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Binance enters Singapore with funding from state-owned investment firm

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 10:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Leading cryptocurrency exchange desk Binance has received a backing from Singapore’s government-owned holding company Temasek Holdings. Vertex Ventures, Temasek’s venture capital arm, has made an investment in Binance to help develop a cryptocurrency-to-fiat exchange desk in Singapore, the company announced today. The exact amount of investment hasn’t been disclosed. According to Bloomberg., the funding — which is a joint venture between Vertex’s China and Southeast Asia & India branches — will also support cryptocurrency-to-fiat gateways by other companies. Binance’s plan to open a fiat exchange desk in Singapore were made public last month when the company’s CEO Changpeng Zhao announced the beta testing…

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HTC’s ‘blockchain phone’ is real, and you can now pre-order it with Bitcoin and ETH

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


After first revealing plans for its ‘blockchain phone’ back in May, HTC is ready to share more about the device, dubbed the ‘Exodus 1,’ and begin accepting pre-orders for it too. The Exodus is an Android Oreo-based phone with a secure enclave for your cryptocurrencies and tokens that’s separate from the OS. That’s a step down from the initial plan to make each device act as a node in a native blockchain network to facilitate secure cryptocurrency trading. In the unfortunate event that your Exodus 1 is lost or stolen – or if you forget your security keys, you can…

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Call of Duty crime syndicate suspected of stealing $3.3M in cryptocurrency

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 10:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Recently unsealed court documents allege a pair of Call of Duty gamers were key in the success of an aggressive online crime syndicate that stole at least $3.3 million in cryptocurrency. An FBI affidavit details the active roles played by two individuals, from Dolton and Bloomington Illinois, in an intimidating hacking campaign that saw hundreds of mobile phones accessed using stolen names, phone numbers, and other information, the Chicago Sun Times reports. Ultimately, the thieves stole $3.3 million in cryptocurrency, later converting it to Bitcoin or Ethereum to store in their own digital wallets. The case goes back as far as…

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The ‘R’ in iPhone XR doesn’t stand for anything but ‘R’, Apple reveals

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


We’ve spent weeks scratching our heads over what the ‘R’ in the new iPhone XR stands for. And finally we’ve got a definitive answer to this great mystery: It just means “R.” Apple’s VP of marketing, Phil Schiller spilled the beans in an interview with Engadget and said that XR and XS are just letters with no special meanings attached to it. “I love cars and things that go fast, and R and S are both letters used to denote sports cars that are really extra special,” he said. Schiller’s decision to choose these letters might be rooted in his…

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This Day in Deals: Celebrate Weird Al’s birthday by buying an accordion

Oct23
by on October 23, 2018 at 8:32 am
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This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. “Weird Al” Yankokic is a rarity these days: a non-problematic celebrity who has been around forever. If you’re unaware of Weird Al, he’s arguably the world’s foremost musical comedian. He’s most famous for his covers of popular songs (Amish Paradise, anyone?) and playing the accordion. Take for example his classic cover of Queen’s ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ – ‘Another One Rides The Bus.’ So, in…

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