The Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 is now live as per an update on Jan 15. Setting a Secure and Private Foundation for Bitcoin The latest iteration of Bitcoin's implementation introduces several changes setting the foundation for a more secure, private, and robust network. Following the release of 0.21.0, full node operators...

Bitcoin was unable to hold $40,000 after making its ATH of just below $42,000. A large sell-off from miners caused Bitcoin to drop 18% to $30,410. About $170 billion were wiped out from the cryptocurrency market.  The flash crash rekindled memories of the 2017 boom-and-bust that dragged Bitcoin from the...

Figure Lending has obtained a $100 million loan facility from leading U.S lender, JPMorgan for conforming and jumbo mortgages. The blockchain-powered mortgage platform claims it has secured $1.5 billion of lending facilities via five funding deals, according to a LedgerInsights report on January 15, 2021. Figure Gets $100 Million From...

Telehealth company, Solve.Care, just joined the list of official members of the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI). About BRI and Solve.Care The BRI is an independent global think tank, with over 60 members bringing together researchers to embark on research focusing on blockchain technology. The members often comprise enterprises, governments and...

Grayscale CEO, Michael Sonnenshein has taken to Twitter to reveal that the firm raised a massive $700 million on January 15, 2021, a feat that has never been reached previously in a single day by the company. The asset management firm now has $27.1 billion in assets under management, from...

Nord Finance, a blockchain agnostic platform, is an advanced decentralized financial ecosystem that simplifies decentralized finance products for users by highlighting traditional finance’s key attributes. Deployed on the Ethereum Network, it integrates multi-chain interoperability, thus proposing a plethora of financial primitives, which constitute savings, advisory, loans against assets, investment/funds management,...

In a bid to combat the use of digital currencies as means of financing terrorism, a group of representatives from the Republican and Democratic Parties has introduced a bipartisan bill to the House on Jan 13, which seeks to create a task force focused on preventing the usage of cryptocurrencies...

On Jan 8, two legislators in Kentucky have recently submitted a bill that aims to make the US state a very attractive option for cryptocurrency miners in the form of tax breaks. Kentucky Crypto Mining Bill The proposal was submitted to the General Assembly, which would see Bitcoin and other...

The total crypto market cap added $82 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $1.008 trillion. The top 10 currencies showed mixed results for the same time period with Polkadot (DOT) and Chainlink (LINK) adding 83.7 and 34.3 percent to their values respectively while Bitcoin...

The total crypto market cap added $111.7 billion to its value for the last seven-days and now stands at $942.7 billion. The top 10 currencies were mostly in green for the same time period with Cardano (ADA) and Ripple’s XRP  adding 32.1 and 28.3 percent to their values respectively while...

Crypto analysts have predicted that the price of ether (ETH) may reach another all-time high in the coming weeks, if the current plunge of ETH reserves on centralized exchanges is anything to go by.  Ether Reserves Fall by 27 Percent in 48 Hours  It's no longer news that the bull...

Top cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ethereum have had an explosive start to the New Year. BTC has rallied to a new all-time high above $34K while ETH just broke above the $1K psychological barrier and seems poised to climb higher. According to Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, cryptocurrencies will continue gaining popularity...