Day: September 26, 2018
Business

Ripple Briefly Overtakes Ethereum Again to Become Largest Altcoin By Market Cap

[ad_1] Ripple (XRP) has briefly surpassed the market cap of Ethereum (ETH) for the second time in a week Wednesday, September 26, once again temporarily becoming the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Data from CoinMarketCap shows that XRP is now again ranked third with gains of 22 percent over a 24 hour period, with ETH in the second highest spot for market cap with gains around 3 percent by press
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Business

French Stock Market Watchdog Blacklists 21 Cryptocurrency and Crypto-Asset Websites

[ad_1] French stock market regulator, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), announced it is blacklisting 21 new investment websites, including multiple crypto-related sites, September 26.The AMF characterizes the new additions as “unauthorized websites” that offer “atypical investments,” and directs users to its existing blacklist, which it notes is “not comprehensive.”In March, the AMF had added 15 websites — including those related to crypto and crypto-assets — to its blacklist, reminding
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BLOCKCHAIN

Australian Blockchain Test on Amazon Cloud Reaches 30,000 Transactions per Second

[ad_1] A blockchain system developed by Australia’s national science agency (CSIRO) and Sydney University claims to have set a benchmark of 30,000 transactions per second during a test on Amazon Cloud, according to CSIRO’s Tuesday, September 25 press release.The technology arm of CSIRO, Data61, and the Concurrent Systems Research Group at the University of Sydney created Red Belly Blockchain as a “graduate” from CSIRO’s Pre-accelerator program ON prime.CSIRO and the
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Business

New Zealand Police Warn of Online Scams After Crypto Investor Loses Over $200,000 to Fraud

[ad_1] New Zealand police have warned the public about online scams after an investor lost $320,000 NZD ($213,000 USD) to crypto fraudsters, the Canterbury police confirmed Wednesday, September 26.The unnamed investor, who made multiple investments in an online cryptocurrency scheme which turned out to be fraudulent, was attracted by its “extremely good returns,” a police report from the town of Canterbury explains.According to the report, which does not mention the
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Business

Tech Giant Dell Looks to Blockchain to Stay Competitive in Indian Server Market

[ad_1] Tech giant Dell EMC Technologies plans to remain a leader in the Indian server market by introducing products that have blockchain capabilities, local news outlet Economic Times India reports September 26.Dell has identified blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and cloud-compliance as key features that the firm will push forward with in order to retain its edge. According to the Economic Times India, Dell had the highest overall market
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BLOCKCHAIN

The Current State of the Bitcoin Network and Its Biggest Block

[ad_1] From soft and hard forks to protocol upgrades, to the implementation of Segwit and to the future outlook of the Lightning Network (LN), the Bitcoin network has come a long way since its inception in January 2009. As of Sept. 18, 2018, the average block size on the Bitcoin network is .8MB and the average number of transactions per block is 1609 — so a few eyebrows were raised when
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