Yes, You May Need a Blockchain
14.5.2019
Balaji S. Srinivasan is the former CTO of Coinbase, a Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board. The following article originally appeared in Consensus Magazine, distributed exclusively to attendees of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019 event. There’s a certain kind...
Markets Update: Crypto Prices Continue to Gather Bullish Momentum
14.5.2019
Digital asset markets have been surging over the last 24 hours as the market valuation of the entire cryptoconomy has gained over $20 billion. Moreover, global trade volume has been significant, crossing $85 billion worth of coins swapped in the last day. Also read: Bitcoin’s Software...
Proposal’s Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features
14.5.2019
A new routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official “specifications” of lightning, the technology many advocates trumpet as the fix to bitcoin’s long-standing payment problems. Christian Decker, one of the most prolific lightning developers who engineers...
Payments Startup Uphold to Use Ledger Vault
14.5.2019
American payments startup Uphold has announced that it will use Ledger Vault to secure assets on its platform
Token Taxonomy Act Includes De Minimis Tax Exemption for Crypto
14.5.2019
A de minimis tax exemption in the new Token Taxonomy Act means that capital gains on crypto under $600 would not have to be reported to the IRS
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis May 13
14.5.2019
Crypto markets are making significant gains today. Let’s take a look at the charts
Bitfinex and Tether Ask Court to Loosen NYAG’s Restrictions
14.5.2019
Tether has asked a judge for more leeway to use its cash amid the New York Attorney General's investigation of it and Bitfinex
SEC Crypto Czar: Platforms Listing IEOs May Face Regulatory Trouble
14.5.2019
The SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik says that platforms seeking to list IEO tokens “may find themselves in trouble” if they are not registered in the U.S
South Korean Internet Giant Kakao’s Blockchain Platform to Launch in June
14.5.2019
The mainnet of Kakao’s blockchain platform Klaytn is set to launch in June of this year
Samsung Confirms it Is Planning More Blockchain Smartphones
14.5.2019
Samsung’s mobile division is looking to expand its blockchain activities and will “provide support for blockchain-powered services on forthcoming devices.”
In a newsroom post, Samsung Mobile’s head of technology strategy Chai Won-cheol hinted that the Galaxy S10 crypto wallet function – currently...
Blockchain Project CEO to Pay $150K Fine, Teach Business Ethics Following Settlement
14.5.2019
Blockchain entrepreneur Alex Tapscott, CEO of Next Block, settled with Canadian regulators over charges of unethical project advertisement
Bitcoin Breaks $8,000 for First Time Since July 2018, Stocks and Oil Report Losses
14.5.2019
Bitcoin passes $8,000, while some top 20 cryptocurrency assets report double-digit gains