Despite increasing revenue, Riot Blockchain’s first-quarter financials reveal that the company has relied on equity and debt financing to fund its operations. U.S. mining firm Riot Blockchain has published its financial report for Q1 2020 — painting a picture of a company heavily reliant on equity and debt financing to fund its operations. The firm […]
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Viewers polled at Consensus: Distributed believe Gerald Cotten from the defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX may still be alive. Eighteen months after Gerald Cotten, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of QuadrigaCX, was reported to have died while doing volunteer work at an orphanage in India, and most crypto users apparently believe he’s still alive. The […]
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There are many halving predictions yet to come true — among them Satoshi claimant Dr Craig Wright’s ‘long term advance notice’ from 2018 that he would crash the Bitcoin price. There are many halving predictions yet to come true — among them Satoshi claimant Dr Craig Wright’s ‘long term advance notice’ from 2018 that he […]
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Metal Pay, with its new mainnet blockchain Proton, makes different banks and payment platforms compatible with each other, as well as the digital asset world. Proton, a new delegated proof-of-stake blockchain from crypto payment solution Metal Pay, allows digital asset and fund transfers across multiple channels. “It’s a Blockchain that’s integrated into your bank,” Metal […]
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More people care more about their data and privacy than companies would like the public to believe. While thousands of companies and entities look to grab people’s data for various reasons, the commonly stated idea that folks don’t care about privacy is untrue, according to the Electric Coin Company, the entity behind privacy-focused crypto asset […]
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Bitcon’s implied volatility dropped sharply after the halving but what does this mean for BTC investors? Recent data from Skew shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) implied volatility plummeted after yesterday’s halving occurred. Generally, volatility is at the heart of any professional trader as it measures daily average price oscillations and gives insight into market conditions. As […]
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A report indicates that despite concerns over mining after the halving, the health of the Bitcoin network remains excellent. A recent report from Glassnode indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) network health is close to its maximum despite the recent halving of miner rewards. On-chain BTC Index The company has recently introduced its on-chain BTC Index (GNI) […]
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The Austrian government is backing a project that would let citizens submit data about industrial waste heat spots for district heating, receiving tokens as reward. An Austrian project is set to use blockchain to help find waste heat hotspots in the cities of Vienna and Graz. Launched by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) on […]
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The United Nations has released a report to raise governmental and international awareness for blockchain’s application in the seafood value chain. Blockchain has become one of the most discussed technologies in relation to supply chain management, given its ability to provide transparency and traceability within a number of value chains. The Food and Agriculture Organization […]
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A new Chinese mining pool swiftly takes 5% of the Bitcoin mining pie, while its origins remain unknown. New China-based mining pool Lubian accounts for 5.15% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate, just three weeks after processing its first block. The pool was originally spotted by BlockBeats, a Chinese blockchain news outlet, on May […]
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