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LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies. The move follows the introduction of new regulation from Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), where the company is based. Finland’s Regulatory Watchdog to Oversee LocalBitcoins’ Operations One of the last […]

Coinbase Earn, the exchange’s initiative that enables users to “earn crypto while learning about crypto,” has introduced support for Stellar. The company announced the news on its Twitter profile, saying that any eligible US user can learn about the Stellar protocol while earning up to $50 worth of XLM. The company plans on giving out […]

Cardano’s Ada is now supported on popular hardware wallet the Ledger Nano S. Now, Ada investors can store, interact with, and invest in the cryptocurrency using one of the leading hardware wallets on the market. On Mar. 27th, EMURGO—the commercial arm of Cardano—announced Ada support for the Ledger Nano S.  Users will now be able to […]

Bitcoin’s hash rate has been on the rise since its 50 percent drop last year and has regained over 80 percent of its all-time-high rate. Meanwhile, the Ethereum hash rate has fallen by almost 50 percent as the blockchain enters its transition from proof-of-work (PoW) mining to proof-of-stake (PoS) staking. Bitcoin Hash Rate Keeps Going […]

A new browser extension called “Coinflict of Interest” was recently launched on GitHub and it aims to solve the problem of transparency on Crypto Twitter. Created by an open-source developer, Coinflict of Interest exposes bias towards certain coins among well-known figures in the crypto industry, helping people differentiate between truthful and sponsored content. Solving the […]

Twitch.tv, a live video streaming platform owned by Amazon, has quietly removed Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash as payment methods for subscriptions. The news has many members of the crypto-community wondering whether cryptocurrencies, as a payment method, are experiencing negative adoption or if it was an isolated move from Twitch. Twitch Silently Removes Crypto Payments for […]

Tether, the market-leading stablecoin in both market capitalization and controversy, made changes to its legal terms of service that indicate that USDT is not fully backed one-to-one by US dollar reserves. Instead, the new terms suggest that USDT is backed by other assets including loans made to third parties, calling into question the soundness of […]

CryptoSlate conducted an interview with Stephen McKeon, chief strategy advisor to Security Token Academy and associate professor at the University of Oregon. McKeon anticipates that a Bitcoin ETF will give institutional investors greater access to the asset, increasing the demand and price of BTC. He also elaborated on topics ranging from asset tokenization, crypto’s role […]

CryptoSlate interviewed Kadan Stadelmann, chief technical officer at Komodo Platform, on why atomic swaps could transform how cryptocurrency is exchanged. The interview also covered how the Komodo team is surviving the down market and his predictions about the future of crypto and blockchain. Background on Kadan Stadelmann Our interviewee has used his software development and […]

One of the largest tech conglomerates in the world, US-based Cisco, recently issued a report highlighting the company’s enterprise-oriented blockchain platform. In the report, Cisco suggested that blockchain has the potential to hold as much as 10 percent of the world’s GDP.  This means that several trillion dollars worth of value could be stored on […]