Blockchain Bites: Libra’s Future, Elrond’s ‘Trial by Fire’ and LocalBitcoins’ Volume
An unknown wallet set a $2.6 million ETH transaction fee and Hacker Noon announced it will test out Web 3.0 micropayments.
An unknown wallet set a $2.6 million ETH transaction fee and Hacker Noon announced it will test out Web 3.0 micropayments.
Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet.
Congressional candidate Jonathan Herzog hosted a live YouTube broadcast with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday, along with author Glen Weyl.
The ministry argued the draft ban would be harmful for Russia's economy and citizens, and called for a softer stance.
Clarity, a new open-source programming language, promises to deliver less-buggy smart contracts.
Bakkt and Galaxy Digital plan to offer a "white glove" trading and custody solution targeting institutions this year.
Band Protocol 2.0 launched Wednesday with its mainnet oracle solution, BandChain, leveraging the Cosmos SDK from Tendermint Labs.
Companies that take political stances are in a never-ending war with public opinion. Bitcoin doesn’t take sides and that's why it wins, says our columnist.
Tech site Hacker Noon is adding micropayments following an integration with Coil that runs on the Interledger protocol.
While the CEOs of Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase show solidarity with Black Lives Matter, crypto's big names have often been silent.
The Fed may remain intransigent about negative rates, but bitcoin may benefit from other central bankers who are keeping the option firmly on the table.
Over the past two days, an unknown wallet holder has paid some $5.2 million in transaction fees for two ether transactions.
Bitcoin could be on the verge of breaking into a multi-month bull run, according to a lesser-known data metric.
Brian Brooks left Coinbase to lead the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency last month.
Libra's most vexing challenge may be juggling inclusion and compliance. But policy chief Dante Disparte says the project is not giving up on reaching the unbanked.
Elrond is conducting a “trial by fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network.
Offering the option to receive wages in the USDC stablecoin removes the volatility risk for earners.
A London-based investment firm is listing a centrally cleared bitcoin exchange-traded product on Deutsche Borse’s Xetra in Germany.
Thanks to growing interest in DeFi, ether is outperforming bitcoin when the market is moving higher.
Moscow's government is giving voters the option of having their ballots recorded on a blockchain despite transparency concerns.
The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?
Alchemy has built a new push notification system for blockchain developers in a bid to move the needle on mainstream-friendly crypto UX.
Banning cash transactions and requiring identity verification has not noticeably hurt bitcoin’s oldest operating peer-to-peer exchange, market data shows.
A UC-San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto.
“My job here is not to protect incumbents,” says acting Comptroller of the Currency (and Coinbase veteran) Brian Brooks of his fintech-forward agenda.
Is mass adoption back on the agenda with the announcement of a feature film based on the Winklevoss twins and new crypto payment option for vending machines "down under?"
More than 85 U.S. institutions bought crypto futures last year, more than double the number touching the space in 2018, according to a new survey by Fidelity.
It's time for internet users to assert their rights as content owners, rather than giving up free material to platforms like Google and Facebook, says our columnist.
Ripple's court filing says CEO Brad Garlinghouse could still be "long" on XRP and sell a claimed 67 million tokens on the open market.
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.