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Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Coinbase continues to grow with its acquisition of Earn.com this week, getting both a CTO and a company out of the deal. In the meantime, the New York Attorney General is working to bring greater transparency into how cryptocurrency exchanges operate with a letter and a three-page questionnaire going out to 13 exchanges, one of which is Coinbase. The seemingly neverending struggle to find a new online ad model continues with a new proof of concept slated to be released next month from a triumvirate of companies with different interests in the question, IBM, Salon and AdLedger. Advertising however is the least of the problems faced by Telegram as Russian security forces try to crack down on the popular messaging app, even going so far as to block huge swathes of IP addresses. Featured stories by Amy Castor and Nick Marinoff Stay on top of the best stories in the bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Coinbase Buys Earn.com, Gaining Top Talent in the ProcessCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is buying Earn.com, a social network that allows users to earn digital currency by replying to emails and completing small tasks online. In the process, Coinbase has made Earn.com co-founder and CEO Balaji Srinivasan its CTO. Coinbase has been on a bit of a buying binge lately having just acquired Cipher Browser last week, making Earn.com their fifth acquisition. While Coinbase hasn’t revealed how much they spent, it is telling that Earn.com has raised more than $120 million in a series of funding rounds. In addition to the tech talent and technology acquired by Coinbase, Srinivasan said the plan is to “scale it up across Coinbase’s massive user base.” New York Attorney General Launches Inquiry Into Cryptocurrency ExchangesIn the interest of bringing greater transparency into how cryptocurrency exchanges operate, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent letters to 13 virtual currency exchanges requesting they disclose key information about their operations. The letter was part of a “Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative” launched by Schneiderman to shine a light on the policies and practices of platforms used by consumers to trade virtual currencies and initial coin offering (ICO) tokens. In addition to the letter, the attorney general sent a three-page questionnaire to Coinbase, Gemini, Bitfinex, Poloniex and nine other exchanges asking them to disclose details such as the banks used, fees charged and how they are derived, how funds are held, who has access to their order books and the scope of third-party audits. Salon Joins With AdLedger and IBM to Trial a Blockchain Approach to Ad TechThe internet has made advertising models increasingly complicated, where advertisers and publishers once had a one-on-one relationship, today’s ads go through a series of intermediaries before they reach their target audience. The model allows for fraud that siphons money away from advertisers by spoofing them with fake impressions. Some estimates show that one third of paid-programming impressions are not viewed by actual people. Joining a growing list of companies looking to address this problem, Salon is teaming up with IBM and nonprofit AdLedger to participate a proof-of-concept permissioned blockchain for programmatic ad buying. The project is expected to launch next month. Telegram’s Pavel Durov Is Using Bitcoin to Bypass Russian SanctionsTelegram CEO Pavel Durov is battling against Russian security forces, after they implemented a block on Monday, April 16, 2018, on the messaging app when it refused a court order to “grant state security services access to its users’ encrypted messages,” according to Reuters. He is offering bitcoin grants to both companies and individuals alike that run proxy servers and virtual private networks (VPNs). He says he’s “happy to donate millions of dollars” from his personal stash to illustrate and assist in this cause, noting that both VPNs and proxy servers work against the hindrances set in place by Russian authorities. This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies cannot replace the U.S. dollar because they fail the basic test of what a currency should be. That’s what John Williams, the incoming head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, insists. “Cryptocurrency doesn’t pass the basic test of what a currency should be,” Williams said on April 20, as reported … Continued The post Bitcoin Isn’t Currency, Can’t Replace Dollar, Says Incoming New York Fed Chief appeared first on CCN |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Despite the pullback from $9,060, the outlook for bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, remains bullish. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Despite the pullback from $9,060, the outlook for bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, remains bullish. |
Fox News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Cyber-security is much like driving a car: one accident can change everything, sending ripples of misfortune through every aspect of your life. Protecting your devices may seem excessive, even silly. Do you really need two-factor identification? Aren’t all those complicated passwords just a little annoying? Isn’t public Wi-Fi use acceptable in small doses? |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The bitcoin price has surpassed $8,800 after rising more than 6 percent over the past 24 hours. Volumes across major cryptocurrency exchanges remain strong and the daily trading volume of the market has increased past $26 billion for the first time over the past month. $9,200 On March 21, the bitcoin price tested the $9,200 The post Bitcoin Price Moves Towards $9,000 With Strong Momentum, Bull Market appeared first on CCN |