The Daily Hodl: XRP Leads Market Rally As Binance Launches Perpetual Futures Contracts With 75x Leverage

The Block: SBI Holdings, GMO Internet set to mine Bitcoin at 300MW facility in Texas

Tuesday, 07 January 2020 17:57

SBI Holdings and internet service provider GMO Internet are set to start mining bitcoin at a facility in Rockdale, Texas – a popular location for industry firms including Bitmain. The two companies agreed to conduct their operation at the 100-acre mining farm set up by Northern Bitcoin…

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South China Morning Post: China’s sovereign digital currency ‘progressing well’, central bank says, but still no launch date

Sunday, 05 January 2020 07:30

China’s central bank said on Sunday it will continue with its research and development into the creation of a sovereign digital currency in 2020, but fell short of saying when it might be launched.In a summary of its annual work conference held last week, the People’s Bank…

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bitcoin.com: Chipmaking Giant Samsung Reveals 3nm Semiconductor Prototype

Monday, 06 January 2020 19:00

In mid-December, Intel revealed that the company expects to design 2nm and 1.4 nm semiconductors by 2029. During the same timeframe, regional sources reported Canaan and Bitmain will reveal new mining rigs this year equipped with TSMC-based 5nm chips. Now, competition is growing stronger as Samsung has…

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The Daily Hodl: Tech Giant IBM Unveils ‘Thank My Farmer’ App for Coffee Drinkers

Monday, 06 January 2020 19:19

Coffee lovers will now be able to track the origins of their beverage using blockchain technology. Announced at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday, “Thank My Farmer” is a new mobile app for consumers from IBM and Farmer Connect. It allows people…

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CoinTelegraph: Tax Compliance Firm TaxBit Raises $5M to Improve Crypto Tax Reporting

Monday, 06 January 2020 19:59

TaxBit, a crypto-oriented tax compliance firm, has raised $5 million in a seed round that saw participation from Winklevoss Capital

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The Merkle: Omnitude is the Latest ERC20 Token to Become Virtually Worthless

Monday, 06 January 2020 20:11

It has not been an easy period for altcoins and projects initially raising a lot of funds. Omnitude is the latest victim, as its development funds have completely dried up. It is always unfortunate when crypto enthusiasts lose money. Omnitude Bites the Dust in the end However,…

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Coingape: Bitcoin Options Market Signals a Possible Spike in March 2020. Is The Halving priced in?

Monday, 06 January 2020 21:10

A number of analysts have come forward in the past few weeks with differing views on whether Bitcoin’s block reward halving is priced in or [...] The post Bitcoin Options Market Signals a Possible Spike in March 2020. Is The Halving priced in? appeared first on Coingape.

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CoinTelegraph: US State of Virginia Legislature Looks to Blockchain for Elections

Monday, 06 January 2020 21:14

Virginia’s state legislature looks to blockchain technology in a bid to protect voter records and election results

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ZyCrypto: Ethereum Takes The Lead After A Daily Trend Change – Breaks Above $140

Monday, 06 January 2020 21:42

Ethereum has taken the lead and has outperformed most of the major cryptocurrencies as the bulls managed to confirm a daily uptrend. Ethereum is currently trading at $142.85 after breaking above several daily resistances. The bulls managed to break above both daily EMAs back on January 3…

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