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Stablecoins are the latest innovation to emerge over the past year and have the potential to revolutionize not only virtual currency markets but to also become a new mechanism for worldwide commerce. Will stablecoins become the mechanism for stability and liquidity in the ecosystem? The world banking system is viewed by its stakeholders as the […]

Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange with a market capitalization of over $10 trillion, is in the final stages of launching its XRP “Ripple Liquid Index” (RLX) and has successfully launched Bitcoin and Ethereum Liquidity Indices (BLX and ELX) as of Feb. 25th. At present, Nasdaq supports over 4,000 global indices and it recently partnered […]

The launch of Binance’s decentralized exchange and JP Morgan’s proprietary cryptocurrency, JPM Coin, have raised fundamental questions about where the crypto industry is headed. Both products fall short of traditional definitions of decentralization, and instead, stake territory somewhere between the Facebooks and the Bitcoins of the Internet. JPM Coin and the Definition of Cryptocurrency When […]

XRP was trading up at approximately 7 percent 15 minutes after the announcement, proving once again that Coinbase listings have a material effect on the price of a cryptocurrency. What was less expected was the small rally in the hours leading up to the announcement, which may indicate insider accumulation. Coinbase announced on Feb. 25th […]

The Central Bank of Bahrain has issued one of the most comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations in the Middle East, including rules on licensing, governance, and risk management for the new asset class. Bahrain First Arab Country to Introduce Comprehensive Regulation for Cryptocurrencies The Middle East may not be the first place that comes to […]

US authorities recovered 28 bitcoins, worth over $120,000, which were stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016. Although there are still 120,000 bitcoin still left to return, the action has been touted as a rare example of law enforcement successfully recovering stolen cryptocurrency. Law Enforcement Recovers Stolen Bitcoin Cryptocurrency heists have been on the rise since […]

The Ripple community has hounded Coinbase on when it would add XRP to its trading platform. There is speculation that Coinbase delayed the listing due to potential securities classification of the cryptocurrency. However, today, Coinbase finally made the plunge and announced it is opening XRP trading on Pro. Beginning Feb. 25th at 10:00 PST Coinbase […]

Bitcoin transaction volume has climbed to levels not seen since January 2018, potentially indicating growing adoption of the Bitcoin network. One of the more popular metrics used to gauge the ‘real use’ of a blockchain or dApp is the number of transactions taking place on the platform. Although it is not a perfect metric because of […]

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is looking for victims who invested in the cryptocurrency BitConnect (BCC) to aid with the ongoing investigation of the alleged Ponzi scheme, the agency announced Feb. 21st. Investigators Looking to Contact Potential Victims While the public is yet to see a high profile conviction related to cryptocurrency scams, […]

Zcash, one of the first privacy coin to leverage zero-knowledge proofs, is further cementing its vision of privacy-protection by engineering its blockchain in a way that is GDPR compliant by “default.” Primer on GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s regulation protecting personal data and privacy; its goal is to return personal data […]