another 6,000 bitcoin miners. Argo Blockchain shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Against the backdrop of a bullish rally of Bitcoin this year, they grew by 193% – from £ 3.2 in early April […]
Turkish authorities have announced the creation of a national blockchain infrastructure, within which the technology will be implemented in public administration. The Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology outlined the relevant plans as part of the presentation of “Strategy 2023”. Next year, blockchain will become a priority for Turkey. In the presented strategy, the agency refers to the Startup Genome study, according to which blockchain is the fastest growing technological trend. AT […]
Israeli startup GK8 introduced a cold cryptocurrency wallet with the ability to conduct on-chain transactions, reports CoinDesk. “The wallet is disconnected from other digital devices. It contains an integrated circuit isolated from any interfaces, as well as a unidirectional communication hardware component for sending transactions to a communication device for its transmission to the network, ”emphasized Lior Lamesh, co-founder of the company. Among the members of the board of GK8 […]
The total processing power of the Bitcoin network has crossed the line of 100 EH / s. At the time of writing, the indicator is 102.848 EH / s. Since December 2018, the hash rate has increased by 230%. Since mid-June, several new ASIC miners have appeared on the market and, according to some estimates, 600 thousand new devices have connected to the bitcoin network. Over three months, more than 600 […]
The DPRK is at an early stage in creating its own digital currency, Vice News reports citing a local official. With its help, the government plans to circumvent sanctions. According to the organizer of cryptocurrency conferences in the DPRK, Alejandro Cao de Benos (Alejandro Cao de Benos), the still unnamed coin "will look like bitcoin." At this stage, North Korea is exploring products […]
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the local Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have uncovered a large criminal organization involved in identity fraud and money laundering through cryptocurrencies. This was reported on the ASIC website. According to authorities, fraudsters bought personal data of people on the Internet, and then used them to steal money from retirement […]
At the Kiev Borispol airport, customs officers and employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine seized a batch of equipment for the extraction of cryptocurrencies, according to the agency’s website. A Chinese citizen tried to move 160 kg of goods outside the border control. Among them were system units that can be used for mining, motherboards and spare parts for mobile phones, power supplies, wireless headphones and bioadditives. Border guards seized the entire […]
The latest steps of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) in the foreign exchange market may cause a new wave of bitcoin price growth. This opinion was expressed by a number of well-known representatives of the cryptocurrency industry. On Tuesday, September 17, a sharp increase in rates on the repo market (securities purchase / sale transactions with an obligation to resell them) forced the Fed to resort to providing for the first time in the last ten years […]
Wells Fargo & Company, an American financial company, will launch Wells Fargo Digital Cash, a pilot blockchain service for internal payments, based on Corda Enterprise. According to a press release, Wells Fargo Digital Cash will provide almost instant international transfers between company branches using digitized funds (tokens). The company has already tested the concept on transfers from the USA to Canada. The launch of the project is scheduled for 2020 […]