DeFi
Adoption
TRON’s BitTorrent Announces Incentive Plans to Increase BTT Adoption Among Its “1 Billion Computer Installed Base”
BitTorrent, one of the most widely used peer-to-peer sharing platforms in the world, has launched three new programs that aim to incentivize the use…
Adoption
Research Indicates Global Blockchain Spending Will Reach Almost $3 Billion in 2019
According to the Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide from IDC, global blockchain spending is projected to reach almost $3 billion in 2019. If the…
Technology
Enjin Collaborates with Unity to Launch Blockchain SDK on Ethereum Testnet
Enjin announced the launch of the testnet version of their blockchain software development kit (SDK) for Unity. According to the company's press release published on…
Stablecoins
TRON Partners with Tether to Launch TRC20 Version of USDT Stablecoin
The TRON Foundation has partnered with Tether to introduce Tether's USDT on the TRON Network, making the popular stablecoin accessible to TRON’s userbase. According…
Exchanges
Coinbase Lays Off Neutrino Employees Who Worked for Hacking Team
Coinbase, a major US cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider, came under scrutiny for its acquisition of Neutrino, a firm where some of its employees…
Technology
Bitcoin Lightning Network Reaches 30K Channels and 7K Nodes with Support from Jack Dorsey
The Bitcoin Lightning Network has seen strong growth, surpassing 30,000 channels and close to 7,000 nodes in 2019. The network has reached new levels…
Hacks
Web Surfers Rejoice? Browser Miner Coinhive to Shut Down After Monero Hard Fork
Coinhive, the company behind the leading in-browser cryptocurrency miner—which is used in numerous crypto jacking campaigns—will be discontinuing its service. The company announced the…
Price Watch
Bitcoin Finishes February Up 11 Percent Ending Record Six-Month Streak of Losses
Bitcoin has ended a six-month streak of losses, closing February up 11 percent. This is the fifth consecutive year Bitcoin has closed February while…
Adoption
Cash App Posts Record High Bitcoin Sales, $52 Million in Q4 2018
Cash App, Square's popular payments app, sold a record high $52 million worth of bitcoin in the last quarter of 2018. Cryptocurrency sales on the…
Technology
Ledger Faces Backlash for Failing to Properly Test Nano S Software Update
Ledger, a French cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer, has faced criticism for failing to conduct proper testing before launching a firmware update to their Nano…
Regulation
Bahrain Introduces Comprehensive Set of Cryptocurrency Regulations
The Central Bank of Bahrain has issued one of the most comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations in the Middle East, including rules on licensing,…
Hacks
Bitfinex Recovers $120,000 in Stolen Bitcoin Thanks to US Law Enforcement
US authorities recovered 28 bitcoins, worth over $120,000, which were stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016. Although there are still 120,000 bitcoin still left…