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Facebook finally revealed details about its highly-anticipated cryptocurrency, Libra. And while the company said it plans on transitioning to a permissionless network over the next five years, questions have been raised about Facebook’s ability to create a truly decentralized system. Libra is a centralized-decentralized cryptocurrency With decentralization as the key purpose of blockchain technology, many […]

Prominent cryptocurrency researchers joined forces and uncovered compelling evidence that Craig Wright isn’t Satoshi Nakamoto. By comparing Satoshi’s IP address and Wright’s own testimony about his whereabouts at the beginning of 2009, researchers found that the two were at the opposite sides of the globe at the time. Craig Wright unwittingly affirms he is not Satoshi […]

The NEO Global Development center in Seattle added Harry Pierson, a veteran Microsoft engineer with 24 years of experience in platform development, to the team. Pierson will lead the development of the NEO Toolkit and NEO Express projects. NEO ramping up development in the U.S. NEO, one of the fastest growing smart contract platforms in […]

Following Facebook’s unveiling of its stable cryptocurrency, not only did top crypto influencers criticize the plan, but some European officials immediately called for deep scrutiny of the project, as reported by Bloomberg. It must not become a “sovereign currency” Facebook finally revealed its highly anticipated cryptocurrency, “Libra.” With Libra, the social network giant aims to […]

Some of the most prominent figures in the crypto community took to Twitter to share their thoughts on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. While some claim that Libra lacks the necessary features to compete with Bitcoin in the race to become the world’s currency, others argue that it could destroy most altcoins and stablecoins in the market. […]

Binance announced the launch of native Binance Chain BEP2 tokens pegged to top cryptocurrencies “in the coming days,” starting with Bitcoin. It's over 9000! https://t.co/vauQtRzWeL — CZ ? Binance (@cz_binance) June 17, 2019 The debut token, Bitcoin-pegged ‘BTCB,’ will list on Binance.com within “a day or so” tradable against BTC, and will also be proposed […]

The official whitepaper of Libra, the highly anticipated cryptocurrency of Facebook, has been released on libra.org, with additional partners. The Libra Association is established as a non-profit membership headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and every partner and founding member of the association will run a validator node to process data on the Libra blockchain, which in […]

Protests against a controversial extradition law resulted in Bitcoin trading at a premium in Hong Kong. BTC has been trading between $75 and $160 over the global average on local exchange Tidebit, with many experts believing an even bigger premium will follow. Protests over controversial law push millions into the streets of Hong Kong Bitcoin […]

The price of Bitcoin surged from $7,000 to $9,275, up more than 20 percent against the U.S. dollar, within a seven-day span between June 11 and 18. Analysts from JPMorgan attribute the recent upside movement to rising institutional demand, according to a report obtained by Zerohedge. How institutions have been investing in Bitcoin Over the […]

Ripple announced a partnership with MoneyGram, the second-largest money transfer service in the world. Under the agreement, Ripple would become MoneyGram’s partner for cross-border payments and foreign exchange settlement using xRapid, the company’s XRP-powered settlement service. An industry defining milestone: together, @MoneyGram and @Ripple are solving the challenges with cross-border payments using the speed and […]