Offline Staking, Explained
22.8.2020
Defining the concept of offline staking, what benefits and risk it poses, and how it could transform the user experience
JUST and BitTorrent Join Hands, Multiple Bilateral Moves Lined Up
22.8.2020
TRON Network-based blockchain platforms JUST and BitTorrent have entered into a collaboration. The DeFi focused JUST network will now be built on BitTorrent’s BTFS protocol. Also, users will now be able to use BTT token to generate USDJ, the stablecoin of the JUST network, and also for JST yield...
Soaring, Plunging, Being Indecisive, and 20 Crypto Jokes
22.8.2020
This week in crypto, bitcoin couldn’t make up its mind about staying above USD 12,000 as price went up to new yearly highs, while the hashrate dropped 25% in three days, as floods hit Southwest China. Then YFI exceeded BTC’s price, Tron dropped while JustSwap went live, while OMG soared on Tether...
Bitcoin Slides Below $11.5k & Appears Completely Bearish
22.8.2020
Bitcoin descends after trading around $12k at $11.9k for the longest time now and is currently below $11.5k due to a bearish intraday. The recent accumulation below $12k appears like a new normal as it was in the previous month below $10k and $9.5k. However, a sizeable correction below $11.5k...
Why the Rise of the CBDC Is Bad for Your Privacy
22.8.2020
Like, hate, or fear them, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are on their way. There will be no stopping them. From Sweden to Thailand and China to Canada, governments the world over are experimenting with CBDCs. While most are being undertaken as pilots at this stage, China’s is all...
Bitcoin and Economic Uncertainty: Patience Is the Name of the Game
22.8.2020
The crypto market as a whole has made tremendous strides monetarily, even though Bitcoin’s price has so far failed to meet the lofty expectations
Huobi Global Announces Measures to Strengthen Its Presence in Russia
22.8.2020
The exchange is taking advantage of the growing Russian crypto market
Grayscale’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts Trade for Tremendous Premiums
22.8.2020
This week data from Arcane Research shows there’s been massive demand for Grayscale’s recently launched publicly traded crypto trusts. Following the trusts getting DTC eligibility last monday LTCN (litecoin) shares have been selling for a 753% premium while BCHG (bitcoin cash) shares...
Hashgraph Sets to Scale a Mental Health Platform to Billion Users
22.8.2020
Could their partnership with a new age guru save lives?
University of Utah Pays Ransomware Gang to Prevent Student Data Leak
22.8.2020
This is one instance where the ransomware gang got away with it
Interest in Crypto Up in Belarus as ‘Information War’ Rages
22.8.2020
Amid unconfirmed reports pertaining to be from Belarus, the nation could soon impose foreign currency exchange limits – a move that some think could drive citizens to crypto en masse.
Protests and strikes continue in the country after a disputed general election returned incumbent president...
Bitcoin Macro Trend Unaffected by Chinese Investors’ $50B Tether Exodus
22.8.2020
Bitcoin’s macro bullish trend remains intact even after data show Chinese investors moved $50 billion in crypto to overseas addresses in the past 12 months