Could Bitcoin, the world’s “digital gold,” replace physical gold in the future? As the world turns more digital, crypto’s pioneer asset Bitcoin (BTC) could take on gold’s store of value role, according to the CEO and co-founder of Digital Assets Data, an analytics firm. “I see Bitcoin replacing gold as the hardest money for […]
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Bitcoin price manipulation, money laundering and racketeering are just some of the complaints against BitMEX, but is there any merit to them? BitMEX, one of the most popular derivatives exchanges in the cryptocurrency market, has come under fire with accusations of being purposefully designed to facilitate “a myriad of illegal activities.” The accusations were made […]
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Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, has taken to Twitter urging U.S. regulators to get on board with cryptocurrencies, or risk losing global financial dominance to China. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has urged United States regulators “to step up and lean into digital currencies” to avoid falling behind China in the field. In a tweet […]
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Ethereum 2.0’s “many clients” approach is sometimes criticized for slowing down progress, but a Nimbus developer believes this will make the network more resilient. Progress on Ethereum 2.0 has picked up pace recently as the Schlesi multi-client testnet revealed itself to be a more-or-less stable network. Cointelegraph spoke with Zahary Karadjov, R&D lead for Nimbus, […]
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Blockstream seems to be taking a page out of Ethereum’s book as it sponsored a game that uses Liquid to issue non-fungible tokens, despite earlier criticism of the platform. At Consensus Distributed on May 12, Blockstream presented Lightnite, a Fortnite-like game that uses the Liquid Network for storing non-fungible tokens (NFT) representing game items. While […]
Continue ReadingExperts believe that Libra’s hiring spree signifies a willingness to comply with existing legal and financial guidelines. Following a big-time update to its white paper in mid-April, the Libra Association has over the past couple of weeks made a string of striking new additions to its core governance team, including appointing Robert Werner as its […]
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Floyx, a social media platform for the crypto community, aims to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx, a Malta-based social media platform for the crypto community, is trying to prevent crypto impersonation scams by developing a novel system. Floyx CEO Kamil Kępiński explained to Cointelegraph that the platform can prevent malicious […]
Continue ReadingA recent Andreessen Horowitz report says crypto is in its growth stage, but critics say the industry is yet to create end-use value. The crypto space is well over a decade old with more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies and a market capitalization north of $250 billion. Researchers at American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say […]
Continue ReadingA study into the traceability of top privacy coins reveals over 99% of Zcash users fail to utilize the protocol’s privacy features. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have released a study into the privacy features of Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) — arguably the two most-popular crypto assets purporting to offer users anonymity. The report […]
Continue ReadingAs Telegram learned, regulators in the U.S. are a major barrier to new projects looking for funding anywhere in the world. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s vigor in pursuing initial coin offerings, or ICOs, has become a major boogeyman within the crypto community. Most recently, the case against Telegram ended with that company […]
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