Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitMarket announced its shutdown in a message appearing on its official website. Polish cryptocurrency exchange BitMarket announced its shutdown on its official website on July 8. When trying to access the exchange through its website, users are instead greeted with the following text message in both English and Polish: “Dear Users, We […]
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The surge in crypto prices in Q2 of 2019 is backed by a respective growth in fundamental indicators… For crypto markets, the second quarter of this year has been the best three-month sequence since the bear turn of early 2018 put a brutal end to the dreams that the explosive growth of coin prices was […]
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Libra, Ton and JPMorgan Coin, a comparative survey of three projects that are set to shock the crypto world — for better or for worse.. Since the beginning of 2018, rumors and then news about some large players entering the blockchain industry mesmerized the crypto community. Presently, the projects promoted by JPMorgan Chase, Facebook and […]
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Tether’s influence is high despite numerous controversies, but it may pose a threat to the crypto asset market… There is perhaps no other crypto asset more subject to scrutiny and accusations of impropriety than the Tether stablecoin. The startup behind the coin has been blamed for market manipulation while its business dealings and accounting practices […]
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Huobi Group partnered with Chinese blockchain startup Nervos to enable firms to deploy their own blockchains. Huobi Group is jointly developing a new public blockchain for decentralized financial (DeFi) services, according to a press release on July 1. Major global digital asset financial service provider Huobi has partnered with Chinese blockchain startup Nervos enabling companies […]
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CoinMarketCap and major crypto exchanges are pushing to improve liquidity, strengthening the long-term growth trend of the sector. In May, crypto market data provider CoinMarketCap requested all exchanges in the global exchange market disclose accurate data in a move to improve transparency of the information displayed on the platform. CoinMarketCap declared an ultimatum to all […]
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Bisq had its best week in its history last week, while Localbitcoins volumes continued falling despite the bitcoin bull run. P2P bitcoin (BTC) trading platform Bisq is seeing record trading volumes as users drop Localbitcoins, data from monitoring resource Coin Dance confirmed this week. Bisq, the DEX formerly known as Bitsquare, is a decentralized application […]
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Oxfam issued tap-and-pay cards loaded with $50 worth of DAI to 200 Vanuatu citizens to use via Sempo’s payment platform, following six weeks of direct consultation with villagers. Throughout May 2019, United Kingdom-based nonprofit organization Oxfam International executed a month-long trial that saw MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin distributed as a means of exchange among citizens of […]
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Centre consortium founders Coinbase and Circle open invitations to other institutions wishing to issue USD Coin. Stablecoins have become rather frequently discussed in the news and social media over the past few weeks, especially with the news of the release of the Facebook-backed Libra coin. The current wave of stablecoin issuance could be attributed to […]
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A Caucasian nation is on the path to digital transformation, and blockchain-powered identification system is one of its cornerstones. Azerbaijan has been a hotbed for a series of ambitious fintech-related announcements over the past several months, as the nation’s authorities were apparently moving to implement a series of innovative technological solutions in banking and e-government […]
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