🗞 Daily News for Mar 4th
🔶 Ethereum Blocks Drop to 12 Seconds:
Average block times in ethereum have dropped to their lowest level ever at just 12.5 seconds, down from 21 seconds per block. That’s after the Constantinople upgrade kicked-in on Thursday, delaying the difficulty bomb for another 12 months. Read more
#ethereum #constantinople
⛓️ Coinbase Sought Neutrino After Losing Control Over Customer Data Being Sold:
Coinbase’s controversial acquisition of Neutrino was motivated by a desire to ditch its existing tech partners because they ”were actually selling client data to outside sources,” the head of sales at Coinbase said on Saturday. Read more
#neutrino #coinbase
🔷 Major US Retailer Ditches Visa – Now Considering Bitcoin’s Lightning Network:
US retail giant, Kroger, is no longer accepting Visa credit cards at its chain of Smith’s food and drug stores. So Anthony Pompliano tweeted an offer to hook them up with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network nationwide. Read more
#pomp #bitcoinacceptance
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 34
Change 1 day: -10
Change 7 day: -13
Change 30 day: +16
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🔶 Ethereum Blocks Drop to 12 Seconds:
Average block times in ethereum have dropped to their lowest level ever at just 12.5 seconds, down from 21 seconds per block. That’s after the Constantinople upgrade kicked-in on Thursday, delaying the difficulty bomb for another 12 months. Read more
#ethereum #constantinople
⛓️ Coinbase Sought Neutrino After Losing Control Over Customer Data Being Sold:
Coinbase’s controversial acquisition of Neutrino was motivated by a desire to ditch its existing tech partners because they ”were actually selling client data to outside sources,” the head of sales at Coinbase said on Saturday. Read more
#neutrino #coinbase
🔷 Major US Retailer Ditches Visa – Now Considering Bitcoin’s Lightning Network:
US retail giant, Kroger, is no longer accepting Visa credit cards at its chain of Smith’s food and drug stores. So Anthony Pompliano tweeted an offer to hook them up with Bitcoin’s Lightning Network nationwide. Read more
#pomp #bitcoinacceptance
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 34
Change 1 day: -10
Change 7 day: -13
Change 30 day: +16
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🗞 Daily Digest for Mar 6th
💱 Binance CEO Defends Ripple, Says XRP Is Not a Security:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says he believes XRP is not a security. In a new ask-me-anything on Periscope, Zhao joked about how often he comments on the digital asset and explained why he thinks XRP is in the clear. Read more
#binance #xrp
🔶 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (Probably) Buys $10,000 Worth of BTC Regular:
Jack Dorsey, CEO of both Twitter and Cash App, intimated during a recent interview that he’s buying plenty of Bitcoin, and that he bought $10,000 worth of the stuff during at least one week. While impossible to know for sure, it seems to be regular. Read more
#btc
💱 Coinbase Drops Neutrino Execs With Hacking Team Ties:
After a week of community discontent, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to sever its business relationship with some Neutrino employees. Those who previously worked at Hacking Team despite the fact that they have no current affiliation with Hacking Team, will transition out of Coinbase. Read more
#coinbase #neutrino
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 41
Change 1 day: +8
Change 7 day: +4
Change 30 day: +22
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💱 Binance CEO Defends Ripple, Says XRP Is Not a Security:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says he believes XRP is not a security. In a new ask-me-anything on Periscope, Zhao joked about how often he comments on the digital asset and explained why he thinks XRP is in the clear. Read more
#binance #xrp
🔶 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (Probably) Buys $10,000 Worth of BTC Regular:
Jack Dorsey, CEO of both Twitter and Cash App, intimated during a recent interview that he’s buying plenty of Bitcoin, and that he bought $10,000 worth of the stuff during at least one week. While impossible to know for sure, it seems to be regular. Read more
#btc
💱 Coinbase Drops Neutrino Execs With Hacking Team Ties:
After a week of community discontent, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to sever its business relationship with some Neutrino employees. Those who previously worked at Hacking Team despite the fact that they have no current affiliation with Hacking Team, will transition out of Coinbase. Read more
#coinbase #neutrino
Fear and Greed Index:
Today: 41
Change 1 day: +8
Change 7 day: +4
Change 30 day: +22
🔥 Brought to you by @cryptoexplorerchannel
