DeFi
Adoption
You can now pass on crypto with Casa’s new Bitcoin inheritance service
Inheriting Bitcoin has now become a feasible reality, thanks to a new service launched by crypto custody startup Casa. The inheritance service and protocol,…
Technology
National Bank of Canada, Raiffeisen Bank International participate in global tokenized collateral trial on R3’s Corda
Fintech company Ivno announced that it has successfully completed the world's first global token trial on R3's Corda. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, the trial…
Scams
Crypto impersonation scammers migrate from Twitter to Instagram
Scammers impersonating high-profile figures in the crypto industry have been rampant on Twitter for years but recently began migrating to Instagram as well. Litecoin…
Lightning
Next release of Electrum wallet to support Bitcoin lightning payments
Electrum, one of the most popular Bitcoin wallets, announced that its next release will support Lightning payments. The company said that it had written…
Price Watch
Cardano team reveals details about the incentivized testnet that will bring staking to the network
In a live AMA session led Cardano's senior product manager David Desser, the company's team revealed the current status and plans for the launch…
Scams
OpenLibra announcement overshadowed by core team member’s questionable past
The launch of OpenLibra, a permissionless and open-source fork of Facebook‘s cryptocurrency, was overshadowed by fraud accusations toward one of the core team members. Crypto…
Adoption
Gambling and DeFi keep dapps afloat as transaction volume drops; Ethereum, EOS and Tron leading
The transaction volume of dapps built on 6 main blockchains went down 40 percent in Q3 2019, while just 148 new dapps launched in…
Merge
Community still believes in Ethereum 2.0 despite scaling challenges
At the 2019 Devcon in Japan, the Ethereum community was optimistic about the launch of the network's second iteration, seemingly untouched by the latest…
Price Watch
Block.one debuts EOSIO 2 with improvements aimed at developers
EOSIO 2, the second iteration of the EOS blockchain, was unveiled. Block.one, the company behind the blockchain, said that EOSIO 2 was built with…
Adoption
Binance adding Alipay and WeChat on-ramps easing crypto access for 1.4 billion Chinese
Binance will roll out support for Alipay and WeChat, potentially providing a fiat on-ramp for over a billion people. The feature will help Binance…
Regulation
Bitfinex calls $1.4 trillion Tether lawsuit ‘meritless and mercenary’
iFinex, the parent company of crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether, is facing a lawsuit accusing them of manipulating the market. Five traders claiming class…
Analysis
Bitcoin could address the cash savings crisis in Hong Kong and India
With Hong Kong facing a shortage of cash due to defunct ATMs and the crash of PMC Bank in India leaving almost a million…