The highly controversial and highly entertaining John McAfee is dead. As our sister site Bitcoinist informed, “According to a spokeswoman for the Superior Court of Catalonia, former crypto promoter John McAfee was discovered dead in his prison cell near Barcelona, Spain at the age of 75.” A cybersecurity pioneer and an eccentric millionaire, McAfee became…
Billionaire and real estate mogul, Frank McCourt has recently been working on a new blockchain venture titled Project Liberty. It’s ambitious goal, to bring together the power of the blockchain and merge it into a social media protocol. With a social media database like this, he believes no social media platform would be able to…
Reports suggest that Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has come up with new plans to regulate cryptocurrency funds and exchanges. While it is known for being crypto-friendly, Hong Kong is still not satisfied with the amount of protection that its crypto users currently enjoy. As a result of this, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced plans…
Blockchain technology has been around for a while now. Even so, the technology is still considered to be in its infancy. Over the years, the industry has gone through dramatical changes. Most of them came after the introduction of cryptocurrencies. At first, there was only Bitcoin that has quickly started to rise in popularity and…
Blockchain technology continues to thrive in India. In contrast, the stance toward cryptocurrencies remains negative and unfriendly. So much so that major crypto exchanges like Zebpay were forced to shut down. Cryptocurrency Exchanges in India Forced to Close Shop The situation regarding crypto in India continues to deteriorate. A lack of proper regulations, as well…
Scotland-based Edinburgh Napier University has announced the official launch of the Blockpass Identity Lab — the first blockchain identity laboratory in the world. This represents the first research facility in Europe that will be entirely dedicated to the research and development of blockchain technology. The aim of it is to explore different new use cases…
The world of cryptocurrencies has many secrets, despite its young age. However, as this technology promotes transparency, many of those secrets are slowly being discovered. One such secret includes the sudden rise of crypto exchanges, many of which were next to unknown only a few, short months ago. Crypto Exchanges Reporting Fake Volumes Today, exchanges…
With the recent increase in popularity of the blockchain technology, many believe that it is only a matter of time before this tech enters the mainstream. However, to do that, it will first need a catalyst, and many have been wondering for a while just what that might be. According to Loom Network’s recent Medium…
A representative from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ blockchain branch recently declared that demand for token assets and enterprise-level solutions is still raging, but there is still a way to go on the regulatory and trust fronts. Enterprise-Level Blockchain Solutions And “Token Assets” Are Still A Hot-Topic Bloomberg has tackled the crypto industry head-on yet again, calling upon Grainne…
The crypto prices have dropped once again after a wallet that has been dormant for four years sees new activity. As many are already aware, the recent events in the crypto world have had strong consequences on the prices of digital coins. Not only has the entire year been marked by a constantly bearish market,…