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Local.bitcoin.com, a peer-to-peer trading platform competing with BTC-based LocalBitcoins, is now live and letting users buy and sell bitcoin cash anywhere in the world. An OTC marketplace for BCH Bitcoin.com decided to launch the over-the-counter trading platform on June 4 in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. The firm plans to […]

IOHK, the parent company of the Cardano and Ethereum Classic blockchains, announced the new and updated Cardano roadmap. Announced months ago by its CEO, Charles Hoskinson, the new roadmap will offer a clear vision of Cardano’s future and recap all of the work that has been done on the project. Sharing the completely redesigned roadmap for […]

GlobalCoin, Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, will reportedly be announced this month. According to a report in The Information, the social media giant is set to provide more details about the coin and could allow its employees to take their salary in the form of the new token. Official announcement of GlobalCoin coming this month Rumors about […]

NEO upgraded its consensus mechanism ahead of the scheduled move to NEO 3.0 in 2020. Often referred to as “Chinese Ethereum,” the project has been making moves in 2019 to increase its global footprint. NEO recently opened a U.S. office―NEO Global Development Seattle, led by former Microsoft executive John deVadoss―and hosted its second developer conference […]

There are signs that Bitcoin mining is beginning to gain a foothold in the United States—a win for the decentralization of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Considering the looming crypto mining ban, increasing pressure from the U.S.-China trade war, and the Chinese government’s cautious stance towards crypto, the diversification of miners out of the country isn’t surprising. […]

Gold is known as one of the best long-term wealth storing assets during economic crises because of its reliably rare supply, which makes it maintain its value without much depreciation. Only 2,600 tonnes of gold are mined per year expanding the above ground supply at a yearly rate of 1.6 percent. However, the introduction of […]

Drew Stone, a developer working on Edgeware, returned 2000 ETH ($500,000) to its rightful owner after the funds were mistakenly sent to the wrong smart contract on the Ethereum Mainnet. Almost half a million dollars lost their way on the Ethereum Mainnet The crypto industry has had a reputation problem since its inception, and the […]

Despite banning cryptocurrency exchanges, China may still have a big influence on the industry. The recent surge—and drop—in bitcoin prices could have been helped by trends coming from the Asian market. China’s influence over Bitcoin Since Sept. 4, 2017, the Chinese government made it illegal for mainlanders to exchange digital currencies. The ban was intended […]

On May 26, Justin Sun, the 28-years old CEO of TRON, revealed that he was working on “something huge and amazing” that will impact the future of TRON and BitTorrent, but that the announcement will be made in early June. As rumors began spreading the market valuation of these two cryptocurrencies started surging. TRON and […]

As part of his winning $4.6 million bid for lunch with Warren Buffett, TRON CEO Justin Sun has the opportunity to invite up to seven guests to accompany him. His preliminary picks—Vitalik Buterin from Ethereum, Charlie Lee of Litecoin, and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) of Binance. After an agonizing week of teasers, Justin Sun revealed that […]