Author: Chris Sparks

Bitcoin

Paraguay legalizes bitcoin in July

By Chris Sparks Jun 18, 2021

Following the example of El Salvador, individuals and government officials are preparing to legalize bitcoin as a means of payment. …

Cryptocurrency

Turkey ranked first in Europe in the number of cryptocurrencies holders

By Chris Sparks Feb 22, 2021

The World Economic Forum on February 20 announced the results of a study of the 74 largest economies in the …

Cryptocurrency

Litecoin is getting closer to adding privacy features

By Chris Sparks Feb 02, 2021

Litecoin is one step closer to implementing the Harry Potter version of Mimble Wimble privacy technology. Litecoin, the eighth largest …

Bitcoin

Bitcoin continued to rise in value and reached 12 thousand dollars

By Chris Sparks Aug 02, 2020

As of Sunday morning, August 2nd, the price of bitcoin has reached $ 12,000. The cryptocurrency has risen in price …

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Appears in 20,000 US Outlets

By Chris Sparks Jun 24, 2020

Bitcoin is now accepted in 20 thousand outlets in the USA. Cryptocurrency can be used in LibertyX ATMs and terminals …

Ethereum

Ethereum 2.0 will halve the supply of tokens

By Chris Sparks May 01, 2020

On April 30, Ethereum hit a very low price $ 202.45 amid a sharp downward correction following the strong bullish …

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is negotiating the purchase of CoinMarketCap

By Chris Sparks Mar 31, 2020

The cryptocurrency analytic portal CoinMarketCap, one of the most popular among users, may soon change its owner. Binance crypto exchange …

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Bank of South Korea Launches Service for Safe Storage of Digital Assets

By Chris Sparks Mar 28, 2020

South Korea’s largest commercial bank, Kookmin Bank (KB), is planning to launch digital asset storage services in the near future, …

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PayPal will hire a financial crime blockchain expert

By Chris Sparks Mar 18, 2020

The PayPal company, intends to include a blockchain expert in its staff, which will help it use technology in the …

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Tezos has created a prize fund to fight against coronavirus

By Chris Sparks Mar 04, 2020

The Tezos cryptocurrency community has teamed up and instituted an XTZ cryptocurrency prize for helping fight the coronavirus. On March …

Cryptocurrency

South African authorities plan to launch a cryptocurrencies transaction control system

By Chris Sparks Dec 02, 2019

The Reserve Bank of South Africa is considering options for creating a regulatory framework to control the movement of cryptocurrencies. …

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Telegram headquarters will be move to Switzerland

By Chris Sparks Nov 16, 2019

Telegram messenger seeks to expand its presence in Switzerland, reports the Handelszeitung publication, citing informed sources. The company has planned …

Bitcoin

Hong Kong protests make Bitcoin very popular

By Chris Sparks Oct 02, 2019

The Bitcoin trading volume at LocalBitcoins in Hong Kong reached a historic high last week. Due to protests, cryptocurrency is …

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CipherTrace app will track cryptocurrencies with a “dark past”

By Chris Sparks Sep 22, 2019

Provider of analytical solutions CipherTrace launched a mobile application that allows you to determine whether certain digital coins in the …

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BitTorrent announced the launch of a beta version of the streaming service BLive

By Chris Sparks Sep 21, 2019

BitTorrent developers announced the launch of a beta version of the BLive streaming service a few weeks before the previously …

Cryptocurrency

Atletico will launch cryptocurrency for fans

By Chris Sparks Sep 10, 2019

Atletico Madrid together with the Socios blockchain platform plan to launch a cryptocurrency for the club’s fans. According to Inside …

Other

Google found a pre-installed virus on smartphones with Android

By Chris Sparks Jun 10, 2019

Preinstalled viruses belong to the Triada family, that is, they place ads on a smartphone and are responsible for sending …

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Startup Ripio launched a cryptocurrencies exchange for Latin American countries

By Chris Sparks May 18, 2019

Latin American cryptocurrencies startup Ripio has launched its own trading platform. The site also provides an opportunity for OTC trading …

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The State Duma want to add the identification for transactions with cryptocurrencies

By Chris Sparks Mar 07, 2019

The use of cryptocurrencies in Russia will be available only to identified individuals. Such amendments are planned to be introduced …

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The death of a Canadian cryptomillionaire deprived his spouse 137 million dollars

By Chris Sparks Feb 06, 2019

In Canada, the sudden death of entrepreneur Gerald Cotten, who had seriously got rich on cryptocurrency market, left his wife …

Cryptocurrency

Zerocracy launched Zold currency for micropayments

By Chris Sparks Dec 05, 2018

Zerocracy has completed testing of Zold’s decentralized digital currency with a different architecture than blockchain. The new cryptocurrency is faster …