Ren, the open-source protocol enabling permissionless and private transfers of value between any blockchain, launched its mainnet and a dApp utilizing it within a few weeks. Interestingly, the protocol’s native cryptocurrency REN has gained more than 40% of value in the same period. Ren Launches RenVM Mainnet The blockchain-based company announced the release of its Read more…
The research and development team of the American newspaper The New York Times has tested a blockchain-based project to address the growing issue of misleading information in the online space. NYT Turns To Blockchain For Validating Info In its recent report, the NYT outlined the problem of misinformation, primarily when it comes down to pictures Read more…
As a matter of fact, we are currently facing the soon-to-be worst pandemic of the 21st century. While our daily routines start to collide with boredom in quarantined countries, we cannot help but notice the worsening impact this crisis has on our local markets. Consequences on food and economy in developed countries Empty shelves, unending Read more…
10 years have passed since the birth of Bitcoin and the first use of Blockchain, a technology that has not stopped evolving, and it is no wonder. Blockchain has opened a huge world of opportunities for both large companies and individual users, not only for the development of new applications or improvements to computer systems Read more…
In brief: In the last week, two prominent crypto exchanges have launched Bitcoin USDT perpetual contracts. They include Bybit and KuMex (KuCoin’s derivatives platform.) Tether (USDT) is ranked 4th according to market cap. Its website states the company has $6.229 Billion in assets. Trading of Bitcoin futures contracts has become more popular as crypto traders Read more…
The electricity used to power the Bitcoin network is enough to power the Czech Republic more than once over. New figures by a PwC researcher have shown that the Bitcoin network uses more electricity to keep it running than the Czech Republic, a European country with a population of over 10.5 million people. The process Read more…
Sophia Antipolis (France) and Singapore: The first web TV platform dedicated to sports clubs and athletes opened in October 2018 and has already won over 33,000 users and web TV channels for sports clubs in more than 50 countries, with over 1.5 million visits in the first month of the year alone. The company had Read more…
Flash crashes aside, bitcoin is still up an impressive 34% YTD. Of course, that’s nothing when comparing it to BTC’s all-time ROI. If you’d bought one bitcoin in March 2010 when its pricing history began you’d have made gains of a staggering 320,000,000% today. Of course, there are very few people who had even heard Read more…
Crypto platform Cardano has successfully completed a mainnet hard fork which brings the system closer to the long awaited Shelley release. The upgrade also resulted in a minor price boost for ADA. Cardano Forked to OBFT IOHK has completed an important update which is part of the journey to launching Shelley era functionality on the Read more…
The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that startup Enigma MPC violated federal securities laws when it conducted the ENG token ICO. The company must refund investors and pay a fine. SEC DECLARES ENG TOKENS AS SECURITIES The ICO took place in November, 2017 and raised approximately $45 million dollars. ENG is an Read more…