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People
Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack offers Craig Wright £100,000 to prove he’s Satoshi
Craig Wright, the chief scientist at NChain and self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator, has filed a libel suit in the UK against Peter McCormack. The “What…
Adoption
New York BitLicense could convince the CFTC to greenlight Bakkt
Bakkt, an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform led by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly considering obtaining a New York BitLicense. Because the CFTC is…
Exchanges
Mithril (MITH) becomes the first project to launch on Binance Chain, surges 70%
Binance Chain, a blockchain protocol developed by Binance, will see its first project launch on the network. The company announced Mithril, a decentralized social…
Exchanges
Malta-based exchanges account for majority of cryptocurrency trading volume
CryptoCompare’s March 2019 Exchange Review found that the previous month saw a 70 percent increase in volume from crypto-to-crypto exchanges. Crypto spot markets also…
Exchanges
Ocean Protocol announces initial exchange offering (IEO) with Bittrex, but some traders are not happy
Ocean Protocol, a Singapore-based blockchain-powered data sharing platform, announced an initial exchange offering (IEO) with Bittrex. The exchange said the offering will begin on…
Price Watch
Cardano debuts IOHK Summit in Miami as new Shelley specifications released
The specifications for Shelley, Cardano's newest update that aims to bring “full decentralization” to the platform, was finally revealed. IOHK, the company behind Shelley,…
Adoption
World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads
The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library—reported receiving $2,500 in Basic Attention Token (BAT) tips. The browser's micro-donations feature has also been…
Technology
Blockchain voting and West Virginia’s 2020 presidential election plans
West Virginia, who made history as the first US state to use mobile blockchain voting in a midterm election, plans on using the same…
Exchanges
Manipulation rampant on decentralized crypto exchanges says latest research
Multiple cases of “Flash Boys” type automated trading bots have been found working on decentralized exchanges. According to researchers from Cornell Tech, the aggressive…
Technology
Breaking down Augur’s v2 prediction market upgrades—now using Ethereum stablecoin Dai
Augur, a blockchain-based prediction marketplace, recently released its v2 upgrade, introducing a wide array of new features including Maker Dai integration, important bug fixes, and…
Technology
Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson: “perfect operability just a decade away”
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of Cardano and one of the co-founders of Ethereum, provided some context to Cardano's plans for the future ahead of…
Analysis
Could the IEO be the new ICO?
Initial coin offerings—once the favorite method to raise money from investors and crypto enthusiasts—is being ousted by newer, more promising initial exchange offerings. How…