DeFi
Crypto
Steemit Lays Off 70% of Workforce, Hard Times Ahead
Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit is facing a crisis. CEO Ned Scott revealed on Nov. 27, 2018, that the company has been forced to…
Gaming
TRON Launches a $100 Million Fund for Blockchain Gaming
TRON, one of the most popular dApp platforms, is establishing a blockchain game fund: TRON Arcade. The company is looking to invest up to…
Adoption
TRON dApp Usage Now Exceeds Ethereum, TRX Storms Ahead With Major Gains
TRON dApps usage now exceeds that of Ethereum dApps, beating the blockchain giant in the number of users, number of transactions, and transaction volume,…
Adoption
Unregulated OKEx Derivatives Impacting $400 Million in Trades
In a recent controversy brought to light by Amber AI, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been allegedly engaging in “market manipulation and fraud,”…
Adoption
Nasdaq Reportedly Looking into Bitcoin Futures Despite Plunging Prices
The world’s second largest stock exchange, Nasdaq, is reportedly planning to introduce a Bitcoin futures market within the first quarter of 2019. The Bitcoin…
Analysis
Why It’s Overkill to Compare the Bitcoin Slowdown With History’s Biggest Bubble Bursts
Skeptics forecasted it saying the crypto crash was inevitable; die-hard crypto enthusiasts called it fear to monger with a tint of hidden agenda. Skeptics…
Merge
Ethereum’s New Serenity Protocol Lowers the Cost of Running Staking Nodes
Ethereum's new Serenity update, which will enable the network to transition from a Proof-of-Work (PoW) to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model, has been generating…
Price Watch
XRP Takes over Ethereum to Become the Largest Altcoin by Market Cap
The bearish movements in the cryptocurrency market, which resulted in Bitcoin's price falling well below the $6,000 mark, have benefited Ripple, as XRP has overtaken…
Lightning
Bitcoin Lightning Network Reaches All-Time High Capacity
Efforts to improve the scalability of Bitcoin appear to be bearing fruit as the Lightning Network, a second layer off-chain scalability solution on the…
Adoption
Investor Rights and Legal Risks Might Make STOs the Future of Funding
An exceptionally low success rate and a substantially high risk of scams are already making the much-hyped ICOs obsolete. And now, according to a…
Adoption
IMF Chief Calls for Central Banks to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chair Christine Lagarde has called for central banks to consider the possibility of issuing Central Banks Digital Currencies (CBDC), describing…
Adoption
Thailand’s Democrat Party Holds First Ever Election Vote with Blockchain Technology
Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party has become the first in the world to use blockchain technology in a live electronic voting system involving more…