Square Generates $43 Million in Bitcoin Revenue in Q3, Profits Reach $500,000

Mobile payments and merchant services provider Square, Inc. has revealed its Q3 revenue report, and with it has shared some positive growth in Bitcoin-related revenue. Square Shows Steady Continued Growth in Bitcoin Revenue According to Square’s third quarter 2018 revenue report, the mobile payment firm generated $431 million in adjusted net revenue – beating FactSet […]

Early Win for Shrem: Judge Unfreezes Assets in Winklevoss Lawsuit

In a short-term win for bitcoin advocate Charlie Shrem, a federal judge has lifted the freeze on Shrem’s financial accounts in an ongoing legal battle against the Winklevoss twins. Shrem’s financial accounts and assets were temporarily frozen via an attachment order following the suit’s initial filing. The order allowed the U.S. Marshall for the Southern […]

Amazon and ConsenSys-Built Kaleido Launches Full-Stack Marketplace

Blockchain software-as-a-service (SAS) project Kaleido has launched a marketplace to provide its users with a “full-stack enterprise platform.” Their “Blockchain Business Cloud” now features a “new marketplace [of] trusted tools and services from Kaleido, AWS, and members of the new partnership program, all offered as plug-and-play.” The suite of services will feature oracles, wallet and […]

S’offrir une télé 4K ou 8K pour Noël

À l’approche des fêtes de fin d’année, vous souhaitez sans doute pour vous-même ou vos proches offrir un cadeau d’envergure. Pourquoi ne pas opter pour un téléviseur ultra haute définition ? Par exemple, vous offrir une télé 4K ou 8K pour Noël. Où acheter la télé 8K ou 4K de mes rêves ? La technologie 8K est […]

War: Bitcoin Cash Startup Launches Mining Pool to Attack Altcoins & BCH Forks

A prominent bitcoin cash startup has launched a mining pool designed to attack altcoins and BCH forks that it does not believe fulfill Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision for the cryptocurrency. SharkPool: Supporting Bitcoin Cash by Attacking other Networks Dubbed “SharkPool,” the service aims to conduct a two-pronged attack on other cryptocurrency networks, exclusively mining empty […]

Bank of Israel Doesn’t Recommend Launching Bank-Backed e-Shekel

The central bank of Israel has published a summary of the work of its interdepartmental team to examine central bank digital currency and its eventual use in the country’s financial system. The research found there are no proper grounds for a decision to recommend issuing digital currency as of yet. Israel’s Central Bank Report Weighs Benefits […]

Maduro Bankrupted Venezuela — Now He’s Launching a Petro Savings Plan

The Venezuelan government has recently launched a Petro savings plan that allows the country’s citizens to put their money into the oil-backed cryptocurrency and “save by means of a certificate.” Venezuela Launches Petro Savings Plan for 18 Million Citizens According to local news outlet Telesur, the savings plan is part of the “Comprehensive National Cryptoasset […]