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In 2017, cryptocurrency came into the mainstream spotlight. Bitcoin soared to a record high of $19,783.06, and the entire crypto market surpassed 800 billion dollars. Prices have cooled off since then, but 2017’s crypto frenzy made it clear that digital assets are here to stay. World leaders are turning their attention to cryptocurrencies, including Christine Lagarde, the […]

It goes without saying that natively digital applications have far more functionality than their counterparts. By being completely programmable, they are free from many of the constraints that limit the functionality of offline applications. Think back to the creation of PayPal – one of the first applications that helped us to bring our finances into […]

Development of Bitcoin‘s core protocol could alleviate many scalability issues facing Bitcoin. Advancements on the new Lightning Network could allow for fast, inexpensive, and convenient retail transactions. History of the Lightning Network The Lightning Network is a layer on top of the blockchain that utilizes smart-contracts to execute transactions. Such a system enables payments without […]

In another push to uniformly manage the UK alt-coin market, executives over at Ripple, the world’s third largest digital currency, have requested British regulators to put an end to the financial unpredictability that engulfs their cryptocurrency sector. Ripple’s head of regulatory relations, Ryan Zagone, has proposed a model similar to the one implemented by Japan […]

Institutional acceptance of cryptocurrency is gaining steam as Germany’s second largest stock exchange announces development of a crypto trading platform. Sowa Labs — a fintech subsidiary of Börse Stuttgart — announced last week a crypto trading app under the name Bison. Etwas Großes ist im Anmarsch. Entdecke die erste App für den Handel mit Kryptowährungen […]

Interoperability is the focus of many projects within the blockchain ecosystem at the moment, with several platforms developing solutions that will facilitate communication and the transfer of assets between disparate blockchains. The Bytom project, however, isn’t aiming for mere cross-chain interoperability — instead, Bytom aims to connect the digital and “atomic” worlds, bringing off-chain assets […]

After breaking the $8,000 barrier last Friday, Bitcoin impressed users and enthusiasts by spiking to $8,400 over the weekend. Today, the father of cryptocurrencies had fallen back down to $7,900 during the early morning hours but has since recovered to $8,000 at press time. Reddening Territory for Major Coins In addition, Ethereum is joining Bitcoin’s […]

After joining a number of market leaders using blockchain, Korean giant Samsung is once again eyeing up the emerging technology — this time for supply chain solutions. Statements issued by Samsung SDS, the company’s IT and logistics-focused subsidiary, have re-tabled the tech giant’s prospering interest in blockchain technologies. In a one-on-one exclusive with Bloomberg, SDS Blockchain […]

Mac users who have been waiting to run a Lightning Node can finally rest easy – the tutorial on how to install a Litecoin mainnet Lightning Network node on Mac has been officially released. The guide consists of all the commands and codes needed to create the Lightning node on a Mac. Users can copy and […]

It’s no secret that cryptocurrencies are significantly less enthralling than they were just four months ago. They are growing in usability and adoption, but their prices are relatively stagnant – especially compared to last year. 2017 was a glamouring campaign, but 2018 is a more muted growth period. At the time, few realized that an […]