DeFi
Privacy
Swiss blockchain startup launches privacy testnet to resist NSA-level surveillance
Nym Technologies, a Swiss blockchain startup, has invited users to install mix-nodes and test the company’s privacy-preserving mixnet. According to a press release shared…
People
Cardano (ADA) parent company—IOHK gets a new CTO
IOHK—Cardano's (ADA) parent company has expanded its leadership team, hiring former Dell executive and BNP Paribas associate to lead the company’s commercial and technology…
Technology
Cardano (ADA) product managers say ITN a huge success, Byron reboot will solve major problems
IOHK’s product managers have said that the Shelley Incentivized Testnet (ITN) has been a huge success, with over 1000 stake pools created and 38…
Payments
StormX introduces rewards program, users get 87.5% crypto back on purchases
StormX, a gamified microtask platform that allows users to earn cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of its rewards program. In a press release shared…
Adoption
Top 10 CoinMarketCap alternatives to try in 2020
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to crypto price trackers, we’ve decided to narrow down the search to top 10 CoinMarketCap alternative platforms…
Adoption
Amidst COVID-19, Crypto.com is waiving credit card fees for crypto purchases
Digital payment provider Crypto.com will be waiving the 3.5 percent credit card fee for crypto purchases until June. This alongside increased rebates for essential…
Exchanges
Here’s the key reason the amount of Bitcoin held by BitMEX dropped 22% in two weeks
The amount of Bitcoin held by crypto exchange BitMEX has drastically dropped in the past two weeks after the exchange experienced a massive liquidation…
People
Binance CEO and Akon, other big names to speak at BlockDown 2020 virtual conference on April 16-17
Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance will be delivering a keynote speech and an AMA at the BlockDown 2020 virtual conference. The virtual event,…
Technology
Charles Hoskinson: It will be easier to issue and maintain digital assets on Cardano (ADA) than Ethereum
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, said that the huge amount of time, effort, and money spent has resulted in a unique product on…
Analysis
Smart contracts could overtake simple transactions on the Ethereum network
Complex transactions on Ethereum are on their way to overtake simple transfers, data has shown, pointing to the fact that the network could be…
Technology
IOHK releases Cardano (ADA) scaling protocol Hydra, reboots Byron codebase
IOHK, the company behind the Cardano (ADA) blockchain, has announced the launch of the Ouroboros Hydra protocol. IOHK explained that the scaling protocol will…
Adoption
Crypto.com enables invoice creation in BTC, ETH, XRP and LTC
Cryptocurrency payment platform Crypto.com announced the launch of a new invoicing feature. The feature will allow Crypto.com Pay merchants to generate and send invoices…