About Author:
Ashwath Balakrishnan
Ashwath is a financial market and technology junkie. He is a cryptocurrency investor, trader, and enthusiast. He has expertise in market psychology and explaining complex technology in a simple way. He aims to battle misinformation in the cryptocurrency space.
On July 12, 2019, Veil, a second layer network over Augur, announced that they would be halting trading in the Augur markets listed on their platform. Users will be able to trade in active markets until July 24, 2019, after which trading will be halted altogether. The team advises all...
A group of tech companies, telecoms, and major South Korean banks, led by Samsung, are launching a blockchain-powered digital identity platform to resolve a few critical vulnerabilities found in current online certificates used for sharing personal data, as per a press release. Digital identity continues to be one of the...
Munroe College in Manhattan has been hit by a ransomware attack that has shut down the college's computer systems. The hackers are demanding 170 bitcoin (BTC), which is roughly $1.9 million. The malware infection came to light on the morning of July 10, but the specifications of the infection are...
KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEx) for digital assets, has rolled out non-custodial limit orders - a first for a decentralized exchange. Kyber is a feature-rich DEx that aims to give users the best trading experience possible while allowing users to keep custody of their assets. The exchange believes this will...
In a report by Outlier Ventures head of research, Lawrence Lundy, the VC firm confirmed that data points signal a huge boom in crypto, and despite price lagging behind the market has never been stronger. The report looks at the whole ecosystem from an enterprise, consumer, and regulators perspective, July...
At a block height of 584,802, AntPool mined an invalid block and was forced to forfeit their 12.5 BTC block reward. The rejection came as a result of an erroneous coinbase transaction and was spotted by Bitrefill dev Justin Camarena, as reported by The Next Web, July 11, 2019. Mined...
Opera has launched the ability to use BTC and TRX on the beta version of its browser, allowing for the further adoption of Web 3.0 protocols in the mainstream. Until now, the inbuilt crypto wallet had only supported ERC-20 tokens, which has now been expanded to include BTC and TRX,...
The creator of Litecoin (LTC), Charlie Lee, has warned investors of a potential bubble when the upcoming halving event occurs. He further warned investors seeking crypto exposure that it is still incredibly young and the volatility is an innate feature of the asset class, as reported by Micky, July 10,...
A blockchain services firm, Diginex, is set to undergo a reverse merger from 8i Enterprises and go public in the USA. The firm will be listed on NASDAQ following the demerger anonymous insiders told to Bloomberg on July 10, 2019. First Blockchain IPO in the U.S. Diginex Ltd. is set to...
The United States SEC has given Blockstack clearance to raise capital under Regulation A+, an alternative method to IPO's for growing businesses to facilitate a capital raise. The offering will be for $28 million and goes public on July 11, as reported by Wall Street Journal, on July 10, 2019....
