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Popular Trading App Robinhood Raises $363 Million in Push to Become World’s Largest Crypto-Exchange

May 12, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Venture capital funds may not understand blockchain technology, but fully realize the economic benefits they stand to gain once the sector earns widespread momentum. Several blockchain companies have previously raised millions of dollars in fundings via ICOs or traditional methods, and it seems like companies related to the sector are...

“eBay for CryptoKitties:” OpenSea Raises $2 Million in Funding

May 12, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, Finance, News, Tech

Of all the things carried on the non-fungible token standards like ERC-721, CryptoKitties epitomizes the de facto fun use case for blockchain. As the first genuinely recreational use DApp, CryptoKitties and other items of that nature will now have a new trading place. A CryptoKitty eBay OpenSea is a new...

KODAKCoin Empowers Photographers to License and Sell Their Work With Blockchain

Amid ICO Crackdowns, Kodak Announces $50 Million Public Sale of Native Token

May 12, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

Despite global powers like the US and China scrambling around to prepare lucid regulatory laws for the burgeoning digital assets sector, American companies like Eastman Kodak are taking the audaciously bold plunge to launch their own Initial Coin Offering. Kodak’s ICO Bet On May 10, 2018, Wenn Digital, a big...

GMO Generates Millions of Dollars just 3 Months after Starting its Bitcoin Mining Business

GMO’s Cryptocurrency Mining Operation Hits the Ground Running: 900 Bitcoin Mined Already

May 12, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Mining, News

Highly reputable Japanese conglomerate, GMO Internet, Inc., began its cryptocurrency mining operations in December 2017. Now, the firm has revealed it has succeeded in mining a total of 900 bitcoin and 537 bitcoin cash since catching the crypto fever in 2017. Smooth Operations In its business report for April that...

Japan’s Bitcoin Boss Searches for Wall Street Talents to Build the Biggest Crypto Empire Ever

May 11, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, News

Japan’s bitcoin lord Yuzo Kano wants to start the most significant global crypto empire ever. According to Bloomberg, he is trying to gather all the major talents he can get to achieve this. Yuzo Kano is a former Goldman Sachs alumnus, which was able to turn bitFlyer Inc. into Japan’s...

Gemini Set to Offer Bitcoin Block Trading

Winklevoss Brothers Win Patent Which Could Pave the Way for a Cryptocurrency ETF

May 11, 2018 by Rahul Nambiampurath at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Tech

The U.S. Patent Office has awarded Winklevoss brothers' Winklevoss IP a patent for a system to operate exchange-traded products (ETPs) for cryptocurrencies. The patent, granted by American authorities on May 08, 2018, could be the key to listing a crypto ETP on their exchange Gemini. About the Patent Records show...

India’s Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Businesses Moving Abroad Amidst RBI Harsh Policies

May 11, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, News, Regulation

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bent on stifling the growth of the nation’s digital currency ecosystem with its draconian policies. Now, crypto-powered businesses are leaving the country en masse to more digital currency-friendly regions. Forbidden Fruits On April 7, 2018, reports emerged that India’s Apex bank had given...

Research Team Discovers a Major Flaw in Zcash Anonymity Protocol

May 11, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, News, Tech

Privacy-centered digital currency Zcash is caught in an ironic dilemma, as a group of researchers discovered a series of code patterns which diminish the coins’ praised unique selling point; its anonymity protocol. Paper Debunks Zcash’s Prized Anonymity Titled “An Empirical Analysis of Anonymity in Zcash” and published on Scirate on...

Reddit Philanthropist Pledges $85 Million in Bitcoin to Various Charities

Pineapple Fund Bids Farewell After Donating $55 Million To Charities

May 11, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Finance, News

Pineapple Fund founder who identifies himself as u/Pine made his last donation, also saying goodbye to the fund itself. He started the fund to redistribute his newly found bitcoin fortune for the betterment of society. Pine claims to be amongst the top 250 bitcoin holders in the world. Source: Pineapple...

Bitcoin Wallet To Come Pre-Installed For Users Of Huawei

May 11, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

The third-largest maker of handsets in the world Huawei will be releasing the bitcoin wallet of BTC.com in its AppGallery. This was revealed by business operations vice president at BTC.com, Alejandro de la Torre. “It’s a good opportunity to tap into the Chinese market. The use of cashless payments with...

PIVX Launches World’s First Private Staking System zPOS

May 11, 2018 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, News, Tech

On May 8, 2018, the popular privacy-centric cryptocurrency project PIVX launched zPIV staking, the world’s first anonymous proof-of-stake consensus system. Anonymous Payment Project PIVX, which stands for Private Instant Verified Transaction, is one of the most promising anonymous cryptocurrencies in the market thanks to its active community and continuous network...

Stratis Launches Much-Awaited ICO Platform

May 11, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News

On May 9, 2018, Stratis announced the launch of its feature-driven ICO platform. Equipped with a customizable design that helps customers build a unique identity based on their brand, the platform accepts funds in different cryptocurrencies and also integrates with Onfido’s KYC service to ensure no instance of money laundering....

Power Ledger Blockchain to Bring Lights Back on in Puerto Rico

May 11, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Hurricane Irma and Maria had caused colossal devastation. The major loss of life and property in Puerto Rico in 2017 were just the tip of the iceberg. Many traditional methods of energy, batteries, solar panels and fossil fuels have been implemented across the island to bring life back to normalcy....

Tom Lee: “The Altcoin Bear Rally is Almost at an End,” but still Stick to Bitcoin

Tom Lee Assumes Consensus 2018 Will Push Bitcoin Price to All-Time High

May 10, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Finance, News

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has come up with yet another hunky dory prediction for cryptocurrency investors ahead of this year’s Consensus conference, scheduled to kick off on May 14, 2018, in New York City. According to Lee, Consensus will spark a new life into the market, causing bitcoin prices to undergo...

Major Ethereum Scaling Solution Casper to Enter Testnet Soon

Ethereum Developers Publish Much-Awaited Casper FFG Network Update

May 10, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Commentary, Ethereum, News, Tech

Marking a significant step in its development, Ethereum’s developers published its much-awaited Casper FFG on May 8, 2018, in a bid to eventually drive the network away from its currently used Proof-of-Work (PoW) protocol to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol. Casper FFG Marks a Step Ahead Posted on GitHub by developer...

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