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Spain’s Lawmakers Plan to Provide Basic Income to Low-Income Residents
12.4.2020
Spain is preparing to provide universal basic income (UBI) to low-income individuals due to the wrath of the coronavirus, the country’s minister for economic affairs Nadia Calviño recently explained. There’s no set date yet for the UBI program, but Spain’s officials said they...
Two Versions of Digital Dollar Emerge as Contenders, but Unlikely to Come Soon
8.4.2020
The digital dollar may become a reality soon, but there are two different ways to bring it about. Which one will prevail, and how soon will it be?
Huobi Exchange Plots Return to US Crypto Market as Soon as This Month, Exec Says
8.4.2020
Global crypto exchange Huobi could resume business in the U.S. as early as this month, five months after ceasing operations there, an executive said
Mobikwik to Offer 100 Million Indian Users Direct Cryptocurrency Trading Via Buyucoin Integration
2.4.2020
Mobile payment platform Mobikwik, which has about 107 million users in India, has partnered with Delhi-based cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin. News.Bitcoin.com talked to the CEO of the crypto exchange to find out how Mobilkwik users can soon buy and sell cryptocurrencies within the Mobikwik app....
Financial Bazookas Revealed – Market Strategists Believe the Fed Will Purchase Stocks Soon
1.4.2020
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive arsenal of monetary weapons to combat the effects on the economy. After the significant rate cuts...
Bitcoin Mining Roundup: BTC Regains 100 Exahash, Miners Close Shop, Pre-Halving Shake-Up
30.3.2020
In 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block. Following the market carnage in mid-March, BTC’s hashrate plummeted 44% to a 2020 low of 75 exahash per second (EH/s). Since then the hashrate has climbed back...
Consistent Backends and UX: What Can Go Wrong?
12.3.2020
Article Series
Why should you care?
What can go wrong?
What are the barriers to adoption? (Coming soon)
How do new algorithms help? (Coming soon)
In the previous article, we explained what strong (vs. eventual) consistency is. This article is the second part of a series where we explain how...
WazirX Brings INR Deposits Back, More and More Tokens to Be Made Available Soon
12.3.2020
India’s leading crypto exchange WazirX announced that INR deposits are back on the platform. To celebrate the comeback, the exchange is giving away 135 WRX tokens, to 3 lucky winners. The announcement was made via a tweet on Thursday. ⚡️ INR deposits & withdrawals are back on WazirX ⚡️...
Synthetix Exchange May Soon Offer Derivatives Trading on Ethereum
11.3.2020
Derivatives trading may soon become a reality for Ethereum-based Synthetix according to its Q2 and Q3 plans
'Altcoin Season May Come Soon:' Binance Research Report
6.3.2020
The altcoin market may soon see renewed activity, according to research recently published by Binance
Ethereum Scalability Solution is Coming 'Soon,' says Vitalik Buterin
6.3.2020
Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum (ETH) has a plan to fix its well-known scaling issue, and co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the solutions will start rolling out soon.
In an interview with BLOCKTV this week, he said that scaling, a major Ethereum problem that's been pointed out many times, is something...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...
Stellar Price Continues to Rise Today; Yesterday’s Loss Likely to Recover Soon
2.3.2020
If we look at the 5-month chart of Stellar, the current price trend is forming a similar price dip to that of in January this year. The price plunge of January seemed like an apt buying opportunity as it rose from there by clearly more than 50%. If we consider the current price plunge as …
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
26.2.2020
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users walk, their heartbeat, veins, and more. Mastercard has recently revealed they “have been testing heartbeat, vein technology, and the way people walk...
Coincheck Announces Qtum Soon Available for Trading
25.2.2020
The decentralized blockchain platform Qtum’s cryptocurrency will soon be available for trading on Coincheck
The Next Phase of McAfee Dex is Coming Soon: John David McAfee
24.2.2020
The founder of McAfee Associations- John David McAfee, is gearing the audience for the next phase of McAfee.com. Yesterday, he posted the following on his official Twitter page : The next phase of https://t.co/n1qTeTuRbl is coming soon… *New smart contract with automatic decentralized...
The Next Phase of McAfee Dex is Coming Soon: John McAfee
24.2.2020
John McAfee is gearing the audience for the next phase of McAfee.com. Yesterday, he posted the following on his official Twitter page : The next phase of https://t.co/n1qTeTuRbl is coming soon… *New smart contract with automatic decentralized payouts for portal owners *IPFS...
G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards
24.2.2020
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. They were also...
Norwegian Air May Allow Customers to Pay With Crypto as Soon as Spring
20.2.2020
Norwegian would accept cryptocurrency payments via its sister firm, crypto exchange NBX
50 Cent, Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg and Nas: Celebrities Who Could Be Bitcoin Millionaires
17.2.2020
Many celebrities have mentioned the benefits of bitcoin and leveraged the asset for certain projects. For instance, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli all sold albums for BTC, but when cryptocurrency prices skyrocketed, 50 Cent told the public he sold his coins as soon as he got them. Many other...