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Binance Offers Lifetime VIP Membership to KYC Leak Victims
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it will offer a lifetime VIP membership to all its users affected by the recent Know Your Customer images leak on the platform.
Ethereum Classic, Basic Attention Token, and Ravencoin prices show strong gains
Although most coins are still staggered, Ethereum Classic, Basic Attention Token, and Ravencoin still posted strong gains.
Circle CEO Says Tokenized Fiat Currencies Are on the Horizon
Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of blockchain-based, crypto-inclusive money transfer company Circle, said that the firm has long held that major fiat currencies would eventually be tokenized.
Cointelegraph Launches Korean HQ in Seoul, Expanding Presence in Asia
Cointelegraph is pleased to announce that we are continuing to increase our presence in Asia with the launch of Cointelegraph Korea.
$160+ million in Ethereum could flood the market from Plus Token Ponzi
History's third largest Ponzi, Plus Token, took in nearly 10 million Ethereum-worth $1.9 billion-from over 800,000 victims, according to analysis conducted by Elementus.
Blockchain Wallet Adds Support for Crypto Payments Processor BitPay
Crypto wallet service Blockchain Wallet has integrated cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay.
Circle CEO: China's Digital Currency Could "Bypass Western Banking System"
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says the U.S. lagging behind China's development of a national digital currency could alter the way Western companies transfer payments.
House Financial Services Committee Will Continue Libra Review
Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee, says the committee will continue to review Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency Libra and the corresponding digital wallet Calibra.
Bithumb Exchange to Launch Cryptocurrency Listing Committee
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will launch a new committee in September that will determine which cryptocurrencies can be traded on its platform.
Blockchain Will Integrate BitPay's Payments System For Wallet Payments
Bitcoin wallet and blockchain explorer provider Blockchain announced a partnership with the largest bitcoin processor, BitPay.
Coinbase's WalletLink enables dApp access on desktop browsers
Coinbase's newly launched decentralized web feature will enable users to access dapps on any desktop browser.
Bank of England Governor: Libra-Like Currency Could Replace US Dollar
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, has suggested a transformation of the global financial system by replacing the United States dollar with a digital currency similar Facebook's Libra.
Research Suggests Tether Sentiment Could Provide Chance for Manipulation
New research from Augmento suggests a forward correlation between Tether sentiment, market capitalization and price, which could be manipulated or exploited to create arbitrage opportunities.
Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook's Libra
The chairwoman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has said that the body will continue scrutinizing Facebook's cryptocurrency, Libra.
Maker Foundation Tried and Failed to Register 'DEFI' Trademark
In a bid to keep the decentralized finance space free of scam artists, DeFi ecosystem Maker attempted to trademark the term "DEFI.".
UK Central Bank Governor Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve
A central bank-supported digital currency could replace the dollar as the global hedge currency, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
Australian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $450,000 in XRP Last Year
Australian citizen Katherine Nguyen has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 in XRP - over 100,000 tokens - in January 2018.
Largest South Korean Exchange to Review Listings and Boot Failing Coins
Bithumb will start reviewing its cryptocurrency listings on a monthly basis, becoming the second South Korean exchange this month to update its listing policies.
Price Analysis 23/08: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB, EOS, BSV, XMR, XLM
Should traders stay cautious or use the current dip to buy? While we have usually been conservative in our analysis, we will tweak our approach a little and will start suggesting even short-term trades, which can be considered by aggressive traders.
Halving reduced Litecoin's mining hash rate by almost 30%
Litecoin's halving on Aug. 5 reduced the network's mining difficulty and hashing power by almost 30 percent.
Binance: Leaked Images Overlap With Those Processed by Third Party
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance states that some leaked Know Your Customer images overlap with those processed by a third party vendor.
Binance Offers VIP Accounts to Hacked Users
After an August 7 post about potential KYC leaks at Binance the company has released an update from its "Security and investigations team" stating that it will give affected users VIP accounts on the site.
Use Bitcoin to go long Yeezys and short Air Jordans
Crypto exchanges are starting to allow retail users to speculate on the price of high-end footwear, potentially unlocking an endemic new use case for cryptocurrency as the default medium of exchange for collectibles, as pointed out by Three Arrows Capital CEO Su Zhu.I think one use case that is under-explored is the fact that deliverable derivatives on collectible goods can now spread like wildfire b/c of the benefits of liquidity of underlying as well as the global frictionless-ness of the counter currency https://t.
Africa's Largest Bank Joins Blockchain-Based Marco Polo Network
Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by total assets, has joined blockchain-based trade finance network, the Marco Polo Network.
Web3's Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
Developers will soon be able to test applications on a live version of blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot.
British Hacker to Hand Over $1M in Crypto for Phishing Attacks
A British judge has ordered the confiscation of $1.1 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hacker who used phishing attacks to steal personal data and sell it on the dark web.
Blockchain May Be Used in FDA Medical Reviews and Recalls
The Food and Drug Administration may incorporate blockchain to improve drug and medical products reviews and recalls.
How Facebook's Libra Has Been Influencing Crypto, Politics and Finance
First, top crypto exchange Binance announced a project called "Venus" - coincidentally, another astrology-themed name - which will focus on developing "Localized stablecoins" worldwide; the People's Bank of China said it is almost ready to launch its government-backed digital currency, reportedly admitting that Libra prompted it to speed up; and Erik Finman, ostensibly the youngest Bitcoin millionaire, launched a crypto peer-to-peer payment app, called "Metal" - daringly marketing it as "The Libra killer."
Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter
Two Canadian nationals have been indicted for scheming to steal bitcoin from an Oregon resident.
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
Hotmine CEO Oles Slobodenyuk couldn't have picked a better place to pitch his product: a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating appliance.
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