Many of its proponents argue that the greatest impact Bitcoin will have on society will be in developing nations. The belief is that the current most popular permissionless and non-government-correlated asset will one day allow for those in emerging markets to access banking-like services to connect the billions around the world lacking them with a…
Ripple’s XRP is gaining traction in a crowded field of blockchain contenders as its underlying network, the XRP Ledger (XRPL), rolls out a major protocol upgrade designed to close the gap with Ethereum’s smart contract dominance. The launch of XRPL 2.5.0 introduces a suite of enhancements aimed at expanding XRP’s utility across decentralized finance, tokenization,…
The Dementia Society of America (DSA) has just announced that it will be accepting a range of cryptocurrencies going forward. Thanks to the financial technology’s classification as property in the US, donations made to the charity using digital assets will not be taxed. In addition to the general acceptance of cryptocurrency, the charity has also…
Tokenized silver is emerging as the next frontier in on-chain commodities. By combining physical bullion with blockchain infrastructure, silver can be traded, transferred, and held digitally while remaining securely vaulted. Introduction Tokenized precious metals represent a growing bridge between traditional commodity markets and digital finance. By linking physical bullion held in secure vaults to blockchain-based…
The Ethereum Foundation is making a more direct case to governments and institutions. A new guide from the foundation lays out how Ethereum and EVM-based infrastructure can be used as neutral digital rails for public-sector and institutional systems. The timing is important. Tokenization, stablecoins, digital identity, and government-backed pilots are all moving from conference topics…
On October 29, Benedict Evans, a leading venture capital investor at one of the world’s largest VC firms, Andreessen Horowitz, tweeted about the current state of cryptocurrency, likening it to that of the internet in the 1990’s. His bullish comments on crypto signal a larger trend of traditional investors increasing their openness to the nascent…
The world's most popular bitcoin wallet is giving away $125 million worth of the cryptocurrency Stellar as part of a major initiative to encourage its use as a mainstream form of payment. Blockchain, which is named after the technology behind bitcoin, will offer $25 of Stellar lumens (XLM) for free to its 30 million users starting…
When cryptocurrency enthusiasts discuss adoption — the crypto industry’s buzzword of 2018 — the names of bigwig institutions, household corporations, and prominent executives and investors are often thrown around. So, it should come as no surprise that the entire crypto community was rattled when William Shatner, known for his portrayal of Star Trek’s James T.…
Bitcoin soared to $40,105 on Sunday, marking its highest valuation in nearly a year and a half. The surge is attributed to growing optimism among investors, fueled by speculation that U.S. regulators are set to greenlight stock-market traded bitcoin funds. Bitcoin soared to $40,144 on Sunday, marking its highest valuation in nearly a year and…
According to a report in Forbes, Rahm Emanuel, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, has stated that he sees crypto adoption as inevitable. He bases his outlook on the growing appeal of Bitcoin and other digital assets in an increasingly unstable geopolitical world. Emanuel posited that financial crises, like that currently being experienced in…