Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure — zkSNACKs CEO
The impending closure of zkSNACKs’ CoinJoin service has been described as a setback for Bitcoin developers and privacy proponents.
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility has shrunk further this week and it is on track to form an inside-bar pattern on the weekly chart. Although the bulls are finding it difficult to clear the overhead hurdle in the $30,000 to $31,000 zone, a positive sign is that they have not ceded ground to the bears.It is not…
Swiss Post & Swisscom Launch ‘100% Swiss’ Blockchain Infrastructure
Switzerland’s national postal service Swiss Post and state-owned telecoms provider Swisscom are partnering on a “100 percent Swiss” blockchain infrastructure, according to a press release Dec. 6. The new infrastructure is reportedly the first private, or permissioned, blockchain to be operated jointly by two entities; its key premise is to provide a service that retains…
There Are Now Over 7,000 Cryptocurrency ATMs Worldwide
The number of crypto ATMs across the globe has grown to over 7,000, with machines in 75 countries.At press time, CoinATMRadar listed 7,014 cryptocurrency ATMs in existence. This number also includes machines hosting digital currencies other than Bitcoin (BTC), including assets such as Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether (ETH), Dash (DASH) and Litecoin (LTC).Crypto ATMs have…
Bitcoin Halving and Ethereum 2.0 Bring Big Changes for Crypto Miners
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BIS joint pilot: Institutions can use CBDCs for international settlements
The experimental CBDC platform proved that the design approaches used to address three major issues: access, jurisdictional boundaries, and governance were effective. 6 Total views 12 Total shares Bank of International Settlement (BIS) Innovation Hub has completed an experimental central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform pilot for international settlement with the central banks of Australia, Malaysia,…
Microsoft uses blockchain technology to purchase soil carbon credits in Australia
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The staking race: Late entrant Ethereum lags behind rivals with Eth2
Despite epic price rises since the start of the year and the fact that it’s the second-biggest cryptocurrency by total market capitalization, Eth2 lags behind competitors in the staking rankings. So, why isn’t Ether (ETH) the number one staking cryptocurrency? A brief history of proof-of-stakeBack in 2012, Peercoin developers Sunny King and Scott Nadal proposed…
Bitcoin 200-week moving average hints price will never go below $6.7K
Bitcoin (BTC) speculators waiting for a BTC price drop of even 35% will probably be waiting forever, new data shows.In a tweet on Sep. 22, quant analyst PlanB noted that Bitcoin will break the habit of a lifetime if it goes lower than $6,700.PlanB tracks historical BTC price floorPlanB was referencing the 200-week moving average…