Category: Digital Assets
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Bitcoin Cash Association to Fund Eatbch Charity in $1,000 BCH per Month
On Oct. 24, the community-driven Bitcoin Cash Association announced a new initiative where $1,000 worth of bitcoin cash will be sent to the two Eatbch campaigns in Venezuela and South Sudan every month. According to the nonprofit, the $1,000 will be divided between both organizations in order to help the Eatbch crew provide a solid…
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HTC’s New Blockchain Smartphone Can Be Bought With Bitcoin
HTC, the struggling Taiwanese phone-maker, has launched a smartphone that can be bought only with BTC or ETH. Called the Exodus 1, the smartphone is blockchain-integrated and features a cryptocurrency wallet built into a secure enclave of the device. Also Read: Spain Approves Bill Requiring Disclosure of Cryptocurrency Assets HTC Sells Its New Cryptocurrency Wallet-Enabled Phone…
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Developers Launch Bitcoin Cash Social Media App ‘Hivr’
On Monday, Oct. 22, a new Bitcoin Cash-powered social media application called Hivr launched in beta form. The platform, available for Android devices, features a wallet, native tipping, posting to a social news feed, instant messaging and more. Also Read: Samsung Begins 7nm Chip Production Hivr: A Bitcoin Cash Social Media Wallet Over the past few…
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Genesis Global’s Bitcoin Loans Hit $553M in 6 Months
Genesis Global Trading has released a financial report for the third quarter that shows the U.S. cryptocurrency lender provided $553 million worth of digital asset loans. These were issued to corporate borrowers such as hedge funds and trading firms in the form of BTC, BCH, ETH and other cryptocurrencies. Also read: World’s Biggest Banks Helped Clients Steal…
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Russian Lawmakers Drop ‘Mining’ References in Digital Assets Bill
Russian lawmakers have dropped the term “mining” from a bill to regulate digital assets, following the earlier removal of references to “cryptocurrency.” In addition, the proposed legislation no longer covers the taxation of mining profits, as such matters will fall under the oversight of the Federal Tax Service. Also read: Despite Setbacks Crypto Wages Still…
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Yenom Developers Propose a New BCH Payment Protocol
The developers who created the Bitcoin Cash-centric wallet Yenom have revealed the team has been working on an interesting protocol for the BCH ecosystem. On Oct. 21, Yenom developer Shun Usami published a wallet scheme called the Deep Link Payment Protocol, a communication system that allows users the ability to simply click a link on…
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Bitcoin Cash Merchant Directory Marco Coino Surpasses 500 Listings
Over the last year bitcoin cash adoption has been thriving and in certain regions, BCH merchants are spreading like wildfire. Thanks to a slew of cryptocurrency payment processors and people pressing for adoption there are thousands of BCH accepting merchants these days. One application called Marco Coino helps bitcoiners find BCH brick-and-mortar retailers on a…
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New Qart Wallet Gives Bitcoin Cash QR Codes a Personal Touch
There’s a new bitcoin cash wallet under construction called Qart, a light client that provides the ability to create human-recognizable QR codes using any image. The wallet is currently available for Android devices in its beta phase, but users can experiment with the application before the official launch. Also read: Report: Emerging Markets See Sharp Growth…
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A Look at the Gateway.cash BCH Payment Button for Websites
On Oct. 18, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new do-it-yourself BCH payment processor called Gateway.cash. The software allows anyone with a bitcoin cash address to accept payments and donations in BCH by creating an embeddable payment button for any website. Also read: Infamous Hacker George Hotz Calls Bitcoin Cash the ‘Real Bitcoin’ Testing Gateway.cash:…
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This Firm Wants Legacy Financial Players Trading Cryptocurrencies
Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of talk about institutional money coming into the digital asset economy. On Tuesday, the institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading platform Caspian announced the end of its beta stage. Caspian claims 15 institutions are utilizing the trading platform and the firm expects to onboard 50 clients by the year’s…