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Four out of the first five results presented when querying Google for a “bitcoin qr generator” lead to scam websites.The findingsCryptocurrency wallet ZenGo wrote the findings in a blog post published on Aug. 29. Reportedly, when researching prior to implementing QR Code support in their wallet, ZenGo learned of
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is granting nearly $200,000 to blockchain company Factom to help protect the national power grid.Blockchain to improve grid reliability and resilienceOn July 12, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the funds. The overall objectives of the grant proposed to design a system to
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U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex took to Twitter today to announce the upgrade of its XRP wallets, which will result in withdrawals and deposits being suspended for several hours.What will change?On Sept. 5, the crypto exchange took to Twitter to explain that it will upgrade its XRP wallets to further
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Open source blockchain platform Waves and blockchain game distribution platform The Abyss will jointly launch a blockchain-based marketplace of digital goods and in-game items.In a blog post published on Sept. 5, The Abyss revealed its collaboration with the Waves Platform, aimed at the development of a blockchain-powered marketplace of
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin will now offer fiat-to-token and token-to-token trading services to residents of seven more US states.OKCoin expands services in the United States of AmericaOn Sept. 5, OKCoin, one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges by adjusted volume, announced that its trading services are now available in
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Following investment from Coinbase Ventures, Offchain Labs has opened up the Alpha version of its Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution, dubbed Arbitrum.Enterprise-focused blockchain startup Offchain Labs said that their solution will enable processing speed of more than 500 transactions per second for Ethereum applications, industry-focused news outlet Crypto Briefing reported
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The start of the new National Football League (NFL) season in the United States will see fantasy players able to use bitcoin to subscribe for their sports app, according to a press release by BitPay. The crypto payments platform says the move is part of plans to expand digital currency
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Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, decided to let Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States, face-off against Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto in an epic crypto-rap-battle video.Cryptocurrency debate between actor-rappers playing Hamilton and SatoshiOn Sept. 5, Hoffman released a new hip-hop rap battle video which
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The government of Burundi has placed a blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading in the state citing a lack of protection for consumers who burn their fingers trading bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets. The nation now plans to make defaulters pay huge penalties, reports Bloomberg on September 4, 2019. Bitcoin Trading
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Thursday, Sept. 5 — after failing to break $10,800 price point, Bitcoin continued to hover around $10,500, while most of the top 20 coins saw major losses.Market visualization | Source: Coin360After hitting an intraday high of $10,761, Bitcoin has seen a notable decline and continued fluctuating around $10,500 for
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