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Coinbase Is Adding Segwit Support
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February 7, 2018
After months of prevarication, Coinbase has announced that it will add Segwit support to its bitcoin wallets. The much anticipated and long overdue move will go some way towards reducing transaction fees for users of Coinbase and GDAX, assuming it follows suit.…
Most Crypto Traders in South Korea Remain Anonymous Despite Regulations
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February 7, 2018
Most cryptocurrency investors in South Korea remain anonymous without moving their accounts to the government-mandated real-name system. So far, less than 10{ef8bd95f9448fca5adbd149f5d397da97f8af0ef1f28f33a703359ee151a0c82} of crypto traders have converted their virtual accounts into real-name ones. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With…
Venezuela Invites OPEC Countries to Jointly Develop Oil-Backed Crypto Platform
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February 7, 2018
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has invited all OPEC nations to jointly develop a platform for the trading of oil-backed cryptocurrencies. Venezuela is preparing for a pre-sale of the petro, its oil-backed cryptocurrency which can be used to pay national taxes, fees, and…
The European Commission Loves Blockchain’s Transparency – Except for When It Doesn’t
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February 7, 2018
Government officials can’t seem to make their minds up about bitcoin. Politicians like the underlying technology, they are prone to insist, but aren’t sure about the cryptocurrency itself, which is used by criminals to launder money, they reiterate. In as many weeks,…