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A Look Into Recent Binance Trading Performance Issues
25.2.2020
An analysis of the performance issues and malfunction recently reported by major crypto exchange Binance
Justin Sun Speaks About Various Aspects of the Crypto Ecosystem in a Recent Interview
24.2.2020
Justin Sun, the founder of the decentralized blockchain platform- Tron, has recently revealed in an interview that he is maintaining a multi-crypto portfolio. He credited his belief in the cryptocurrency behind this decision. In the interview, he said: “Basically, I’m a crypto believer, so...
Justin Sun Speaks About Various Aspects of the Crypto Ecosystem in a Recent Interview
24.2.2020
Justin Sun, the founder of the decentralized blockchain platform- Tron, has recently revealed in an interview that he is maintaining a multi-crypto portfolio. He credited his belief in the cryptocurrency behind this decision. In the interview, he said: “Basically, I’m a crypto believer, so...
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
XRP Price May Face 25% Drop if Recent High Breaks Down — Peter Brandt
20.2.2020
The outcome of XRP’s “head and shoulders” top may be a trip to $0.20, warns trader Peter Brandt
Bitcoin and Altcoins Target Fresh Highs Post Recent Rally
19.2.2020
After forming a support base above USD 9,650, bitcoin started a strong increase. BTC/USD surged above the USD 9,850 and USD 10,000 resistance levels to enter a positive zone. The price is now (09:00 UTC) consolidating gains and it could continue to rise towards USD 10,400 and...
How Cryptocurrency Trading Has Evolved in Recent Years
19.2.2020
Are cryptocurrency trading platforms really meeting up with their Forex counterparts?
‘Central Banking Is Socialism for the 1%’ – Report Cites Wealth Inequality Driven by Stimulus
18.2.2020
For a while now, central banks like the Federal Reserve have been participating in quantitative easing (QE) practices, despite the fact they don’t like to call it QE. Following the massive dollar injections, a recent report from the wealth insights provider Wealth-x details the number...
Voluntary Financing: Bitcoin Cash Devs Reveal Noncustodial Funding App Flipstarter
18.2.2020
On February 15, a user on the read.cash blog site announced the development of a new Bitcoin Cash fundraising project called Flipstarter.cash. The developers behind the platform highlighted the recent questions people have been asking about voluntary funding of the Bitcoin Cash commons....
Cannabis Buzz Harshed by Regulations, Cash Shortage While Cryptocurrency Is Ready to Light Up
18.2.2020
Recent reports show that major marijuana companies are running out of money, and businesses in Canada are especially in danger of becoming illiquid. Major producers in the weed-friendly nation have just over 6 months of cash on hand, according to the information, and comparable companies in...
IOTA Updates Trinity Desktop Wallet to Partly Address Recent Hack
17.2.2020
The IOTA Foundation releases new Trinity wallet as part of its remediation plan, but network coordinator is still on hold
Craig Wright’s $100B Theft Claim – BTC and BCH Used His Database Without Permission
15.2.2020
The infamous Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has published a blog post that explains he owns “the full rights to the Bitcoin registry” and developers do not have the right to change the protocol’s underlying database. Wright’s recent...
3 Cents per kWh – Central Asia’s Cheap Electricity Entices Chinese Bitcoin Miners
12.2.2020
As tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran in recent months, reports have detailed that Chinese bitcoin miners are looking to set up shop in Central Asia and more specifically in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Last spring, Chinese bitcoin mining operations flocked to Iran for extremely affordable...
Bitpay Partnership With Poynt Enables Crypto Payments at 100,000 Point-of-Sale Devices
12.2.2020
On February 11, the Atlanta-based payment processor Bitpay announced the firm’s recent partnership with the company Poynt. Now retailers will be able to support cryptocurrency payments using point-of-sale devices and crypto users will be able to pay with digital currencies at more than...
Ethereum and XRP Lagged Behind Bitcoin During Recent Rally
10.2.2020
Following Sunday’s bitcoin (BTC) breakout above USD 10,000, other major cryptoassets are also making moves. However, both ethereum (ETH) and Ripple-affiliated XRP are seeing lackluster performance compared to bitcoin (BTC). However, both coins still outperform the most popular cryptocurrency in...
Facebook, China Light Flame Under Fed: Governor Cites Stablecoins Influencing Digital Dollar Research
9.2.2020
At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.” The position seems a contrast to the narrative in 2018...
Bitcoin Trust GBTC Shares Spike Despite 30% Premium
6.2.2020
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have seen significant gains as the entire cryptoconomy is up more than 40% since mid-December. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has also seen an uptick and shares have climbed 9% this week. The news follows the asset manager’s recent registration as...
Overwriting Satoshi: Kraken Exec Says Bitcoin Wasn’t Built for Payments, Isn’t Peer-to-Peer
6.2.2020
As Director of Business Development for popular crypto exchange Kraken, when Dan Held speaks, people listen. As such, his recent 46-tweet diatribe on why the “payments narrative” for bitcoin is flawed grabbed the attention of many, tickling the ears of hardcore Lighting Network fans...
Close to $6k in Bitcoin Cash Tips Paid to Read.cash Authors Last Week
29.1.2020
The read.cash blog has been a resource for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community for a while now but ever since the recent miner funded development proposal, the blogging site has gathered significant traction. For instance, the front page of read.cash shows that during the last week, more than $5,730...
Practice GraphQL Queries With the State of JavaScript API
29.1.2020
Learning how to build GraphQL APIs can be quite challenging. But you can learn how to use GraphQL APIs in 10 minutes! And it so happens I've got the perfect API for that: the brand new, fresh-of-the-VS-Code State of JavaScript GraphQL API.
The State of JavaScript survey is an annual survey of...