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Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK), a research and development company behind the Cardano project, has just released the first edition of their Plutus ebook. The book, which will be available on Amazon and LeanPub, is a comprehensive guide to the company’s Plutus programming language and aims to simplify the development experience on Cardano. A new, comprehensive […]

A whale alert that found that one billion XRP was moved from Ripple’s wallet on Aug. 1 sent hundreds of Twitter users into a frenzy, as many thought it was a nefarious token dump. However, the transaction is a monthly escrow release set by Ripple to regulate the upper limit on new XRP in circulation. […]

In the past 24 hours, the Bitcoin price increased from $9,550 to $10,400 in a short term trend reversal following several days of intense pullback. The decline in BTC trading volume with the rest of the cryptocurrency market may demonstrate a lack of decisive movement, but may also indicate that heightened sell pressure has started to […]

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 […]