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Rakuten, the biggest e-commerce company in Japan with over 102 million users and the 14th largest internet company in the world by annual revenue, has officially entered the crypto exchange market. In an official statement, Rakuten said that Rakuten Wallet will operate as a licensed crypto trading platform. Currently, Rakuten is in the process of […]

CryptoCompare’s March 2019 Exchange Review found that the previous month saw a 70 percent increase in volume from crypto-to-crypto exchanges. Crypto spot markets also saw a huge increase, leading many to believe that the dreaded crypto winter could finally be coming to an end. Key Developments In The Exchange Market The CryptoCompare review has long […]

Ocean Protocol, a Singapore-based blockchain-powered data sharing platform, announced an initial exchange offering (IEO) with Bittrex. The exchange said the offering will begin on Apr. 30, with only verified Bittrex International users able to participate. However, on Twitter, the news was mostly met with skepticism. Bittrex Gets Another IEO in Line, This Time With Ocean […]

A trading indicator in the bitcoin markets suggests the bottom may be in, according to one technical analyst. The two-week MACD of bitcoin crossed into a buy signal on Apr. 1st, the first time since May 11th, 2015, the bottom of the market before it exploded in 2016-2017. Technical analyst Eric Thies recently tweeted on […]

ArcBlock has recently released the next milestone in its roadmap—ABT Node, which combines the worlds of cloud computing and decentralized blockchains. CEO Robert Mao and marketing lead Matthew McKinney describe the new update in an interview with CryptoSlate. ArcBlock is building a platform for connecting protocol-level blockchains, similar to Polkadot and Cosmos. The Seattle-based company […]

The specifications for Shelley, Cardano’s newest update that aims to bring “full decentralization” to the platform, was finally revealed. IOHK, the company behind Shelley, announced the key specifications that deal with everything from the design for the delegation and incentive mechanism to ledger rules. Cardano Makes Big Announcement Ahead of the IOHK Summit Following weeks […]

The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library—reported receiving $2,500 in Basic Attention Token (BAT) tips. The browser’s micro-donations feature has also been endorsed by several other major websites, which could mean a web driven by ads and the sale of user data could become a thing of the past, suggested Archive.org. Brave Creators […]

West Virginia, who made history as the first US state to use mobile blockchain voting in a midterm election, plans on using the same technology for the 2020 presidential elections. While the state’s first trial was only limited to military voters stationed overseas, the 2020 elections could see statewide implementation. West Virginia Pioneers Blockchain-Based Voting […]

Multiple cases of “Flash Boys” type automated trading bots have been found working on decentralized exchanges. According to researchers from Cornell Tech, the aggressive market strategies employed by these bots enable manipulative practices that could significantly damage ordinary trading. Cornell Tech Research Paper Discovers Manipulative Trading Practices on Decentralized Exchanges While decentralized exchanges have been […]

Augur, a blockchain-based prediction marketplace, recently released its v2 upgrade, introducing a wide array of new features including Maker Dai integration, important bug fixes, and use-it-or-lose-it forking for REP. Augur’s Long-Awaited v2 Upgrade Augur (REP), a blockchain-based decentralized protocol that allows cryptocurrency users to create their own prediction markets, has announced the release of its version […]