Bitcoin SV users appear to have got very excited ahead of the conference. Active addresses and transaction counts on the Bitcoin SV network saw unbelievable growth in the two days leading up to the CoinGeek Live conference in New York this week. Active BSV addresses grew from 110,000 on September 28, to 947,400 addresses today. […]
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Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million. The Australian government this week unveiled its $574 million Digital Business Plan that includes seven-figure grants for distributed ledger technology initiatives. Announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of next week’s Federal Government […]
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This potential move will swap the native AGI token from ERC20 to Cardano SingularityNET, the AI company behind the expressive robot Sophia, is “seriously discussing” a migration from Ethereum to Cardano, after announcing a collaboration with IOHK. IOHK is run by the founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, and drives the development of the blockchain platform. […]
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Emerging Ethereum-powered predictions platform Polymarket produced six-figure volume amid the first presidential debates. The first debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential election had no clear winner, but crypto-powered prediction platforms are having a field day. Election futures on crypto derivatives exchange FTX boomed, with the platform’s CEO reporting more than $4 million in open interest […]
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has called out Coinbase for seeking to suppress political activism and suggesting employees who think differently should leave. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has taken major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase to task over its open letter to employees published on Sep 28. The letter, written by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, explained why […]
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This and other changes come as part of the protocol’s recent mainnet upgrade. Dash Core Group, the entity responsible for developing the privacy-focused coin DASH, publicized fresh changes to the asset’s proof-of-stake network on Sept. 30. “Dash Core v0.16.0.1 binaries are released and ready for deployment on mainnet by node operators,” said an announcement on […]
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Bitcoin price has been flat for nearly a month but on-chain data shows a bullish surge in new participants joining the network. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained relatively flat for September and the strong decline in altcoin and DeFi token prices seems to be making the situation worse for many investors. Despite this […]
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Will this ultimately prove to be a significant step for mainstream adoption, or a publicity stunt? SBI esports, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services conglomerate SBI Group, announced that its esports players would receive salaries in Ripple (XRP) going forward as part of a sponsorship deal with venture capital firm, VC Trade. According to the […]
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“Feature complete” final milestone before public launch unveils governance system for the first time. On Sep 30, DFINITY announced its final milestone release before the network’s public launch later this year. This release, called Sodium, represents a “feature complete” version of the network. The company also disclosed details about their governance system, called Network Nervous […]
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His big takeaway? Mining rigs give off a lot of heat. Kosala Hemachandra, founder and CEO of crypto asset storage platform, MyEtherWallet, mined Bitcoin as a way to pay his Los Angeles rent between 2014-2015. When it came time to pay his bills, he would convert his coins into cash to facilitate the actual transaction. […]
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