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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications are becoming what ICOs were in 2017-18 and what stablecoins were in 2019. The advent of venture funds, increased social sentiment, and promises of world-changing technology are a “been there, done that” narrative in cryptocurrencies. This time, it’s DeFi applications with their huge chest-thumping — with some projects even promising 100 […]

From the lows of March, all leading cryptocurrencies are up dramatically. XRP is no exception. The fourth-largest cryptocurrency is up 66 percent from the Mar. 13 lows of approximately $0.11. This is an underperformance compared to Bitcoin’s 150 percent performance, or Ethereum’s 160 percent. XRP’s rally has been impressive nonetheless. A prominent cryptocurrency research firm, […]

The crypto industry has been seeing a tremendously clear and well-defined evolutionary shift in recent times, with Bitcoin’s price action seen in the time following its mid-March meltdown largely favoring buyers despite there being turbulence in the global markets. This has rekindled “safe haven” narratives, with the incessant money printing required to fuel ongoing economic […]

A tweet by Bitfly, the parent firm of Ethereum mining pool Ethermine, stirred up debate over the weekend after the firm revealed miners are voting to increase GAS limit from 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 each block. The broader Ethereum community was immediately divided on the matter, with most taking to Twitter to voice opinions. Ethereum to […]

A newly-formed group of 40 startups, tech, and crypto firms is joining the Open Payments coalition — with the latter providing unique, simple to read, payment identifiers that open inter-operability between SEPA, bank, and crypto payments.  Making this possible is the launch of PayID, the universal identifier solution of the Open Payments Coalition. Part of […]

It’s been quite the past week for Ethereum. While ETH’s price has stagnated, decentralized finance (DeFi) — one of the blockchain’s leading use cases — has grown exponentially. Ex-Bloomberg journalist Camilla Russo noted on Jun. 19 that the value of tokens locked in DeFi applications has skyrocketed 40% in the past week alone. There is […]

The hype surrounding Ethereum has reached a boiling point in recent times, with growing network utilization and enthusiasm surrounding DeFi providing investors with legitimate reasons to be excited about the cryptocurrency’s future. The imminent transition to ETH 2.0 is also widely looked upon by investors as a potential catalyst for further upwards momentum in the […]

Bitcoin and Ethereum miners are pocketing over 99 percent of all fees generated by the broader crypto-mining ecosystem, on-chain analytics firm Messari said Friday. However; high fees do not mean a positive for a blockchain network. BTC and ETH could be profitable for miners, but expensive for end-users who are likely to choose cheaper alternatives […]

Earlier this year, Reddit became the latest prominent corporation/startup to put resources into building applications on Ethereum. The efforts culminated in a concept called  “Community Points,” which allow users to earn ERC-20 tokens to get special access to certain things in forums called “subreddits.” Thus far, the project is in beta, with Reddit using an […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s dislike for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is well-documented, and unlike China or South Korea, the President has no immediate plans of introducing digital currency framework or legislation despite the latter increasingly emerging as a hedge. But Trump’s stance on Bitcoin is more than a passing dislike. An upcoming book by John […]