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The crypto community was slammed with news earlier this week that U.S. House representatives are looking to crack down on stablecoins. The Office of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who is heading this new proposed legislation, wrote in a press release announcing this move: “The COVID-19 Pandemic has exposed numerous barriers to accessing and utilizing mainstream financial […]

Calling Cardano an “Ethereum killer” means overlooking most of the blockchain’s goals and accomplishments. Speaking on the CryptoBanter podcast, Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, said that Cardano was built with an unparalleled level of foresight and is on its way to solve some of the biggest problems the industry faces today—the movement of value […]

Known as the Bitcoin family, the Taihuttus made news back in 2017 when they liquidated all of their assets for Bitcoin. Three years later, CNBC got back in touch with the nomad family to find out that they’re still accumulating BTC and buying every dip they can. A family that’s been selling everything for Bitcoin […]

The volume of the Ethereum options market hit a record high as the demand for ETH increased in recent weeks. It follows the high-profile confirmation of Eth2 release, which was formalized after deposits to the Eth2 contract address reached its threshold. Analysts at Deribit, the largest cryptocurrency options market, said: “Our ETH Option Open Interest […]

IOHK, the company behind the Cardano blockchain, announced the launch of two smart contract developer environments (devnets) for Cardano—KEVM and IELE. The devnets will allow developers to write, deploy, and test smart contracts for Cardano, with KEVM enabling the deployment of Ethereum-based apps on Cardano and IELE allowing developers to write applications for Cardano in […]

Ripple, the distributed payment processing service and issuer of the XRP token, has received a lot of flak in the past years for using XRP to keep itself afloat while maintaining its distance from the token. For reference, Ripple sold over $32 million worth of XRP in Q2 of 2020, while its business reported a […]

Crypto regulations have proven to be a slippery slope so far, with governments around the world continuing to suppress the industry’s organic growth by instilling poor policies and a general disregard for cryptocurrencies. But builders, developers, and crypto fanatics are fighting back to ensure a fair industry. One such individual is Jesse Proudman, the CEO […]

The next big protocol upgrade planned for Cardano will bring token locking to the blockchain, a feature that will prepare the platform for smart contracts and native assets. However, the most important thing token locking will enable is a voting mechanism that will be the cornerstone of Voltaire’s governance functionality. A small step for Cardano, […]

A cold war is brewing in the financial world. America is losing its dominant position to countries exploring alternative currencies. Both CBDCs and the Euro are poised to make their mark on the industry. From Innocent Beginnings… Everyone looks at the world’s leading economy for guidance, yet the United States may lose that situation in […]

Bitcoin has been flirting with $20,000 over the past few days. It has yet to test that level, though on multiple occasions has it approached the level of macro resistance. While it is actually a bit of a misnomer that the coin traded above $20,000 in 2017’s bull market, that level has become a key […]