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Today is one of the most celebrated days in the crypto community. It’s a day of intrigue, hilarity, and mockery. Dubbed “Bitcoin Pizza Day,” May 22nd is the annual celebration of one of the worst financial decisions imaginable. The Back Story In 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a software programmer from Jacksonville, Florida, wanted to test Bitcoin’s […]

Pantera Capital is the United States’ first investment firm focused on blockchain technology. Back in 2014, Pantera announced a partnership with Fortress Investment Group, indicating “a significant step in the push to move Bitcoin into the financial mainstream.” In a recent blog post, Pantera Capital addressed Bitcoin’s growing popularity over the past five years, and its […]

In January of 2018, Coincheck, Japan’s largest crypto exchange joined the list of exchanges compromised by a devastating hack. Cyber thieves took advantage of a flaw in their platform to steal 523 million units of NEM’s digital currency. Although Coincheck accepted responsibility for the hack and spent $435 million to compensate users, the incident was […]

CoinGate has unveiled sandbox testing for Lightning Network, making the Lithuanian payment processor one of the first businesses to integrate the Bitcoin scaling solution. After implementing SegWit addresses in December 2017, the move is CoinGate’s second Bitcoin-friendly addition — taking the platform a step closer towards its goal of being the first to integrate Lightning […]

A former CEO of Visa, Marc O’Brien, has been appointed Chief Executive of Crypterium — a crypto mobile payments solution. This has been an eventful week! #Crypterium, the world's first cryptobank, is now led by a legendary fintech entrepreneur Marc O'Brien, our website has got a facelift, and the App has been updated with numerous […]

The decentralized exchange protocol, 0x, announced a significant update in the form of V2. With a projected launch of July, the newest version brings some exciting features for trading tokenized assets. The Ethereum-based protocol acts as a communication layer for DEXs, known as decentralized exchanges, to facilitate a standardized trustless P2P token exchange layer without […]

Since the beginning of the ICO fervor in early 2017, cryptocurrency investing has become a worldwide trend – making and toppling millionaires each day. Of those pursuing this new digital asset class, how many are actually professional investors and how many are actually profitable? eToro Unveils Key Statistics Established in 2007, eToro has become internationally-renowned […]

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, one of the world’s five largest banks, confirmed it is currently working toward its own cryptocurrency launch. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group stated in late May of 2018 that it is conducting research on blockchain technology, and will release a proprietary cryptocurrency by 2019. According to a recent report published by Japanese […]

VeChain’s token rose 5% after an announcement from the VeChain Foundation unveiling a new development plan and whitepaper. The blockchain-based product ID and supply chain management platform’s release details upcoming partnerships, a new governance model, and the future of the VeChain project. Announced on Twitter on May 20, the new development plan and whitepaper identifies […]

Decentralized digital content entertainment platform and Ethereum competitor TRON’s TRX token has surged by over 19% in the last 24 hours as positive market sentiment gathers momentum ahead of the impending TRON mainnet launch. Rising from a low of $0.068 in the early hours of the 20th, TRX ascended to $0.077 by the end of […]