Even the FDA uses blockchain Federal agencies have turned to blockchain for its transparency, efficiency, security and flexibility. According to FedTech magazine, several federal agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and the Department of Treasury began using blockchain. Officials in the US Food and Drug Administration needed an effective way to help […]
Continue Reading
How do we get DeFi “to cross the chasm?” As decentralized finance begins to gain ground, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov believes there are two ways for more mainstream adoption. Speaking at the Smart Contract Summit, Nazarov said he sees two ways DeFi “crosses the chasm” and more Web 2.0 companies to adopt these technologies. “The […]
Continue Reading
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. Bitcoin was down a bit this week, stopping just above $11,000. That increase in volatility is only to be expected, say some experts, as we approach the end of some BTC futures and options contracts. Other contributors to increased volatility include Bitcoin’s long period of consolidation and a […]
Continue Reading
The wild ride of 2020 continues. After what has been a crazy year in almost every sense of the word, businesses are left wondering how to proceed, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said. “The pandemic is throwing so many playbooks out the window,” he posited in an Aug. 28 tweet. “Yesterday’s action flies in the […]
Continue Reading
Bitcoin price still struggles to overcome the $12K hurdle but 3 key metrics show bulls are in control. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped by as much as 10% this week and while this might be scary for day traders, the 3-day chart shows the downside move hardly made a dent on the current market structure. This […]
Continue Reading
The power of a strong community in scaling blockchain-based projects should not be understated. Cryptocurrency was built on the premise that a reimagined financial system could exist. It was brought to life by a community that supported these ideals and worked tirelessly to bring them to fruition. As the blockchain community grows, so does the […]
Continue Reading
Another action-packed week for crypto in Japan has passed. This week’s headlines from Japan included one of country’s leaders describing Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s dream as meaningful, LayerX Labs collaborating with a Japanese university for blockchain research, the FINSUM blockchain conference hosts notable discussion on security tokens offerings, and the head of Monex Group saying […]
Continue Reading
More donations can be expected. Binance Charity and Integro Foundation raised $1 million to donate personal protective equipment to frontline workers. A total of 500,000 KN-95 masks will be distributed to workers in the Brazilian Amazon, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Bermuda, Barbados, St. Lucia, Haiti, Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, the […]
Continue Reading
Another story that helped pave Bitcoin’s early road to adoption. Chris Maurice, CEO of Nigeria-based crypto exchange Yellow Card, made his first business venture into the crypto space back in 2015, selling Bitcoin (BTC) on eBay. “We did that for about a week and we did over $40,000 in sales at a 100% markup,” Maurice told […]
Continue Reading
The price of Bitcoin has shown resilience after the bears failed to push the price down below $11,200, which means the overall uptrend is still intact. As the price of Bitcoin (BTC) showed weakness in the past week, the crucial support zone around $11,200, nevertheless, held. Several arguments were given for the volatility throughout the […]
Continue Reading