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While reports on the impact of blockchain seem to focus mostly on cryptocurrencies, the technology is affecting industries across the board, with gambling being the one that benefits the most from secure ledgers. The application of blockchain technology benefits both the players and the providers, and ensures the results of their bets are generated fairly […]

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx launched a cryptocurrency-focused Bitcoin Perpetual Swap product on December 3, 2018, during a press conference attended by CryptoSlate. The virtual derivative product is a peer-to-peer offering that aims to empower traders with the ability to speculate the price direction of digital assets like Bitcoin and Ether to ensure exposure to the risky, yet […]

Justin Sun and Vitalik Buterin clash once again over Twitter. The two juggernauts are back to unleashing criticisms against each other’s platforms as Ethereum and TRON battle for market dominance. On Twitter today, Justin Sun once again touted the merits of the TRON platform. In a tweet, he linked an article where Vitalik Buterin stated: […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put out a pre-solicitation request for tracing private transactions and performing blockchain analytics on cryptocurrencies, such as Zcash and Monero. The request was made to combat illegal and nefarious transactions on privacy-oriented blockchains. On Nov. 30th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a pre-solicitation notice for […]

In a discreet addition to Coinbase, the company has integrated PayPal for crypto to fiat withdrawals and sells. Coinbase customers can now use the feature to withdraw fiat directly into a PayPal account. In another customer-focused move, Coinbase has added a new layer of functionality to its service: PayPal support. The new feature makes cashing-out […]

Stablecoins are currently the fastest growing sector of the cryptocurrency market, worth $186 billion; these constitute cryptocurrencies whose values are pegged to real life commodities like gold or the US dollar. This is opposed to traditional cryptocurrencies—such as Bitcoin or Ethereum—whose markets are very volatile and can fluctuate by 10-20 percent in the space of […]

On Nov. 30th, NEO announced—in collaboration with NSPCC—that they are developing a distributed file storage system that would work as a “cornerstone” of the NEO platform. NeoFS would “allow users to take back control of their data,” and would be as “simple to use as Dropbox” or “Amazon S3.” NEO is a blockchain platform with […]

In an interview, Justin Sun, the Founder and CEO of TRON, discusses how the platform will implement Zcash’s zk-SNARKs cryptography in Q1 of 2019. Such a move would bring users greater anonymity and privacy. On Nov. 28th episode of The Bad Crypto Podcast, co-host Rachel Wolfson interviews Justin Sun on the progress of TRON’s technology […]

In a curious incident today, Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, posted to the P2P Foundation Forums for the first time since 2011. It is likely that one of Satoshi’s email accounts was hacked to gain access to the forum. Today at 5:00 AM (UTC) Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous inventor of Bitcoin, posted the […]

Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit is facing a crisis. CEO Ned Scott revealed on Nov. 27, 2018, that the company has been forced to lay off 70 percent of its workforce amid an atmosphere of falling crypto prices and high operational costs. In a post published on the company’s website, Scott revealed that the company […]