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Canary Capital Files for Spot Litecoin ETF Amid Rising Crypto ETF Bids

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Canary Capital Files for Spot Litecoin ETF Amid Rising Crypto ETF Bids Canary Capital, an emerging crypto-focused investment firm, has filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot Litecoin ETF. The move signals an aggressive push to bring the Bitcoin-inspired cryptocurrency to Wall Street. The filing, which includes a Form S-1, formalizes the firm’s bid to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by Litecoin (LTC), a leading digital asset. Canary Capital was found... Coinatory crypto news

Almost 5% of Monero coins hackers mined with malware

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Monero, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies among criminals is mined using malicious mining programs. A study by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King’s College London says that hackers were able to mine 4.32% of Monero out of the total amount of cryptocurrency in circulation using malware. Researchers Sergio Pastrana and Guillermo Suarez-Tangil stated: Overall, we estimate there are at least 2,218 active campaigns that have accumulated about 720K XMR (57M USD). Interestingly, just a single campaign (C#623) has mined more than 163K XMR (18M USD), which accounts for about 23% of the total estimated. This campaign is still active at the time of writing ... However, it remains unknown what proportion of hackers who ... Read more about " Almost 5% of Monero coins hackers mined with malware " on coinatory.com

What is Litecoin? How to buy Litecoin LTC?

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Cryptocurrency investors are more interested in bitcoin because of its high market value and the popularity it has. However, some altcoins have proven to be a good investment decision if one should venture into it early as the price of a token is still low as compared to the bitcoin. One of this alternative is Litecoin (LTC). On the litecoin official website, Litecoin is seen as, ""a peer-to-peer Internet currency that allows instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world."" Litecoin or LTC is one of the first altcoins, and it was forked from Bitcoin. That is, it was developed using the bitcoin"s existing protocol. Some people consider litecoin as the younger sibling of bitcoin because it works exactly like bitcoin r ... Read more about " What is Litecoin? How to buy Litecoin LTC? " on coinatory.com

Charlie Lee is interested in Monero

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In a recent interview, the developer of Litecoin noted that one of the most interesting cryptocurrencies for him is Monero (XMR). Monero (XMR): an interesting project Lee has been and remains a fairly influential character in the development of many blockchain projects. In addition to developing Litecoin (LTC), he is developing the SegWit, Lightning Network, Atomic Swaps protocol, and also periodically helps projects identify and close vulnerabilities. He commented on the situation, saying that the most interesting project for him was ... Read more about " Charlie Lee is interested in Monero " on coinatory.com

AntPool will be the official sponsor of NBA Houston Rockets

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The largest pool for mining cryptocurrency AntPool will be the official sponsor of the NBA Houston Rockets basketball club. For both sides this will be the first cooperation of this kind. For the first time in history, the sponsorship of the NBA club will be carried out in the Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency. AntPool is the second-largest bitcoin mining pool. It is managed by the Chinese giant, the maker of Bitmain"s mining equipment. It mines Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Zcash, Dash, Siacoin. Houston ... Read more about " AntPool will be the official sponsor of NBA Houston Rockets " on coinatory.com

What coins have users?

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The data shows that only a small number of coins and tokens have any significant user base. We know that bitcoin has a large and reliable user base - it"s true, people who really HODL it or use it, keep it in their own crypto wallets and make real transactions, instead of just trading on stock exchanges. You can quite easily find this information with the help of a blockchain. The same is with Ether. People keep it and carry out transactions, and also develop real applications with the help of its smart contracts. But is it possible to ... Read more about " What coins have users? " on coinatory.com

The largest bitcoin-pool BTC.com will mine Ethereum and Ethereum Classic

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The largest mining pool of BTC.com will soon add support for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. In the near future, the BTC.com Mining Pool, owned by the Chinese company Bitmain, intends to offer its users the opportunity to mine two cryptocurrencies: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. Miners will be able to switch their capacities from one currency to another, depending on the situation on the market. As stated in the press release of the company, this step is aimed at helping the Ethereum network in the scalability of the infrastructure for ... Read more about " The largest bitcoin-pool BTC.com will mine Ethereum and Ethereum Classic " on coinatory.com

