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Is Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Secure Enough to Use? August 24, 2019 by Jeff Fawkes Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has been in development for several years now. But is it ready and secure for mainstream use? Let’s make a deep dive into what is currently going on in its development, and examine
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Cryptocurrency and telecommunications company Telx Technologies announced the launch of the first crypto SIM card wallet that enables transactions via SMS.According to the company’s Medium post published on Aug. 22, the card allows its users to send cryptocurrencies via SMS with their dedicated crypto phone number. Notably, these transactions
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On Aug. 24, most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $10,130 mark.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin price is currently down by 0.6% on the day, trading at around $10,130 at press time, according to Coin360.Bitcoin 7-day price
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it will offer a lifetime VIP membership to all its users affected by the recent Know Your Customer (KYC) images leak on the platform.According to the official blog, currently Binance is “actively contacting all potential victims with [...] guidance on privacy protection and
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Bitcoin price is showing positive signs and settled above $10,000 against the US Dollar.The price is now trading near the key $10,400 resistance area, which is preventing gains.Yesterday’s highlighted important bearish trend line is acting as a solid resistance near $10,420 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data
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Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of blockchain-based, crypto-inclusive money transfer company Circle, said that the firm has long held that major fiat currencies would eventually be tokenized.Significant digital currenciesIn an interview on Aug. 21 on the podcast Global Coin Research, Allaire said that Circle has thought for years that sovereign
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CryptoX is pleased to announce that we are continuing to increase our presence in Asia with the launch of CryptoX Korea. Today, Aug. 23, we celebrated the launch of a Korean-language version of CryptoX and the opening of our Korean headquarters in Seoul.To commemorate the move, CryptoX hosted an
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Crypto wallet service Blockchain Wallet has integrated cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay.Payments conducted through Blockchain WalletBlockchain announced the news on Aug. 23, stating that it now allows its users to copy or scan invoices, allowing them to make a Bitcoin (BTC) payment entirely through its wallet app. The new functionality reportedly
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Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says the committee will continue to review Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra and the corresponding digital wallet Calibra.A priority for autumn 2019Waters announced the committee’s priorities for fall 2019 on Aug. 23. According to the statement,
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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will launch a new committee in September that will determine which cryptocurrencies can be traded on its platform.A monthly check by expertsSouth Korean news daily Yonhap News reported the formation of Bithumb’s new committee on Aug. 22. The committee, entitled the Listing Eligibility Deliberation
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