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Seattle Devcon bringing the PNW blockchain community together this Saturday
Seattle continues to grow as a hub of blockchain activity in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Devcon, a blockchain and cryptocurrency agnostic conference, will be…
Price Watch
Bitcoin price races past $12,000 as Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin pairs get decimated
Bitcoin’s meteoric rally continues as the price nears $12,000. Meanwhile, altcoin/BTC pairs—including Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin—are getting decimated as funds flow into the predominant…
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IOTA Foundation showcases improved algorithm with better security and scalability
The IOTA Foundation recently presented a research paper with a novel algorithm for improving the network’s ability to combat spam attacks and congestion. The…
Stablecoins
Binance DEX welcomes its first stablecoin—StableUSD
Seattle-based Stably had its flagship StableUSD listed on Binance DEX as a native BEP2 crypto-asset—USDSB. The addition opens up opportunities for on-chain trading on…
Stablecoins
What the technical details behind Libra reveal about Facebook’s plans
John deVadoss—development lead for NEO based in Seattle, former general manager at Microsoft, and a computer scientist with a focus in machine learning and…
People
Peter Brandt: Bitcoin enters its “fourth parabolic phase,” taking aim at $100,000
Peter Brandt, a renowned technical analyst, asserted that Bitcoin is experiencing its “fourth parabolic phase” after it burst through the $10,000 barrier. Now, Brandt…
KYC
Carbon is the first fiat-backed stablecoin to launch on TRON
TRON partnered with Carbon, a New York City-based startup, to launch the first fiat-backed stablecoin on the network. TRON announced that Carbon’s “TRXD” would…
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Bitcoin breaches $10,000 after markets settle from Facebook Libra news
Bitcoin just broke $10,000 after the markets settled following Facebook’s Libra reveal. The cryptocurrency markets were in the red across the board following Facebook’s…
Adoption
MetLife, the world’s sixth-largest insurance company, using Ethereum to transform life insurance
MetLife, one of the globe’s largest providers of insurance, is using Ethereum to transform the life insurance claims process. Using Ethereum to transform life…
Adoption
Ripple partners with second-largest money transfer service MoneyGram
Ripple announced a partnership with MoneyGram, the second-largest money transfer service in the world. Under the agreement, Ripple would become MoneyGram’s partner for cross-border…
Partnerships
Charles Hoskinson signs Cardano Atala deal with government of Georgia
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK and co-founder of Ethereum, signed a memorandum of understanding with the minister of education of Georgia and the…
Mining
Bullet stopping drones now mine on the Monero network
Bullet stopping drones are now securing the Monero network? Astral AR and Core Scientific announced a partnership that puts mining software on high-power safety…
