Jacob Tuwiner

Axoni, a New York-based enterprise provider of blockchain technology, has completed a $32 million Series B funding round. Major players took part in the funding round including  Goldman Sachs, NYCA Partners, Digital Currency Group, J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citi and Andreessen Horowitz. The funding round was announced on Axoni’s official blog, Aug. 14. Founded in […]

In an announcement today, Coinbase unveiled the possibility of new coins being listed on its exchange, including Cardano, Basic Attention Token, Stellar Lumens, Zcash, and 0x. Noticeably absent from the list is XRP.

After the failure of Litepay, Litecoin forged a new partnership with the open-sourced, decentralized, and self-verifying payment platform TokenPay.

Sergey Brin was a member of a panel at the conference and discussed the future of blockchain technology in our everyday lives.

Bitcoin has been met with controversy since inception in 2009.

Bitcoin plummetted below $7,000 USD for the first time since April 2018. The drop occurred shortly after South Korean exchange Coinrail announced a “cyber intrusion” in their system. Coinrail claims to have frozen exposed NPER, ATX, and NPXS coins, and that other cryptocurrencies are now safely secured in cold storage. However, their website provides no additional information. Other major […]

On Thursday, May 31, IOTA officially announced a partnership with Norway’s largest bank, DNB ASA. The bank is exploring the possible benefits that IOTA’s distributed ledger, otherwise known as the Tangle, will bring to the table. Strategic partnerships are crucial steps along the way to mainstream cryptocurrency adoption. DNB is the largest financial firm based […]

After weeks of bearish price activity, the market is beginning to shows signs of possible recovery. IOTA, in particular, experienced an 18% price increase – the most significant amongst top 10 tokens by the current market cap. Bitfinex is responsible for nearly a third of IOTA’s total volume, followed by Binance and OKEx. Bitcoin traded […]

The decentralized entertainment content sharing platform led by Justin Sun will be migrating TRX ERC-20 tokens to TRON’s mainnet on June 21st, 2018. On Wednesday, Justin Sun announced that DragonEx will be supporting the token migration, alongside Binance, Bittrex, and Bitfinex. Those who wish to migrate their tokens with DragonEx must deposit their ERC-20 TRX tokens […]

Pantera Capital is the United States’ first investment firm focused on blockchain technology. Back in 2014, Pantera announced a partnership with Fortress Investment Group, indicating “a significant step in the push to move Bitcoin into the financial mainstream.” In a recent blog post, Pantera Capital addressed Bitcoin’s growing popularity over the past five years, and its […]

Back in September of 2017, JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin “stupid” and “dangerous.” Dimon also said if he caught anyone buying or selling Bitcoin he would “fire them in a second.” His words carry heavy weight as one of the most prominent voices in the global finance world. However, it appears his opinion changed. […]

The world’s leading social network is looking into the potential of blockchain technology to facilitate peer-to-peer payments. According to a report from The Verge, Facebook is “very serious” about launching its own native cryptocurrency. As of March 23, 2018, Alexa has ranked Facebook as the world’s third-most visited website. If the internet giant follows through […]

We have the technology to put a man on the moon, but transferring funds internationally is a different story. Using today’s existing banking infrastructure, it takes 2-3 days for transactions to clear across foreign borders. Luckily, Ripple is working on a solution. Today in a press release, Ripple announced a successful pilot run of their xRapid […]

Cryptocurrency markets have pulled back slightly from their bullish sentiment over the past week. In this article, we will use technical analysis to look at the current price movements of EOS, Cardano, NEO, IOTA, and TRON. Disclaimer: This article is not meant to constitute trading/investment advice. Please use extreme caution when trading any cryptocurrency. For the purposes of […]

Bloomberg announced today that they are teaming up with Galaxy Digital Capital Management, founded by Michael Novogratz, to create the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI). The index is the world’s first institutional-grade benchmark for cryptocurrency markets, designed to track the most liquid portion of the crypto market. The index is market capitalization-weighted, measuring the performance of […]

Cybercrime is becoming a significant issue in today’s technological society. Moreover, cybercriminals are starting to use cryptocurrencies to launder their money. Although many cybercriminals feel as though they operate with impunity, that’s not the case. Last year, Scotland Yard arrested Grant West and authorized seized  $700,000 worth of Bitcoin. Mick Gallagher led a two-year surreptitious […]

Cybercrime is generating at least $1.5 trillion dollars in revenue every year via illicit online markets, IP theft, crimeware, and ransomware. In some cases, cybercrime revenues exceed those of some legitimate companies. A recent study, sponsored by Bromium and conducted by Dr. Michael McGuire, examined the evolution of cybercrime and cybercriminals in recent years. Their […]

Formerly known as Antshares, NEO is reinventing commerce with blockchain technology by creating a smart economy in which businesses and governments will be able to digitize assets and automate their management. Often referred to as the “Chinese Ethereum,” NEO is a distributed network that combines digital assets, digital identities, and smart contracts. This Chinese cryptocurrency has […]