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With growing adoption, blockchain integration continues to proliferate across nations worldwide. The U.S. government, meanwhile, has invested $800,000 in developing a research-oriented distributed ledger, called Open Science Chain. US Researchers Develop Distributed Ledger The U.S. government has granted $818,433 to researchers at the University of California-San Diego for the development of Open Science Chain (OSC), […]

Since the ICO fervor of 2017, software pioneer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been reluctant to join the blockchain sector. Changing his sentiment, Wozniak revealed plans to join blockchain startup Equi Capital. Woz’s First Blockchain Venture Might be a Bust Apple 1 inventor and Bitcoin bull Steve Wozniak revealed his upcoming involvement in fintech blockchain […]

Blockchain analysis and forensics firm Chainalysis recently produced a report on payments received by the world’s top 17 cryptocurrency merchants, concluding the role of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has steadily decreased in most day-to-day transactions. As reported by Bloomberg, a group of researchers from Chainalysis observed a stark decline in BCH transactions in 2018. While payments soared […]

The case of cryptocurrencies’ global relevance remains a moot point given its wildly volatile nature, an aspect which has spurred a billion dollar crypto-exchange market. However, some entrepreneurs and companies are determined to bring needful price stability to the digital asset market. Crypto-Trading Market Creating Huge Volatility Cryptocurrencies are arguably the world’s most exciting high-risk, […]

Bitcoin has stormed out of its week-long consolidation in truly dramatic fashion, yet the timing of the monster $5 billion buy rally has prompted a torrent of accusations from BitMEX users — seeming to coincide perfectly with the exchange’s scheduled downtime. Bitcoin bulls seemed to come out guns blazing in one of the largest buy […]

Shortly after adding IOTA to its platform, eToro has unveiled a flurry of partnerships with seven premier league teams. The football (soccer) teams included in the deal are: Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Crystal Palace Newcastle United Cardiff City Leicester City Brighton & Hove Albion This exciting partnership will help bring awareness to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via football […]

PayPal’s Venmo is losing favor to Square’s cryptocurrency-integrated payments application Cash, according to data collated by Japan’s Nomura Instinet and research firm Sensor Tower. Cash vs. Venmo A brief glance at various forums indicates that Cash has more than 33.5 million downloads, with 80,000 reviews on the Apple App Store and 35,000 on Google Play. […]

In the face of the market capitalization’s nine-month low, the CEO of multi-asset trading giant eToro has spoken positively about the mid-year correction and maintains that demand for Bitcoin has not declined. This chart is sensational… Despite falling prices this year, clients @etoro are increasing not decreasing their $BTC holdings. pic.twitter.com/kvYKo1PBiD — Mati Greenspan (@MatiGreenspan) […]

In early August 2018, Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies announced its plan to go public in Q4 2018 to much excitement and fanfare. The Chinese cryptocurrency company, founded in 2013 by Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, has long been a powerhouse in the cryptocurrency space. As a pioneer of ASIC mining chips, Bitmain controls approximately 70 percent […]

Cryptocurrency exchanges are taking a page from successful stock markets, forming a working group to oversee the unregulated digital asset exchange space, according to Business Insider. Create the New Financial Market While it isn’t confirmed, the logical sequel to such a working group is the formation of a self-regulatory body or a “virtual commodity marketplace.” […]