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news The test network for the Algorand blockchain platform has been made publicly accessible, the company behind the project announced Tuesday. The proof-of-stake based Alogrand was first unveiled by MIT professor and Turing Award winner Silvio Micali in 2017. Over the course of 2018, the initiative netted some $66 million in funding, with backers including…

Oct 7, 2020 at 18:56 UTCUpdated Oct 7, 2020 at 19:23 UTCBitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has bought another 2,500 S19 Pro Antminer rigs from BitmainTech PTE as the publicly traded firm races to quadruple its mining power, denominated by hashrate, by mid-2021. Riot said Tuesday it paid $6.1 million for the rigs; delivery and…

Crypto exchanges appear to be cracking down on who is eligible for the discounted trading fees they offer to their largest customers. OKX, the second-largest exchange, just asked prime brokerages for more information, following changes at larger rival Binance. 06:08 Traders Are 'Valuable Resource' for Crypto Market: Analyst 06:52 Coinbase Phasing Out ‘Coinbase Pro’ for

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Aug 29, 2020 at 23:00 UTCUpdated Aug 29, 2020 at 23:36 UTCCredit: Ethereum Classic website.The Ethereum Classic blockchain suffered a 51% attack Saturday evening, its third 51% attack this month, noticed by mining company Bitfly, which also spotted the first attack on Aug. 1. The attack reorganized over 7,000 blocks, or two days' worth of…

news The Securities and Exchange Commision’s (SEC) chief of the Cyber Unit will step down in August, according to a statement. Robert A. Cohen will abdicate his role as executive enforcer for the cyber division founded in 2017, after 15 years of SEC service. “I’m grateful to Rob for his thoughtfulness, expertise and leadership in…

If a crypto firm starts acting like a bank, it should be regulated like one, which won't be easy, said Andrea Enria, chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank (ECB), during a Wednesday interview with four European Union media outlets.The ECB's planned digital euro and private crypto aren't a threat to the

Jan 22, 2020 at 09:23 UTCUpdated Jan 22, 2020 at 09:40 UTCBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made an undisclosed investment in open-data framework provider Numbers.Announced in a blog post on Wednesday, Gin Chao, strategy officer at Malta-based Binance, said Numbers' protocol will bring developers "easy access" to the exchange's own blockchain –…