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Everybody involved with cryptocurrencies would one day wake up and find out that cryptos are no longer a viable innovation. This is due to the traditional banking system catching up with its confirmation processes, which it is actually doing as we speak. This nightmarish prospect of hacking, theft, delays in transactions and worst, monetary losses will soon be eradicated if we consider the best technology for all cryptocurrencies – not just an alternative system.The Bitcoin scalability...

Photo: ShutterstockEthereum Classic has completed its long-awaited hard fork named Atlantis. The network hard forked at block height 8,772,000 and implemented new upgrades to the blockchain.The #EthereumClassic network successfully upgraded today on block 8,772,000. This upgrade, nicknamed “Atlantis”, includes features on #SpuriousDragon and #Byzantium EIPs from the #Ethereum blockchain.https://t.co/lKHgphlNU9 via @MyEtherplan— Ethereum Classic (@eth_classic) September 12, 2019As Coindesk...

After months of regulatory scrutiny, VanEck-SolidX launched a limited version of its Bitcoin ETF last week. Not having the SEC approval to launch a full-fledged Bitcoin ETF, VanEck planned the limited ETF launch to prove that there’s actually some demand for this investment product in the market.However, it looks like VanEck hasn’t succeeded enough to make an impact in the market. Popular crypto analyst and commentator Alex Krüger recently released some data showing that the VanEck Limited...

Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), gave a speech related to cryptocurrencies at the 10th-anniversary celebration of Senior Finance at the Shanghai Jiaotong University. During this speech, he mentioned that the Central Bank was about to issue a legal digital currency and more than one month after the announcement of this Digital Currency/Electronics Payment (DC/EP), news spread quite wildly.Recently, Mu Changchun, the Deputy Director of Payments and...

Tom Lee: Der Misery Index deutet auf einen Anstieg beim Bitcoin-Preis hin. Seit Juli schwankt der Kurs für den Bitcoin von 9’500 bis 10’500 US-Dollar. Abweichungen davon, ob nach oben oder nach unten gibt es kaum. Unter anderem wurde Tom Lee dazu interviewt und sagte, es gäbe viele Hinweise dafür, dass der Kurs für der Kurs für den Bitcoin jedoch bald wieder ansteigen könnte. Viele Zeichen deuten darauf hin. Indikator: Der Bitcoin Misery...

Santander, one of the largest banks in the world based in Spain, has issued a blockchain bond and started using a public blockchain to manage all aspects of debt issuance.According to the Spanish banking giant, they used a token on Ethereum to represent the $20 million debt issuance and what is more, settled it with another set of ERC-20 tokens representing cash held in a custody account. As Coindesk has reported, the transaction conducted was a plain-vanilla bond with a one-year maturity,...

Photo: Bitwise / TwitterBitwise has tapped into the experience of the Bank of New York Mellon. It has appointed the BNY Mellon to serve as the administrator and transfer agent for its forthcoming Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Bitwise filed an amendment to its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF S-1 form on September 11. It then submitted the amendment to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the same day.The amendment lists Foreside Fund Services as the marketing agent, BNY...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 704. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitcoin Lightning: Sicherheitslücke bereits ausgenutzt & Bitcoin zu verschenken: Domino’s Pizza Frankreich verlost 100.000€ in BTC 1.) Bitcoin Lightning: Sicherheitslücke bereits ausgenutzthttps://www.btc-echo.de/bitcoin-lightning-sicherheitsluecke-bereits-ausgenutzt/ 2.) Bitcoin zu verschenken: Domino’s Pizza Frankreich verlost 100.000€ in...

Mastercard and fintech firm R3 have entered a partnership to develop a solution that will enable cross-border payments which include localized payments and interbank settlements and clearing of payment obligations. The solution will have a primary focus on connecting financial payment systems.Mastercard earlier this year has expanded its payment system with its acquisition of Transfast. This greatly improved its ability to clear transactions on a global scale as Transfast has operations and...

One of the core elements to business strategies is name branding, as businesses always want to leave an impression that speaks of their products or services and to stand out among the competition. Gaming infrastructure platform DAO.Casino is one such firm to use this strategy to bring its users the best of blockchain to the gambling industry. The new name, DAObet, is one it believes will help provide more visibility for the platform with regards to their core operation.The responsibility of...