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Snowden on Bitcoin: Blasts Public Ledger and Core Developers

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The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, gave a dynamic, wide-ranging interview to Peter Van Valkenburgh during Blockstack Berlin 2018. Mr. Snowden discussed ongoing issues of privacy and cryptocurrency, his preferences, and revealed how bitcoin helped him in his most historic hour. He also took the opportunity to chide growing crypto tribalism, calling out maximalists, … Read more

NEM Foundation Stops Tracking Coins Stolen from Coincheck

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The NEM Foundation has announced it will no longer track cryptos stolen from the Japanese exchange Coincheck. The Singapore-based organization said it had provided law-enforcement agencies with information from its investigations. It did not explain its decision to end the tracking efforts. According to some estimates, half of the NEM coins that disappeared in the … Read more

Coincheck Removes Monero, Dash, and Zcash Due to “Risks”

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More interesting developments are happening in the world of cryptocurrency. Coincheck has made a lot of major headlines in the past few months. The company was recently hacked and is now dropping support for anonymity-oriented currencies altogether. It’s a rather surprising development, although one that is easily justified. More Coincheck Developments The main reason people are … Read more

Coincheck Drops Anonymous Monero, Dash, Zcash

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Coincheck, the Japanese exchange that lost ~$550 million worth of NEM to hackers, will stop dealing with Monero, Dash and Zcash. The trading platform has recognized the risk posed by these cryptocurrencies which provide high levels of anonymity. Half of the NEM coins stolen in the hack may have been converted already on the darknet, … Read more

Abra Mobile App Adds 20 New Cryptocurrencies and ‘Stablecoin’ Technology

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The peer-to-peer mobile payment service, Abra announced the integration of 20 new cryptocurrencies and 50 fiat currencies into the firm’s app with real-time exchange features. Today the company is rolling out 13 new digital assets and will release the remainder over the next week. Also read: Google Bans Crypto Ads: No Currencies, ICOs, Exchanges, Wallets, Advice … Read more

AirTM Taps Zcash for Improved Financial Freedom and Privacy

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Some cryptocurrency enthusiasts are familiar with the company known as AirTM. Its goal is to bring financial services to the banked, unbanked, and underbanked populations alike. The service has been quite popular in Venezuela as well as other Latin American countries. To improve its offerings, the company has partnered with Zcash. A Major Milestone for AirTM Bringing financial … Read more

Nvidia Mining GPU to Be Launched Sooner Than Expected, Reports 

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New Reports suggest that Nvidia is going to launch a mining GPU sooner than previously expected. The graphics unit comes with features that cryptocurrency miners will find attractive. According to leaked specifications, the Inno3D card is based on the gaming GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.    Also read: New Player Asrock Said to Enter the GPU … Read more

Openbazaar Raises $5M from Investors Including Bitmain

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On Tuesday, March 13, OB1, the company building the cryptocurrency-centric marketplace Openbazaar, has announced it has raised $5 million USD in a recent series A funding round. According to the startup, Omers Ventures and Bitmain Technologies were the lead investors in the funding round for the e-commerce marketplace. Also Read: Survey Finds South Korean Youth the … Read more