Tag Archives: blockchain

How bitcoin met the real world in Africa

[ad_2][ad_1] By Alexis Akwagyiram, Tom Wilson LAGOS / LONDON (Reuters) – Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his mobile phone business in a bustling street market in Lagos: he started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Odunjo buys phones and accessories from China and the United Arab …

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IRS Tackles Crypto Micropayments, Blockchain Shipping Platforms Expand, DOJ Ties North Korea Crypto Hacks To Chinese Merchants, FBI Plot Hinders Bitcoin Corruption

[ad_2][ad_1] In this problem: • IRS addresses the taxation of cryptocurrencies received in microtasks, Swiss Enable Crypto Payments • Blockchain shipping platforms TradeLens and ShipChain expand networks • North Korean cryptographic hacks recycled by the Chinese; Launch of cryptographic compliance tools • FBI conspiracy thwarts Bitcoin corruption, Ethereum Classic suffers …

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Sichuan Blockchain Park: Chengdu government officials welcome Bitcoin miners

[ad_2][ad_1] In mid-August, officials from China’s Sichuan province approved a number of companies mining bitcoins for the region’s legal consumption of hydroelectricity. After the Ya’an city local government decided to promote mining, Chengdu officials recently talked about welcoming cryptocurrency mining to the Hashcon 2020 event and strengthening a blockchain industrial …

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Bitcoin mining can be profitable if you generate energy

[ad_2][ad_1] Bitcoin mining at 20MW, Greenidge’s team located in the Finger Lake region of New York State, … [+] plans to ramp up its cryptocurrency operations. This local electricity company is now a blockchain hybrid business model. Greenidge The Finger Lake region of New York is known for its wine …

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You can now trade Litecoin on the Ethereum blockchain with Kyber

[ad_2][ad_1] The Kyber Network, a decentralized chain-based cryptocurrency exchange, has just listed the Ethereum-compatible pLTC token, a new cross-chain token developed by the pTokens project. Announcing the news to Cointelegraph on August 3, Kyber Network said pLTC tokens will be accessible via KyberSwap and other decentralized apps, or DApps. They …

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