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Few movie buffs would fail to concede that the monsters on screen aren’t nearly as terrifying as the ones in real life. In SingularDTV’s new documentaryTrust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, however, it would seem that these real-world villains could be in for a nasty surprise. According to Forbes, Trust Machine paints a dystopian picture of […]

In the densely-clustered space of cryptocurrency, education is valuable—literally. Paying attention to the word around the campfire is a great way to stay informed, and Binance Info 2.0 is making information easily accessible. Reading is fundamental, and in this case, a new concept for ecological good. Cryptocurrency has been around for nearly 10 years, which […]

While the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif faces backlash following a Sept. 14 hack, the NEM.io Foundation, known for the NEM blockchain platform and XEM token, has reassured its asset holders that it remains unaffected. Nem Suspends Zaif Withdrawals During the hack, holdings in Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and MonaCoin (MONA) were subject to stolen funds. […]

It’s the word on the crypto community’s collective mind: Regulation. And for the U.K.’s Right Honorable Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, cryptocurrency is a wild “wild west.” Volatility in the field isn’t new information, and neither is necessary adaptation. Protocol in regulation scenarios such as this has required a great deal of […]

Travel takes time and energy, but that doesn’t mean intercontinental transactions should too, and yesterday’s announcement that Ripple’s RippleNet is going live in 40 countries is setting a new standard among competitors. RippleNet’s International Expansion As the 13-country addition shows, Ripple is earning its scale of authority. RippleNet is now connecting clients without borders across […]

The world of blockchain innovation is a tide pool of information that has left many cryptocurrency skeptics in the dark, but for decentralized security, a light is coming. Lighthouse: an open-source Ethereum 2.0 client, written in Rusthttps://t.co/qA4wQuHuRh — Vitalik Non-giver of Ether (@VitalikButerin) September 18, 2018 Written in Rust Introduced as a new Ethereum 2.0 […]

In just under a week, the Winklevoss twins’ cryptocurrency platform Gemini has been listed for trade on Bibox, officially launching the GUSD market. The regulated stablecoin, built on Ethereum’s network, became available Sept. 14. It was revealed via Twitter that a deal was in the works, but a date wasn’t provided. Gemini Dollar gets its […]

As investigated by the World Economic Forum, the Blockchain ecosystem could be the digital kiss to a globally affecting environmental scrape. A Blueprint for Biodiversity: PwC Presents “Building Block(chains)s For A Better Planet” Combining efforts with the PwC, some unnerving terms were discussed in a report diagnosing the biggest environmental issues. “Artificial Intelligence” and the […]

The world’s second largest stock exchange, Nasdaq, has taken its strategic technology infrastructure to new heights by procuring a partnership deal with Cinnober. Nasdaq Adds Cinnober’s Fintech Knowledge Cinnober has spent two decades polishing its brand as a luminary multi-asset class solutions technology service. The Swedish company has firmly planted its roots, providing trading system […]

When it was authorized as the first established bank in Saudi Arabia, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) was slated to become the largest financial institution in the Middle East. Sixty-five years and 400 branches later, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has joined forces with Ripple’s cryptocurrency enterprise. Saudi Arabia to Benefit from Ripple Technology […]

The war for stablecoin supremacy has a new competitor with CarbonUSD, a new regulated platform launched on Ethereum’s blockchain. It’s a step for Carbon that CEO and co-founder Sam Trautwein says will bring the company closer positioning its algorithm protocol on Hedera Hashgraph. Inside CarbonUSD Built in compliance with legal groundwork, and fully collateralized and […]

Cryptocurrency pioneers are beginning to bare their teeth as competition and partnerships set new standards on a daily basis. Justin Sun, founder of the Tron Foundation, faced general criticism from peers shortly after announcing a new deal with Satowallet. Tron and Satowallet: The Sky’s the Limit This week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin made statements that […]

In a move that could send Japan’s cryptocurrency market skyrocketing into American digital assets trading, Huobi Global’s subsidiary Huobi Japan has been declared a majority stakeholder in Japan’s BitTrade platform. The move also marks how Singapore’s powerhouse entrepreneur Eric Cheng has leveraged his international brand with the trillion-dollar company to become the largest trading platform […]

A new link in the blockchain gang has emerged as two companies just joined forces, and it’s out of this world. Lightyear has acquired Chain for a new venture–aptly called Interstellar–in a move that could make the company the world’s sixth largest blockchain. Interstellar Moves Forward The undisclosed deal, which according to Fortune landed at […]

Right on the heels of the Winklevoss twins’ enterprise announcement that Gemini will be matching cryptocurrency and fiat finances dollar-for-dollar with its new stablecoin, New York-based Paxos joins the realm of federally regulated crypto assets. Introducing Paxos Standard With approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services, Paxos has been greenlit to launch its […]

Seattle-based Bittrex is expanding its reach as a blockchain powerhouse, unveiling plans to launch an affiliate company, called Bittrex International. The addition will aim to play a role as a cryptocurrency influencer to streamline blockchain adoption on a global scale. Bittrex Sets Up in Malta According to Bittrex CEO Bill Shihara, an endorsement is the […]

As of today, the New York trust company and digital asset exchange Gemini has set into action what no other issuer has accomplished. The first stable and regulated digital representation of the U.S. dollar can now be converted and withdrawn instantly as a stablecoin. NYDFS to Oversee Gemini Accounts It took four years for founders Cameron […]

As its concourse of dismissed class-action lawsuits grows, cryptocurrency magnate Ripple will move forward without its general counsel, Brynly Llyr. Ripple Labs came under fire earlier this year while acting as the leading global blockchain solution for enterprise transactions. Federal courts were called to investigate allegations against Ripple (XRP) as being a securities platform, which requires […]