Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
Verizon Awarded Patent For Blockchain-Based Virtual SIM Cards (#GotBitcoin?)
Leading communications and technology company Verizon has been awarded a patent for using virtual subscriber identity modules (vSIMs) for customers’ devices. Verizon Awarded Patent For Blockchain-Based Virtual SIM Cards (#GotBitcoin?) A filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Sept. 10 details a blockchain encryption technology, wherein a…
Bitcoin Is The Fraud? JPMorgan Metals Desk Fixed Gold Prices For Years (#GotBitcoin)
Trump Administration Unable And Unwilling To Prosecute Banksters. Bitcoin Is The Fraud? JPMorgan Metals Desk Fixed Gold Prices For Years (#GotBitcoin) The United States’ largest bank faced fresh ridicule from Bitcoin (BTC) circles this week after prosecutors said traders had conducted more market fraud. As Bloomberg reported on Sept. 16,…
Bitcoin Stronger Than Ever But No One Seems To Care: Google Trends (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin (BTC) has hit a four-month low this week — as a search term on Google, with market fatigue and boredom spreading beyond traders. Bitcoin Stronger Than Ever But No One Seems To Care: Google Trends (#GotBitcoin?) “Bitcoin” Least Googled Since May Data from Google Trends confirms that the term…
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M (#GotBitcoin?)
Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 has reportedly developed the world’s first offline system for transacting cryptocurrencies. Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M (#GotBitcoin?) The new system uses GK8’s proprietary cryptographic techniques that enable instant blockchain transactions of digital assets without any need for an internet connection, Israeli business…
Fed Injects Tens Of Trillions Into Markets As Liquidity Dries-Up (#GotBitcoin?)
The Fed said Thursday that its balance sheet stood at $4.18 trillion as of Wednesday, versus $3.8 trillion in September. Peak Fed holdings were $4.5 trillion. About $229.5 billion in repo interventions were also outstanding on Wednesday, versus $210.6 billion on Jan. 9. Fed Injects Tens Of Trillions Into Markets…
First-Ever SEC-Qualified Token Offering In US Raises $23 Million (#GotBitcoin?)
Blockstack PBC, a decentralized computing network, announced that it managed to raise more than $23 million in the first-ever U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-approved token offering. First-Ever SEC-Qualified Token Offering In US Raises $23 Million (#GotBitcoin?) Participation From U.S. Retail Investors Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack PBC…
You Can Now Prove A Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really (#GotBitcoin?)
The Electric Coin Company (ECC) says it discovered a new way to scale blockchains with “recursive proof composition,” a proof to verify the entirety of a blockchain in one function. You Can Now Prove A Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really (#GotBitcoin?) For the ECC and zcash, the…
Service Sector Also Impacted By Negative Affects Of Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)
According to the WTO, that points to “a loss of momentum in world services trade,” although it added that cross-border sales of services were likely to hold up better than sales of goods. The WTO said trade in services had already slowed sharply in the first three months of 2019,…
Global Debt History
Imagine if one day your debt piled so high you owed more than three times your income. Global Debt History For an individual, it’s a nightmare scenario. Unimaginable. For countries, it’s simply how the economy works. Financial obligations are stacking higher each year, and global debt history shows us a worrying statistic…
Bitcoin.com Looks To List BCH Futures On CFTC-Approved Exchange (#GotBitcoin?)
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash (BCH) futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to David Shin, head of the company’s exchange division. Bitcoin.com Looks To List BCH Futures On CFTC-Approved Exchange (#GotBitcoin?) In an interview with Bloomberg, the Singapore-based Shin said he had early talks to…
Crypto Mining Supply Fails To Meet Market Demand In Q2: TokenInsight
The supply of crypto mining machines failed to meet market demand in Q2 2019 despite the surge of mining hardware prices, new research says. Crypto Mining Supply Fails To Meet Market Demand In Q2: TokenInsight Popular Suppliers Ran Out Of Stock In Q2 Bitcoin (BTC) miner market saw significant inflation…
$2 Billion Lost In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims (#GotBitcoin)
Moscow-based law firm ZP Legal claims to have identified Russian nationals who received bitcoin stolen in the 2014 hack of Mt Gox. $2 Billion Lost In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims (#GotBitcoin) The Takeaway: Local law enforcement is investigating Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of the…