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Litecoin founder Charlie Lee has taken to Twitter to address community concerns regarding the Litecoin network sparked by a cryptocurrency security site that tracks the cost of launching a 51% attack against proof of work cryptocurrencies. Crypto51 tracks the cost of executing a 51% attack against a number of proof of work cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, […]

Bitcoin has become a household name across nations, but the future of the world’s leading cryptocurrency remains uncertain. Robert Shiller, Yale Professor and 2013 Nobel Prize Winner, told CNBC that bitcoin might not exist in 100 years. Despite extreme price volatility and undefined regulation, Bitcoin has introduced a new era of decentralized applications and initial coin […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping — the leader of the world’s second-largest economy — has described blockchain as accelerating “application breakthroughs.” Addressing the annual Chinese Academy of Sciences conference on May 28, China’s leader hailed blockchain technology as one that “profoundly affected the country’s future and destiny.” The President noted: “Ever since the start of the […]

The largest Korean blockchain fund and accelerator of the ICON Foundation, Hashed is shaping the Korean blockchain industry through its unique approach to finding and nurturing nascent projects. Chief Business Officer, Alex Shin, shares some of his insights on the dynamics, mission, and future of the $250 million digital assets fund. #Hashed – Introduction Founded just 18 […]

The growth of the cryptocurrency market is currently stalling. Major assets like Bitcoin have incurred slight drops since yesterday evening when it was trading at a weekly high of $7,500. At press time, the total market cap has fallen from $333 billion to $324 billion, or down 2.8% over the last 24 hours.

ConsenSys, MakerDAO, and Dether joined forces to launch Bifrost. By eliminating central third parties such as banks and governments, and introducing their stablecoin, DAI, Bifrost was built to help aid groups in conflict areas that need immediate cash on the ground. Now, charities will see more of the donated money and banks will see less of […]

Following Real Madrid’s recent Champions League triumph and the conclusion of the club soccer season, the world eagerly awaits the 2018 World Cup in Russia. While fans worldwide tune in to support their country and favorite players, those traveling to Russia to attend games have the exciting opportunity to spend their cryptocurrency at the quadrennial […]

South Korea’s National Assembly — the legislative body of the East Asian Nation — has officially proposed to allow domestic Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Nearly eight months after its September 2017 ban on ICOs and cryptocurrency margin trading, the Assembly has recommended both be permitted under strict investor protection. Detailed in a report filed by […]

Chinese conglomerate Tencent is aiming to launch a range of distributed ledger technology-based solutions with both taxation and ride-sharing onto the blockchain by partnering with government and local developers. The tech giant announced the joint signing of an agreement with the Shenzhen National Taxation Bureau to establish the “Intelligent Tax” Innovation Laboratory on May 24, […]

After weeks of bearish price activity, the market is beginning to shows signs of possible recovery. IOTA, in particular, experienced an 18% price increase – the most significant amongst top 10 tokens by the current market cap. Bitfinex is responsible for nearly a third of IOTA’s total volume, followed by Binance and OKEx. Bitcoin traded […]