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Monero, the world’s largest privacy coin by market cap, underwent an emergency hard-fork as an active measure against miner centralization. Monero’s latest Version 12 update marks a significant milestone for the currency. With the recent release of the BK-N miner from Baikal and the Antminer X3 from Bitmain, the core XMR communities stance against specified […]

Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex, announced via an official press release that they are now accepting new user registrations as well as launching a remodeled version of their existing trading platform. Last December, the online exchange had to temporarily stop new sign ups due to its website hitting max-capacity and instead add new customers to a […]

The first quarter of 2018 has seen a number of more complex financial instruments establish a presence in the blockchain ecosystem, such as Lendingblock’s foray into the blockchain securities lending sector. tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock, appears to be ready to contribute to the maturation of the crypto market and has recently released a prototype […]

For years, social media giants like Facebook and YouTube were the darlings of the tech scene. Their unbridled growth moved markets and made them some of the wealthiest companies in the world. Of course, the social media economy is predicated on ad sales, which requires both a gross privacy invasion for users and strict guidelines […]

Blockchain Technologies Corp is the brainchild of Nick Spanos, and responsible for several innovative platforms including D.A.V.E Bitcoin ATM, Blockchain Apparatus: Custom Development Blockchain Platform and VoteWatcher. CryptoSlate recently spoke with a representative of VoteWatcher to get a better understanding of how they aim to change the electoral process by incorporating blockchain technology. It’s no secret that […]

Steem is the lifeblood of Steemit, the contagiously popular media platform that rewards its users for posting content. With no supply limit and built-in inflation rate, Steem is a radical cryptocurrency that opts for participation and bucks the trend of “assetization.” Publishers both amateur and seasoned can reap the benefits of Steemit’s cryptocurrency-based content platform, […]

Ever since Bitcoin started gaining widespread media traction a couple of years back, educational institutions all across the globe have been taking notice of this sector and have begun offering students with specially tailored programs that will give their digital careers a good head-start. In the past 12 months alone, there have been hundreds of […]

We have started a new week, and it looks many cryptocurrencies are starting it in the red. Though Bitcoin did manage to hit the $7,000 mark over the weekend, it has seemingly fallen by over $200 and is now trading for roughly $6,700. Joining Bitcoin is Ethereum, which is down nearly 2.5 percent and is hovering […]

On April 5th, the Chilean National Energy Commission (CNE) announced that it had launched the nation’s first blockchain project. Originally teasing the project in February 2018, the commision said it wants to integrate average market prices, marginal costs, fuel prices, and compliance with the renewable energy law directly onto the blockchain. In February, Chile announced that they were […]

Following the release of the Bitmain E3 Ethereum ASIC miner, core developers are faced with a hard choice: Hard fork Ethereum to combat ASICs or focus development on Casper proof-of-stake which would eliminate mining. The release of Bitmain’s E3 Ethereum ASIC has caused many in the community to voice outrage. How could Ethereum, a supposedly ASIC-resistant algorithm, […]