Inheriting Bitcoin has now become a feasible reality, thanks to a new service launched by crypto custody startup Casa. The inheritance service and protocol, called Casa Covenant, allows users to securely pass on their... 2 min read →
The head of Libra, Facebook’s controversial cryptocurrency initiative, has stated the project will continue to develop its planned “new global currency” despite having lost a quarter of its backers, including Stripe, Visa, PayPal, and... 2 min read →
BitMEX Research, the research arm of Bitcoin derivatives giant BitMEX, has published a tweet thread encapsulating the most prominent court rulings and accusations of fraud leveled at Craig Wright, days before the controversial figure... 2 min read →
Fintech company Ivno announced that it has successfully completed the world’s first global token trial on R3’s Corda. Hosted on Microsoft Azure, the trial saw 28 organizations, including Cobalt, DBS Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International,... 2 min read →
Scammers impersonating high-profile figures in the crypto industry have been rampant on Twitter for years but recently began migrating to Instagram as well. Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has been battling with an impersonator on... 3 min read →
Bitcoin is nearing $1 billion in total, all-time transaction fees and $15 billion in all-time miner revenue, according to Coin Metrics’ latest State of the Network report. As of Oct. 13, $996,458,718 in transaction... 2 min read →
People interested in Bitcoin represent less than 1 percent of the world’s population, and are most likely to be males under 34 years old holding university degrees, data from Facebook Audience Insights suggests. Only... 3 min read →
The volume of bitcoin on BitMEX dropped to a seven-month low on Oct. 12 (Saturday), to below $900 million for the first time since March. On Mar. 31, on a Sunday, the daily volume... 2 min read →
Electrum, one of the most popular Bitcoin wallets, announced that its next release will support Lightning payments. The company said that it had written its own lightning node implementation and merged it with Electrum’s... 2 min read →
Following three weeks of stagnation, technical analysts anticipate the bitcoin price to see large volatility in the short term as it looks to test important levels. Cryptocurrency trader Josh Rager said: “With three weeks... 2 min read →
Analysis of LocalBitcoins data shows that Bitcoin has exceptionally high rates of usage in countries with low economic freedom, supporting the argument that BTC is sound, unstoppable money. Understanding LocalBitcoins Established in 2012, LocalBitcoins... 5 min read →
According to Timothy Peterson, an investor at Cane Island Alternative Advisors, the Bitcoin price could drop to the $6,000 region due to the gap between BTC and GBTC. Historically, Peterson said that the bitcoin... 2 min read →
In a live AMA session led Cardano’s senior product manager David Desser, the company’s team revealed the current status and plans for the launch of the Shelley incentivized testnet. Shelley’s incentivized testnet off to... 5 min read →
The entities behind Telegram and its $1.7 billion ICO were hit by an emergency action and restraining order by the SEC for failing to register its Gram token as a security. The U.S. Securities... 2 min read →
The chairman of the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) gave verbal confirmation that Ether is a commodity and that he expects an Ethereum futures contract will soon be launched in the United... 1 read →
A number of technical indicators are signaling that the entire market is susceptible to a downturn over the next few days, or even hours. Here are different scenarios for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin... 5 min read →
VanEck, known as the first U.S. investment manager to bet on gold before it broke from the gold standard, produced a report pitched at institutional investors arguing Bitcoin has “monetary value” and can improve... 2 min read →
The launch of OpenLibra, a permissionless and open-source fork of Facebook‘s cryptocurrency, was overshadowed by fraud accusations toward one of the core team members. Crypto startup Wireline casts shadow on OpenLibra launch This year’s Devcon... 2 min read →
Whether you love it or hate it, cryptocurrency is here to stay. Managed by decentralized networks spread out across the entire globe, the world’s cryptocurrencies are uniquely useful and polarizing at the same time.... 3 min read →
The transaction volume of dapps built on 6 main blockchains went down 40 percent in Q3 2019, while just 148 new dapps launched in the whole quarter. According to the report from Dapp Market,... 3 min read →
