Here’s what happened in crypto today

Recently, there have been an increasing number of blockchain-based prediction markets (PMs) such as Augur, Bitcoin Hivemind, Amoveo, Gnosis, Cindicator, etc. PMs use the technology of smart contracts for bets on various issues. For example, one user could place $100 on President Donald Trump getting reelected for a second presidential term while another person is…

U.K.-based multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will bolster its employees’ blockchain knowledge through a dedicated program next year, Digiday reported Thursday, August 30.Part of a coordinated push to enhance digital awareness, the company will put 1000 staff through its Digital Accelerators program, which will run for two years from January.Participants will forego a portion…

A new poll has found that more Australians invest in cryptocurrencies than in gold and silver .... but only by a tiny margin. 730 Total views 7 Total shares A survey of more than 2000 Australian investors has found that cryptocurrency is a more popular investment than gold and silver — but it still has…

Bitcoin's (BTC) sharp correction below $45,000 sent shockwaves throughout the entire market for a second day and many altcoins are fighting to hold the gains they've accrued since the start of the year. Two exceptions to the current downturn are Solana (SOL) and Cosmos (ATOM), which have both managed to experience minor price breakouts following recent…

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why Bitcoin whales are accumulating right now and why this could be significant. 586 Total views 6 Total shares On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why Bitcoin (BTC) whales are accumulating right now and why this could be significant.…

Wednesday, May 15 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below the $8,000 mark again.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin is nearly a percent down on the day, trading at $7,975 at press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly…

A network of malicious QR code generators has stolen more than $40,000 from Bitcoin (BTC) users in one month.At least nine fake Bitcoin-to-QR code generators have been spotted in recent weeks, with security researcher, Harry Denley, first tweeting that he had identified two domains hosting fake QR code applications on March 22.Denley later identified seven…