Economist Jeffrey Tucker sparked a debate with prominent crypto leaders when he argued the BTC price is depressed because it hasn’t scaled. American Institute for Economic Research editorial director Jeffrey Tucker reignited the long-running Bitcoin scaling debate with a tweet earlier today. The economist — who has long been a proponent of Bitcoin (BTC) — […]
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This is the first part of a deep dive into the years-long debate between proponents of Proof of Work and Proof of Stake. Which one is better and why? This is the first of two articles providing a deeper dive into the eternal debate between the Proof of Stake (PoS) and Proof of Work (PoW) […]
Continue ReadingNo touching required! It’s just the kind of event that these sequestered, hunkered-down times call for. With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc on any plans to get more than ten people in a room together, Virtual Blockchain Week is a weeklong conference taking place completely online, and it just so happens that Cointelegraph is the primary […]
Continue ReadingAn Australian startup is launching an innovative tokenized gold trading platform with ‘no central point of failure’. Australian startup Meld Gold will launch a blockchain-based platform for tokenized gold trading in the third quarter of 2020. Meld Gold said the platform will offer a digital method to buy and sell physical gold that is more […]
Continue ReadingIn its 2020 survey, Acronis revealed the growing concerns of cryptojacking and ransomware among IT experts. Singapore-based unicorn startup Acronis released its latest cybersecurity survey on March 31 today, highlighting that 86% of IT professionals are concerned about cryptojacking. According to the 2020 World Cyber Protection Week Survey, there is a growing fear among IT […]
Continue ReadingToilet Paper Token has surged over 1,000% in price as people flocked to the now-sold out asset. It’s April Fool’s day somewhere, or at least in CoinMarketCap’s neck of the woods, as the cryptocurrency data site saw massive volumes for new “Toilet Paper Token.” A website known for listing cryptocurrencies in order of market cap […]
Continue ReadingMajor cryptocurrency exchange will offer a total prize pool of $1M in BNB tokens in their April trading competition. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on March 25 that it will be hosting a trading tournament where participants could compete in teams and win a prize pool of up to $1 million in BNB tokens. According to […]
Continue ReadingBinance explains that the removal of FTX leveraged token was the result of users holding tokens instead of trading them. Binance blamed customer confusion for its FTX leveraged token delisting, explaining that users held the tokens instead of trading them, which was the originally intended use case. “The leveraged tokens are not designed for long […]
Continue ReadingCovantis, a blockchain agritech project run by agribusiness giants like Cargill, is officially established in Geneva and appoints CEO. Covantis, a blockchain agribusiness initiative backed by major industry company ConsenSys, has taken another step towards transforming global trade and supply chain operations. Backed by global agribusiness giants like Cargill and Bunge, Covantis has been officially […]
Continue ReadingDigital payments giant looks to hire a highly experienced person in charge of overseeing their blockchain-related strategies. Digital payments giant PayPal posted a new job listing on March 23, where the company seeks to hire an Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) and Blockchain Strategy director for their Global Financial Crimes (GFC) division. According to the company, the new […]
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