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The cryptocurrency market is down 10% in the past 24 hours as it was reported that the United States CTFC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) issued a subpoena to Bitfinex and Tether, a cryptocurrency exchange and “stablecoin,” respectively. According to Charlie Shrem, the subpoenas were originally issued on December 6, 2017: Bloomberg has updated their article to […]

Status (SNT), one of the leading dApp mobile browser platforms for Android and iOS, is looking to make an aggressive expansion in 2018. With the Alpha version released, Android users can test out the interface and interact with seven official dApps and more from State of DApps. Yesterday, Status announced that they will be investing $5 […]

Advertising is big business. We see its lurking presence on huge signs as we drive down the highway, our TV shows are interrupted so that we can see a quick sales pitch for laundry detergent, and even gas stations are equipped with ad pumping televisions screens. That’s not even the half of it. A lot […]

In another sign that decentralized exchanges are taking over, ConsenSys mesh company, Omega One, announced it has recruited four Wall Street veterans to aid in creating a next-generation decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The Ethereum-based platform hopes that the latest appointments will bring it closer to realizing the goal of creating a decentralized marketplace that will bridge […]

Who says we can’t #PayWithCrypto? Japan’s largest electronics chain, Yamada Denki and one of the largest e-commerce platforms in South Korea, WeMakePrice, is beginning to experiment with accepting crypto as a form of payment. https://twitter.com/iamjosephyoung/status/958021750603661312 Yamada Denki Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, bitFlyer, will be teaming up with Japan’s largest electronics chain to test out Bitcoin […]

New public and private blockchains are popping up everyday. So much so that research and consulting firm, Deloitte, identified that blockchain interconnectivity as an essential technology development for 2018. The report states that, “Companies should look to standardize the technology, talent, and platforms that will drive future initiatives—and, after that, look to coordinate and integrate […]

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) could very well be the future of crypto trading, and one of the most intriguing combinations out there is 0x and Radar Relay. A rapidly growing team with an intriguing wallet-to-wallet protocol, Radar Relay just hit another major milestone with successful Ledger integration. We’ll explain everything about why 0x and Radar Relay […]

It seems, perhaps as a result of the growth of the social media and advertising industries, that data is an increasingly valuable resource. In the same vein as projects like Brave with the Basic Attention Token, Streamr aims to return control back to its users, by allowing them to sell it however they see fit. […]

A new trending hashtag #PayWithCrypto is picking up speed. A simple message to large corporate giants about what many of us want — to be able to pay with crypto. Hey @amazon , Give the people what they want. Let us #paywithcrypto — Bitcoin (@Bitcoin_Chain) January 26, 2018 Started by Reddit user OskiG, it is a […]

A mysterious “blockchain company” just bought 62 percent of a 162 square mile Industrial park near Reno, Nevada. That’s 67,000 acres. This land has been bought at the Tahoe/Reno Industrial Center, also home of Tesla’s Gigafactory. The Gigafactory is the largest building in the world, with a planned size of 5.8 million square feet (about 100 […]