BitPay and Binance have partnered to provide the payment firm’s 2 million individual and merchant customers with access to Binance’s stablecoin BUSD. Top blockchain payment service provider BitPay has partnered with Binance to support the exchange’s stablecoin BUSD. The stablecoin is now available to BitPay’s 2 million individual and merchant customers. BitPay’s wallet launched support […]
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Zoom incorporates a cryptocurrency paywall solution while the use of blockchain technology for video conference is being debated. As staying home becomes the new normal, the popular video conferencing app Zoom continues to flourish. Despite multiple privacy concerns, on April 21, it was reported that more than 300 million people used Zoom’s flagship video conferencing […]
Continue ReadingNgrave has launched what it claims is the first cryptocurrency wallet boasting EAL7-certification — one of the highest security gradings in the world. Digital asset security firm Ngrave announced sales for its flagship product, the fully offline hardware wallet Ngrave Zero, will launch next month. The devices will be made available for purchase on Indiegogo […]
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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 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 ReadingDoes blockchain technology grant enough anonymity? Experts’ opinions vary, as some say the technology hasn’t lived up to the expectations. The first blockchain was launched more than 10 years ago and since then, it has evolved from simply being a backbone for Bitcoin (BTC) to a global technological phenomenon. In some sense, the distributed ledger […]
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Colombian startup Valiu has launched its ‘cryptodollar’ — Bitcoin-backed synthetic USD that Venezuelans can use for payments and remittances. Colombian-based cross-border remittance start-up Valiu has launched Bitcoin-backed synthetic U.S. dollars as a means for Venezuelans to access stable assets and bypass the hyperinflation plaguing their national economy. It’s still in Alpha, but Valiu has partnered […]
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Huobi Token has become the first international exchange token approved in Japan, as regulators tighten up protections for crypto investors. Huobi Token has become the first international exchange token approved by Japanese regulators, after the Financial Services Agency (FSA) approved HT as a compliant crypto asset able to trade in the world’s second largest digital […]
Continue ReadingCurv has launched a software-based custody product allowing secure signing via multi-party computations protocols from offline devices. Curv, a Tel-Aviv and New York-based digital asset security platform, has launched Curv Air Gap — an institutional transaction signing solution that uses multi-party computation, or MPC, protocols on offline devices. The launch comes roughly one week after […]
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Bitcoin halving may result in greater demand and higher prices, but what are the challenges for the 2020 halving? Sometimes less is more. That’s a tenet of modern design, but it’s also a central belief of many in the decentralized cryptocurrency community. Throughout the Bitcoin (BTC) world — in Twitter threads, on crypto […]
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