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Exchanges are eager to increase their trading volume. Higher volume results in more liquidity, which attracts more traders and ultimately results in higher revenue.  Although many in the industry have pointed out the flaws in these metrics, there is evidence that some exchanges are structured to encourage wash trading. Attracting New Traders A handful of […]

Tether, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has issued over $300 million in USDT during the last week. The sudden increase in supply has resulted in accusations that Tether is, once again, engaging in market manipulation and that its stablecoin is still unbacked by dollar reserves. How Tether Impacts Bitcoin Tether and closely-connected exchange Bitfinex […]

Since Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) split in November 2018, miners supporting BSV have endured estimated losses of over $2.2 million to ensure that the fork’s network is secure. A large part of this mining is conducted by an operation owned by Calvin Ayre. Forking the Bitcoin Fork Much like how Bitcoin […]

The Los Angeles Times, the fourth-most circulated newspaper in the US, recently signed-up as a verified Brave Browser publisher. The publication will now start receiving tips and recurring contributions in Basic Attention Token. The LA Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It is the largest US […]

Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, had his attorneys serve legal papers to an anonymous Twitter user who publicly denied he created Bitcoin. In response, the crypto community rallied against Wright, culminating in the CEO of Binance threatening to delist Wright’s Bitcoin SV (BSV). Craig Wright Filing Lawsuits Against Those Denying He’s Satoshi CoinGeek—a […]

Initial coin offerings—once the favorite method to raise money from investors and crypto enthusiasts—is being ousted by newer, more promising initial exchange offerings. How do the two methods differ and who exactly benefits? The Downfall of ICOs Raising money was among the first thing cryptocurrency entrepreneurs figured out as the young industry developed. Initial coin […]

The Harvard University endowment fund made an unprecedented investment in the cryptocurrency tokens of blockchain startup Blockstack, enabling the company to raise $48 million in its private token sale. According to a preliminary circular offering statement submitted on Apr. 11th to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Blockstack LLC, a US-based blockchain software provider, has […]

Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum and current CEO of IOHK, recently appeared as a guest on the Ivan on Tech podcast and revealed the progress of the Cardano blockchain. Since IOHK released the “Cardano whiteboard and overview with Charles Hoskinson” video in October 2017, the company introduced major improvements to the platform, and Hoskinson was there […]

Coinbase, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange and one of the largest in the world, announced the launch of Coinbase Card. The Visa debit card will enable Coinbase’s customers in the UK to “spend crypto as effortlessly as the money in their bank.” Visa and Coinbase Bring Cryptocurrency Payments to the Masses Digital coins being used as a […]

Binance announced a partnership with CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, with the aim of enhancing the exchange’s anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program. World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Aims to Improve Its AML Compliance CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, is teaming up with Binance in order to help the exchange enhance its regulatory compliance. The companies will […]