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South Korean exchange, Bithumb, has given VeChain a new set of legs, spurring on an unlikely price rally amongst a bloody sea of red. The South Korean exchange welcomed VET with a brazen show of support for the product management platform, using it as a rewards mechanism to seduce new users. Unlocking the gates to […]

Amidst all of the gloom that currently surrounds the crypto market, latest market data has revealed that Bitcoin’s Lightning Network now possesses a capacity of more than 10 BTC. Since the launch of its testnet in December 2017, the Lightning Network has been growing steadily, and the node count has increased progressively from 29 nodes in […]

Rumors have surfaced that Bitmain is developing a powerful ASIC that threatens to increase centralization on the Ethereum blockchain. Memory bandwidth, the rate at which data is read or stored into a memory chip by acomputer’s processor, has limited ASIC development on the Ethereum blockchain. Mining Ethereum was programmed to be memory bound by design. This […]

Verge is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency offering anonymity, speed, and low transaction cost. As the 30th most prominent coin by market cap, XVG a.k.a. “the future of privacy” finds itself competing for top tier in the privacy world, sizing up against the likes of Monero, Zcash, and DASH. While competition is fierce in this crowded space, […]

On Friday evening, the outspoken CEO of TRON, Justin Sun, surprised his 400,000+ followers and went live on Twitter and Periscope to announce the launch of TRON’s testnet. TRON is a cryptocurrency based out of Beijing, China, that is attempting to disrupt the entertainment industry. The company plans to offer content creators a direct channel […]

The blockchain is a technological breakthrough with uses that could change the path of other technologies towards more transparent and auditable developments. Its applications are promising for industries such as insurances, accounting, election auditing, etc. However, since the appearance of Bitcoin, the most significant application has been the economic one. While there are already more […]

In 2017, the initial coin offering model promised to disrupt the venture capital finding paradigm, providing innovative blockchain platforms with the means to generate capital outside of the traditional financial ecosystem. As institutional interest in the volatile and profitable cryptocurrency market increases, however, venture capital is now entering the fray in an unexpected place — […]

The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of an ongoing bloodbath, with the value of Bitcoin — which holds a significant influence over the rest of the market — dropping below the $7,000 threshold for the first time this year. While crypto-negative speculation tests the resolve of skittish investors, however, market analysts are highlighting […]

The telecom industry is dominated by a few players who leave little room for real innovation. DENT is offering users a mobile-data marketplace that has the potential to change the way in which people utilize and manage their extra monthly data. While the associated currency, DENT coin, has been down 9.4% in the past week, […]

In a move to promote crypto education within the world’s 7th largest economy, the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) is launching a Bitcoin mining training program which will span across 30 cities. The program has been devised in conjunction with Dr. Tausif Malik —  a respected local social entrepreneur — and will […]