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A graduate of English, I stumbled on cryptocurrency while trying to proofread an article for a friend back in 2011, and since then, I have been hooked! I play word games when I am less busy (I'm a pro by the way) and I am a tennis aficionado.
Indices such as transaction volume, Bitcoin (BTC) ownership across different levels of buyers, growth rate, hash rate, among others have spiked since the last halving back in 2016. With the Bitcoin halving only hours away, there are expectations that the halving could be net-positive for the BTC price action going...
A bill introduced by a lawmaker of the California Assembly is proposing an exemption of select crypto assets from California’s securities laws. Crypto Tokens May Enjoy Exemption From Securities Law in California According to a proposed bill by Democrat Ian Calderon and amended in the California Assembly on May 4,...
IOTA has teamed up with a German software company, Pickert, to deploy its Tangle distributed ledger framework in smart manufacturing. Of particular interest is the way in which the technology can be utilized in creating a framework in ensuring zero-defects production. Blockchain Technology For Zero-Defects Smart Manufacturing In a blog...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) granted its BitLicense and money transmitter license to Eris Clearing LLC, the clearing and settlement division of ErisX. ErisX Clearing LLC Now Licensed Money Transmitter ErisX announced the news of the approval of the BitLicense on Wednesday (May 6, 2020). With...
Dutch authorities have told crypto exchanges to be ready to comply with tougher anti-money laundering (AML) laws or face mandatory shutdowns. DNB Gives Crypto Exchanges Two Weeks Ultimatum In a press release published by the Netherlands’ central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), on Monday (May 4, 2020), crypto exchanges operating...
Iranian authorities have licensed Turkish Bitcoin mining giant, iMiner, to begin operations in the country. iMiner to Operate Bitcoin Mining Facility in Iran According to a report from a local news outlet, Tabnak, in late April 2020, Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade granted a bitcoin mining license to...
Ethereum (ETH) co-creator Vitalik Buterin recently appeared on the CryptoPOV podcast with host David Hoffman to discuss issues concerning the ETH 2.0, the race to be the defacto internet money, as well as the long-term relationship between Ethereum and Bitcoin — the two most popular cryptocurrencies. Concerning Internet Money, EIP...
Stock exchange behemoth Nasdaq is set to integrate with enterprise blockchain firm R3 to utilize the latter's Corda platform to create an ecosystem for a full-spectrum digital asset marketplace. The move indicates a continuation of Nasdaq's growing crypto and blockchain adoption, creating more on-ramps for institutional exposure to virtual assets....
A proposal put forward by Yosuke Suda who runs the Dash Japanese website recently got approval to intensify efforts to get the crypto token listed again on virtual currency exchanges in Japan. Dash Crypto Looking to Make Good with Regulators According to an update on April 26, 2020, concerning a...
Real Betis Balompié, an Andalusia football club has signed a licensing deal with Sorare, a blockchain-based digital trading card platform. The agreement will bring blockchain fantasy football gaming to Real Betis fans. Sorare to Issue Real Betis Blockchain Cards The news of the deal was announced via Sorare’s official Twitter...
CoinMarketCap (CMC), a top cryptocurrency data platform, collaborated with Gilded, a finance network headquartered in New Orleans, to offer automated invoices along with crypto and traditional payment options for clients. Automated Crypto Invoicing for CMC Clients According to a press release on Markets Insider on Thursday (April 23, 2020), CoinMarketCap...
Bitnomial Exchange, a Chicago-based Bitcoin derivatives platform, recently gained approval from the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer traders physically-delivered bitcoin derivatives contracts and options trading. Bitnomial Set to Roll Out Bitcoin Derivatives The bitcoin derivatives exchange announced the approval via a press release on Monday (April 20,...
Cryptocurrency exchange giant, Binance, has revealed plans to release a high-performance blockchain called Binance Smart Chain (BSC) which will run as a parallel blockchain to the existing Binance Chain and will be compatible with the Ethereum mainnet. New Blockchain Compatible With Ethereum In a whitepaper released on Friday (April 17,...
The Libra Consortium has made new updates to the white paper detailing amendments to the original premise, which include the introduction of a number of stablecoins pegged to different fiat currencies as against its initial model, among other changes, in response to concerns expressed by regulatory bodies. Regulatory Pressure Causes...
The San Francisco-based blockchain giant Ripple has partnered with MoneyMatch, a Malaysian cross-border payment platform, to expand RippleNet’s payment services to more than 120 countries. RippleNet to Be Used in Over 120 Countries The news of the partnership was announced on Ripple’s official website on Wednesday (April 15, 2020). According...
