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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have released a study into the privacy features of Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) — arguably the two most-popular crypto assets purporting to offer users anonymity.The report finds that Monero’s introduction of strict security and anonymity requirements on its broader ecosystem has maintained the asset’s
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Gox Rising has offered to buy out creditor claims from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox.The Brock Pierce-led outfit will pay $800 per bitcoin claim, either in BTC or cash, to creditors who are unwilling to wait for the finalization of the ongoing civil litigation.“Our payment would be put
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British TV presenter and former X-Factor star, Rylan Clark-Neal, alerted his followers as to “fake interview” claiming that Rylan had made “millions from Bitcoin.”On April 18, the former Celebrity Big Brother star tweeted that a fraudulent interview impersonating U.K. publication, The Daily Mirror, was circulating on Facebook. Rylan warned his
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A new bill draft proposed by the Illinois State legislature adds “virtual currencies” to a list of assets that can be considered abandoned. The bill was first introduced on Feb. 20, and was sent to the House Revenue & Finance Committee on March 12.The draft amends some aspects of
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New York-regulated crypto startup Paxos, in conjunction with Credit Suisse and Nomura-owned broker-dealer Instinet, has claimed bragging rights for the first live blockchain-based settlement of U.S. equities. Announced Wednesday, the Paxos Settlement Service has gone live, allowing for the simultaneous exchange of cash and a select number of U.S.-listed securities on
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The Australian entrepreneur who claims to be the inventor of bitcoin has suggested he might take legal action against the cryptocurrency's developer team over claimed infringement of his intellectual property.In a blog post published last Thursday, Craig Wright said while forks of bitcoin would be allowed under the open-source MIT
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Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was suspended indefinitely following his attack on Mason Rudolph of the Pittsburg Steelers. Garrett has been cleared by the NFL to return this season. He still claims that racism was at play, and that the league is covering it up. You would think Myles Garrett would just
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Top Chinese scientist believes the coronavirus outbreak will peak in February. Various data and footage shared by the Western media suggest real numbers are much higher. It has caused the Chinese people to protest online, wanting freedom of speech. Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese virologist well known for his
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Hong Kong is investigating two suspected cases of environmental transmission in the Wuhan coronavirus. This could be a game changer for the U.S. stock market, which has previously remained confident that China could contain the spread of the virus. Beijing has hinted strongly about the risks of more than just person to
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MIT researchers have co-invented a new cryptocurrency-routing scheme that they claim can boost the efficiency… greasing the wheels and creating larger revenues for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. An MIT news release stated they are using certain networks designed to speed up notoriously slow blockchain transactions the new solution uses Payment Channel
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