RoboForex: send altcoins to your BTC wallet, receive bitcoins

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International financial broker RoboForex has launched a service that will allow customers to replenish their own trading bitcoin account by different cryptocurrencies. It is noted that the amount of replenishment in altcoins will automatically be converted to BTC at the current exchange rate. "A significant part of our clients trade and keep funds on accounts in the cryptocurrency. Many of them also have assets in non-BTC digital currencies, which they can now use to replenish their BTC accounts, "said Denis Golomedov, marketing ... Read more about " RoboForex: send altcoins to your BTC wallet, receive bitcoins " on coinatory.com

Toshi Wallet is now called Coinbase Wallet

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The company claims that changing the name is more than just a rebranding exercise, suggesting that the wallet will evolve over time to offer more functionality than existing cryptographic wallets and serve as a "gateway" for a decentralized network and an "open financial system", as well as "creating an effort to invest in products" that will shape the future of a decentralized network. Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu, product manager for Toshi, commenting on the development, said that the application will soon be "improved to Coinbase Wallet," ... Read more about " Toshi Wallet is now called Coinbase Wallet " on coinatory.com

Send Litecoin by SMS: Zulu Republic Project

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The blockchain startup has released the program Lite.IM, which will allow carrying out cryptocurrency transactions without access to the Internet. Users will be able to send Litecoin by SMS and in the Telegram messenger with the help of new software Lite.IM, which released by the blockchain project Zulu Republic. The developers have submitted a beta version, in the nearest future, they will conduct tests. https://twitter.com/liteim_official/status/1027521984639512578 According to the representatives of the startup, Pavel Durov"s ... Read more about " Send Litecoin by SMS: Zulu Republic Project " on coinatory.com

Watts Miners - single miner for multiple algorithms

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The Watts Miners company has released three innovative cryptocurrency miners, which support several algorithms and are easy to use. With their help, you can mine Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Monero and Dash. Three new miners called Watts Mini, Watts Miner and Watts Rack use ASIC technology and several mining algorithms. According to experts, the miners will pay off in just a month! They differ from competitors in low power consumption and high hashrate. Before the sale, all devices were tested under various extreme conditions and were ... Read more about " Watts Miners - single miner for multiple algorithms " on coinatory.com

Bitwise filed an application for registration of the cryptocurrency ETF

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American company Bitwise Asset Management has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an application for the registration of a cryptocurrency index fund (ETF). This was said in a statement. It is assumed that the fund will work with the index HOLD 10, consisting of the ten largest cryptocurrencies. At the same time, the company will provide access to the ETF index fund not only to institutional investors but also to retail investors. To date, HOLD 10 includes bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Ethereum Classic, Monero, ZCash, ... Read more about " Bitwise filed an application for registration of the cryptocurrency ETF " on coinatory.com

Samsung sells its products for the cryptocurrency in the Baltic States

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South Korean company Samsung, which is one of the world leaders in the development and production of telecommunications equipment, home appliances, and audio and video devices, will sell its products to customers in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and Kaunas for the cryptocurrency. According to the Lithuanian platform of cryptocurrency payments CopPay, Samsung branded outlets will accept payments in bitcoin, litecoin, Ether, XRP, Dash, NEM and Steem. In addition, in the near future, cryptocurrencies will begin to be accepted as a settlement ... Read more about " Samsung sells its products for the cryptocurrency in the Baltic States " on coinatory.com

Why nobody trusts in stablecoins?

