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“Enough already” was the blunt message billionaire Mike Novogratz had for the @Bitcoin Twitter account, whose latest tweets showcase its handlers affinity for the ongoing “Bitcoin Cash is Bitcoin” rally. Via a tweet dated May 5, the @Bitcoin handle explicitly claimed Bitcoin Cash to be the “oldest cryptocurrency” in town. Not only that, the post […]

With over twenty blockchain startups emerging locally, Seattle has become home to many companies at the forefront of disruptive technology and entrepreneurship. Techstars Startup Weekend organizes events to push aspiring founders to their creative and operating limits, which is why Seattle made an excellent setting for the very first Startup Weekend Blockchain Edition. What is Startup […]

Cryptocurrencies have always had an antagonistic relationship with governments, central banks, and regulators. After all, Bitcoin, the first and still most popular digital currency, was created as a response to the shenanigans at large banks that was overlooked by regulators and served as a prime catalyst for the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, […]

The obsession with Bitcoin’s price, driven by irrationally exuberant speculators, is distracting people from adhering to the core values of Bitcoin. The following is a guest post from Mark Toohey, co-founder, and CEO of TBSx3 – a blockchain-based logistics and supply chain solutions company. He is also a digital currency regulation lecturer with the University of Nicosia. […]

Quarterly cross-border transaction growth for Mastercard declined by 2% over the last year partly due to the lack of customers using the service to purchase cryptocurrencies, according to Mastercard’s CFO. During the May earnings call, Mastercard’s CFO Martina Hund-Mejean revealed that quarterly cross-border transaction growth for the company is down by 2% from the first […]

Cryptocurrency markets continued the bullish trend this week with an almost $40 billion increase in market cap at one point. Over the weekend, however, a strong pullback occurred leaving the overall market cap around $430 billion. This week, we will use technical analysis to look into the current price action of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, […]

The Ethiopian government will be working with Cardano to see how blockchain technology can have a positive impact on the agritech industry. The project will have a strong focus on the countries main export – coffee beans. The goal is to increase transparency throughout the supply chain. On May 3rd, CEO and founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, […]

An important decision regarding the future of cryptocurrency regulation is set to be discussed on May 7th, as a working group of senior CFTC and SEC officials prepare a meeting that could determine the manner in which digital currencies are classified under securities laws. Ethereum has taken center stage as the cryptocurrency community awaits the […]

Smaller altcoins have significantly not affected the cryptocurrency market cap, though some have experienced minor drops over the last 24 hours, and the green swells witnessed amongst major assets are not as prominent this time around. Stellar Lumens (XLM) At press time, Stellar Lumens is trading for about 41 cents. Per Tech News Leader, the […]

Binance announced yesterday via its official Twitter handle that it added a Ripple/Tether trading pair to its exchange platform. Having been in operation since 2017, Binance has transformed into one of the biggest crypto-exchange services on the planet today. Through an official blog post, the company shared key details of fees and regulations that will […]