Bitcoin Core developer, Peiter Wuille, has introduced a new programming language called Miniscript, to simplify smart-contract development for Bitcoin. One of the most prolific and respected Core-developers, Wuille is responsible for the creation and implementation of Segregated Witness (SegWit). ‘Miniscript’ Is Like An Enhanced ‘Script’ For Bitcoin Miniscript is built on top of the existing...Read More
On Aug 21, 2019, kompany announced that their API platform, BREX, had brought 5 more XRP Ledger validator nodes live, for a total of 6 nodes verifying thousands of transactions each, every day. And now there are 6 – We’re happy to announce that kompany’s #API Platform BREX has taken 5 more #RippleNet XRP Ledger...Read More
The endorsement for blockchain technology and skepticism of exisiting technologies is reflected in Yang’s campaign website which states that traditionally used machines are vulnerable to tampering and hacking, when compared to the world’s latest available technologies. One of the candidates for the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., Andrew Yang, says he wants to modernize...Read More
Telegram has yet to publicly or formally acknowledge the project, but investors in last year’s $1.7 billion token offering, widely publicized in the press, are selling their gram allocations via OTC desks, exchanges and special-purpose vehicles. Telegram TON Board channel announced the first version of TON, Telegram blockchain, will be released on September 1st. From...Read More
The early week’s run-up in the bitcoin price has continued to run out of breath as BTC dips back under five figures. The BTC/USD instrument settled a session low of $9,841.59 at around 16:05 UTC today, establish its five-day low. The pair moved downwards despite having full-backing of strong fundamentals. Late last week, Intercontinental Exchange’s...Read More
Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace established back in 2015, has decided to expand its services in East Africa after seeing significant growth in the region over the years. The expansion plan is part of Paxful’s long-term goal of providing financial services to the unbanked and underbanked across Africa. Paxful has established itself as one of...Read More
Although the whole crypto market is bleeding red, few altcoins are gaining significant growth. One coin that stood out among the rest is the Basic attention Token (BAT). The coin received a major push with 11.80% spike and is currently holding 30th position. The Basic Attention Token price is continuously surprising investors and traders. Yesterday,...Read More
Cryptocurrency politics is focusing on Bitcoin at the expense of altcoins, but a flip could occur any time, an industry investor has warned. Simpson: Don’t Pin All Your Hopes on Bitcoin That was the conclusion from Arianna Simpson, founder and CEO of crypto and blockchain-focused investment fund Autonomous Partners. In a discussion on social media...Read More
Photo: Adyen / LinkedIn A Dutch fintech company Adyen NV, that is involved in processesing payments for online traders including Facebook and Netflix, posted a 79% jump in core profits, propelled by a higher volume of transactions handled for existing customers. First-half core earnings (EBITDA) at Adyen reached 125.8 million euros ($139 million), that is...Read More
Miller Lite, the popular beer brand from U.S. brewer MillerCoors, has teamed up with a blockchain marketing company for the latest iteration of its “Know Your Beer” program. For the ongoing campaign, launched July 1, Vatom Labs built what it calls a mobile”edutainment game,” called Great Taste Trivia, that served a 12-question quiz to cellphones, geo-targeting...Read More
The Takeaway: Experts say Hamas is now using bitcoin for cross-border fundraising at an unprecedented rate. Still, even the largest estimates of terror financing in the region are apparently dwarfed by civilian bitcoin usage in the Gaza Strip, local experts tell CoinDesk. General awareness in Palestine of bitcoin and ethereum has increased since 2018. Freelance...Read More
A VC-backed blockchain firm that helped curate courses at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge is officially rolling out its programs at three California universities. MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator launched Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Barabara, boosting the educational presence at the noted U.S. schools. Backed by over $40 million in funding from...Read More
In a dip that matched last Friday’s, bitcoin fell back to $9,780 during Asian trading today. The trend has been clearly down this month and further losses have been predicted for BTC by leading crypto analysts. Bitcoin Back in Four Figures At the time of writing, BTC was clinging on to the $10k level after...Read More
Photo: Shutterstock As represented by CipherTrace’s recent Q2 AML report, there is no denying that retail investors still face immense risk, as fraudsters and exit scammers have absconded with more than $4.26 billion in crypto assets in 2019 to date. And the opaqueness of relationships between coin rankings sites like CoinMarketCap (CMC), exchanges, and projects,...Read More
Photo: Anchorage / Medium Anchorage clients who hold Stellar or Tezos now are in for a treat. Anchorage just announced that they are adding these assets to its list of eligible assets, the company co-founder and president Diogo Monica announced in a medium blog post. For those who hold Stellar, they can now receive inflation...Read More
