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One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., Coinbase is introducing a suite of new features to their flagship trading platform GDAX in their rebranding to Coinbase Pro. The platform renovation includes a wallet-to-wallet trading function for ERC-20 enabled tokens through the acquisition of Paradex, a cryptocurrency relay platform. Intro to Coinbase Pro Processing […]

Viant, an Ethereum-based platform backed by ConsenSys, provided attendees with a unique dining experience at the Ethereal Summit where the journey from “bait to plate” of the very tuna they were served, was disclosed. The use of blockchain technology in supply chain management may help with the transparency of consumer food sources and potentially create a […]

Home to Amazon, Microsoft, and now over twenty blockchain startups, Seattle has fostered technological innovation and entrepreneurship for decades. Justin Wu, an early-adopter of cryptocurrency and blockchain community leader, is organizing the first-ever blockchain conference to be held in the tech capital of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle. Meet Justin Wu, Serial Entrepreneur and Blockchain Community […]

The initial coin offering paradigm shift may have contributed to 2017’s massive bull run, catapulting cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into the mainstream zeitgeist, but the explosion in ICO popularity over the last year led to the establishment of a “wild west” ecosystem in which fraudulent offerings run rampant. New research conducted by the Wall Street […]

The privacy and security-focused coin Verge has been subject to yet another 51% attack, seeing a price of XVG drop 15% over the past 24 hours. Last month, a Bitcointalk forum user ‘ocminer’ announced Verge was experiencing a similar 51% attack due to a bug in its code which enabled attackers to spoof timestamps enabling […]

At press time, most major cryptocurrencies are deep in the red, with entitles like Ethereum and Ripple experiencing anywhere between five and twelve percent drops over the last 24 hours. This marks an unfortunate change from Monday when currencies like Bitcoin – then trading for about $8,500 – were showing minor signs of potential recovery. […]

Despite rising to prominence in recent years, cryptocurrency still carries a stigma that big banks just can’t seem to shake. In the absence of major institutional attention, the market for banking crypto has opened up to a small band of industry-forward, local lenders. While Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase and Co. continue to […]

In a joint venture to bring “transparency and efficiency” to the work of the United Nations, IOTA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Office for Project Services. “Shared ? problems require shared ? solutions.” We've partnered w/ @iotatoken to explore how innovative data management tech can enhance the efficiency of humanitarian & […]

A development fund for Bitcoin Cash is seen by CNBC’s Brian Kelly as a possible catalyst for an upside breakout in price and the coin’s recent performance amongst a market-wide downtrend indicates strong support from the community. As Kelly revealed on Monday edition of Fast Money, Bitcoin Cash miners met a few days earlier to […]

An Argentinian bank may become the first bank in the world to begin using Bitcoin for customers’ international remittances. Banco Masventas (BMV) announced yesterday via their Facebook page that the company has teamed up with local blockchain financial service startup Bitex. With this new partnership, BMV gives their customers access to make cross-border international payments […]