DeFi
Crypto
Tron gets police protection after protestors storm Beijing offices
News about a police raid of Tron's offices in Beijing has gone viral on Twitter, with many people assuming the company was investigated for…
Technology
Tether slowly migrating from the Bitcoin to Ethereum blockchain
Tether's USDT is steadily migrating from Bitcoin Omni-based addresses to Ethereum-based ones, with 40 percent of USDT now using the ERC-20 standard. Major cryptocurrency exchanges…
Partnerships
Tezos announces $1 billion STO deal with BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital
Latin American bank BTG Pactual and asset manager Dalma Capital announced that they will be using the Tezos blockchain to launch security token offerings…
Banking
Novogratz: Bitcoin price will reach beyond $40,000 when investment banks move into crypto
Mike Novogratz, the legendary investor and founder of Galaxy Digital, believes Bitcoin will see its price “increase significantly” in the next couple of years.…
Regulation
Members of US Congress demanding Facebook put Libra on hold
Four members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Facebook calling for an immediate moratorium on its cryptocurrency Libra, saying both regulators…
Mining
Bitcoin mining profitability, electricity consumption, and efficiency—new data from the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge recently launched an index for tracking the electricity consumption from Bitcoin mining. The data provides interesting insights into the profitability…
People
BitMEX announces Bitcoin fixed income bond ahead of debate with Nouriel Roubini
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of BitMEX, believes that Bitcoin is a retail investor led phenomenon that shows no signs of stopping. With just a…
Analysis
Why Bitcoin prices tend to move aggressively on weekends
Recent Bloomberg data revealed that spikes in weekend trading activity since May accounted for 40 percent of Bitcoin's price gains this entire year. With…
People
Craig Wright says he can’t access Satoshi Nakamoto’s $10 billion Bitcoin fortune
During his June 28 contempt hearing, Craig Wright told a federal court in Florida that he was unable to access his $10 billion Bitcoin…
Merge
Ethereum Foundation announces spec freeze for ETH 2.0
Danny Ryan, a developer with the Ethereum Foundation, announced that the code freeze of Phase Zero, the first iteration of Ethereum 2.0, was live.…
Adoption
Brave is introducing native Reddit and Vimeo tipping using crypto
Brave Browser is introducing a new feature that will allow users to tip posters on Reddit and Vimeo using Basic Attention Token. While the…
People
Litecoin and DigiByte founders cryptographically proved they created their blockchains, why can’t Craig Wright?
In May 2016, Charlie Lee and Jared Tate, the creators of Litecoin and DigiByte, cryptographically proved they were the creators of their blockchain platforms…