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Thailand’s forward-leaning crypto policy has catalyzed rapid blockchain platform development, with the Thai SEC receiving 20 applications for new digital asset exchanges and more than 50 applications for token offerings since launching new regulatory framework in July. The crypto regulation framework in Thailand, which came into effect July 16, has legalized domestic cryptocurrency markets following two […]

Touted as the world’s first security token exchange, tZERO is a blockchain subsidiary of retail giant Overstock.com. On Aug. 9, tZERO announced a $270 million investment from GSR Capital. Overstock Share Prices Rally Following tZERO Investment Hong Kong-based private equity firm GSR Capital has revealed plans to purchase 18 percent of tZERO’s equity for $270 million. […]

Earlier last week, the SEC postponed Cboe’s Bitcoin ETF application decision until late September. On Aug. 7, Brian Kelly went on CNBC’s Fast Money to urge viewers to hold their crypto investments through the delay. BK: “There’s More to This Story Than Just an ETF” The CEO and founder of investment firm BKCM, Brian Kelly, […]

Cryptocurrencies are continuing to become more mainstream. With each passing day, the number of daily Bitcoin transactions inches upward. The problem is, we still haven’t found a way to solve the scalability problem. Why is Blockchain Scalability Such an Issue? Cryptocurrencies were not initially designed with the idea of widespread use and adaptation in mind. […]

With the recent news of the IBM-backed cryptocurrency payments company Stronghold, the spotlight is back on stablecoins. These tokens present a variety of valid use cases yet have proven difficult to bring into practice. With the initial creation of Bitcoin, the dream of a decentralized, anonymous, easily transactional and frictionless currency was partially realized. The […]

In what may be the most potent sponsorship of blockchain to date, Microsoft has quietly released Ethereum on Azure–its new Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) that allows enterprises to use and customize their own permissioned Ethereum blockchain networks. Unveiled in a blog post on Aug. 7, the software giant’s new product purportedly enables consumers and enterprises to build […]

Jackson Palmer, a product lead at Adobe and the creator of Dogecoin, said that the recent slump of major cryptocurrencies–including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Ripple–is attributable to the drop in their user activity. Ripple is Processing Fewer Payments Than in 2016 Ripple (XRP), the most valuable bank-tailored public blockchain network, was the best performing […]

On Aug. 8, Bitcoin recorded a massive drop from $7,200 to $6,150, a 14 percent drop within a 24-hour period. Most investors and prominent analysts have attributed the abrupt decline in the Bitcoin price to the decision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay the approval of the VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin exchange-traded fund […]

The rise of the internet in the 1990’s brought concerns about pirated software and various illegal activities, but as internet usage grew, these concerns largely fell by the wayside. Today, we see much of the same happening to the cryptocurrency industry and its growing image problem. Shady business practices, high-profile hacks, environmental challenges, speculation, market […]

Whatever your views on it, there’s no getting around the fact that cryptocurrencies are one of the biggest, most exciting topics in the finance industry right now. Every media channel seems to be homing in on their potential, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The story of crypto itself is an interesting one. It’s […]