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Ethereum’s new Serenity update, which will enable the network to transition from a Proof-of-Work (PoW) to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model, has been generating a lot of hype in 2018. Apart from addressing the problem of scalability, the new chain also drastically reduces the cost for running a staking node in Ethereum 2.0, it was […]

On Nov. 20, Bakkt, a cryptocurrency platform operated by ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, delayed the launch of its Bitcoin futures market from December 12 to Jan. 24, 2019. An official document released by ICE read: “ICE Futures U.S., Inc. will list the new Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Daily Futures Contract […]

NBA superstar and “investment genius” Kobe Bryant is speaking at TRON’s niTROn Summit 2019 in San Francisco on Jan. 17. NBA Superstar Kobe Bryant Today, TRON released a press release saying that Kobe Bryant would be a special guest and speaker at the niTROn Summit, a blockchain event meant to bring together industry leaders to explore solutions […]

The zero-sum game that is trading has traditionally been a tough sell for retailers, who may seldom come out on top in their daily tug-of-war with the deep-pocketed institutions that wrap most markets around their fingers. CryptoSlate, however, sat down with the chief executive of Rise, who is planning to repurpose its institutional-grade, AI-powered trading […]

The market continues on a downward spiral; $45 billion evaporates from aggregate cryptocurrency market capitalization. Bitcoin hits a year-long all-time low of $5000. All cryptocurrencies deep in the red, with XRP as an outlier. Over the last two months, the market has been relatively peaceful, with primarily sideways movement with Bitcoin hovering at $6300-$6600. This week, […]

The Department of Homeland Security posted a solicitation for proposals for companies that can improve government processes using the blockchain. Accepted proposals would receive up to $800,000 in government funding. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a U.S. federal government cabinet department. The department is responsible for U.S. public security and includes anti-terrorism, border […]

In a groundbreaking move, SIX, Switzerland’s leading stock exchange with a $1.6 trillion market capitalization, has given the thumbs-up to the world’s first multiple-cryptocurrency-based Exchange-Traded Product (ETP). As reported by the Financial Times Nov. 17, the Amun Crypto ETP will debut next week on Switzerland’s 168-year-old stalwart equity market with a basket of crypto-assets including […]

Technology entrepreneur and visionary Elon Musk, popularly known for electric cars, reusable rockets, and PayPal, is increasingly seeing an uncanny association with Bitcoin for the wrong reasons. Scammers are capitalizing on Musk’s Twitter social media prominence to spin out hopes of cryptocurrency returns – with gains even more spectacular than the famed 2017-bull run. Musk […]

Bitmain’s billionaire co-founder Jihan Wu may sell over 1 million Bitcoin Cash SV (BCHSV), following the successful completion of a scheduled Bitcoin Cash hard fork on Nov. 15. I am wondering when I can deposit my BSV token into exchange to sell. — Jihan Wu (@JihanWu) November 17, 2018 A contentious hard fork of Bitcoin Cash […]

Salt Lending Holdings Inc., a lender that uses cryptocurrencies as collateral, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a roughly $50 million dollar ICO it held in August 2017. Salt, a company tied to prominent bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Voorhees, received a subpoena from the SEC in February seeking records related to […]