[ad_2][ad_1] The price of Bitcoin (BTC) broke above $ 17,400 in a strong intraday rally. On Coinbase, BTC even got close to $ 17,700, setting a new two-year high. As BTC slides through the multi-year resistance above $ 17,000, analysts are divided on its near-term outlook. Some say BTC is …
Read More »Voyager agrees to buy LGO Markets and merge the tokens of 2 companies
[ad_2][ad_1] Two cryptocurrency trading companies are merging, and in a rare twist, so are their tokens. Voyager Digital, a publicly traded digital asset broker with offices in New York, has agreed to buy LGO, a French crypto exchange serving primarily institutional investors, while Voyager expands into Europe. The transaction requires …
Read More »Bitcoin Miner Marathon agrees to negotiate that cuts electricity costs by 38% with the US Power Company
[ad_2][ad_1] Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with US independent energy producer Beowulf Energy to provide low-cost electricity for its bitcoin mining operations in the north of the country. In a statement on Tuesday, Marathon said it will co-locate a bitcoin mining facility inside Beowulf’s …
Read More »The Ethereum community "provisionally" agrees to implement the ASIC block algorithm
[ad_1] The code change will provide Ethereum with a more secure transition to availability testing, according to the security officer. The Ethereum community "tentatively agreed" yesterday to create a new algorithm designed to block application-specific integrated circuits (or ASICs), according to a recent Coin Desk report. As stated in the …
Read More »Phillip Frost agrees to settle the anti-riot blockchain case for $ 5.5 million
[ad_2][ad_1] Blockchain Riot Blockchain, Inc. replaced its CEO in September after the SEC accused him in connection with a fraudulent $ 27 million pumping and depositing system. Now another person involved in that case, billionaire biotech Phillip Frost, agreed to pay $ 5.5 million to settle the charges. Read also: …
Read More »Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple agrees with America to have a new financial system on Blockchain
[ad_2][ad_1] Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlighouse, often has a voice about linking banks with blockchain solutions. In his last tweet, he mentioned the crucial importance of Blockchian technology for commerce. He confidently affirmed the New York Post, writing that "Blockchain technology could prove to be as important for commerce as e-mails …
Read More »"Money is changing," says IMF's Christine Lagarde, while Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse agrees with the notion
[ad_2][ad_1] Virtual currencies have spread throughout the world and in many different fields. Indeed, there are several central banks that are entering digital currencies. There are many advantages in accepting cryptocurrencies or creating new ones. In a recent report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there are about 15 …
Read More »Rippling, R3 agrees to end the battle for over five billion Cryptovest XRP tokens
[ad_2][ad_1] Rippling, R3 agrees to beat the Supreme Court over five billion XRP the company that develops cryptocurrency XRP and R3 Corda, the consortium David Rutter's blockchain, signed an out-of-court settlement on a purchase clause in the 2016 agreement that gave R3 options to buy 5 billion XRP tokens, Ripple …
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