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The term “government-issued” cryptocurrency is paradoxical. The core tenets of cryptocurrencies — decentralized ledgers and trustless cryptographic payment clearance — are antithetical to government control over value transfer. Officially sanctioned government issued cryptocurrencies are increasing in number, however. Sweden, Japan, and Russia have all investigated the benefits of a state-backed crypto, while countries such as […]

Almost $800 million worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash has been withdrawn from wallets associated with defunct cryptocurrency “black market” Silk Road marketplace and linked to Silk Road owner Ross “Dread Pirate Roberts” Ulbricht, signaling a potential large-scale Bitcoin market dump. The Silk Road-related cryptocurrency wallet activity, first observed by cryptocurrency community members on Aug. […]

According to BitMEX Research, a group of analysts at major Bitcoin exchange BitMEX, Bitmain has been intentionally lowering the profit margin of its core business prior to its initial public offering (IPO). As the biggest and most profitable conglomerate in the history of the cryptocurrency sector, Bitmain has attracted some of the largest investors in […]

Taking advantage of blockchain solutions, WorkCoin is a decentralized freelancer marketplace that aims to be fully transparent and frictionless. Fred Krueger, CEO and founder, shared his outlook on the global impact of WorkCoin and the shifting cryptocurrency landscape. This article was co-written by Jonathan Kim and interview conducted by Pat Larsen of ZenLedger.io. WorkCoin’s Focus on […]

IoT-driven blockchain platform IOTA announced the upcoming release of real-world integration with vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen. The Digital CarPass, set to be released in 2019, will see performance data tracked via IOTA blockchain technology to ensure vehicle data collection is reliable and secure. The Digital CarPass was announced by Volkswagen’s Head of Blockchain Benjamin Sinram at the […]

Throughout this week, some of the most widely recognized traders in the cryptocurrency community have said that Bitcoin is due for another correction before initiating a mid-term rally. Peter Brandt, a highly experienced trader in the FX and cryptocurrency market, said in his 43 years of trading, he has not seen any asset that experienced […]

The cryptocurrency market may have experienced a flat run over the course of 2018 thus far with Bitcoin prices failing to break through the $10,000 barrier since early March, but new research published by ING demonstrates that adoption rates are rising rapidly. The ING International Survey on Mobile Banking: Cracking the code on cryptocurrency report, […]

Proponents of the Ethereum ‘World Supercomputer’ may balk at the recently liberated Tron’s impressive post-mainnet momentum—with the young blockchain having rocketed to handling a third of Ethereum’s daily transaction count in August. Tron’s progress to date may be seen as remarkable at any rate, opening its second full month of operation with 30,000 transactions, and […]

As Wall Street waits on the green light from Capitol Hill, seeds appear to have been scattered further afield in pastures of friendlier regulation. The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) may be a part of this new crop; having shared with CryptoSlate the context of its recently launched institutional-grade digital asset exchange (GBX-DAX) and token-sale platform […]

Ethereum’s core developers held another meeting, Aug. 31, to further discuss the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency network’s four-stage development plan–including additional details on the Constantinople hard fork and Casper. Constantinople Due in September Not to name names, but a friend of mine (it’s me), has been ignoring an update on their MacBook Pro for probably two […]