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Let"s understand what is the reason for the mistrust of the crypto community to stable cryptocurrencies. A stable cryptocurrency, or stablecoin, is a fixed-rate cryptocurrency. The majority of currencies are determined by the market: buyers and sellers exchange tokens, and the rate is formed by supply and demand. Stable cryptocurrencies, on the contrary, try to have a fixed rate. The most famous stablecoins - Tether (USDT) and TrueUSD (TUSD). These coins are provided with fiat money, and the mechanism is fairly simple: a third party ... Read more about " Why nobody trusts in stablecoins? " on coinatory.com

TokenPay and Litecoin: Extensive Crypto Strategic Partnership

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An exciting and promising deal for both parties means that the Litecoin Foundation has acquired TokenPay’s original 9.9% stake in Germany’s WEG Bank. According to the official information, provided to Coinatory, Litecoin receives the stake "in exchange for a broad and comprehensive marketing and technology service agreement to benefit TokenPay" and its variety of blockchain initiatives with regards to the WEG bank. TokenPay will now rely on Litecoin’s blockchain expertise to achieve projects such as TPAY Cryptocurrency, eFin Decen ... Read more about " TokenPay and Litecoin: Extensive Crypto Strategic Partnership " on coinatory.com

Multicoin Capital: EOS and Ethereum are the best, Litecoin has "no reason to exist," and XRP is a security

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The American crypto-hedge fund Multicoin Capital, sponsored by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Union Square Ventures and other venture capitalists, relies on EOS and Ethereum but doubts the prospects for Litecoin and XRP. Co-founder Multicoin Kyle Samani in a conversation with Fortune said that his company still supports EOS, despite the skepticism associated with the launch of the main project network. "Now we hold our position and do not sell anything. The launch of EOS did not go as smoothly as we had hoped. Considering all aspects, I ... Read more about " Multicoin Capital: EOS and Ethereum are the best, Litecoin has "no reason to exist," and XRP is a security " on coinatory.com

Bitcoin price grows after falling below $ 5800

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On Monday, the bitcoin price rises after a decline to $ 5,787 on Sunday, when the bitcoin price reached its lowest level in 2018 after the regulator of Japan demanded that local crypto exchanges improve their methods of operation. By 05:30 UTC on the Bitfinex exchange, bitcoin was trading at $ 6169.9, having risen 4.1% over the past day. The second largest by capitalization - Ethereum cryptocurrency on the Bitfinex exchange went up by 0.6% to $ 450.6. At the Poloinex exchange, the Ripple exchange price increased by 2.5% to $ 0.47575. The ... Read more about " Bitcoin price grows after falling below $ 5800 " on coinatory.com

BIS: Cryptocurrencies can stop the Internet

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a report in which the financiers went through the cryptocurrencies and explained why bitcoin is technically not yet ready to become a world currency. In the sections "Cryptocurrencies: what will happen after the HYIP?" And "Illusory promise of decentralized trust", experts told that even now, when cryptocurrencies are in the wake of global popularity, new digital money simply can not compete with other financial instruments. Bank experts say that bitcoin and similar coins suffer from "a ... Read more about " BIS: Cryptocurrencies can stop the Internet " on coinatory.com

Meet the pedal-powered crypto miner

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The British company 50 Cycles created the world"s first unique electric bike, Toba, mining Loyalcoin cryptocurrency when riding. This is stated on the developers" site. An unusual bicycle was introduced to the company"s 15th anniversary. According to the head of the company Scott Snaith, mining tracking will be possible in the application installed on the smartphone. According to the manufacturer of the bicycle-miner, to get a $ 26 in cryptocurrency, it is necessary to travel 1600 kilometers (20 GBP per 1000 miles). Once earned t ... Read more about " Meet the pedal-powered crypto miner " on coinatory.com

Experts: Litecoin to grow soon

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Litecoin is currently the sixth largest cryptocurrency by capitalization, but in recent months it, like many other cryptocurrencies, is not experiencing the best period. However, some analysts cryptocurrency declare that Litecoin will soon become as popular as bitcoin. After the failure of the LitePay project, and also because of the news about the launch of the main EOS network, nothing has been heard about Litecoin lately. Nevertheless, Gabriel Francisco of the TMT Blockchain Fund believes that Litecoin will be one of the first ... Read more about " Experts: Litecoin to grow soon " on coinatory.com