The tussle between Justin Sun, the founder and Chief Executive Officer [CEO] of the Tron Foundation, and Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum has been going on for quite some time now. Both the proponents of the crypto verse have verbally attacked each other and the functionalities of their respective cryptocurrencies earlier. The latest jibe […]

Introduction There’s more to Blockchain technology than Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. At its fundamental level, Blockchain technology engenders trusts in inherently trustless environments. Protocol blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, GoChain, Steem and xDai have provided a launchpad for developers to work on DApps. DApps are typically open source applications not owned by anyone, immune from downtimes; and that cannot be shut down by a government or its agencies. The rapid proliferation of Decentralized Applications

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Bitcoin SV, the eleventh largest cryptocurrency in the world, dropped after the price hike on 21 March. At press time, the price of the token was $65.29 and it fell by 1.77% against the US dollar. The market capitalization recorded was $1.15 billion, and the trade volume over the past 24 hours was around $78 […]

Crypto price aggregator CoinMarketCap says it plans to make a number of changes to address concerns that the site reports fake volume for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and more than 2,000 altcoins. The influential site was called out by crypto index and beta fund provider Bitwise in a new report submitted to the SEC. Bitwise says its […]

Bitcoin Cash developer Amaury Sechet has left the Bitcoin Unlimited organization. He joined the company during the contentious days of 2017 because the Bitcoin Core fork was entertaining alternative implementations of Bitcoin, such as those with blocks larger than one megabyte. Bitcoin Unlimited was founded initially along the same lines as Gavin Andresen’s failed Bitcoin Classic project, which sought to increase the block size through a standard hard fork. Development Process Has “Serious Problems” Bitcoin Unlimited maintains versions of both Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash. However, its Bitcoin Core implementation has not been updated since 2017, indicating they’re never going to

Leading cryptocurrency exchange OKEx will roll out its own blockchain in coming months

France isn’t at the forefront of blockchain adoption–at least, not yet. However, all that could be about to change. Paris Blockchain Week Summit from April 16-17, will be one of Europe’s largest events dedicated to blockchain professionals. It’s also the first of its kind to be held here, backed by the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. Paris Blockchain Week Takes Place April 13-19 April 2019 won’t only be a good time to visit Paris

The chairman and CEO of CME Group has stated that financial regulators will be unlikely to give a nod to crypto and are much more likely to approve of digital currencies backed by existing fiat currencies. Terry Duffy also said that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin will need such a regulatory green light for the industry...

Charles Hoskinson, the creator of Cardano and CEO of IOHK, organized a surprise Ask Me Anything session on his YouTube channel on March 24, 2019. In this session, the CEO covered various topics such as the Roadmap update, the release of training materials, Cardano’s status as a multi-asset ledger, and EOS centralization. On being asked about […]

Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce giant similar to Amazon, officially got its subsidiary cryptocurrency wallet, the Rakuten Wallet, registered and approved by…

Tech giant Apple is bringing new programs and services to the table. Time to Read Up Through a livestream hosted by CEO Tim Cook, audiences were introduced to Apple News+, an extension of the already popular Apple News. Apple News+ will bring over 300 magazines to users, covering topics like entertainment, news, politics and travel. Users will receive personalized news feeds based on their previous reading habits. Among the app’s primary offerings are the live covers that will feature moving images and the “today tab,” which offers all the latest and most recent articles for users to examine. Apple News+

In March 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denied the first ever bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. Since then, many bitcoin ETF applications have been filed by nearly ten companies, and many of them have been rejected by the SEC for similar reasons. This week, in a presentation to the SEC, Bitwise revealed that the overwhelming majority of the trading volume in the bitcoin exchange market is fake and that a substantially large portion of the global bitcoin volume comes from the United States. Ironically, the fake volume plague in the cryptocurrency exchange market may increase the probability

Bitcoin, to many, is the digital equivalent of gold – one of the world’s first ever currencies, means of exchange, and stores of value. According to crypto bull Mike Novogratz, one day, Bitcoin’s market cap will surpass that of gold’s. After the lofty prediction was made, crypto analysts took to Bitcoin price charts hoping to...

