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Crypto-friendly Malta got its first two-way Bitcoin ATM. The automatic teller machine was installed at the real estate agency Quicklets office located on the Sliema seafront. The launch event consisted of presenting the device functions, having as guests both financial and crypto experts as well as blockchain enthusiasts. Times of Malta reported on 22 July [...]
BitTorrent has officially announced on its Twitter channel and its official blog that it is now part of the TRON ecosystem. The two companies are to join forces to build the future of the decentralized Internet. The company’s team stated that it is excited to announce that TRON has officially closed the acquisition. The blog [...]
A British police department sold 295 Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated from a drug trafficker after he was forced to surrender his funds stored on a hardware wallet. After sales, the police department retained 18.8% of the profit. The main prosecuting body dealing with criminal investigations in England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), made public [...]
Cryptocurrency cloud mining services HashFlare interrupted its Bitcoin mining operations as well as all BTC-linked mining arrangements. The announcement was made on 20 July via Facebook. The reason why HashFlare stopped mining operations is financial gain, which due to price fluctuations is on the loss. We would like to remind you that since the beginning [...]
The "world's first secure mail service with automatic encryption"- Tutanota added a cryptocurrency donation option. Tutanota revealed it supports donation in the following crypto assets: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Monero (XMR). Furthermore, the German company intends to accept cryptocurrency payments for its pro and premium service, as reported in a blog [...]
The giant company Samsung is allegedly supporting cryptocurrency payments in several Baltic countries. The process is possible due to CopPay platform. Lithuanian company CopPay announced today that citizens based in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, and Kaunas will soon be able to acquire Samsung products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, and others with crypto assets. Accepted cryptocurrencies: The [...]
Partnership to co-develop Pundi X ecosystem and support deployment of the Pundi X POS in Korea Seoul - July 20, 2018 - UBIVELOX (089850), the KRX-listed company and world's sixth-largest manufacturer of smart cards, today announced its entry into the cryptocurrency market following a deal with Pundi X, the developer of a blockchain-based point-of-sale [...]
Vietnam will ban the import of cryptocurrency mining equipment, as reported by Viet Nam News on 19 July. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced it will temporarily suspend the import of mining hardware. The measure was ordered by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The total number of mining machines reached 15,600 [...]
Change Wallet is the new platform aimed at boosting the adoption of Bitcoin and altcoins as well as no-commission transactions. Change is a company developed in cooperation with a Singaporean business but headquartered in Estonia. The blockchain-based platform has recently thrilled its users with a new service - Change Wallet. Using this wallet, users are [...]
In collaboration with fintech startup Stronghold, IBM will launch a stablecoin that will be tethered to the value of the US Dollar. The crypto coin will be secured by the government-backed fiat which is held at banks that are assured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC). New Stablecoin Pegged to the USD According to [...]
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour traded volume Binance has completed the fourth quarterly burn of its Binance Coin (BNB). On 16th, CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted that Binance is preparing for another coin burn conducted in accordance with the company’s whitepaper: “@binance is doing a final tally on the numbers, and will announce our [...]
Stellar has reportedly become the first open-source protocol to be compliant with Sharia licensing in the money transfer and asset tokenization sector, according to a Stellar’s blog post. The Shariyah Review Bureau, a top international Sharia advisory agency accredited by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has studied Stellar’s use cases and applications and made available [...]