New Exchange Voyager With Uber and E*Trade Co-Founders Announce Q4 Launch
A new exchange called Voyager is in the market, with members from both Uber and E*TRADE Financial as co-founders. Oscar Salazar is a member of Uber and founding Architect and Chief Technology Officer for the ride-sharing application. Stephen Ehrlich was CEO of E*TRADE Professional Trading LLC, the section of the financial institution that handled professional […]
G20 Don’t View Crypto as Threat to World Financial Stability
The latest G20 summit, held on Sunday in Buenos Aires, came to the conclusion that cryptocurrency is not a threat to global financial stability. Cryptocurrency is considered a drop in the bucket still, with the collective market capitalization of the entire sector worth less than 1% of the world GDP, even during December 2017’s peak. […]
Russian Universities Announce New Crypto Courses
Bitcoin continued to make strides within higher education as three Russian universities have recently added cryptocurrency programs and diplomas to their curriculum. The three universities, Voronzeh State University, Don State Technical University and Novosibirsk State University, will roll out these new courses in the upcoming fall semester. A bachelors program will be offered at VSU, […]
Blockchain Company R3 Mulls IPO
R3 has announced considerations of launching an initial public offering (IPO). Advisors are being consulted regarding the viability of an IPO, as several potential buyers have already approached the company. The final decision lies on the shoulders of R3’s founder and CEO David Rutter, with input given from R3’s investors. R3 is a blockchain collaboration […]
Bitcoin Used by Russia To Hack 2016 US Elections, New Indictment Reveals
A 29-page Indictment has been released recently, stating Bitcoin’s huge role when it came to Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections. The documents accuse 12 Russian agents of hacking into Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s computers and stealing information of over 500,000 voters. Aides close to Hillary Clinton were then tricked into handing over […]
Possible Addition of 6 Cryptos, New Coinbase Blog Post Reveals
Coinbase recently published a new blog post stating the possible addition of several new cryptocurrencies to their platform. The assets in consideration are Cardano (ADA), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC), and 0x (ZRX). The announcement was made at the same time within Coinbase and publicly to remain transparent, and perhaps to […]
Which Countries Are Most Likely to Adopt Bitcoin First?
Bitcoin replacing a country’s government currency would be a huge achievement for cryptocurrency as well as a historical milestone. But which countries are most likely to adopt such a nascent currency? One of the biggest drivers for adopting a cryptocurrency would be necessity. Countries where citizens experience hyperinflation, political instability, or other factors that shake […]
Coinbase Among Backers of “Decentralized Information Curation” in $3B Seed Funding
DIRT (Decentralized Incentive Registry Token), a startup that wants to develop a protocol for “decentralized information curation”, has successfully concluded a USD 3 million seed funding round. In total, 26 prominent investors were involved, including Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Pantera Capital, and Digital Currency Group. The final split was between 15 venture firms and 11 […]
100 Merchants Able to Trial Lightning Network Thanks to CoinGate
CoinGate has announced a new pilot program, allowing 100 merchants to test a Lightning Network-enabled version of their service, making Bitcoin transactions faster and cheaper. Since the Lightning Network is only now becoming a reality and is still very untested, CoinGate will cover any funds that are lost due to glitches or bugs in the […]
Over $1 Billion in Crypto Stolen Since 2017
Recent reports from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) show that USD 1.2 billion in cryptocurrencies has been stolen since the beginning of 2017. Less than 20% of the stolen funds have been recovered. Bitcoin received a massive influx of popularity in 2017 due to price increases up to USD 20,000, which has brought attention to […]
