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Privacy, blockchain and the Internet of Things—Can we keep control of our own identities?
New research from The University of South Australia indicates there are key privacy issues inherent to current blockchain platforms,…
Digital Currency Group buys crypto exchange Luno
Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies, has acquired Luno, a leading…
Food delivery service Just Eat France now accepts Bitpay
With home delivery services in demand during the pandemic and the use of cash declining, several players in the food industry are turning…
CoinMarketCap CEO Carylyne Chan leave after Binance acquisition
Five executives of CoinMarketCap, including interim CEO Carylyne Chan, have left CoinMarketCap. The other executives are Spencer Yang—vice…
TRON may introduce wrapped version of BTC on network
Justin Sun has hinted of launching a wrapped version of Bitcoin on the Tron network, a move which would bring Bitcoin’s value to Tron’s…
Cardano CEO explains his “obsession” with DeFi
With decentralized Finance (DeFi) gaining momentum world over, it isn’t surprising that in a recent video Charles Hoskinson, creator and…
The hidden risks of investing in ‘synthetic’ gold
Synthetic or non-physical gold is rising in popularity due to their convenience—there’s no security threat and it’s easy to trade. But…
TRON may introduce wrapped version of BTC on network
Justin Sun has hinted of launching a wrapped version of Bitcoin on the Tron network, a move which would bring Bitcoin’s value to Tron’s…
Coinbase plans crowdfunding platform for crypto startups
CEO Brian Armstrong believes it could be a “huge unlock for crypto economy” Coinbase, the digital currency exchange, headquartered in San…
DeFi enters real estate market as Aave announces crypto mortgages
Decentralized lending protocol Aave announced that it is getting into the business of tokenizing the most expensive purchase of most…
TRON partners with Band Protocol to work on blockchain scalability
TRON Network has announced a strategic partnership with Band Protocol to bring secure and verified decentralized oracles to power its…
Tron’s Justin Sun launches DeFi meme coin named after himself
Justin Sun, CEO of the TRON blockchain, has announced his latest project—$SUN—a decentralized finance (DeFi) meme coin named after…
Central banks would move to digital currencies post-Covid: Simon Dixon
Once the efforts of central banks in many countries to boost liquidity by printing currency notes amid the Covid crisis falls apart,…
ConsenSys buys JPMorgan’s Quorum blockchain
JPMorgan Chase’s enterprise blockchain platform Quorum is being acquired by US-based Ethereum venture firm ConsenSys. Officials statements…
Meme Nation
“Buy Crypto” search volume ‘flat’ since May
According to data, Google search volume for “Buy Crypto” over the past week has reached levels witnessed last during January 2018. The…
Mathew D’Souza, founder-CEO of Blockware Solutions, dies at 29
Mathew D’Souza, the founder and CEO of Blockware Solutions and Blockware Mining, died on 21 August, after a seven-year battle with…
RBI mulling raising gold reserves
According to the World Gold Council, 2018 marked the highest level of annual net central bank gold purchases since the suspension of…
Why Snappa is swapping some of its cash reserves for Bitcoin
Canadian graphics software company Snappa has revealed that it was holding bitcoin as a reserve asset. Snappa follows the firms…
Flipstarter campaigns, fueled by Bitcoin, raise $1 million
The Flipstarter platform has gained traction in the last five months raising $1 million in bitcoin cash for 12 different campaigns.…
Bitcoin mining facility to launch in Kazakhstan
One of the largest mining facilities in the world is set to open for business in Kazakhstan in September. Mining facility operator Enegix…
MahaDAO: The voice against ban on crypto in India
The concept of DAO or Decentralized Autonomous Organisation management model has been doing the rounds in the world of virtual currency…
INX hopes to raise $111 million with SEC-registered hybrid token launch
Crypto exchange INX will launch its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) on 24 August. The Gibraltar-based exchange aims to sell 130…
TronWallet launches In-App Offering for KLV token
1.2 billion KLV up for sale After requests to buy the Klever (KLV) token, TronWallet has announced that purchases will be possible through…
Buffet: the new gold bug in town
Believe it or not, Warren Buffet is betting big on gold these days. To be specific, his firm Berkshire Hathaway bought gold mining shares…
SmartCash is now best performing masternode
This week (12-19 August), the Masternode Stats page has SmartCash listed as the best-performing masternode, moving from 10th place last…
OMG’s tether transfers integration will increase speed and reduce costs
Thailand-based OMG Network has launched Tether transfers integration, providing an alternative option for swapping the market leading…
Delivery service companies in Venezuela are using Dash as mode of payment
Delivery companies have become essential services during the quarantine in Venezuela. In the country, the sovereign Bolivar is becoming…
WazirX announces launch of Automated Market Maker protocol for decentralised token exchange
WazirX now plans to make it easy for billions to participate in the DeFi ecosystem with the launch of an Automated Market Maker (AMM)…
Aave launches V2, allows users to users to swap debt
Aave, a decentralized money market, has released specifications for version two of its protocol as the project eyes $1 billion locked…
Samsung to integrate blockchain wallet with Gemini
In a new partnership, Samsung has announced that its blockchain wallet will be integrated with New York-based crypto exchange Gemini to…
Emurgo, Moonstake join hands to usher new era of staking in Asia
Founding member of the Cardano protocol, Emurgo, is partnering with Moonstake to build synergies that will help drive blockchain staking…
Japanese consumers prefer electronic payments to cash amid COVID-19 outbreak, finds GlobalData
Japan is among the handful of countries that effectively controlled the COVID-19 pandemic with swift measures. A rise in consumer spending…
In the last two months, Cardano has registered highest developer activity
Cardano (ADA) registered the highest level of daily developer activity in the period between July and August 2020, according to data…
Coinbase customers can now borrow cash fast from their accounts
Coinbase now offers easy investing tools for dollar cost averaging, market stats for tradable assets, and support 24 assets for trading.…
MicroStrategy buys $250mn in Bitcoin
MicroStrategy purchased 21,454 bitcoin on Tuesday, pouring $250 million of its planned inflation-hedging funds into the digital currency.…
Dusting attacks—what they mean and what can be done to counter them
What is dust? In the language of cryptocurrencies, the term dust refers to a tiny amount of coins or tokens—an amount so small that most…
StakeCube.net to stop shared masternodes
StakeCube.net has removed shared nodes and merged PoS and Masternodes into a combined pool that rewards users proportionally to their…
Grayscale is shifting its gaze to XRP. Here’s why
Crypto investment firm Grayscale, which has been mainly focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum (at one time in the last few months, Grayscale was…
DeFi platform Compound launches price oracle
As part of its efforts to migrate to the Open Price Feed, money market protocol Compound has released its own price oracle, which is a…