Crypto markets bounce back from a minor dump; EOS and Binance Coin making slow progress, the rest still stagnant. Things are still stable as we end another week in crypto land. Last weekend’s epic $17 billion big dump has not accelerated losses and total market capitalization has remained range bound at the $130 billion level…
Although Bitcoin has been caught in a persisting bear market for well over a year, multiple major tech gurus and visionaries from some of the largest companies in the world – including Apple, Tesla, and Twitter – have lauded the cryptocurrency in recent times, signaling that Bitcoin and crypto in general may soon become the focus…
The EOS blockchain appears to be running into considerable scalability issues that are hindering its ability to securely host decentralised applications on the network. The problem is that the blockchain has grown so dramatically that only a handful of block producers can afford to store the entire thing. Since most dApps connect exclusively to one…
Bitcoin price (BTC) has fallen over 80% from its all-time high of $20,000 over the past 14 months, and has struggled to regain any bullish momentum it once had. While many expected Bitcoin to bottom at the seemingly unbreakable support at $6,000, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap fell through to find its local bottom…
The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) has led a $20 million funding round for London-based Nivura, a blockchain startup primarily known for issuing the world’s first automated crypto bond. Nivaura is a digital platform which utilizes the blockchain technology to automate the issuance of bonds, derivatives, and equities. The process eliminates the need for human…
As Bitcoin (BTC) struggled in late-2018, headlines plastered on the world’s largest business news outlets accentuated that the cryptocurrency space lost hundreds of billions in value. While many cynics argue that this collapse was catalyzed by a similar decline in underlying fundamentals, pundits argue that by many measures, the crypto and blockchain space is just…
There has been a lot of hype and anticipation over Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S10. The inclusion of crypto functionality and a hard wallet is a massive boost for the industry as it could potentially expose crypto to millions of new users. This week the South Korean tech giant revealed its partners for…
Taiwanese mobile phone giant HTC has announced that it will begin accepting fiat payments for its Exodus 1 crypto-enabled model. The Exodus 1 blockchain-based smartphone features advanced private key management and has supposedly been designed for a decentralised web. The firm began taking orders for the cryptocurrency-optimised handset last October but only accepted digital assets…
Ethereum, like most major cryptocurrencies, has seen increased levels of volatility over the past week, but has failed to make any lasting upwards moves that resulted in sustained higher highs. Analysts now expect ETH to increased levels of volatility as its Constantinople hard fork approaches later this week. Although this hard fork event is widely seen…
The CEO of multinational investment bank JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has stated that the newly-announced, not-so-crypto JPM Coin might one day be used by consumers. The digital asset currently being trialled by the institution and its partners will be pegged to the value of the dollar, thus offering little to no innovation. Dimon has…