A billboard demanding for the release of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will reside in Times Square for several months. The ‘Free Ross’ movement has hired a billboard in New York’s Times Square as part of its campaign for the release of the Silk Road darknet market founder Ross Ulbricht. According to the Twitter account […]
Continue ReadingCardano is working on a crypto-native microchip that would enable crypto transitions without the internet access, potentially delivering fiat-like experience to the hundreds of millions around the world. In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Charles Hoskinson elaborated on the crypto-native chip that IOHK is working at its blockchain lab at the University of Wyoming that may […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain intelligence firm asserts that stablecoins are not a replacement of the dollar, instead they present a censorship resistance alternative to fiat. The latest research from Flipside Crypto purports to disprove Tim Draper’s assumption that the advancements in DeFi will displace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The report starts off by quoting […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain.com follows Binance in listing the Russian ruble, while local government considers strict regulations for the industry. Blockchain.com, a major cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain data provider, plans to support Russia’s national currency, the ruble (RUB). Although some big exchanges like Binance have introduced the Russian ruble, there is still no law authorizing circulation of crypto […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain-based solution may help to contain the growing cases of COVID-19 across the UAE. UAE-based startup incubator, in5, is helping to design blockchain-based methods to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and thus flatten the curve. According to a report published on May 20, Liber Health, supported by in5, is one of the platforms […]
Continue ReadingBittrex to carefully review the facts of a 24M STEEM transaction from an unknown Steem account, co-founder Richie Lai says. Soon after an unknown entity “rescued” $5.7 million worth of STEEM tokens from a “New Steem” hard fork seizure, Bittrex confirmed that the funds reached their account. The crypto exchange now faces a difficult decision […]
Continue ReadingIn a world without electricity and the Internet, Bitcoin would find alternatives to flourish, argues Andreas Antonopoulos. What if the world was hit with another major disaster, but this time, it included global electrical failure? Would Bitcoin (BTC) survive, would it thrive, what about the banks? — We have the answers. Bitcoin consumes massive amounts […]
Continue ReadingMillions more Americans posted unemployment status last week, but does that mean anything for Bitcoin? More than two million Americans requested unemployment compensation for the first time last week, which may or may not affect Bitcoin. Recording its seventh consecutive week of decline, last week hosted 2.44 million new unemployment claims, CNBC said in a […]
Continue ReadingAlbania passes new comprehensive law written by the Minister of Finance and Economy to regulate crypto activities. Albania’s Parliament signed a bill into law on May 21 plenary session a legal framework for cryptocurrencies. The law, “On Financial Markets Based on the Technology of Distributed Ledgers,” first appeared before the Committee of Economy in October […]
Continue ReadingExchange and cryptocurrency price aggregator CoinMarketCap is introducing new measures to combat fake volumes as part of a continuous iterative approach. CoinMarketCap has announced a new, iterative approach to provide credible exchange rankings following extensive community feedback and criticism. As part of an announcement made on May 13, the cryptocurrency price aggregator is set to […]
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