Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founders of crypto exchange Gemini, admitted in an interview with CNN that they were ready to partner with Facebook for the Libra project. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss Believe in Libra On August 19, Winklevoss brothers told CNN’s Poppy Harlow that they would close their eyes to their rivalry with Facebook’s Read more…
Newcastle United F.C. – one of the top-tier Premier League football teams in England – now has a new crypto trading sponsor. Newcastle United Scores Crypto Partnership According to a press release published today, StormGain becomes Newcastle United’s new Official Sleeve Partner, showing off the cryptocurrency trading platform’s brand name on the football team’s shirts Read more…
BitPanda, in partnership with GlobalWebIndex, has done an in-depth survey on the identity of the European cryptocurrency holder. Key findings of the study show that both the Swiss and Austrians hold the titles of the highest crypto ownership in Europe At least 7 percent of internet users in Switzerland hold digital currencies. This is one Read more…
Crypto entrepreneur and Bitcoin Cash backer Roger Ver quietly relinquished his role as CEO at controversial company Bitcoin.com. | Source: Malta AI & Blockchain Summit/YouTube. Bitcoin Cash backer and noted cryptocurrency entrepreneur Roger Ver has quietly moved positions within his flagship company, Bitcoin.com. Formerly the CEO of Bitcoin.com – sometimes confused with the CEO of Read more…
U.S. citizens can now purchase physically settled Bitcoin futures contracts using LedgerX’s Omni platform. What does this mean for Bitcoin price? If You’re Not First You’re Last! On Wednesday BTC derivatives provider LedgerX revealed that it had launched physically-settled Bitcoin futures contracts. This makes the company the first to offer such a product in the Read more…
Together with Bitcoin, Ethereum is one of the most critical blockchains ever developed. Ethereum shifted the world’s attention from cryptocurrencies to their underlying technology, the blockchain. Nonetheless, the blockchain has nevertheless faced many challenges, but enthusiasts believe Ethereum (ETH) qualifies as sound money. Throughout history, there have been different models of sound money. The latest Read more…
Earlier today, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a full committee hearing entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” to discuss the viability of existing policies and regulations governing the U.S. crypto industry. Crypto industry executives including Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire were present at the hearing to Read more…
YOUNIQX Identity AG, a subsidiary of Austria’s official passport manufacturer announced on Monday that it has launched a crypto hardware wallet solution known as the Chainlock Card. The company cites research into exchange fraud or hot wallet vulnerabilities as one of the key reasons for developing the product. YOUNIQX claims it has developed a “forgery-proof” Read more…
Following a data released by the Korean government, Korean news agency, Yonhap reported that crimes associated with cryptocurrencies have caused a financial loss of about 2.7 trillion won which is nearly $2.3 billion in the last two years. The data from the government revealed that the monetary damage caused in a period of two years […]
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The developers of Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest platform for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps), have been experimenting with different approaches for effectively scaling the smart contract platform. Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin has considered using other blockchain platforms as data layers for the Ethereum network. These platforms include Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Read more…