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Samsung’s Developer Conference 2019 is underway in San Jose, California, where the mobile giant  is outlining its future plans and some of its forthcoming products. Among other announcements, like its new foldable flip phone design, Samsung is including some more news that is likely to delight cryptocurrency users and enthusiasts. TRON, one of the most […]

The very nature of Bitcoin has caused consternation for regulatory bodies around the world. Built as peer-to-peer (p2p) payment systems, cryptocurrencies seek to improve trust, security, and privacy by eliminating third parties. In doing so, these systems also remove an easy venue for regulatory oversight. This has led to a number of problems, including calls […]

Travala, a crypto-focused hotel booking service, has added support for ADA, the company announced in a blog post. Travala users will now be able to pay for bookings made on the platform with Cardano’s native cryptocurrency. Crypto-friendly hotel booking service adds another payment option Paying with cryptocurrencies has now become much easier, as one of […]

The government of Guangzhou, a province in southern China, announced that it will launch a $150 million subsidy fund to aid the development of local blockchain projects. The government will selectively sponsor up to two “blockchain-related” projects per year, local Chinese media reported. China takes concrete steps to encourage blockchain development Following China’s President Xi […]

Daily XRP transactions are skyrocketing as Ripple prepares to host its annual conference, Swell. The hype around the event has not been able to push the price of this cryptocurrency higher, but there are several fundamental reasons to be bullish about XRP moving forward. Ripple’s Swell Swell is an invite-only annual conference, hosted by Ripple, that […]

Samsung is set to announce at the Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) a comprehensive solution system that aims to help developers build mobile-compatible decentralized applications (DApp). Integrating blockchain technology Samsung seems to have understood the benefits that decentralization and transparency can bring into a wide range of industries, including finance, real state, and medicine. This […]

The average Bitcoin Cash (BCH) transaction size has increased from $7,420 to $24,050 in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding Bitmain. Bitmain has long been a backer of Bitcoin Cash since the emergence of Bitcoin ABC in 2017. As of August 2018, Bitmain is said to have held over one million in BCH, as said […]

Stellar has successfully completed its scheduled Protocol 12 upgrade, effectively disabling inflation for the network’s cross-border payments-focused crypto, Stellar Lumens (XLM). The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the non-profit that spearheads the development of Stellar, proposed three “Core Advancement Proposals” for the upgrade when they announced it at the start of October—modifications that were put into […]

Weiss Crypto Ratings recently stated that China would never use Bitcoin. The comments come after the nation’s Center for Information and Industry Development published the latest edition of its crypto rankings index. The Global Blockchain Technology Assessment Index China’s President Xi Jinping recently revealed that he wants his country to “take the leading position in […]

These are testing times for US crypto traders. Accessing the same services that their European counterparts take for granted has become an impossibly convoluted task. It’s also one that’s fraught with legal risk and the threat of sudden service withdrawal. And all for the dubious privilege of being able to trade a few harmless altcoins […]