A luxury condominium complex in Orlando, Florida, is the latest firm to partner with BitPay to provide bitcoin payment processing for real estate transactions.Announced August 6, the Grove Resort & Water Park will accept bitcoin for purchases of their 878 resort-style condo residences. Yet, the relatively small update hides a larger story – BitPay is […]

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Ripple is coming under fire from a serial Bitcoin (BTC) proponent this week after news emerged a lawsuit against the company has intensified.Ripple will feel U.S. regulators’ wrath, says VaysRipple, which notionally controls the token known as XRP, is currently being taken to court by an investor, Bradley Sostack, who claims the company engaged in […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) has bounced from key price support, but the outlook remains bearish as long as prices hold below Thursday’s high of $10,445.The leading cryptocurrency by the market value found takers near the widely followed 100-day moving average (MA) at $9,700 earlier today, but at time of writing had regained ground to around $10,060, according […]

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China may be about to launch a fiat digital currency, but in all likelihood, it will only resemble a cryptocurrency on the surface.And it probably won’t use a blockchain. While inspired to some degree by bitcoin and the like, the effort is explicitly framed as a strategy to beat them back.The project was thrust into […]

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Feuding happens in almost every industry and thanks to social media, normies like me can sit back and watch the juicy fights unfold.The world of cryptocurrency and blockchain is no exception, with many of its figureheads involved in serious squabbles that often span several years.Here’s a quick (but not exhaustive) look at who’s fighting with […]

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Software development behemoth Oracle is suing blockchain startup CryptoOracle, alleging trademark infringement and cybersquatting.Cybersquatting And Trademark InfringementTechnology market news outlet Computer Reseller News (CRN) reported on Aug. 15 that Oracle sued CryptoOracle alleging trademark infringement and cybersquatting in the Northern District of California.Wikipedia states that cybersquatting “is registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain […]

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The past few weeks have yielded numerous stories about a crypto asset that Walmart reportedly submitted a patent for. This endeavor could be another attempt by the retail giant to gain entry into the financial sector, according to one expert.”Walmart has been trying for the better part of the past two decades to obtain a bank charter […]

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A year-long pilot that uses blockchain to improve online advertising efficiency has yielded promising initial results, according to IBM CMO Michelle Peluso.The project has already reduced pennies on the dollar of waste in the area of ad reconciliation and brought greater transparency to the complex gauntlet of intermediaries brand advertisers have to deal with, Peluso […]

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Accountants are delving into the complexities of digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to help their clients keep track of cryptocurrency assets and transactions, as well as the tax consequences, according to a new report.The survey was conducted by Blox, a crypto accounting platform, polling a group of tax and law professionals about the […]

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Since the inception of digital currency, many brands and platforms have been trying to create their own unique form of cryptocurrencies with the sole aim of making financial transactions more comfortable than what it is today.In this light, Facebook is also planning to launch its own digital currency in early 2020, and if you think […]

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