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Zilliqa’s price continues to increase after the successful launch of its testnet and addition of new exchange listings. It is currently ranked the twenty-third largest coin by market cap according to coin rankings, with a market cap of $1.3 billion. What is Zilliqa? Zilliqa is a public, open source blockchain platform that scales transactions linearly […]

An early proponent of cryptocurrency and one of the most well-known Bitcoin bulls, Mike Novogratz continues to tout the value of cryptocurrency and push institutional investors towards a new era of finance. ‘Almost Irresponsible’ to Not Invest in Bitcoin A former portfolio manager for Fortress Investment Group and Partner at Goldman Sachs, Mike Novogratz has […]

The last week has seen several blockchain patents awarded to various innovators within the sector, including a cryptocurrency ETP patent filed by Gemini exchange owners the Winklevoss twins. A new patent awarded to trade-processing tech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions, however, could potentially see blockchain technology used to streamline corporate governance and shareholder relations. A new […]

At press time, many of the largest players in the cryptocurrency arena (i.e., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin) are incurring strong corrections and many of the top alt-coins are following in that direction. A handful of coins are beginning to stabilize and a few are even showing strong gains. Stellar Lumens (XLM) Stellar Lumens […]

After hitting a low of $6,850 earlier this year, Bitcoin experienced a resurgence in the past month as prices climbed back to $9,950. According to Tom Lee, Head of Research at Fundstrat, the intrinsic weakness of currencies like Bitcoin lies in the fact that investors have to keep selling their virtual holdings in order to […]

Founded just 18 months ago, Korean blockchain investments fund Hashed has just reached the quarter billion dollar milestone. Amidst a thriving cryptocurrency market, Hashed has found its niche accelerating high-performance blockchain projects in Korea and abroad. What is #Hashed? Starting in early 2017, Hashed opened one of Korea’s first crypto assets funds with only $600k […]

The skittish cryptocurrency market has moved further into the red today as several factors, including South Korean regulatory action, test the stress tolerance levels of market participants. One of the key drivers behind recent negative price movement is the actions of the Mt Gox bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, who appears to be preparing for another […]

Price drops are being witnessed amongst all major cryptocurrencies as of late as market volatility continues to make its presence known. Assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash are all seriously in the red, having dropped anywhere from a few hundred dollars to over $1,000 since experiencing monthly highs last week. Bitcoin (BTC) The price […]

UK-based cryptocurrency trading startup, Crypto Facilities, has become the first crypto platform to launch regulated Ethereum futures contracts, making a new derivatives contract available from 4 pm UK time on the 11th of May. The new Ethereum futures contracts represent another step toward the maturation of the cryptocurrency market as complex financial products such as […]

The world’s leading social network is looking into the potential of blockchain technology to facilitate peer-to-peer payments. According to a report from The Verge, Facebook is “very serious” about launching its own native cryptocurrency. As of March 23, 2018, Alexa has ranked Facebook as the world’s third-most visited website. If the internet giant follows through […]