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US Banking Giant PNC Starts Using RippleNet for Cross-Border Payments
29.8.2019
America’s eighth-largest bank PNC becomes the country’s first to start processing cross-border payments using the RippleNet
Bitcoin ‘Failed Safe Haven Test’ After 7% Drop, Peter Schiff Gloats
29.8.2019
No time for naysayer Peter Schiff as Bitcoin investors defend price move
Japanese Financial Giant SBI to Reward Shareholders with XRP
29.8.2019
Source: iStock/isa_ozdere
Japanese financial colossus SBI Group has announced that it will reward shareholders with interim benefits in Ripple's XRP tokens, which is the third largest token by market capitalization.
Per an official statement from SBI’s Morningstar arm, the group’s asset management...
Crypto World Skeptical as @Bitcoin Twitter Account Ditches BCH Support
29.8.2019
@Bitcoin’s shift of support from BCH to BTC raises questions about the account’s anonymous owner
Novogratz: Bitcoin in a ‘Bit of Consolidation’ as Institutions Line Up
29.8.2019
Novogratz tells mainstream viewers to stay bullish on Bitcoin
Crypto Can Boost Indian Economy – How Banning Will Hurt it
29.8.2019
The Indian economy is experiencing severe economic slowdown not seen in many years, and cryptocurrency can potentially help. However, the government is considering a draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which could have undesirable consequences on the economy. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community...
Bitcoin Price Struggles to Recover After Slump Earlier Today
29.8.2019
Bitcoin’s price is trading around $9,600 after a quick spick downward from above $10,200
Crypto Salaries Gain Regulatory Recognition Around the World
29.8.2019
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence...
Bitmain Chip Supplier Faces Infringement Lawsuits From Competitor
29.8.2019
TSMC, the world’s top semiconductor foundry and chip supplier for Bitmain, faces multiple infringement lawsuits from GlobalFoundries
Paranoia & Love: What Pushes Tech? A Discussion With Prof. Reichental
29.8.2019
Why technologies have an expiration date, whether robots could steal our work and why crypto should play nice with banks — an interview with the ex-CIO of Palo Alto
Fintech Firm Partners With R3 to Develop Shariah-Compliant Market Platform
29.8.2019
R3 partners with Dubai based fintech firm Wethaq as it builds a Corda-based Islamic securities platform
Bitcoin, Altcoin Prices Drop Below USD 10,000 Leaving Analysts Stumped
29.8.2019
Bitcoin and altcoin prices have tumbled below the key USD 10,000 mark, with prices plummeting by USD 600 in just half an hour – although optimistic traders say they intend to “buy the dip.”
Prices had been steadily fluctuating above the USD 10,200 mark on the evening of August 28. But just before...
Coinbase Study Says 56% of Top 50 Universities Have Crypto Classes
29.8.2019
Compared to last year, twice as many university students, or 18 percent, partook in a crypto or blockchain class
ERC20 Tether Transactions Flip Their Omni Equivalent
29.8.2019
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC....
French Police Shut Down 850,000 Computer Botnet Used for Cryptojacking
28.8.2019
French police have neutralized a botnet, which was used in part for illicit XRM mining
Report: Blockchain Activity at Top Universities Increased Since 2018
28.8.2019
Coinbase says that over half of the world’s top universities offer courses in blockchain technology or cryptocurrencies
R3 Partners With Dubai Firm to Tap $120 Billion Sukuk Market
28.8.2019
Wethaq will use R3 Corda to streamline the issuance and distribution of the Islamic financial certificates
BitTorrent to Begin Alpha Testing Blockchain-Based Streaming Platform
28.8.2019
BitTorrent is beginning internal tests for its blockchain-backed streaming platform
World's 3rd Richest Man Denies Involvement in Belgian Crypto Firm
28.8.2019
Bernard Arnault, the world’s third richest man, denied reports that he was involved with a cryptocurrency trading firm in Belgium
Santiago Stock Exchange to Partner in Blockchain Alliance
28.8.2019
The Santiago Stock Exchange (STE), Central Securities Depository (DCV) and the Global Trade Directory (GTD) will form a blockchain association to improve communications for stock market investors