Month: December 2018

On Dec. 27 the Houston Rockets challenged the Boston Celtics. During the game’s intermission, two contestants participated in a contest called the Antpool Red Planet Race. The participants played a game that involved ‘mining’ bitcoin cash (BCH) on the court floor in the hope of winning $300 worth of BCH. Also Read: Many Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Were Debunked in 2018  Houston Rockets Fans Get a Taste of Bitcoin Cash Mining Bitcoin technology got some mainstream attention during the Rockets and Celtics match on Thursday. The mining operation Antpool…

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Electronics manufacturer Samsung has filed a trademark that suggests it may be considering integrating a cryptocurrency wallet into its smartphones. The filing, submitted to the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on Dec. 27, reinforces reports that emerged earlier this month claiming that cryptocurrency integration was on Samsung’s agenda. Also read: Influential Politicians Are Advocating Crypto Around the Globe South Korean Giant Files UK Trademark Speculation is growing that Samsung may be on the brink of launching a cryptocurrency-equipped smartphone. The filing of a trademark on Dec. 27, following weeks of rumors,…

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On Dec. 27 at the 35th Annual Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) event, three individuals from a startup called Wallet Fail allegedly hacked the most popular hardware wallets and revealed their secrets on stage. According to Trezor, however, the hackers at 35C3 did not follow the standard responsible disclosure protocol and Ledger Wallet developers claim the Wallet Fail team only gave the impression of critical vulnerabilities, emphasizing that this was “not the case.” Also Read: Judge Denies Craig Wright’s Motion to Dismiss Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit A Startup Called Wallet Fail Claims…

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Despite the short-lived rally leading up to Christmas, BTC appears poised to post a fifth consecutive red candle on the monthly chart for the second time ever. BCH also looks ready to extend its record bear streak to five months of red, while ETH appears poised to post a monthly gain for the first time in seven months. Also Read: Judge Denies Craig Wright’s Motion to Dismiss Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit BTC Likely to Post Fifth Consecutive Red Candle for First Time Since 2011 Should BTC fail to finish 2018 above $4,000…

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Mineable and tradable from anywhere, cryptocurrency is borderless. Its adoption nevertheless hinges in part upon the stance taken by nation states. Politicians have the power to integrate, legitimize and push crypto to the next stage of mainstream adoption. A number of influential politicians around the globe have expressed varying levels of support for digital currencies and blockchain technology.  Also Read: The Next Generation of Politicians Will Be Crypto’s Biggest Advocates  Cryptocurrencies Are Essentially Borderless Pressure has been building on regulators to increase oversight of cryptocurrencies, whose stateless nature makes them difficult to restrict. There has…

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Electrum developers have confirmed reports of an attack against the popular cryptocurrency wallet. Also covered in The Daily, Huobi Derivative Market’s daily trading volume has reached $1 billion, and one of the founders of Brazil’s leading crypto exchange Foxbit has died in a car crash. Also read: UFC 232 to Have Official Crypto Partner, 5% of Israelis Use Bitcoin Electrum Developers Scramble to Stop Phishing Attack Users of the Electrum bitcoin wallet have been targeted in a new phishing attack, the project’s developers confirmed on Twitter. The team notes that…

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