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Yesterday, Coinbase announced that it was expanding its Learn platform with the addition of Kyber Network tokens. The incentive allows exchange customers to watch videos in exchange for a small handful of the KNC tokens worth a couple of dollars.Starting today, Coinbase customers can start earning Kyber (KNC) by watching lessons and completing quizzes about the Kyber Network, a protocol that aims to make swapping digital assets and cryptocurrencies simple and efficient....

Anthony Ghosn, the son of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, revealed to prosecutors that he paid about $500,000 in cryptocurrency to one of the two men who helped Carlos break free from Japan.Carlos Ghosn’s Son Transferred Half a Million in Cryptocurrency Through CoinbaseAccording to Reuters, US prosecutors said in a court filing that Carlos Ghosn’s son paid about half a million dollars to one of the Massachusetts men responsible for the escape of the former Nissan chairman.At the end of last...

It looks like Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong isn’t a huge fan of the stimulus checks that went out in May.Armstrong: Printing Money Doesn’t Solve AnythingTwo to three months ago, the United States government began issuing checks of approximately $1,200 to individuals who made less than $75,000 a year. The money was designed to assist citizens during the coronavirus pandemic and give them a little financial boost during what is turning out to be an excruciatingly long period of strife, as many...

It’s been about a week since the incident occurred, and yet news outlets still can’t seem to get enough of the Twitter bitcoin hack that took place last Wednesday.The Twitter BTC Hack Just Gets Bigger and BiggerThe incident is one of the most profound and notorious in bitcoin’s short, yet significant history. Several high-profile Twitter accounts belonging to politicians, celebrities and musicians such as Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kanye West and Elon Musk were hijacked by cyber...

According to a recent report, three US-based cryptocurrency exchanges, namely Gemini, Coinbase, and Kraken, remain the platforms with the highest-ranking during Q2 2020.The paper also added that only 15% of exchanges claimed that they store more than 95% of their digital asset holdings in cold wallets.Top-Rated Cryptocurrency ExchangesIn its July report analyzing the performance of most cryptocurrency exchanges, CryptoCompare has utilized several features to separate and grade them. Those...

The US government is still working on regulations on third-party reporting for cryptocurrency trades. The transactions will be reported by crypto exchanges in accordance with Section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), a Treasury attorney said.Cryptocurrency Exchanges Will Share Client Data as Stipulated in Section 6045Erika Nijenhuis, senior counsel at the US Treasury’s Office of the International Tax Counsel, said in a webinar that the government was still preparing rules on...

With a bit of delay following the Twitter hack, Bitcoin finally sees a slight movement downwards to $9,100. Interestingly, this time the three major US stock market indexes decrease in value with a similar percentage.The situation appears much more favorable in the low-cap altcoin market, as massive gainers include Aurora, Ampleforth, and Algorand.Bitcoin With A Quick DipFollowing the most discussed topic of the infamous Twitter hack from a few days ago, BTC’s involvement remained unnoticed,...

Amiti Uttarwar is looking to pave the way for more women to get involved in the crypto space.Uttarwar Reminisces on How Her Career Came to BeOne of the biggest arguments going against the bitcoin and blockchain market is that it is predominately inhabited by men, but Uttarwar, in her role as a bitcoin core developer, is trying to help the industry she’s come to love so much branch out a little.The daughter of Indian immigrants, Uttarwar says her parents struggled to make it to America, with...

An ongoing scam is being promoted on Twitter through some of the biggest accounts of major cryptocurrency companies and proponents.These include the world’s leading exchange, Binance, the US-based exchange Coinbase, as well as the account of one of the best-known Bitcoin proponents, AngeloBTC, and even Winklevoss’ Gemini.Ongoing Crypto ScamIn the past few minutes, some of the most popular cryptocurrency Twitter accounts have been compromised.A message about a partnership with a company called...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 924. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ethereum mit unzureichender Sicherheit, G20-Staaten legen wichtigen Grundstein für digitale Währungen & Coinbase Deal mit Secret Service. [embedded content] Die heutige Show wird gesponsert von Bitwala – Die einfachste Art Bitcoin zu kaufen und verkaufen – Jetzt kostenloses Konto eröffnen und 20 Euro Startguthaben erhalten – https://bit.ly/Bitwala-Banking 1.) Ethereum mit...