[ad_2][ad_1] In recent months, a series of lawsuits have been filed against Ripple for selling its XRP token in an unregistered stock offering. So far, the US Securities and Exchange Commission hasn’t released any official statement on the matter, which has everyone guessing. To help end the uncertainty, Chris Giancarlo, …
Read More »The correlation of Bitcoin prices with the record highs of the S&P 500
[ad_2][ad_1] Since its inception, bitcoin has been dubbed “digital gold” as it is as durable, fungible, divisible and scarce as the precious metal. However, while gold has a solid track record of rallies in times of stress in global equity markets, bitcoin has yet to build a similar reputation as …
Read More »Wrong bitcoin code allows attackers to generate coins without mining
[ad_2][ad_1] Unidentified attackers exploited a Ravencoin vulnerability to coin extra RVNs “beyond the 5000 RVN per block coinbase,” Ravencoin lead developer Tron Black wrote in a post on Thursday. According to Black, members of Ravencoin’s CryptoScope team, which developed Solus Explorer, recently reached out to the Ravencoin developer team with …
Read More »Ripple releases 1,000,000,000 of XRP | Nairametrics
[ad_2][ad_1] Popular payment-based cryptocurrency firm Ripple, which controls the fourth most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, recently unlocked 1 billion XRP, worth approximately $ 177.6 million, from an escrow account. Whale Alert monitored this movement, which occurred in two different 500 million XRP transactions, in real time. 🔓 🔓 🔓 …
Read More »The IRS wants to keep track of “nefarious” privacy coins and lightning-fast transactions
[ad_2][ad_1] The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking for information and tools to help it trace transactions using private currencies, layer two protocols like Lightning Network, and side chains like Plasma and OmiseGo (OMG). A June 30 inquiry published by the US Treasury Department reveals that the IRS Criminal …
Read More »The Investigative Division of the IRS requests information on privacy-focused cryptocurrencies
[ad_2][ad_1] The U.S. tax agency has published a request for information regarding cryptocurrencies and privacy-focused technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request also requests information regarding “offchain layer two protocol networks, sidechains and Schnorr’s signature algorithm”. A recently published IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request that is …
Read More »CoinPayments Selects Goodwin Procter LLP as Registered Law Firm, Targets Regulated Markets for Expansion and Greater Transparency
[ad_2][ad_1] GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, 2 July 2020 // PRNewswire / – CoinPayments, the world’s leading cryptocurrency payment processor, announced today its selection of Goodwin Procter LLP as its registered law firm. During the initial engagement phase, Goodwin will assist CoinPayments in its efforts to expand into regulated markets by promoting …
Read More »Bitcoin Startup Zap is working with Visa
[ad_2][ad_1] Lightning developer and founder of Zap, Inc. Jack Mallers announced Thursday that his startup’s Strike product, which allows people to receive bitcoins as dollars through direct bank deposits, is finally entering public beta. A Visa card is also in the works. “Zap, Inc. has joined Visa’s Fast Track program,” …
Read More »Commercial Grizzl-E Charging Stations could make L2 charging ubiquitous
[ad_2][ad_1] We recently wrote about United Chargers’ Grizzl-E home electric charging station, which is an incredible value at just $ 399 (plus $ 25 off for InsideEVs readers) for a North American-built high-power home charger that features high quality components and core class-specifications. The Grizzl-E Home Electric Charging Station is …
Read More »CoinPayments announces a new brand as part of its 2020 growth plans
[ad_2][ad_1] GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, 1 July 2020 / CNW / – CoinPayments, the world’s leading cryptocurrency payment processor, debuted today with its new branding as part of a significant push towards strategic growth in 2020. The changes are reflected in a redesigned logo and all upcoming external communications. “A fresh, …
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