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Bitcoin Core developer Peter Wuille has introduced new Bitcoin (BTC) smart contract programming language dubbed Miniscript.Wuille, a creator of major Bitcoin network upgrade SegWit, announced the Miniscript project website on the mailing list message for Bitcoin developers on Aug. 19.As noted in the statement, Miniscript was developed and implemented
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iFinex (the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether) filed a motion in July to dismiss the lawsuit against the company as the New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James doesn’t have jurisdiction over them in this case. On August 19, the Supreme Court dismissed the motion and ruled that the
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Bitcoin miners in China already have to deal with a government that wants to stamp out their industry. Add to that natural disasters such as flooding and landslides, and they have a full plate to contend with.Sichuan Bitcoin Farms Hit by FloodsAccording to government services, monsoon flooding in China during
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India’s supreme court has slammed the country’s central bank over its handling of a cryptocurrency business ban and ordered it to address complaints.Judge: RBI has not properly responded to representationIn the latest session of an ongoing hearing into the actions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Aug.
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The assigned liquidator for the collapsed New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia says it’s making progress in determining customer holdings, but that the management of user funds by the exchange has caused delays. Professional services firm Grant Thornton New Zealand was
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a new patent application by Bank of America titled “Multi-Tiered Digital Wallet Security,” on August 15. As listed, the new patent’s system was invented by the banking firm’s senior technology manger, Manu Kurian.The patent was initially filed by Bank of America in
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The R-word – recession – passed the lips of US president Donald Trump yesterday, and despite recent price action, that’s a positive for bitcoin.The consensus of analyst opinion is that there will not be a recession in the US this year or next.But, as we shall see, those comforting
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As soon as Bitcoin dropped below the $10,600 level and failed to climb over heavy resistance, it demonstrated a steep fall to $10,068 within a span of minutes. According to some analysts, the drop could possibly signal a short term trend line breakdown if the asset fails to close above
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Cryptocurrency investor and Placeholder partner Chris Burniske has argued that Ether (ETH) is enduring its first mainstream bear market, just as Bitcoin (BTC) did back in 2014-15.In a tweet posted on Aug. 20, Burniske noted that in retrospect, 2014-15 revealed itself as having been the best risk/reward period for
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The self-acclaimed youngest bitcoin millionaire is seemingly ambitious and confident that a newly upgraded payments app would depose Libra even before the Facebook cryptocurrency has launched. In a Twitter post on August 19, 2019, the young cryptocurrency investor announced the launch of Metal Pay, which is touted to reach a
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