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Now it what may be a breakthrough for the Ethereum blockchain a blockchain advisory and product development firm Akomba Labs has offered a solution that allows the creation of blocks on the Ethereum blockchain twice as fast as before. Sources indicate that Akomba Labs in collaboration with BloXroute ran “BloXroute’s” Blockchain Distribution Network” on a Singaporean-based Ethereum node between November 11th and November 27th. The results showed that the blockchain propagation time dropped...

Nach 138 Jahren ist Schluss: Das Publifon hat ausgedient, die letzte Swisscom Telefonkabine hat von Baden aus den Weg ins Museum für Kommunikation angetreten. Nach 138 Jahren ist Schluss: Das Publifon hat ausgedient, die letzte Swisscom Telefonkabine hat von Baden aus den Weg ins Museum für Kommunikation angetreten. Von einem magischen Moment sprach Pierre-Antoine Favez, Leiter Publifone bei Swisscom, beim Anblick der verladenen Kabine:...

Popular stock-trading startup Robinhood has decided that it is no longer interested in becoming a federally insured bank. Months ago, the company applied for a bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), in an effort to become a fully-fledged bank but has now decided to shelve said plans.According to the statement, the company has taken this step to shift its attention away from banking to its own core business directed at improving the efficiency of the financial...

Vinted has recently finished its funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, previous backers Sprints Capital, Inside Venture Partners, Accel and Burda Principal Investments. The startup raised a total of $141 million and reached a total valuation of $1 billion. Since the startup is from Lithuania, it is now the second unicorn startup coming out from the Baltics. Previously, an Estonian startup Taxify, which now has rebranded to Bolt had reached a valuation of $1 billion.The company...

The Bitcoin price movement over the last week has sent jitters among crypto investors. In the last seven days, the BTC price crashed to $6600 hitting its six-month low. But Bitcoin has bounced back quickly trying to consolidate above $7000 levels.In the last 24 hours, the Bitcoin price is on a northward trajectory surging nearly 10% above $7500 level. At press time, Bitcoin is trading at $7551 with a market cap of $136 billion. This much-needed relief rally has recently got investors’ hope...

Banking app Revolut has introduced a new feature that will allow many users to use the app just like any other bank account. The introduction of the direct debit feature for the UK pound has enabled users to be able to pay for goods and services with direct debit as it is becoming the norm for many businesses at the moment. Already Euro direct debit services were started last year. Many businesses prefer direct debits as card transaction fees and chargebacks are usually more problems than...

With the current expansion of and new entrants into the crypto space, ex-UBS employee Claude Waelchli has decided of a lifetime: to pitch his tent (and his life as well) with cryptocurrencies. After leading the Global team for the management of portfolios for ultra-high net worth individuals and institutions, Waelchi has decided to settle for nothing less than the best as he studied digital assets and to launch his own startup Tokenyz. The new cryptocurrency startup’s name is a play on the...

The recent Upbit hack crashed all the cryptos down and again reminded crypto investors how vulnerable this sector is. However, this was the last among seven majors hacks that happened this year. So, let’s mention some of them:CryptopiaAround January 15, New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia said there was $3.2 million in tokens stolen and the company went into the liquidation. However, on Jan. 20, it was reported that as much as $16 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) and ERC20...

Bitcoin went on a wild ride in the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency began the day trading at around $7,100 only to drop down to about $6,850 in a sudden move south. However, bulls took it from there, and the BTC price shot up to $7,660, which was also the daily high.Currently trading at around $7,500, Bitcoin has managed to retain its price above the significant resistance area between $7,300 and $7,400. As Cryptopotato reported yesterday, the next resistance to watch lies at $7,700, and for...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 760. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Bitcoin Börse UpBit gehackt – 50 Mio. USD gestohlen, Studie zeigt Mängel im Lightning-Netzwerk auf & PlusToken Scam Bitcoin Abverkauf. 1.) Bitcoin Börse UpBit gehackt – 50 Mio. USD gestohlenhttps://cryptomonday.de/breaking-news-bitcoin-boerse-upbit-gehackt-50-mio-usd-gestohlen/ 2.) „Ökonomisch irrational“: Studie zeigt Mängel im Lightning-Netzwerk...