Joining public dismissal of the U.S. central bank, the ex-presidential candidate says stocks “cannot hide the damage” even with modest growth. The United States Federal Reserve “fake economy has burst,” former presidential candidate Ron Paul has announced as money printing takes its balance sheet to $6.6 trillion. In a series of tweets on April 24, […]
Continue Reading
Distributed ledger technology is being leveraged by the coupon industry to provide transparency for the digital coupon market. Coupons, typically thought of as pieces of paper used at grocery stores to redeem discounts, have gained traction throughout the years. It’s been noted that coupons were first used in the mid-1890s by Coca-Cola. Since then, the […]
Continue Reading
Total futures trading volume skyrocketed during the first quarter of 2020 in comparison to 2019 data. A study by TokenInsight indicates that the total futures trading volume in the crypto industry reached over $2.1 trillion in Q1 2020. This is an increase of 314% from the 2019 Q4 average. According to the “2020 Q1 Cryptocurrency […]
Continue Reading
WeBank is the only bank ranked in the top 10 Global Banking Patents Rankings. China-based digital bank, WeBank, rose to third place for number of Blockchain patents filed globally in 2019. Alibaba and Tencent took the first and second places respectively. According to the report published on April 24, the digital bank has climbed from […]
Continue ReadingA one-man crypto savings platform has announced it will cease operating amid Holland’s implementation of Europe’s AMLD5 anti-money laws. Dutch Bitcoin (BTC) savings platform, Bittr, has decided to cease operations ahead of Holland’s introduction of the EU’s AMLD5 anti-money laundering, or AML, regulations. Bittr’s closure follows criticism of the Netherlands’ implementation of AMLD5 — reportedly […]
Continue ReadingCalibra has outlined a new technique for testing a protocol’s Byzantine fault tolerance. Facebook’s Calibra team have published a research paper outlining a new method for Byzantine fault tolerance, or BFT, testing. Dubbed “Twins”, Claibra’s innovation comprises a lightweight method for testing a network’s BFT implementation. Calibra pioneers BFT testing strategy The paper asserts that […]
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange Poloniex experienced unscheduled downtime before resuming trading for all its pairs but GRIN/BTC. Cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex, experienced unscheduled downtime on April 24 before resuming trading for all pairs except GRIN/BTC. Poloniex announced in a tweet sent that the exchange had to halt its activity due to an unexpected issue. Interestingly, the exchange warns […]
Continue ReadingMulticoin Capital partners reveal their investment process. According to Coinopsy.com, over 1,500 cryptocurrencies have collapsed in the past eight years. With so many failures, what is the best way to determine which projects are worth investing in, and how can these projects be found? CEO of Civic, Vinny Lingham, and co-founder of Multicoin Capital, Kyle […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank predicts global remittances will decline by one-fifth this year, offering a poor outlook for cross-border crypto remittance firms. The World Bank has predicted that the global remittance industry will retract by 20% amid the global economic slow-down resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. With a plethora of crypto firms targeting the remittance sector, […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin is close to breaking out of its overhead resistance. This has resulted in strong price action in some altcoins, which suggests that the investor sentiment is bullish. The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from just below $200 billion on April 22 to over $214 billion at press time. This is a positive sign […]
Continue Reading