[ad_1] This interview has been edited and condensed.Known in mainstream media as a young “Bitcoin millionaire,” within the crypto and blockchain industry, Jeremy Gardner is a known more for what he does than how much he makes.As a serial blockchain entrepreneur, educator and investor, Gardner has founded the global educational nonprofit the Blockchain Education Network and co-founded the blockchain-based prediction platform Augur. Most recently, he launched his own impact investing
[ad_1] Bitcoin Core developers published a “full disclosure” of the vulnerability affecting several implementations of the Bitcoin (BTC) client Friday, September 21, repeating calls for all nodes to upgrade to the latest version as a priority.In addition to technical details about the bug, known as CVE-2018-17144, the disclosure explains how developers dealt with the threat to the Bitcoin network, along with a timeline of its discovery and patching in Bitcoin
[ad_1] California’s campaign regulator has recently banned Bitcoin (BTC) from political donations, the Associated Press reports Friday, September 21.In August, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) had considered allowing donations in cryptocurrencies. The watchdog planned to discuss the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for political contributions and discuss their adoption.The FPPC then held a vote on donations of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin on Thursday, September 20. According to the AP,
[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) has rapidly corrected its monthly losses Friday, September 21, after markets rallied to send prices above $6,700 for the first time in two weeks.Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker and Coin360 confirms a strong performance for Bitcoin, which had seen a week of flat trading closer to $6,200.Market visualization from Coin360The move upwards, which occurred over several hours, came as news broke that U.S. regulators had again postponed
[ad_1] Galaxy Digital CEO and infamous Bitcoin (BTC) supporter Michael Novogratz says cryptocurrency markets have hit “seller fatigue,” repeating his belief that prices have bottomed, various media outlets report Friday, September 21.As part of his comments at Yahoo Finance’s second annual “All Markets Summit,” Novogratz, who last week “called a bottom” for crypto on social media, said Bitcoin’s price drops throughout this year had demonstrated its new stability.“Bitcoin has held
[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) mining software manufacturer Bitfury Group has launched a new generation of its BTC mining hardware based on its Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip Bitfury Clarke, according to an announcement published September 19.An ASIC chip is a piece of mining hardware geared to mine digital currency based on a specific hashing algorithm. An ASIC is tailored for a particular use, rather than for general-purpose use.The Bitfury Clarke ASIC
[ad_1] The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said it is getting closer to the establishment of a global set of anti-money laundering (AML) standards for cryptocurrencies, Financial Times reported September 19.The FATF is an international organization established in 1989 at the initiative of the G7 in order to develop policies and standards to fight money laundering. The agency’s scope of activities further expanded to combat terrorism financing. The FATF currently
[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested further comments regarding its decision on the listing and trading of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official notice released September 20.The ETF under consideration is backed by investment firm VanEck and financial services company SolidX. Initially filed on June 6, the fund is claimed to be physically-backed, which means it will hold actual Bitcoins, and is
[ad_1] Several large Russian banks have expressed their strong interest in working with the industry of cryptocurrency and blockchain during a closed-door meeting held at the Moscow Exchange, sources told Russian news site RBC September 19.As an unnamed source familiar with the matter told RBC, the demand for cryptocurrencies in Russia is very high, but the banks are not able to meet it due to the lack of clearly defined
[ad_1] Last week, statements from Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) and Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin led the community to speculate on the possibility of the crypto market achieving a 1,000 return in value in the long-term.On Sept. 8, Buterin stated with the awareness of cryptocurrencies by the general public and mainstream reaching a peak in late 2017, it is unrealistic for the valuation of the crypto market to increase
