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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has taken to social media to decry the heavy emphasis placed on cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in lieu of real-world crypto adoption, stating that while complex crypto financial products are beneficial for short-term gains, the ability to easily and quickly purchase cryptocurrencies is more important. Buterin, who previously spoke out against speculative […]

On July 29th, 2018, the City of Hope, a cancer and diabetes research and treatment center, hosted its first annual “If Only” Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament in Los Angeles. To boost awareness, the tournament featured members from one of America’s most popular celebrity families with Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian West, Khloé Kardashian and Kendall Jenner all in attendance. The […]

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance announced a partnership with decentralized global lending platform Libra Credit that will allow BNB holders to access fiat and cryptocurrency loans to borrowers that pledge Binance BNB tokens as collateral. Announced on July 27, 2018, the new partnership is intended to address to growing liquidity issue present within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, […]

Pantera Capital, one of the first investment firms to focus solely on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, has announced a substantial lifetime return of over 10,000% in a recent announcement celebrating the fund’s 5-year anniversary. Announced via Medium on July 27, Pantera Capital’s five-year anniversary celebration offers a retrospective view on the history of the […]

Investment giant VanEck responded publicly to the SEC’s concerns over their pending Bitcoin ETF application — fanning the flames of what may be the commission’s most heated proposal to date. In a letter of response to the SEC’s Staff Letter, New York-based VanEck rejects five of the regulation body’s chief concerns with their proposed futures-based […]

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts worldwide don’t shy from sharing their support for the burgeoning asset class, voicing the inevitable disruption of traditional finance market as the use of cryptocurrencies increase. However, an independent research finding in the U.K. suggests the contrary, concluding only 38% of adults in the United Kingdom “understand cryptocurrencies.” Inflated Community Sentiment As reported […]

Tron’s recent mainnet launch marked its official migration from the Ethereum blockchain. Following its partnership with BitTorrent, Tron’s new blockchain has achieved 2000 transactions per second (TPS). Justin Sun and “The World’s Largest Decentralized Ecosystem” Tron was able to reach speeds of 2000 TPS following its mainnet launch, according to a company blog post. Migrating […]

The public threat of cryptocurrency miners seemingly increases daily.

With crypto miners making up a large portion of total cyberattacks, the rate of cryptocurrency hacking is taking rise. In a policy update released July 26, 2018, Google banned crypto mining applications from its Play Store. Google Bans Crypto Mining on All Fronts Google is taking action to prevent cryptojacking by officially banning cryptocurrency mining […]

With emerging regulation and institutional solutions, Wall Street is slowly adopting cryptocurrencies as a legitimate digital asset class. On July 27, 2018, Nasdaq held a closed-door meeting with traditional exchange and cryptocurrency company executives to discuss the future of the nascent sector. Nasdaq Assembles Crypto Round Table Nasdaq hosted a secret meeting in Chicago with […]