Analysis
Exchanges
Binance Pledges $1 Million to Japan Flood Victims, Calls for Donations
Binance calls for donations to victims of West Japan’s ongoing natural disaster, leading the relief initiative with a $1,000,000 pledge.
Regulation
BIS Chief on Cryptocurrency: “Stop Trying to Create Money”
The General Manager of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) expressed a dystopian ending for cryptocurrencies — arguing that “creating money from nothing” has…
Price Watch
NEO Adds First Independent Node
After announcing the election of a new consensus node, NEO has rejoined the top-10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Until now, all nodes have been…
Adoption
Philippines to License 25 Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Economic Zone
On June 27th, 2018, the Philippine government announced they will license up to 25 cryptocurrency exchanges for operation in a special economic zone. In…
Crypto
More than 600 Cryptocurrencies Dead as Bitcoin Approaches 75% Retracement
In the wake of Bitcoin’s hearty correction, there are now more than 600 cryptocurrencies that have been erased from the marketplace.
Adoption
SEC Opens Up the ETF Market, Opportunity Knocks for Cryptocurrency?
After proposing to streamline the process of launching an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be giving blockchain…
Adoption
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Japan’s Economic Elixir?
Thanks to blockchain and cryptocurrency, Japan’s economy may have greener pastures ahead. As the country’s GDP growth shrinks to lows last seen in the…
Coin Intros
Introduction to Litecoin – Digital Silver
Litecoin is a persistent frontrunner in the payment cryptocurrency race. With technological limitations, many Bitcoin (BTC) investors have shifted to Litecoin (LTC)—an open-source fork of Nakamoto’s…
Regulation
US Judge Argues Centra Tech Tokens are Securities
A Southern District Court judge in Florida produced a report arguing why Centra Tech’s ICO tokens should be classed as securities. Hit with a…
Adoption
TRON and ZenCash Added As Payment Methods for Pornhub
Pornhub announced the addition of TRON (TRX) along with ZenCash (ZEN) as payment options for its popular adult entertainment site. @Pornhub is now accepting…
Exchanges
Mt Gox Ordered to Repay Victims of 850,000 Bitcoin Hack
The Tokyo District Court has ordered Mt Gox to begin compensating victims of its infamous 2014 hack, effectively stalling the exchange’s pending bankruptcy. Posted…
Mining
BTCC Looks to Sell 49% of Bitcoin Mining Pool
In a non-binding agreement, BTCC Pool Limited — the mining operation of former Chinese exchange BTCChina — agreed to sell a 49% stake of…
