Month: January 2020

In mid-December, Intel revealed that the company expects to design 2nm and 1.4 nm semiconductors by 2029. During the same timeframe, regional sources reported Canaan and Bitmain will reveal new mining rigs this year equipped with TSMC-based 5nm chips. Now, competition is growing stronger as Samsung has disclosed that the chipmaker succeeded in creating the first 3nm (GAAFET) prototype. Samsung has shown it is ahead of the 5nm process and the company hopes to be the most dominant chipmaker by 2030. Also Read: 2019’s Bitcoin Miners Are 5x Faster Than…

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Many bold predictions about bitcoin’s price have been made over the years, but tech entrepreneur John McAfee’s 2017 claim that BTC would reach $1 million before the end of 2020 garnered more column inches than any other. This is because he promised to, ahem, consume his own manhood – on television no less – if it failed to transpire. The outspoken bitcoin evangelist has now provoked a backlash after pouring cold water on his prediction just days into the New Year. Also read: John McAfee Plans to Tokenize All 535…

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China now has more than 33,000 registered companies claiming to use blockchain technology in their businesses, according to the country’s Center for Information and Industry Development. The information was released at a recent blockchain conference hosted by a Chinese municipal government and several state-backed research institutes. Also read: Regs Roundup – China Blockchain ETF, New French Crypto Rules, Tokens Money in Russia Over 33,000 Blockchain-Related Companies Registered With Chinese Government The number of registered companies claiming to use blockchain technology in their businesses has ballooned in China, heavily boosted by…

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This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. ISIKLAR HOLDING, a company with deep traditions and a long history of doing business, has decided to create Isiklar Coin (ISIKC). The coin is meant to serve the numerous suppliers and long-term partners of the ISIKC Platform. The idea of ISIKC is to implement a customer loyalty program, using the most innovative and…

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Stablecoins provide much sought after stability in the volatile crypto markets. They are sometimes even said to affect the price of bitcoin in drastic fashion. Tether (USDT) in particular continues to be widely scrutinized for this, with recent lawsuits about conflicts of interest and price manipulation being hotly contested. More important to dive into, however, is the reality that some stablecoins are harmful to bitcoin adoption. A kind of fractional reserve banking 2.0. Also Read: Tron-Based Tether Has Ballooned to Over 900 Million Tokens, Almost 22% of Total Supply Backed…

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While a number of software developers work on the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework, SLP devs are still looking for other contributors to help foster the protocol’s ecosystem. In order to help bolster SLP development, the simpleledger.cash website has published requests for bounties worth a couple of thousand dollars in spice token and the stablecoin USDH. Also read: New SLP Telegram Bots Introduced to Bitcoin Cash Supporters Simple Ledger Protocol Bounties The SLP universe is growing fast and there were a lot of developments in 2019 including the first Simple…

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On Saturday, the notorious John McAfee revealed a new project he’s launching that aims to tokenize all 535 members of U.S. Congress in order to sell them on the open market. McAfee said that the U.S. representative tokens will be listed on his exchange McAfeedex so people can find out what their “representative is really worth.” Also read: Ross Ulbricht Supporters Auction Collectibles After BTC Price Wager Goes Sour Buying Politicians The former antivirus tycoon John McAfee is at it again with a new project that is directed at the…

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Travala, the online platform that allows crypto users to book hotel rooms in thousands of destinations around the world, has registered remarkable growth in bookings during the Christmas holiday season. More than half of those in December were paid in cryptocurrency, with bitcoin cash among the preferred options. Also read: User Reports Reveal Visa and Mastercard Outages During the Holidays Over 1,500 Rooms Booked in December Rooms booked via the Travala.com website have been steadily rising throughout 2019, crossing another milestone last month, the travel agency announced in its most…

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India’s former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has shared his views on the future of cryptocurrency, both in India and worldwide. He headed the committee responsible for drafting the infamous bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which the crypto community calls flawed in many regards. Also read: Regulatory Roundup – China Blockchain ETF, New French Crypto Rules, Tokens Money in Russia How Garg Sees the Future of Crypto Subhash Chandra Garg headed the interministerial committee (IMC) tasked with studying all aspects of cryptocurrencies in India and providing recommendations. His committee’s report and…

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Telegram Group, the company behind the TON blockchain project, has reportedly refused to share information with the SEC showing how much it spent of the $1.7 billion raised from investors in the past couple of years and where. In a recent court filing, the securities regulator alleges that Telegram has declined to provide bank records relevant to the case it has been pursuing since last fall. Also read: HSBC Closes 2 Branches Following New Protests in Hong Kong Messenger Unwilling to Disclose Financial Info According to the U.S. Securities and…

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