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On Google Trends, the keyword “blockchain” has surpassed “crypto” in popularity in recent months, suggesting that the demand for the asset class has dropped in comparison to the underlying technology. Throughout the past eleven months, since January, the cryptocurrency market has suffered a 75 percent drop in valuation from $800 billion to $200 billion, as […]

Blockchain testing solutions provider Whiteblock has announced the successful completion of the first ever independent test of the EOS platform, throwing up a set of results with potentially seismic implications for the network, which has been marketed as the “Ethereum killer” as well as the wider cryptosphere. Released on November 1, 2018, the report titled […]

Multiple Amsterdam businesses received emails threatening them with hand grenades or shootings if they do not pay €50,000 in bitcoins to the sender, the NLTimes reported on Oct. 31. Bitcoin ‘Terrorists’ Threaten Amsterdam Coffeeshops with Bullets and Grenades Cyber terrorists are targeting Amsterdam, demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin from multiple coffee […]

Hong Kong unveiled a new set of regulations aimed at governing the local cryptocurrency trading and funding market in a move that seeks to improve investor protection and the city’s status as a premier financial hub. Accredited Investors Only As reported by the South China Morning Post on Nov. 1, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures […]

HIGH MOBILITY and the IOTA Foundation both sign a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the integration of IOTA content, blueprints and tutorials into HIGH MOBILITY´s developer platform. A Perfect Startup to Accelerate IOTA’s Technology HIGH MOBILITY, a multiple-award winning API platform company focusing on digital developer tools for connected cars, has partnered with IOTA […]

In an apparent attempt to bring an end to USDT’s unrelenting solvency saga, Tether Limited has procured a new banking partner and laid bare its “portfolio” reserves in an account statement dated Oct. 31. According to Tether, Deltec Bank concluded after a months-long “due diligence review” that the company behind the contentious USDT would be […]

The scores of cryptocurrency hedge funds setting up shop in late-2017, during the infamous bull run, are facing an existential crisis after plunging prices, low investor interest, and poor fundamental growth in the broader cryptocurrency industry. Long-term Thinking vs. Short-term Boom The year 2018 has been brutal for the digital assets market. Bitcoin is down […]

On Nov. 1st, Stock exchange giant Nasdaq Inc. released a paper announcing the intent to use the anti-fraud tools it’s developed for conventional exchanges to aid in stamping out crypto fraud. How can #cryptocurrency exchanges foster transparency and implement processes and technology that contribute to fair and orderly trading and investor protection? Find out in […]

Despite the declining number of ICOs, Ethereum is still dominant in the sector as it is used by more than 85 percent of all ICOs, leaving Stellar and NEO far behind. Declining Number of ICOs Coudn’t Dethrone Ethereum Graph showing the breakdown in ICO platform adoption (Source: CoinGecko) Nonetheless, the 80 percent drop in the number […]

Prominent blockchain strategist and advisor Steve Tendon has spent years trying to close the gap between regulators and developers in the blockchain space. More recently, he has taken on a more direct role as the first Chairman of the Blockchain Malta Association. Widely considered the architect of what is now known as the ‘Blockchain Island’ […]