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CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be the next Facebook executive to face a bipartisan grilling when he testifies before the US House Committee on Financial Services tomorrow. The committee published a transcript of Zuckerberg’s prepared testimony ahead of the hearing, and there was one thing noticeably absent from his statement: any reference to bitcoin, cryptocurrency, or even blockchain. House Releases Mark Zuckerberg’s Libra Testimony That’s somewhat remarkable, given that Zuckerberg has...

Who would have known Opera and bitcoin could go so well together? We’re not necessarily talking about classically trained singers that wear Viking horns and hit high notes, but rather the Norwegian financial platform that’s been touting the addition of bitcoin to its Android app since July of 2018.Opera and BTC: A Perfect Match?The app was launched privately and was later available to the public in December. Opera inherently became one of the first browsers to support bitcoin directly, and...

Photo: Fight to Fame / FacebookLatin America as a region has a number of unique economic challenges. Currency devaluation in Venezuela has continued to crater the economy and impact the lives of millions while tariffs impact trade in Mexico. There seems to be no singular solution to the region’s problems as each country has its own unique set of economic and social challenges, but moving towards decentralized platforms may provide a new path forward and Latin American countries have been...

Bitcoin continues to lose ground, and the price has remained in the range into which it fell at the end of September when the last sharp correction occurred. It didn’t scare the market away, and money has continued to flow into altcoins which are starting to see a change in the trend. The altcoin market is showing positive signs, but we still don’t expect an “altcoin season” anytime soon.This week, the 18 millionth bitcoin was mined, and the halving is just around the corner. It will be...

BitcoinThe price was supported on critical levels as indicated in the chart. Meanwhile, it holds positively and produces higher lows that are technically healthy. However, it should be considered that a potential correction could set us back as far as $6,000. Support in the $8,000 range held this week. We saw a failed attempt to break above the 200MA and the upward trend stopped at $8,350.EthereumAgainst the USD, the price has been relatively stable since the last correction. Resistance is at...

Browser minnow Opera is ramping up cryptocurrency support for Android users in version 54, which has just been released on Tuesday. Among a host of other cosmetic improvements and a new UI, this latest release improves upon the current crypto wallet with support for both Bitcoin and Tron payments. Ethereum has been the staple payment option of the low-flying web browser for more than a year now; however, developers have heeded the calls in recent months for integration with other...

In Kürze ist die Kryptowährungsbörse Poloniex nicht mehr für amerikanische Kunden zugänglich. Derzeit gehört Poloniex noch zum amerikanischen Konzern Circle. Bald wird sie jedoch an Polo Digital Assets Inc. übertragen. Gerüchten zufolge wird dieses Unternehmen von chinesischen Investoren unterstützt. Justin Sun von TRON scheint ebenfalls involviert zu sein, obwohl er den Klatsch in den sozialen Medien...

Press Release ISTANBUL, Oct. 22, 2019The first-ever Eurasia Blockchain Summit, hosted by Huobi Group and Kemer Partners, was held last weekend and hosted a medley of local and overseas representatives to talk about a “blockchain revolution” already taking place in the region. 1,400+ attendees and 70+ speakers from leading blockchain companies, Turkish Government and banking sectors, startups, and media joined the discussion. The two-day event saw major companies disclose ambitions to...

Photo: Philip Taylor / FlickrIn what seems to be one of the biggest challenges to online payment processors such as Paypal, Apple Pay and a whole host of others, the biggest guns in credit card processing have decided to team up and implement their own single button-based checkout process. American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover have decided to join forces to make checkout easier for consumers.Based on what the card industry refers to as Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) which is a...

U.S.-based aircraft maker – Gulfstream Aerospace – is all set to take the competition higher with its rival Bombardier. On Monday, October 21, Gulfstream unveiled its long-range luxurious G700 aircraft, an upgrade to its previous G650. Gulfstream unveiled this aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual corporate aircraft show in Las Vegas.With the Gulfstream G650, the company enjoyed its dominant position for some time in the business jets segment, until Bombardier...