As network stability remained the focus for the Cardano ecosystem, Dimitris Poulopoulos, Project Manager for the Shelley Incentivised testnet addressed some key updates on its progress. This week the Cardano community saw the release of two versions of Jormungandr Node – 0.8.8 as well as 0.8.9. According to Poulopoulos, the 0.8.9 version was essentially made...Read More
David Burkett, the Grin++ developer who also acted as the lead dev working on the proposal to integrate MimbleWimble [MW] onto the Litecoin network, revealed some interesting details. The official blog published by the dev revealed that he found a way to support “non-interactive transactions” in MW. He stated, “The biggest news from January is...Read More
Bitcoin has been incurring steady upwards momentum since the start of 2020, which has in turn allowed most major altcoins to similarly post notable gains. It is important to note that although many altcoins have been able to post notable gains over the past several days and weeks, Bitcoin still has significant dominance over the...Read More
The rise of bitcoin and its increasing popularity along with its ability to dominate the cryptocurrency world has led to a barrage of altcoins. Among these King Coin aspirants, recent debates have revolved around the role of stablecoins and CBDCs regarding their pitfalls and innovations that they bring to the table. While bitcoin provided a...Read More
Bitcoin’s narrative has evolved over the years. A reason for this could be due to the increase of a plethora of innovative products. Take, for example, the futures, options, derivatives, etc, all of these in combination with institutional onboarding has caused Bitcoin to mature as an asset. According to Genesis Capital, a crypto lending firm,...Read More
TL;DR Ethereum had increased by 6% over the past three days to reach the $185 resistance, before stalling. Against Bitcoin, ETH rebounded from the 0.0185 BTC to return to the 100-days EMA. Ethereum is now trading above the 200-days EMA as it sets sights to $200. Key Support & Resistance Levels ETH/USD Support: $172, $165,...Read More
One of the most awaited events in the cryptocurrency space, the Bitcoin Halving, is estimated to take place about 100 days from today. On this day, the reward that miners get from adding blocks to the network will be slashed in half: from 12.5 BTC per block, as of today and the recent four years,...Read More
If you are looking to participate in an engaging crypto event this February, know that there are plenty of conferences, talks, and workshops that are scheduled to take place this month. We have compiled a list with some of the most attendance-worthy crypto events that are scheduled to take place in February: Advancing Bitcoin Developer...Read More
Yet another battleground for Bitcoin and gold. In 2019, while the yellow metal saw a consistent rise, reaching a 6-year high, its luster, in the face of Bitcoin’s massive rise, on the fundamental and the technical side, was overshadowed. The markets paint a different picture of how the larger public looks at the cryptocurrency and...Read More
With a total valuation of over $430 million, NEM is the biggest gainer among prominent cryptocurrencies heading into the weekend. | Source: Shutterstock.com NEM (XEM) gains 23% in overnight surge. The Altcoin was previously down 97% since the market peak of January 2018. XEM coin now up 71% since December, but can we bank on...Read More
As the impact of blockchain and cryptocurrencies continues to increase throughout the world, so do blockchain conferences. These are events where one can meet and befriend like-minded people and establish fruitful connections and networking. As the new year recently began and the blockchain industry is already leaving marks, the following are among the most notable...Read More
The legendary investor Warren Buffett and his firm Berkshire Hathaway knew about Google way ago. They had direct information early on about how lucrative its business would be but decided to pass on investing in the Internet search giant. Buffett says he’s really regretting that decision now. Google has become one of the very few...Read More
If you are interested in getting some free coins this February, there are many attractive crypto airdrop campaigns in which you can take part. ARC IRIS End date: 4 February Estimated value: $50 ARC IRIS HYDROGEN is a project for Bitcoin that aims to make mining the coin a more lucrative and less energy-consuming endeavor....Read More
Research firm Gartner recently released a report that predicted that blockchain smart contracts would increase a company’s overall data quality by about 50% by 2023. Smart contracts simply put, are pieces of programming code that are invariably used on a blockchain. The Gartner report also predicted that the overall data asset availability would decrease by...Read More
Founder and managing director of Autonomous Partners, Arianna Simpson, recently took to twitter and officially announced that she would be joining the a16z crypto team as a deal partner. Many noted crypto investors and enthusiasts appreciated the move and congratulated Simpson. 1/ I have some news! I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be joining the @a16z...Read More
