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Trust Wallet, the official wallet of top cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has released a desktop client for its crypto wallet with initial support for macOS, and Windows and Linux support to follow. Now on macOS! Windows and Linux are coming shortly. https://t.co/SOL3Qj53V9 — Viktor Radchenko (@vikmeup) August 12, 2019 First released as a mobile-only application in […]

Coinbase has told customers in the U.K. it will remove support for Zcash (ZEC) on the 26th of August, 2019, just days after British tax authority HM Revenue & Customs reportedly requested customer and transaction data from the cryptocurrency exchange. The announcement was first reported August 9th by U.K.-based users of the exchange, who said […]

Binance US, an independent entity closely tied to Binance, recently unveiled the list of cryptocurrencies under consideration for its bold U.S. exchange expansion. The move is likely part of an aggressive strategy to crush its largest competitor—Coinbase—at what it does best: regulatory compliance. Binance blocking U.S. customers from trading On June 14, Binance announced it […]

Charlie Lee tackles misconceptions about Litecoin's development, emphasizing the project's unique approach and ongoing progress.

IOTA announced a $5 million grant program to contribute to “Coordicide”-related research, the elimination of the project’s centralized coordinating node. IOTA is a cryptocurrency that aims to facilitate IoT transactions by creating a fee-less, highly scalable, asset transfer network. In May 2019, IOTA Foundation announced its push toward Coordicide—a planned upgrade for IOTA  which removes […]

Tether ownership is worryingly concentrated, citing Coin Metrics data that showed just 318 addresses held 80 percent of all Tether in circulation. Coin Metrics data shows Tether ownership highly concentrated Tether, a stablecoin created to provide liquidity to cryptocurrency exchanges, hasn’t been a stranger to controversy. Since it was introduced in 2015, the company has […]

The Coinbase Pro announcement of Algorand’s ALGO listing pushed the price up from $0.727 to $0.814 within 40 minutes, an 11.85 percent increase—and wicking the price as high as $0.841. Algorand—a Boston-based blockchain company created to improve blockchain decentralization, scalability, and security—made the news last month after it completed a $60 million token sale. The […]

Craig Wright’s claims of using between 60 and 100 computers to mine Bitcoin in January 2009 were debunked by crypto researcher SeekingSatoshi. The low hash rate recorded in Bitcoin’s earliest days showed that Wright simply couldn’t have used that many machines to mine the researcher said, uncovering yet another layer of potential lies told by […]

Bitcoin development company Blockstream unveiled a new mining facility and mining pool aimed at enterprises, with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman being named as two of the service’s first clients. Announced Thursday by the Canada-based firm, the mining operation is capable of a hefty 300 megawatts output spread between […]

Bitcoin’s latest consolidation has left many wondering whether it was entering a bearish phase, but recent data from Messari Crypto showed that its short-lived break over $12,000 was a major milestone. Unlike ETH, XLM, XRP, BCH, and LTC, Bitcoin has only spent 63 days in its history above it’s Aug. 6 closing price. Bitcoin consolidates […]