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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.
The Bitcoin-pegged ERC-20 token, tBTC, has temporarily shuttered operations two days after the token was launched on the Ethereum mainnet. tBTC Shuts Down After Two Days In a Twitter thread by Matt Lunogo, on Monday, May 18, 2020, the project head of tBTC, stated that the tBTC project was shut...
IOTA co-founder Serguei Popov has published the May monthly update for the project detailing the current state of protocol-upgrade activities including ongoing work on Coordicide and GoShimmer. Coordicide and GoShimmer Updates In a blog post published on Medium on Thursday, May 14, 2020, the blockchain non-profit organization gave an update...
Amid growing concerns of China pulling away in the emerging digital economy, South Korea’s government is set to invest $400 million in blockchain research and development (R&D) as the country looks to revamp its digital technology sector. Blockchain R&D Fund to Be Utilized Over Five Years According to ZDNet Korea,...
Agri10x, an agricultural blockchain-based startup, has inked a partnership deal with the Indian government to help local farmers gain seamless interaction with the global market through the use of blockchain technology. Agri10x Offers Blockchain Support for Farmers The news of the partnership was reported by Business Standard on Tuesday, May...
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex, while experiencing a sharp plunge in BTC balance since mid-March, is now holding more ETH than the total value locked (TVL) in the decentralized finance (DeFi) market. Bitfinex Ethereum Balance Crosses 4 Million Tweeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, Elias Samos, Senior Research Analyst for digital...
IOTA co-founder David Sønstebø recently appeared in the Crypto101 podcast with host Brice Paul to discuss IOTA’s plan to develop a machine economy, the role of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the future, and data as the new oil. Data Economy is the Future In a recent Crypto 101 Podcast...
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...