CEO of CME Group Terry Duffy believes Bitcoin’s finite amount is a hurdle for regulators

Ripple price drop 3.5 percent Quora deletes David Schwartz’s joke answer Transaction volumes low as prices range Quora’s moderation team removed David Schwartz‘s comment because it is a “joke” answer highlighting the level of censorship in centralized systems. All the same, Ripple prices are under pressure and slowly dropping towards 30 cents. Ripple Price Analysis...

Blockchain startup Forte says it’s talking with more than 40 developers about bringing XRP to the world of video games. On March 12th, Ripple and Forte revealed they will jointly invest $100 million in companies that make games based on blockchain technology and leverage XRP as a settlement currency. In a new interview with Modern […]

Zurich-based Blockchain-based insurance B3i initiative raised $16 million last month

Tim Draper, a renowned Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist, recently spoke about Bitcoin and offered cryptocurrency investment advice during an AMA session on Facebook. Draper said that the ideal period to invest in Bitcoin had not passed yet and that he had more faith in the digital asset than the US fiat currency. Back in 2014, […]

Amaury Séchet, a leading Bitcoin Cash developer, has left Bitcoin Cash node software Bitcoin Unlimited

The XRP community has been in the news multiple times recently due to its activity online and the sheer force of user interactions on social media platforms. The clamoring for mass adoption seems to have received a boost as Bitfi, a popular cryptocurrency wallet, announced that they would be adding XRP to its arsenal. The […]

The Dow pared losses Monday, while the broader U.S. stock market extended its slide after an inverted yield curve stoked fears of an impending recession for the world’s largest economy. Dow Recovers; S&P 500, Nasdaq Continue Lower All of Wall Street’s major indexes opened lower at the start of the week, reflecting a tepid pre-market session for Dow futures. Losses had moderated in the final hour of trading, with he Dow Jones Industrial Average reversing a loss of 130 points to finish slightly higher. The index climbed 14.51 points, or 0.1%, to 25,516.83. Boeing Co (BA) was the Dow’s top

Microsoft search engine Bing ranked second in popularity in January. The ranking didn’t include YouTube, which by itself processes 3 billion queries per month. This ranking enabled Microsoft to have a severe impact on the dissemination of cryptocurrency advertisements in 2018, according to a “year in review” report published today. Comedy Gold: Microsoft Says 2018 Saw Bitcoin ‘Bull Run’ First, comedy gold. The Bing report wrongly claims that cryptocurrency experienced a “bull run” in 2018. “Cryptocurrency as an asset class saw a bull run in 2018, increasing valuations multi-fold.” As readers are probably well aware, 2018 was the wind-down year.

Microsoft-owned search engine and advertisement platform Bing blocked over five million cryptocurrency-related ads last year

CME Group chairman and CEO Terry Duffy tells Business Insider that Bitcoin is lacking fundamental features that would make it attractive to governments. Namely, it’s not backed by fiat, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin that operate on finite supplies ultimately prevent monetary policymakers from running it on a deficit. Says Duffy, “The governments can’t run […]

According to the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong that he does not foresee the Federal Reserve increasing its benchmark interest rate until 2020, which could benefit the Dow Jones in the long run. Chicago Fed Rate Forecast Should Help Dow Recover While Evans remained reluctant to provide a conclusive comment on whether the Fed will maintain its rate considering various factors that may affect the economy of the U.S., the Fed president said that the U.S. economy is currently in a strong position. Fundamentals in the

eToro, a renowned crypto-trading platform, recently announced the addition of Tron [TRX] to its platform. Now, the trading platform is expanding even more after it was reported by Bloomberg that eToro acquired Copenhagen-based blockchain firm Firmo. The report claimed that the partnership would accelerate the growth of tokenized financial assets. eToro would be absorbing Firmo’s […]