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Bitcoin on fire, sets new record high, up 170% this year
Bitcoin hit a record high on Monday of $19,864, breaking its prior record set in Dec. 2017 as its 2020 rally powered on. Read more…
Ethereum
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Ethereum and XRP digital currencies take flight along with bitcoin
Digital currencies ethereum and XRP soared on Monday, gaining momentum as bitcoin powered on towards its all-time high. Read more…
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Bitcoin could reach three-year high as investors scoop on expectations
Bitcoin rose to a nearly three-year high on Friday, as investors continued to scoop the virtual currency on expectations of reaching new high Read more…
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Cheaper and faster: which Bitcoin alternatives (altcoins) to buy?
Bitcoin is still undisputed leader in the market, but other alternatives (altcoins) offer the same functionality (or even broader) at a more favourable price. Read more…
Off the Wire
Infrared heating technology being sold on Ethereum Blockchain
Homeowners will soon be able to cut their electricity bills using breakthrough infrared heating technology being sold on the Ethereum Blockchain. Read more…
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Blockchain smart contracts aren’t as secure as you might think
ITEM: Researchers say they have found vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of smart contracts used in the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum blockchain has proven to be vulnerable in the past, from the $50 million Decentralized Read more…
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KDDI and Couger work on PoCs for Enterprise Ethereum smart contracts
KDDI Corp, KDDI Research and Couger have initiated proof of concept projects for smart contracts utilizing Enterprise Ethereum, a distributed application platform for enterprises. A smart contract is a system that uses blockchain technology to Read more…
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Kik plans to raise $125 million from Ethereum token sale
(Reuters) – Kik Interactive, the Ontario, Canada-based creator of the global chat platform Kik, valued at $1 billion, said on Tuesday it will launch in two weeks the sale of its own cryptocurrency which is Read more…
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Three Ethereum ICOs drained of $32m due to third-party wallet bug
A bug in popular third-party Ethereum wallet Parity has caused three ICOs to be drained of their funds to the tune of over $32 million. The Parity bug in question meant that certain multi-signature wallets Read more…
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The ICO craze is flash-crashing cryptocurrency prices
The cryptocurrency space has been gripped by the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) craze, with many offerings raising tens of millions of dollars in minutes. But the success of ICOs has little to do with advancing Read more…
