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Technology
IOTA Unveils Qubic: The Key to an “IOTA-based World Supercomputer?”
After weeks of speculation, IOTA has given clarity on its enigmatic Qubic project — or what it describes as “the most significant contribution to…
Analysis
Ethereum’s Active and Unique Addresses Overtake Bitcoin
Ethereum — the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap — now claims more unique and active addresses than Bitcoin. Effectively doubling in size since December…
Adoption
Chinese President States Blockchain Is “Reshaping the Global Economic Structure”
Chinese President Xi Jinping — the leader of the world’s second-largest economy — has described blockchain as accelerating “application breakthroughs.” Addressing the annual Chinese…
Regulation
South Korea Moves to Allow Domestic ICOs
South Korea’s National Assembly — the legislative body of the East Asian Nation — has officially proposed to allow domestic Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).…
People
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Shifts Stance on Privacy
Vitalik Buterin's privacy stance has shifted, proclaiming status as being “considerably more pro-privacy” than previous years. Detailing the evolution of his mindset in a…
Mining
Is Bitcoin’s Increasing Hash Rate a Bull Flag?
Retracing from April’s recovery, May’s sub-$8000 Bitcoin may have injected a dose of FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt) into the crypto market. The coin’s…
Adoption
United Nations Office for Project Services Announces Collaboration with IOTA
In a joint venture to bring “transparency and efficiency” to the work of the United Nations, IOTA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
Adoption
CoinGate to Integrate Lightning Network for Bitcoin
CoinGate has unveiled sandbox testing for Lightning Network, making the Lithuanian payment processor one of the first businesses to integrate the Bitcoin scaling solution.…
Adoption
Ex-CEO of Visa Takes the Wheel at Crypterium
A former CEO of Visa, Marc O'Brien, has been appointed Chief Executive of Crypterium — a crypto mobile payments solution. This has been an…
Adoption
China First Nation to Rank Blockchains — Ethereum First, Bitcoin Thirteenth
Despite its ban on cryptocurrency, China is now publishing a monthly blockchain index. China's Center for Industry Information Development (CCID) has published a May…
Enterprise
Stratis Unveils Alpha Release of C# Smart Contracts
Stratis has unveiled the alpha version of their C# Stratis Smart Contract, taking the company closer to its vision of being the business-friendly blockchain…
Analysis
NEO Updates: Partnerships, Adoption and dApp Development Continues
Unfazed by the market’s recent up-turn, NEO’s value has stagnated in spite of the blockchain's rapid advancement. As the smart contract platform of the…