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At least a dozen media outlets have cited a Bloomberg contributor saying that NASA was working a quantum cryptocurrency. However, the journalist was referencing the work NSA has been putting into developing encryption that would be resistant to quantum computers, showing just how little research is done in today’s fast-paced news cycle. Forbes confuses NSA […]

Justin Sun, CEO of TRON and BitTorrent, is reportedly working to reschedule a charity lunch he had won with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett over two months ago. Finding a new date Sun was expected to sit down with Buffett on July 25 after winning a record bid of $4.6 million in a charity auction. […]

Samsung is releasing a version of its newest flagship smartphone that supports 34 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, and a variety of DApps, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The largest smartphone manufacturer in the world by market share is offering a cryptocurrency-enabled Galaxy Note 10 variant, the “KlaytnPhone” on Thursday, exclusively to […]

We studied some of cryptocurrency’s largest M&A transactions and discovered a few interesting trends. Here is what those in the crypto world may expect to see as a result of strategic M&A moves in the cryptocurrency space going forward. Since the late-2017 price peak, the markets for the top cryptocurrency alternatives have been notably volatile, […]

Cheap hydroelectricity and frigid year-round temperatures have made the Siberian city of Bratsk home to several Bitcoin mining farms. By repurposing abandoned Soviet munitions factories the region could soon become a new hub for Bitcoin mining, moving hash power away from the now-dominant Chinese mining sector. Bitcoin mining farms migrate to the Far East Bitcoin’s […]

Venture capitalist Fred Wilson once believed that Ethereum would surpass the market capitalization of Bitcoin. Yet, persistent scaling problems are causing former advocates to revise their opinions. Investors seem to agree, with ETH trading at historic lows against BTC. “Hard to build on” Fred Wilson, co-founder and managing partner at Union Square Ventures, used to […]

We interviewed Gabriel Anderson, the Managing Director of Tachyon, an accelerator for startups utilizing blockchain and web 3.0 technologies, funded by ConsenSys. Tachyon is a 12-week program that helps founders rapidly validate and grow their businesses. Prior to that, Anderson held various roles as founder/co-founder of several real estate tech and fintech startups, lead growth for VaynerRSE […]

A Bitcoin developer has built a stateless, QR-air-gapped Bitcoin hardware wallet that allows users to send, receive, and hold their Bitcoin funds. The DIY device costs around $110 to make and was created in order to promote learning about Bitcoin, its security and self-custody. Creating a Bitcoin hardware wallet from scratch Keeping cryptocurrencies in cold […]

Once one of the most influential organizations in crypto, the Bitcoin Foundation is now a husk of its former self. Here’s how the once all-encompassing organization fell from grace. From the ruins of Mt. Gox, an equally controversial organization is born Envisioned as a transparent organization whose aim was to fight for the Bitcoin cause, […]

Blockchain.com, a London-based firm, is raising $50 million to invest in a range of startups and cryptocurrencies, according to a report by Yahoo Finance. The crypto wallet and data provider is aiming to raise $50 million. The efforts will be directed by a founding partner of Blockchain.com Ventures Sam Harrison. According to Harrison’s LinkedIn profile, […]