A Fork in the Road for Major Dutch Exchange as It Dumps Bitcoin Cash
Dutch cryptocurrency exchange BL3P has announced it plans to follow Hong Kong exchange OKEx and remove Bitcoin Cash before the announced hard fork due to take place on 15 May, according to a recent BL3P blog post. The exchange suggested that the move was pre-planned, stating, “Since there already was a planning for the removal […]
Universities Need to Promote Crypto and Blockchain Education to Push Industry Forward
The study of cryptocurrency and blockchain at educational institutions could impact positively on the space filling skill gaps in the industry, according to a report by Bitcoinist. The University of Nicosia, Cyprus, announced that it would offer the world’s first Masters programme in digital currency back in 2013. The postgraduate course was aimed at financial […]
Crypto Tech Breaks into Beer Vending
Civic Technologies, a startup in San Francisco, has recognized that blockchain technology can speed up identity verification processes. This has a range of applications and to demonstrate its versatility and usability, it has developed the very first beer vending machine that uses crypto technology. Civic developed a model for identification verification to solve many issues […]
Tackling Gender Inequality in the Crypto Space
Recent figures released from community-driven Bitcoin statistics and services site Coin Dance, show that as of May 2018, 94.73% of Bitcoin community engagement and active participation comes from men and 5.27% from women. This gender discrepancy is borne out in a Reddit user survey, conducted at the end of 2017, which showed that 96% of […]
Zimbabwe Bans Cryptocurrency Trading
Zimbabwe has issued instructions to all financial institutions in the country to move away from any partnerships, relationships, or associations with all cryptocurrencies, according to a local news source. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe registrar Norman Mataruka said these precautions were issued to protect the general public, as well as concerns for the country’s financial […]
First Large-Scale Crypto Jacking Strike in India Targets Conglomerate
The third largest conglomerate in India, Aditya Birla Group, was targeted in what is believed to be the first large-scale crypto jacking attack of its kind in India. Over 2,000 computers affected Hackers were able to gain access to over 2,000 computer systems belonging to various companies governed by the Aditya Birla Group, taking over the computers’ […]
California Congressional Candidate Runs on Pro-Crypto Platform
Brian Forde is currently running for California’s 45th District seat in the US House of Representatives, and his unique campaign promise is to bridge the gap between the US government and the cryptocurrency community. Speaking at the Ethereum Summit in Queens, NY on Saturday, he outlined his pro-crypto platform that includes a plan that would allow […]
Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng Serves Roast at Ethereum Conference
Cryptocurrencies are re-entering popular culture, as demonstrated by the appearance of Ronny Chieng, a senior correspondent from the Daily Show at the Ethereum Summit on Saturday. Chieng took to the stage alongside ConsenSys founder and CEO Joseph Lubin and Kavita Gupta, founding managing partner at ConsenSys Ventures. His opinions voiced were inherently suspicious of cryptocurrencies but humorous enough […]
Facebook Reportedly Considers Own Crypto, but First Blockchain
According to online media company Cheddar, an anonymous source has reported that social media juggernaut Facebook is considering creating its own cryptocurrency in order to simplify online payments. This consideration, apparently with little regard to its recent banning of cryptocurrency advertising, is surprising given that insiders have claimed that the company has no plans to […]
Microsoft and Amazon Embrace Blockchain
Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrencies are at the centre of a global tech breakaway from centralized systems to decentralized; the latest big movers to dip their toes in the future technology are Microsoft and Amazon. Mainstream industry adoption 2018 has proven itself an extraordinarily productive year for the blockchain industry as a whole. During the massive […]
