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Almost 500,000 Swiss citizens voted in favor of a financial system based on the fundamentals of Bitcoin. While the referendum was not enough to bring change, the radical campaign won about 25% of all votes in favor of overturning Switzerland’s economic system. Intended to make the financial system more robust, the Sovereign Money Initiative — or […]

Based out of Thailand, Loom Network (LOOM) is an Ethereum-based blockchain platform created for the development of decentralized games and social apps. Loom Network Releases Beta SDK Building the platform on top of the Ethereum blockchain, Loom Network utilizes the Plasma second-layer scaling solution to generate DAppChains – a sidechain to Ethereum that is attached […]

Once upon a time, people believed there would only be one blockchain. But one-blockchain maximalism soon proved to be a shortsighted belief. Without forking and new chains, experimentation was extremely limited and led to the creation of hundreds of blockchains adapted to fit a specific need. However, for the full integration of blockchain, the chains need a […]

Wells Fargo has become the latest financial giant to ban credit card purchases of cryptocurrency. Wells Fargo, the second-largest bank in the world by market capitalization, has followed in the footsteps of JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citibank, and a growing list of leading financial institutions — all of whom have prevented credit purchases of cryptocurrency […]

The emerging blockchain era promises to give “control of value” back to the people. Security pioneer, crypto evangelist and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate, John McAfee, is pushing for the bold separation of state and value control to achieve “Currency Independence.” The Declaration of Currency Independence Akin to the separation of church and state outlined in the […]

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are widely considered by many market participants to function as investment vehicles — real-world applications of blockchain technology take a back seat to speculation with mass adoption remaining a distant goal. While this process slowly progresses in the US and Europe, Southeast Asia has embraced the blockchain revolution. From […]

Over the past week, the cryptocurrency market shed 10% of its market cap, or almost $30 billion. Despite the constant news, product developments and announcements from projects like EOS, Cardano, IOTA, Stellar and TRON, the market has still been experiencing steep drops like Sunday’s BTC sub-$7K nosedive.

Coinbase has announced the addition of Ethereum Classic to the lineup of tokens on its institutional platform, heralding the first new asset to be added to the platform as a result of Coinbase’s recent announcement of additional token support. Coinbase has announced that the platform will aim to add Ethereum Classic Support in the coming […]

Outspoken cryptocurrency proponent, iconoclastic firearm enthusiast, and potential 2020 US presidential candidate, John McAfee, challenged the SEC to a live debate on national television over the SEC chairman Jay Clayton’s recent statements regarding the regulatory status of cryptocurrencies. McAfee, who recently announced his intent to capture the White House in 2020, called out Clayton via […]

Bitcoin’s volatile past week captured the attention of market observers, with many in the crypto community surprised to see Sunday’s market drop resulting in a sub-$7K BTC price. Despite the recent volatility, there have been multiple recent announcements from large-scale crypto exchange platforms seeking to cement regulatory relationships with the SEC. The often-touted entrance of […]