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Libra: Die neue Weltwährung von Facebook. Rund um die geplante Stablecoin von Facebook gab es lange Zeit keine neuen Informationen. Nun hat sich allerdings die Libra Foundation diesbezüglich gerührt. Die in Genf beheimatete Firma hat nun ein neues Whitepaper erstellt, sowie ein FINMA Gesuch gestellt. Dabei handelt es sich um ein Gesuch zur Bewilligung als Zahlungssystem. Virtual Asset Service Provider Das Whitepaper zeigt die Kategorien...

The price of bitcoin – the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap – has fallen to just over $6,800 at the time of writing following news that the oil market in America tanked two days ago.Bitcoin Takes Another TumbleDespite spending the last several days trading above the $7,000 mark – which it had crossed for the second time in a month – the digital asset that everyone has come to know and love is once again being affected by outside market commodities and has taken a turn for the...

The large American communications technology company, Zoom Video Communications, has integrated a blockchain-based app for the first time. Developed by 2key.Network, SmartSessions is built on top of the Ethereum network and will allow business owners to monetize video calls with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain Enters Zoom The popular communications company announced the integration of SmartSessions earlier today. The latter utilizes SmartLink technology and will enable business owners to...

It’s not uncommon to see sports players and crypto working together, and in the case of offensive tackle Russell Okung of the Carolina Panthers, bitcoin is something he’s crazy about.Russell Okung Loves His BTCAfter shooting out a tweet last year that read “Pay me in bitcoin,” it can’t become any clearer than it already is that Okung is looking for additional ways to grow the crypto industry and his digital wealth. Recently, the NFL player announced he would be investing in a company called...

Having suffered losses due to the COVID-19 led market onslaught, both Bitcoin and the United States stock market have had a good month. However, one analyst has pointed out how Bitcoin’s recovery has been entirely driven by market forces, while stocks have been rallying on the back of government intervention. Bitcoin Recovered Without External Intervention “Take a step back [to] think about how $BTC has almost completely recovered from the 50% drop in March. No limit down or trading halted,...

It’s rare when a black hat hacker fixes the wrongs that he or she commits. It’s even rarer when they return the money they’ve stolen, but that appears to be the case this time around. Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that roughly $25 million was stolen from Lendf.me, though now it appears that money has been returned.Lendf.me Gets Its Money BackLendf.me is part of a larger organization called DForce. The company recently earned more than $1.5 million in seed funding led by Multicoin...

Management Implements Cost-Cutting Initiatives Silver Spring, MD – (Globe Newswire – April 21, 2020) – BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) (“BTCS” or the “Company”), a digital asset and blockchain technology focused company, today announced it strengthened its cash position in response to and to capitalize on economic dislocations as a result of COVID-19.BTCS has strengthened its cash position by raising $500,000 in a convertible note financing and applying for a $42,000 loan through the CARES Act...

The real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), remains one of the unsolved mysteries in the cryptocurrency industry. However, a recently discovered email from 1999 suggests that Nakamoto might have spent ten years to implement his idea of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.  The 200-words email, which was shared by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, is similar to the modern Bitcoin’s idealogy, including the anonymity of the creator. This perhaps suggests that it...

The Central Bank of Argentina, BCRA, has joined a pilot scheme that will see RSK’s blockchain technology used to create a decentralized system for overseeing account debit claims. The project was given the go-ahead by the 2019 Financial Innovation Roundtable, of which BCRA is a member, as well as several other banks including Banco de la Provincia de Córdoba, Banco Santander, and BBVA. The latter two banks are part of the Blockchain Group, which includes Grupo Sabra and RSK parent company...

Ethereum increase by a total of 4% over the past 24 hours as it reaches $179. ETH has managed to surge by a total of 13% this week – making it the highest performing top 5 cryptocurrency. Against Bitcoin, Ethereum rebounded at 0.025 BTC as it heads back toward the April 2020 highs. Key Support & Resistance Levels ETH/USD:Support: $170, $165, $157.Resistance: $177, $188, $194.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.025 BTC, 0.0247 BTC, 0.024 BTC.Resistance: 0.026 BTC, 0.0263 BTC, 0.027 BTC. ETH/USD: Ethereum...