CEO of Overstock has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s recently published vulnerabilities claims. Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock and president of Medici Ventures, has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s vulnerabilities claims published on Feb. 13. Emerging technologies got in the crosshairs […]
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Russia is taking the lead in issuing a multinational stablecoin backed by commodities with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU, and BRICS countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the most influential person in the blockchain industry, according to Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which added five trading pairs: Binance Coin (BNB), […]
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Despite the ongoing uncertainty toward crypto regulation in India, major global crypto exchange OKEx has just made another push in the country’s market. Despite ongoing uncertainty regarding cryptocurrency regulation in India, major global crypto exchange OKEx has just made another push in the country’s market. On Feb. 14, OKEx partnered with India’s largest cryptocurrency trading […]
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“Serious resistance” should trigger above $400 as General Strength Indicator suggests Ether is at its most overbought since May 2019. Ether (ETH) price could continue its gains to hit $440 before resistance kicks in, one analyst has told mainstream media. Speaking to Bloomberg on Feb. 14, Edward Moya, senior market analyst at online forex broker […]
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The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking a researcher to model risk scenarios for how and why the dollar could lose its global supremacy. The United States intelligence community is seeking a researcher to model risk scenarios for how and why the dollar could lose its global supremacy, and how best […]
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Twitter users churn out 75,000 posts mentioning Bitcoin in a single day, as price action sees mainstream consumers pay fresh attention. Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $10,000 catapulted it back into mainstream consciousness — but internet consumers were paying attention before, data shows. Statistics from monitoring resource Bitinfocharts reveal that in early February, mentions of Bitcoin on […]
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Binance’s debit and credit card partner Simplex is now offering 15 more fiat currencies that are supported for purchasing Bitcoin, Ether and others. Binance has added 15 additional fiat currency options for Visa and Mastercard purchases on its platform. Since Feb. 14, the exchange’s partner Simplex can be used to buy crypto across many countries […]
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Ledger has published a critique of its competitors’ security chips which may have reignited a year old spat with Trezor. Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has reignited an old feud with competitor Trezor, in a blog post dated Feb. 13 highlighting the claimed benefits of its internal Secure Element chips. Trezor co-founder and CEO of […]
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Ether has more than doubled in value so far this year. Here are five signs from this week alone that suggest it might finally be Ethereum’s time to shine. Ether (ETH) has more than doubled in value so far this year, with strong fundamentals and increasing numbers of projects being built on the network. Here […]
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Nancy Sumption joins SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as his Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy. After naming Kristina Littman as Chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit in December, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced more fresh blood to its ranks. On Feb. 13, Nancy Sumption was announced as the successor to […]
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