A new study by BitMEX shows that the use of private payment channels on the Bitcoin Lightning network is much higher than expected. However, the study also indicates that the…
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Bitcoin trading volume on the peer-to-peer platform LocalBitcoins has reached a new record of 363.44 billion bolívars (US$1.46 million). Venezuela is on the way to becoming a pioneer in the…
The core developers of Ethereum have agreed to Vitalik Buterin’s proposal for a faster transition from Eth 1.0 to Eth 2.0. With the activation of phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0,…
Ex-JP Morgan banker, Tony Vays, has caused a stir with a tweet in which he put forward the hypothesis that Iran and North Korea could use Ripple’s XRP token. The…
Looking back over the past week, Bitcoin SV, Dash and Chainlink have recorded the highest gains. While Bitcoin SV was able to benefit from the hype surrounding the Tulip Trust…
A new argumentation could prove that the American securities authority, the SEC, could classify Ripple’s XRP token as a security. However, there are critical voices from the crypto-community who do…
The decentralization of the IOTA network through the development of Coordicide is progressing. Although the development is still in its early stages, all theoretical questions have been answered to complete…
The Aave protocol will use Chainlink’s distributed oracle services to collect data on prices and credit interest rates. Tezos Capital CEO Jonas Lamis will launch StakerDAO, which operates on the…
In the case of the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright against the heirs of David Kleiman, there has been a new twist. Wright has submitted documents to the court about…
With only 5 months left until Bitcoin halving, the discussion is boiling over whether the event is already priced in. CNF presents the two perspectives and the arguments for a…
Yallvend presents its first IOTA-based vending machine at CES 2020. The vending machines will allow age restricted products to be purchased via a digital ID that is stored on the…
Researchers from Monero Labs have developed a new system called “Triptych”, which should further improve the anonymity of Monero. The technology is based on ring confidential transactions and allows the…
In a new edition of the IOTA Podcast “Untangled” the two CTOs of Primority and EVRYTHNHG talked about the cooperation with IOTA. Both projects intend to revolutionize the supply chain…
A new report by Coinmetrics examines why Stellar Lumens’ inflation system, which was abolished in October 2019, has failed. The report states that the XLM payouts were made to too…
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—January 8, 2020—BlockFi, a crypto-financial services company evolving the digital asset ecosystem by building financial products specifically for cryptocurrencies, announced today support for USD Coin (USDC) and Litecoin…
In a blog post for ConsenSys, Andrew Keys has explained that the launch of Ethereum 2.0 in 2020 will be comparable to the switch from dial-up Internet to broadband Internet.…
SecuX is presenting a cryptocurrency payment terminal at CES 2020, which is designed to make the implementation of payments via Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or XRP much easier. The SecuX retail…
The Bitcoin price briefly climbed to over $8,000 USD yesterday, but bounced off the important resistance. Various technical indicators show that the Bitcoin price has reached a critical level. The…
The IOTA Foundation has awarded developer Bernardo Rodrigues a grant from the Ecosystem Development Fund for the development of an OpenEmbedded Layer for IOTA. The solution enables the integration of…
John McAfee has cancelled his legendary bet that he will eat his masculinity if Bitcoin does not reach a price of 1 million USD by the end of 2020. The…