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'A Clear Indication' of 'Healthy' Bitcoin Adoption Found
29.1.2020
Crypto market researcher Glassnode claims it has found "a clear indication of a healthy and consistent adoption of Bitcoin over the past 10 years."
According to them, the daily net growth of on-chain entities holding bitcoin (BTC) is consistently positive: "In Bitcoin’s history there have been only...
India Unveils National Blockchain Strategy, Calling on RBI to Issue Digital Currency
29.1.2020
India’s National Strategy on Blockchain has been published. It recommends, among other things, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a central bank digital currency. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology tasked the National Institute for Smart Government with drafting...
Swiss Firm Poised to Launch Compliant IPO on Ethereum Blockchain
29.1.2020
Swiss blockchain firm Overture will launch a full-compliant IPO and offer its ordinary class-A shares natively on the Ethereum blockchain
A Month After Launch, Bakkt Bitcoin Options Volumes Are Lackluster
29.1.2020
Barely more than a month after launch, no one has has been trading Bitcoin options contracts on ICE’s digital asset platform Bakkt for eleven days
Coinbase and Ripple Execs Unveil Master Plan to Drive US Crypto Adoption
28.1.2020
Coinbase and Ripple execs unveil their master plan for driving US crypto adoption
Russian State-Run Tech Firm to Decrease Spending on Blockchain by 50%
27.1.2020
Rostec plans to cut spendings on blockchain development in Russia by at least 50%
New Research Shows Bitcoin-Denominated Payments Still a ‘Fantasy’
27.1.2020
A recent report by BitMEX states that the increasing decimal precision of Bitcoin outputs means that it is far from unit of account status
Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
27.1.2020
Major Swiss private banking and wealth management group Julius Baer has launched crypto trading and custodial services following a partnership with licensed crypto bank Seba
The Decade of the Consumer–Citizen Governance Dilemma
27.1.2020
Modern global economy requires a brand new currency for its needs and new technology can offer a reliable solution
Ground X Aspires to Achieve Mass Adoption in Blockchain Industry
25.1.2020
The rapid growth of the blockchain industry can’t be overlooked. As per statistics, the global blockchain market is anticipated to be worth $20 Billion in the next four years. Due to its highly secure and encrypted quality, the technology is being preferred by many industries and sectors globally...
UK’s Lancashire Cricket Club Now Uses Blockchain Platform to Sell Tickets
24.1.2020
The Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures through a blockchain-based platform
Travel Platform Travala Expands Payment Options With XEM
24.1.2020
Booking platform Travala now allows its customers to pay for accomodations with XEM
Smart Valor Crypto Exchange Encourages Crypto Mass Adoption
24.1.2020
It will not be an overstatement if I say that the bygone decade has revolutionized the financial and the industrial arena. The changes, developments, and innovations have changed the core structure of the marketspace, especially with the entry of new technologies and pedagogies. Launched in 2008...
Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?
23.1.2020
Bakkt preps consumer app for 2020 launch while Pornhub starts performer payouts in Tether, plus a controversial, obligatory new dev fund in BCH
BIS: No Evidence of Mass Transition From CBDC Research to Pilots and Experiments
23.1.2020
The BIS’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term
Chiliz Launches Crypto Exchange for Trading Sports Fan Tokens
23.1.2020
Sports blockchain venture Chiliz will launch a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens
Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment Option
23.1.2020
Pornhub adds Tron-based USDT as an alternative payment option to PayPal, which abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019
OKEx at Davos: Blockchain Best Placed to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked
22.1.2020
OKEx’s Lennix Lai argued that a digital, decentralized financial system underpinned by blockchain and crypto can be of mutual benefit to institutions and the unbanked
Singapore Gov’t, Mastercard and Mitsubishi Form Alliance to Digitize Trade
22.1.2020
A new alliance of the Singapore government and 16 major trading and manufacturing firms — including Mastercard and Mitsubishi — aims to digitize international trade
Why User Experience Is Crypto’s True ‘Killer App’
21.1.2020
There’s been a lot of buzz in the space recently about the importance of user experience. Kim Dotcom’s proclamation that “Mass utility is going to lead to mass adoption,” speaks to this. Peter Schiff’s bitcoin wallet fiasco, CZ’s claim that centralized exchanges...