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Telegram has announced it will be ceasing all active involvement with the TON blockchain. The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced the news in a Telegra.ph post on May 12, 2020, which declared Telegram’s work with TON officially finished. Durov announced:“I am writing this post to officially announce that Telegram’s active involvement with TON is over.”The news comes shortly after an independent group of developers decided to hard-fork away from Telegram’s version of TON. The newly created...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is rolling out new leverage products called “Binance Leverage Tokens (BLVT),” two months after delisting FTX’s Leveraged Tokens.Binance Leveraged Tokens – BTCUP and BTCDOWNLeveraged tokens are designed to give traders exposure to the crypto markets without the nitty-gritty that comes with managing a leveraged position.Launching this week, the exchange will list the first pair of the Binance Leveraged Tokens – BTCUP and BTCDOWN – on May 14, for trades in...

Peter Schiff’s blind skepticism toward Bitcoin would be better applied to the mainstream media. The self-professed ‘gold-bug’ and vocal Bitcoin critic speculated that cryptocurrency advocates would be eagerly anticipating Paul Tudor Jones’ appearance on CNBC on May 11.Schiff said Bitcoiners would be hoping for a price pump, following revelations that the hedge fund manager recently revealed he had bought into Bitcoin.Schiff tweeted:“It looks like #Bitcoin pumpers are front-running the Paul...

The American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan, has taken two popular cryptocurrency exchanges as banking customers. According to a recent report, the giant bank has approved Coinbase and Gemini in April, and transactions are starting to be processed now.Cryptocurrency Adoption From JPMorganPer a Wall Street Journal report from today, JPMorgan Chase & Co has started accepting clients from the cryptocurrency industry. The bank has approved the largest US-based exchange with over 30...

Block 630,000 was mined yesterday, and with it, the third Bitcoin halving was successfully completed. From here on, miners will receive 6.25 BTC for adding new blocks to the network.The hours before the event were fairly turbulent for BTC’s price, but it seems that it has calmed down, at least for now.Bitcoin Price Steady Following The HalvingA bit more than 15 hours after Bitcoin’s halving took place at block 630,000, the price seems relatively stable. At the time of the event, BTC was...

The giant mining firm, BHP Billiton, has reportedly completed its first yuan-denominated transaction of iron ore utilizing blockchain technology. The company sold materials worth over $14 million to China Baoshan Iron & Steel Co LTD (Baosteel) – the listed arm of the world’s biggest steelmaker China Baowu Steel Group (Baowu).Blockchain Utilized For Iron Ore SaleNearly four years ago, the massive mining firm revealed its plans to begin employing the Ethereum blockchain to improve the...

The Bitcoin halving just took place, and the final block revealed a secret message which harkens back to Bitcoin’s genesis block. The last block mined before Bitcoin’s block reward was cut in half contained the following message in its coinbase:“NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed’s Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue.”The message is a direct reference to the message included by anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in the first block ever mined, the Genesis block:Satoshi’s first...

The most anticipated event in the cryptocurrency community has finally occurred as the Bitcoin network just produced block number 630,000.The Bitcoin halving will reduce the daily supply, the inflation rate, and the block rewards for miners. It has also raised serious discussions around the price of BTC.2020 Halving CompletedAfter months of increased discussions and speculation, the third-ever Bitcoin halving just took place at block number 630,000.Naturally, it brings a significant amount of...

The real buzz in the cryptocurrency industry right now is about the long-awaited Bitcoin third halving, which is only a few hours away. Expectedly, results in Google Trend show an increasing interest in the topic.Bitcoin 2020 Halving In HoursEveryone, including critics, is alert as the Bitcoin miners move closer to block 630,000, where the mining reward is scheduled to half from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC. At the time of this writing, the current block is 629967, meaning there are less than 35...

The median confirmation time for transactions with miner fees to be included in a mined block and added to Bitcoin’s ledger has decreased substantially on the day that the halving is estimated to take place. If the rate continues as it is, the event will take place a few hours sooner than expected.10 Blocks Mined in 47 MinutesAccording to information from Blockchain.com, the average time for the network to generate new blocks has decreased substantially.Blocks 629952 through 629961 were mined...