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Price Watch
Cardano transitioning to a decentralized network [UPDATED]
Update, July 24, 0800 PST: IOHK contacted CryptoSlate indicating the information had not been leaked because the GitHub is “already and very deliberately in…
Adoption
Physically-settled Bitcoin futures on the horizon, Bakkt begins user testing
Bakkt began user acceptance testing for its Bitcoin futures contracts today. Unlike other contracts, Bakkt’s will be redeemable in the underlying BTC providing greater…
People
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin taken to court for $13 million for failed ConsenSys spinout Token Foundry
ConsenSys founder and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin was summoned to court in a $13 million lawsuit connected to failed ConsenSys spinout Token Foundry. Charges…
Analysis
Research finds Bitcoin and Litecoin halvings do not impact price
Contrary to the popular media narrative, new research finds that Bitcoin and Litecoin prices are unimpacted by block reward halvings. Searching for cause and…
Opinion
Craig Wright’s misinformed attempt at scaling Bitcoin, BSV frivolously increasing block size to 2GB
In Craig Wright’s latest marketing attempt, Bitcoin SV will increase its block size cap from 128MB to 2GB. The upgrade will make BSV less…
Interview
Interview: Ethereum development suite Truffle CEO on the future of dApps, regulation, and Libra
We interviewed Tim Coulter, the founder and CEO of Truffle, an Ethereum development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline. On August 2nd, at the…
Regulation
Chinese court upholds legality of Bitcoin ownership, BTC protected by China’s property laws
A court in Hangzhou, China, upheld Bitcoin’s status as “virtual property.” The ruling reaffirms that Bitcoin is legal to own in China and indicates…
Derivatives
Bitcoin’s allies in Congress, House Committee lauds cryptocurrency while denouncing Libra
In a historic moment in Congress, pro-cryptocurrency representatives warned the House of Representatives of the “unstoppable” power of Bitcoin, calling for the United States…
Interview
Former Ripple employee speaks out, XRP price doesn’t reflect xRapid use
Ripple and its associated cryptocurrency XRP are often conflated. Yet, partnerships announcements and updates from Ripple, even when unrelated to the token, impact the…
Regulation
Senate hostile towards Libra, Facebook suggests regulators must act or risk losing US dollar dominance to Bitcoin
The focus of the hearing between Facebook’s David Marcus and the Senate on the Libra cryptocurrency was trust—or the lack thereof. Marcus, the head…
Regulation
US Treasury Secretary: Bitcoin a “national security issue,” cryptocurrency dominated by illicit activity and speculation
Following President Trump’s derisive tweet about Bitcoin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin held a briefing on regulating Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra because of…
Derivatives
Binance pledges to burn its entire team allocation of BNB, over $2 billion to be burned
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance pledged to burn its entire team allocation of BNB, a token representing pseudo-equity in the exchange, which provides…
