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On Wednesday, the NBA and the firm behind CryptoKitties announced that they will be launching a blockchain-based collectibles platform, dubbed NBA Top Shot. Dapper Labs, the firm behind CryptoKitties, is working with the NBA to bring unique digital video clips in the form of digital tokens inscribed on a blockchain. The idea is that instead […]

Funds dedicated to Zcash’s ongoing development will see a drastic reduction from the ZEC block reward halving in October of 2020. Founder Zooko Wilcox has taken the conversation to the community, discussing ways to continue funding the privacy-coin’s growth. Zcash launched without ICO, pre-mine, or airdrops The Zcash Founders Reward is scheduled to end at […]

A recent survey conducted by Grayscale found that more than a third of U.S. investors are interested in Bitcoin. Bitcoin investors Since its release in 2009, Bitcoin’s popularity has steadily increased. Over the years, it has been able to reach mainstream media outlets and expand into a broader audience. CNBC’s Squawk Box, for instance, now even […]

Bitcoin derivatives provider LedgerX was supposed to launch yesterday after securing a CFTC license last month. Now, LedgerX is suing the CFTC after the regulator said it did not have all the appropriate licenses, butchering the launch. Complications with LedgerX Bitcoin futures A vacant space in the U.S. crypto trading market was supposed to get […]

Euro Pacific Capital CEO and self-professed “gold bug” Peter Schiff took on Morgan Creek Digital partner Anthony Pompliano Tuesday in a jarring hour-long CNBC Crypto Trader debate over the merits of gold versus Bitcoin. The event had been widely promoted on Twitter by CNBC’s stalwart cryptocurrency bull, Ran Neuner—who as the show’s host and moderator […]

GitHub, a San Francisco-based open-source code hosting provider, was prevented from providing sanctioned nations, including Iran and Syria, with access to their supposedly open-source services. These restrictions highlight the need for decentralized web utilities—like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Nat Friedman, CEO of GitHub, revealed that the Microsoft-owned web utility provider was compelled to abide by U.S. […]

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, said that Facebook was responsible for the scrutiny and criticism it encountered from regulators. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Garlinghouse said that the company went “too far” in its whitepaper by stating Libra was going to become a “new currency.” Facebook sabotaged Libra with “arrogant” approach While the […]

Bitcoin SV creator Craig Wright claimed that he created Bitcoin as Satoshi Nakamoto—Bitcoin Cash founder Roger Ver called him a fraud. The two took the matter to court, and today, England’s high court ruled in favor of Ver. Craig Wright’s litigious rampage In April, Craig Wright invoked the wrath of the Bitcoin community by threatening […]

Five days from today, Litecoin will go through a process called halving. This is a fixed event that occurs every four years after 840,000 blocks are mined, reducing block rewards by 50 percent. As the date approaches, how will LTC trade? Litecoin Technical Analysis At the moment, it seems like Litecoin could be mimicking its behavior […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for contractors that would run Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP nodes on its behalf. The regulator said the nodes will support its efforts to monitor risks and improve compliance, despite dozens of free blockchain explorers and analytic tools being available online. U.S. market regulator wants to run […]