Blockchain Bites: ‘Bitcoin Billionaires’ and Buying a Coke With Crypto
9.6.2020
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?"
Brave Apologizes, Crypto Scammers Get Smarter + More News
9.6.2020
Source: Twitter, @brave
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Blockchain-based decentralized browser Brave (BAT) has issued an apology for the error made...
Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report
9.6.2020
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
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 9, 2020
9.6.2020
With the price of bitcoin again struggling to breach $10,000 and volatility falling to recent lows, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup
You Say You Want a Revolution: What Blockchain Can Learn from One Man’s Attempt to Save the World
9.6.2020
The blockchain industry’s belief in its own inevitability could become a fatal blindspot. Buckminster Fuller provides a compelling narrative, methodology, and cautionary tale for builders seeking to change the world
It Looks Like Some Stolen Bitfinex Coins Are Already Back at Bitfinex
9.6.2020
$1 Billion worth of BTC stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 could be dumped onto the market by the thieves, while apparently a few BTC found their way back to the exchange
Ethereum-Based Tether Better Distributed Than Other Stablecoins - Report
9.6.2020
Among the explored stablecoins, Tether (USDT)'s ERC20 version is "particularly well-distributed," crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics said, stressing that only a few accounts own a large majority of five other stablecoins' supply.
Since its creation six years ago, the dollar-pegged...
DeFi Capitalization Doubles In Two Months; Up To 1K New Users Per Day
9.6.2020
The total market capitalization for decentralized finance (DeFi) products, total value locked in DeFi, and staking-ready Ethereum (ETH) wallets - are all seeing their numbers grow. At the same, the number of new users coming to DeFi might be up to 1,000 a day.
We’re "still very early...
Your Property Rights Should Extend to Social Media
9.6.2020
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
How Blockchain Is Changing the Advertising Industry
9.6.2020
Modern advertising is facing new problems that require new solutions, and blockchain may be just the key
2020 Libertarian Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen Talks Bitcoin, Endless Wars, Covid-19 Response
9.6.2020
On June 8, news.Bitcoin.com chatted with the U.S. 2020 Libertarian candidate for president, Joanne Jorgensen. The Libertarian Party’s nominee for president is the party’s first female candidate and she is a firm believer in free markets and civil liberties. This week our newsdesk...
Zilliqa (ZIL) Beats Bitcoin With 950% Gains Since March, What’s Next?
9.6.2020
Zilliqa may be due for a correction after monstrous gains as (ZIL) price is running into some considerable resistance levels on the charts