Durov announces disabling personal geolocation from Telegram
Telegram’s “People Nearby” feature has been suspected of being a way for state authorities to locate and track dissidents.
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Mono X launches mainnet on Ethereum and Polygon
The platform will offer a suite of four assets on Ethereum, and a further five on Polygon. 3207 Total views 8 Total shares Automated market maker (AMM) MonoX has announced the official launch of its mainnet platform, offering investors a full complement of swap and liquidity capabilities on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchain networks.With the…

Big banks rush in to test ECB’s wholesale distributed ledger tech
The new participants in the European Central Bank’s DLT tests include major financial institutions.

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, MATIC, EOS, XMR, AAVE
Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to sustain any price level during the current pullback, indicating a lack of demand at higher levels. Does this mean that the bull trend is over and the institutional investors are abandoning the crypto markets?No! It is the other way around. Glassnode’s weekly newsletter pointed out that the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) premium…

Bitcoin Lightning Network Capacity Surpasses $2 Mln Despite Bear Market
The capacity of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) has surpassed $2 million on Sunday, Dec. 23, according to data provided by BTC statistics website bitcoinvisuals.com.Despite the year-long bear market, combined with the recent market crash dubbed the “crypto winter,” the Bitcoin Lightning network has seen strong growth throughout 2018.As of Dec. 23, node channels…

Bitcoin Price Drops 3% to Fill Fresh Futures Gap as $10K Fails to Hold
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $10,000 once more on Feb. 24 after a gap in CME’s futures trading implied downward pressure should characterize the start of the new week.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360BTC gives up $10K… againData from Coin360 and Cointelegraph Markets showed BTC/USD rapidly lost 3% as Monday trading began. On Sunday, the pair…

Dogecoin passes Tether’s market cap following eToro integration
The news also comes as DOGE proponent Elon Musk is expected to pump the token price during his Saturday Night Live appearance this week. 2490 Total views 14 Total shares At more than $52 billion, the market capitalization of meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) has already passed that of Twitter, U.S. car manufacturer Ford, and now,…

UN Partners With NGO to Tokenize Chocolate Bars for Equitable Trade
The United Nations Development Programme has partnered with Dutch NGO the FairChain Foundation to use blockchain for the more equitable funding of cocoa farmers.According to an Oct. 17 report from SpringWise, the partners will launch a new chocolate bar, made with Ecuadorian-grown cocoa, together with a token-based scheme that allows consumers to contribute directly to…

Coinbase CEO invites DC residents over for ice cream and crypto talk
Brian Armstrong said he had about an hour at the Dirksen Senate Office in Washington, D.C. to “chat about crypto” and enjoy low-sugar food at the building’s snack bar. 253 Total views 9 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTBrian Armstrong, CEO of United States-based cryptocurrency firm Coinbase, is…