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Blockchain and crypto startup Nym is unveiling a new incentive program for those that engage in bitcoin transactions while running the company’s nodes.Nym Is Looking to Empower Internet UsersThe main goal of Nym appears to be privacy. The company has designed software that works to hide metadata and prevent tracking at a network level. As it turns out, whenever we go on the internet, we are potentially in danger of having our identities or other private information revealed or stolen. How...

The Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a proposed cryptocurrency regulation guideline while classifying crypto assets as securities.Crypto Regulations UnderwayAccording to an official release on Monday (September 14, 2020), the Nigeria SEC announced that the commission is looking at a three-pronged approach towards regulating the crypto industry. The SEC also stated that the aim of the proposed regulation was to promote market efficiency and transparency and not...

Rapper T.I. is being hit with felony charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He has been ordered to pay a penalty fee of $75,000 for his role in a scam-laden initial coin offering (ICO).The SEC Goes After T.I.The SEC has made it clear over the past few years that it’s not going to play around. If you try to cheat investors, if you fail to register as a security, if you step out of line in any way, the agency will come after you and it will penalize you. It seems that the...

Swisscom Blockchain will begin work on a cloud-based security layer for Polkadot after it was awarded a development grant by the Web3 Foundation. The security solution will focus on providing an extra layer of security for users who stake coins on Polkadot’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network.Swisscom Awarded Web3 Foundation GrantThe Web3 Foundation oversees the development of the Polkadot ecosystem. On September 10th it was announced that the foundation had awarded an undisclosed development grant...

Bitcoin’s price has finally broken above the $10,580 range high and is now surging towards the psychological $11,000 mark.The increase appears to have been caused by an influx of $12 billion flooding into the crypto market during the US trading session. This uptick in investment has helped lift the entire market back into the green and drive BTC prices above the 4-hour 50 and 200 EMA lines.While this seems pretty positive right now, we could see a temporary correction soon if BTC breaks into...

As of late, cash is no longer the best way to pay for luxury items… or any items for that matter. It appears fiat currencies from all around the world, including the U.S. dollar, are suffering and being victimized by inflation and other harsh economic circumstances thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why sellers are telling all their potential buyers that bitcoin and cryptocurrency are okay to use, and the latest item up for sale with crypto is a $40 million private plane.This Private...

Analyzing Bitcoin on-chain data and market behaviors, a collaborative report published by OKEx insight – the research division of OKEx crypto exchange – and blockchain data firm Catallact reveals that smart money investors and institutional players may have been buying BTC since the COVID-19 outbreak.On the Bitcoin blockchain, as the amount of BTC being transacted increases, the number of transactions decreases. In other words, “the larger the movement of coins on the Bitcoin blockchain, the...

Etheruem saw a 6.3% price rise this week as it hits $375 today.The coin bounced 7% from yesterday’s low.Against Bitcoin, ETH reached as high as 0.0371 BTC during the weekend. It has since dropped to 0.0352 BTC.ETH/USD – Ethereum Bulls Attempting To Wake UpKey Support Levels: $364, $350, $336.Key Resistance Levels: $390, $400, $410.Last week, Etheruem managed to rebound from the support at $336 as it started to push higher. It managed to reach as high as $390 over the weekend before it fell...

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies present numerous advantages over the traditional financial systems, including faster transactions, while paying only a fraction of the cost. The decentralized nature, meaning a lack of central authority behind them, has attracted lots of fans, investors, and users over the past decade.However, this same feature could also display some serious issues if one is not careful. Some of these problems could lead to the loss of funds, as the story of Yaniv reveals...

One of the world’s leading and popular Bitcoin derivatives exchanges, BitMEX, has installed Blockstream’s Bitcoin satellite system.It’s a way to download and to verify Bitcoin’s blockchain through a satellite without having to be connected to the Internet. Apart from the fact that one of the leading exchanges is showing open support for Bitcoin, this also showcases exciting features of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and its underlying network.Bitcoin From Space: BitMEX Runs a Full Bitcoin...