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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has announced the launch of the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate and Real-Time Index in partnership with UK-based digital asset exchange Crypto Facilities. The two new indexes will track the price movement of ETH, delivering real-time updates in USD. According to a press release published on the 14th of May, the […]

Unfazed by the market’s recent up-turn, NEO’s value has stagnated in spite of the blockchain’s rapid advancement. As the smart contract platform of the world’s most populous country, one might be surprised by its modest position at 11th place by market cap ($4.4 billion). Picking up the pieces of Q1’s correction, Ethereum has recovered to […]

From the trading floor to crypto kingpin: understanding BitMEX CEO's bold $50,000 bitcoin prophecy.

2018 has been a lousy year for the social internet. After growing in popularity for more than a decade, the social web has endured a series of scandals that significantly tarnished its reputation and obvious desirability. First, it was discovered that the “Russia Scandal,” which continues to mire president Donald Trump’s tenure, actually had its […]

The Chief Financial Officer of Commonwealth Bank — the largest bank in Australia — quit the high-ranking role earlier this week to join forces with Block.one, the organization driving the development of EOS. Rob Jesudason left his position with the bank in order to take on a new role as the COO of the Block.one. […]

Consensus 2018 kicked off in grand fashion earlier today. Three Lamborghinis lined the entrance of the conference this morning to make a strategic statement. A New Jersey-based car rental service, Broadway Supercars, placed the luxury cars at the entrance of the gathering to gain attention, and it did just that. Founder of the company, John […]

Cryptocurrencies took a beating at last week’s Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. In comments to CNBC before the event, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett, described Bitcoin as “probably rat poison squared.” Unlike other famed investors like George Soros, Buffett is a well-document skeptic of cryptocurrencies. In January, Buffett told CNBC: “In terms of […]

With a hard fork scheduled for May 15th, the price of Bitcoin Cash has increased 82% in the past month, bringing its total market cap to over $25 billion. This jump has BCH closing in on Ripple’s third-place spot on the coin rankings. However, the climb has not been without conflict – Bitcoin.com, owned by Roger […]

Blockchain Week New York has seen a number of large scales cryptocurrency conferences flood the Big Apple with thousands of blockchain experts, entrepreneurs, and community members. With CoinDesk’s Consensus conference and the Ethereum Ethereal Summit drawing in crypto industry juggernauts from around the world, crypto traders are eagerly awaiting an anticipated market surge subsequent to […]

Wanchain has continued to steadily develop its platform with the goal of providing a private cross-chain smart contract ecosystem that enabling a confidential distributed financial infrastructure. WCN’s recent listing on Huobi, the world 3rd largest exchange, saw the network significantly increase its average trading volume with coin currently sitting as one of the exchanges top […]