The Cameron and Tyler Wnklevoss-led cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini, was recently in the news after the exchange named David Damato as its new Chief Security Officer. The exchange is in the news again after it updated the crypto-community about its latest expansion. According to a blog post by Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini services will now be available...Read More
A spiraling financial crisis won’t drive investors to bitcoin, according to a major venture capitalist. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been moving south for the past one month, and what’s surprising to see is that the price of bitcoin has followed suit. The Dow has been sliding over...Read More
While it’s still widely regarded as being safer to hold one’s own funds than entrust them to an exchange, Gemini’s standards suggest it may be angled as more of an actual cryptocurrency custodian than other exchanges. Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini, announced they’re expanding their business to Australia. Australian citizens can now download the Gemini...Read More
Tech Bureau is going out of business and Zaif will see an operational shift. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Zaif, will see its operator switch from Tech Bureau to FISCO virtual currency exchange, according to an announcement made on August 22. As per a report from Crypto Watch Japan, Tech Bureau operated the exchange until November...Read More
On August 14th Coinpedia had the opportunity to interview Terry Culver, CEO of Ethereum classic Labs. Our journalist asked a few questions related to ETC LABS and its role in crypto industry. Below is an excerpt from our conversation where she spoke about her contribution to ETC Labs, the pilot program, future growth plans, and...Read More
It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden. “We need someone to be able to post something truly idiotic on the internet and not have it haunt them for the rest of their lives,” he said through a webcam to a crowd...Read More
The White House issued two advisories on drug purchases in the U.S. Wednesday, using the communications to make specific references to the role of cryptocurrencies in such transactions. The advisories, addressed to both financial institutions and digital payment platforms, state that “convertible virtual currencies,” particularly bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum and monero, can be and have been used...Read More
The Tron Foundation entered the cryptocurrency market only in 2018, fairly late when compared to other cryptocurrencies. However, this hasn’t posed as a hindrance to the Tron Foundation’s growth as there seems to be no stopping to the Foundation’s accomplishments. Several people have speculated that Tron’s Founder and CEO, Justin Sun, and his marketing skills,...Read More
Vitalik Buterin was in the news after speaking to the newspaper, ‘Toronto Star’, and stating that “Scalability is a big bottleneck because the Ethereum blockchain is almost full.” High transaction fees are obstructing widespread adoption, he said. His words were, “If you’re a bigger organization, the calculus is that if we join, it will not...Read More
Sichuan province in China is well known for being a mining hub, thanks to the abundance of clean hydroelectricity available in the region at dirt cheap prices. However, the availability of cheap clean energy has also made the province a growing hub for illegal mining activities. Sichuan province was recently hit by flash floods which...Read More
Last week Lamborghini announced the all new Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster, a new addition to the Lambo family which has many fans excited. With a 0-60 time of under 3 seconds, the SVJ 63 is a beast from another planet, let’s take a deeper look at this vehicle and the tech under the hood. We...Read More
The US Treasury is blacklisting specific bitcoin addresses related to Chinese druglords. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: The U.S. Treasury Department blackballed the bitcoin addresses of Chinese drug kingpins operating international drug-trafficking rings. It’s part of a move to curb the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...Read More
Ukraine’s top law-enforcement and counterintelligence agency uncovered crypto mining equipment on site at a nuclear power plant. According to local media reports, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confiscated six Radeon RX 470 GPU video cards, a motherboard, power supplies and extension cords, a USB and hard drive, and cooling units installed in the South...Read More
The merchant payments startup Flexa will soon allow any other app to run payments in crypto just like its own SPEDN app has since May. Staking with the company’s Flexacoin (FXC) will enable apps to trustlessly provide payments to merchants without any danger of malicious apps reversing a transaction after Flexa has transferred funds. The...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced Wednesday that it is officially opening its doors to customers in Australia. The exchange’s fifth international move, the development means that Australian users can buy and sell five cryptocurrencies on Gemini including bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, litecoin, and zcash. The startup, founded by investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is also making...Read More
