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Securitize, a blockchain-based digital securities platform, raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The company secured investments from some of the biggest financial institutions in the world, including Santander and MUFG. Securitize completes $14 million investment round A regulated platform for issuing tokens on the blockchain, Securitize, has completed its latest funding round, raising […]

In the last three hours, the BTC price dropped 15 percent breaking out to the downside of a technical pattern that predicts a further decline to $6,500. The drop coincides with a Bitcoin hashrate drop of over 30 percent and a ruling on the Bitfinex Tether investigation. Bitcoin technical analysis Since June 26, after peaking […]

Miners have expanded the gas limit on Ethereum by 20 percent over the last 10 days, helping address congestion and highlighting an innovative network capability. Over the last quarter, Ethereum has been plagued with congestion as network utilization began to regularly exceed 90 percent. As a result, average transaction fees, in dollar figures, have more […]

NEO joined the Microsoft-created .NET Foundation as a member, the first blockchain organization to do so. It seems the project’s newest executive, Microsoft veteran John deVadoss, is making good use of his connections. It appears NEO’s newest executives are flexing their connections at Microsoft. John deVadoss, the current head of NEO’s Seattle-based development push, was […]

The first day of Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures saw less than 2 percent of the CME’s debut day trading volume, prompting speculation over whether the highly anticipated contract will deliver on its mission of being a “key piece of infrastructure” in the cryptocurrency market. By close Monday, a total of 72 BTC were traded on Bakkt. […]

EOSIO successfully implemented its first ever consensus hard fork in its v1.8 upgrade. The new version brings “major enhancements” to the blockchain in hopes of “paving the way for a more secure and scalable future.” Improvements to the EOSIO blockchain The version 1.8 upgrade focuses on allowing users to interact with the EOSIO blockchain more […]

Bakkt’s long-awaited Bitcoin futures contracts launch did not elicit the market reaction most traders were hoping for. Instead, Bitcoin continues consolidating without a clear sign of where it’s heading next while altcoins are giving mixed signals. The following technical analysis will focus on the different scenarios that could play out for Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin. […]

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced that it will be listing Tezos on its platform. Tezos is a delegated proof of stake blockchain that governs itself by establishing a true digital commonwealth. It facilitates formal verification, a technique which mathematically proves the correctness of the code governing transactions and boosts the […]

Bakkt’s long-awaited Bitcoin futures contracts are finally live. Now, some of the most prominent analysts in the crypto industry believe its a matter of time before Bitcoin experiences outsized volatility. Bakkt Bitcoin futures Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), announced that as of 00:02 UTC Sept. 23 the first physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contract […]

Binance.US, the U.S. branch of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, officially launched its digital asset marketplace. The U.S.-only exchange will offer a fiat on-ramp and free trading for all listed coins, which will begin on Sept. 24. The U.S. gets a new gateway to the crypto world The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, […]