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Crypto community urges Jack Dorsey to memorialize Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney’s Twitter account
As Twitter prepares for a massive cleanup of inactive accounts, the crypto community urged the company to memorialize the account of legendary programmer and…
Scams
Analyst: Multi-billion dollar PlusToken scam could be what caused Bitcoin’s drop to $6,600
The third-largest Ponzi scam in history, Plus Token Wallet, could be responsible for the drop in price Bitcoin saw last week. According to one…
Analysis
Cardano’s on-chain metrics show the ADA community is here to stay despite huge losses
Cardano's price has been slow to recover since its 2017 drop despite major strides made in the launch of the Shelley era. However, its…
Technology
Cardano network snapshot most likely to happen on Nov. 29, Shelley testnet begins Dec. 9
After a successful balance check, IOHK released a tentative date for the final network snapshot for the incentivized testnet. According to Charles Hoskinson, the…
Adoption
Payment platform MoneyNetint wins award for most connections on the Ripple network
Global payment platform MoneyNetint has won Ripple's Best Connector Award for outstanding business growth over the past year. In an email to CryptoSlate, the…
Regulation
Chinese government shuts down 173 crypto exchanges and token issuers
Almost 200 cryptocurrency exchanges and token issuing platforms have been shut down. According to the People's Bank of China's (PBoC) financial report, the country…
Technology
IOTA can now be used as a payment system for any game or app
An IOTA (MIOTA) developer successfully implemented the IOTA as a payment system that can be used in any game or app. The system works…
Technology
Charles Hoskinson says Cardano Shelley testnet balance check was an overwhelming success
The long-awaited balance snapshot for Cardano's Shelley incentivized testnet was an overwhelming success. Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, said that the company managed…
Adoption
Crypto community divided over why the Lightning Network hasn’t seen more adoption
Despite being seen as a cure for all Bitcoin's problems, the Lightning Network is yet to see major adoption and has recorded less than…
Regulation
Blockchain to be regulated by China’s central bank
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) wants to create a better standard for regulating new technologies in the financial industry. According to Xinhua News…
Analysis
DappRadar uncovers over $73 million in unaccounted Ethereum DApp volume
After adding ERC20 token tracking for all Ethereum dapps, data aggregator DappRadar uncovered $73 million in unaccounted for 7-day volume on the network. In…
Regulation
U.K. recognizes cryptocurrencies as ‘tradable property’
A specialized task force of senior judges and lawyers in the U.K. has recognized crypto-assets as “tradable property” under English law. The 46-page legal…