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How a Web That Lost Its Way Can Find a New One
24.10.2019
How decentralization can change and improve the web as we know it
PODCAST: Ikigai’s Travis Kling on Why Bitcoin Is a ‘Baby X-Man’
24.10.2019
Travis Kling of Ikigai Asset Management explains why bitcoin is currently a risk asset, but showing signs of a future safe-haven asset
PODCAST: Caitlin Long on Bitcoin as Insurance Against Financial Collapse
24.10.2019
"Bitcoin is less volatile from a systemic perspective than I think the traditional financial industry is," says the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition co-founder
PODCAST: Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Evolution as a Safe-Haven Asset
24.10.2019
“If you are fleeing a country with just the clothes on your back and want to take your savings with you, bitcoin is an excellent safe haven,” says the founding partner of Castle Island Ventures
Bakkt Aims to Lure Institutional Investors With a New Product
24.10.2019
Crypto trading platform Bakkt announced the launch of the first regulated options contract for Bitcoin futures.
Bakkt, the U.S.-based physically-settled Bitcoin futures trading platform, was finally launched a month ago, after a long time and many high expectations. Now, according to their...
OKCoin Launches New SEPA Payment Platform Dedicated to EU Users
24.10.2019
OKCoin, the leading San Francisco-based digital currency trading platform, has added another feather to its credit. The exchange has recently announced the launch of a new and advanced payment solution for Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA, which will allow the customers in the European Union...
More Than Thirty South Korean Firms Come Together to Launch a New Blockchain ID Verification Platform
24.10.2019
Taking pride in being South Korea’s largest English daily, The Korea Herald has reported that over thirty South Korean firms are coming together to curate and put to use an ID verification solution governed by the blockchain technology. The top-tier thirty business houses and firms have partnered...
Bakkt Hits New All-Time High, With Over 450 Bitcoin Futures Contracts Traded
23.10.2019
Bitcoin futures volumes on Bakkt have hit a new all-time high, with over 450 BTC futures contracts traded today
Bitcoin Price Suddenly Plummets to $7,500 — A New 5-Month Low
23.10.2019
Bitcoin price crashes $500 in minutes as crypto markets see red across the board
Ripple Opens a New Office in DC to Strengthen Its Blockchain Advocacy
23.10.2019
As per the official announcement dated October 22, 2019, Ripple has expanded its horizon and opened a dedicated office in the US capital Washington, D.C. The new office will help the leading blockchain payments tech firm boost its efforts for crypto and blockchain advocacy. In the announcement blog...
New Bitcoin ETF Proposal Filed With SEC by Gold Fund Veteran
23.10.2019
Kryptoin Investment Advisors applied with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF
Malaysia Regulator Approves International Crypto Exchange Luno
23.10.2019
The strict financial regulator in Malaysia is trying to help the local fintech industry scale up and attract new investors. As part of that trend the Malaysia Securities Commission is recognizing the right of cryptocurrency exchanges such as Luno to serve local customers. Also Read: Credit Suisse...
Former World Gold Council Exec Develops New Bitcoin ETF
23.10.2019
The portfolio manager behind SPDR Gold Shares is developing a bitcoin ETF, but winning SEC approval remains a holy grail in the nascent space
Samsung Adds 12 New Dapps to its Mobile Blockchain Keystore
23.10.2019
The world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung has added 12 new decentralized apps (dapps) to its mobile wallet marketplace, the Samsung Blockchain Keystore. Almost half of the new dapps are gaming titles.
Per media outlet Decenter, the new gaming dapps are:
DarkTown Yangpa Kisadan (literally...
Bitmain Aims to Build a 300MW Texas Mining Farm
23.10.2019
The Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies and DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the launch of a 25MW mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The new mine aims to bolster Bitmain’s international expansion which will soon expand to 50MW of processing power and then extend the operation’s...
Pension Funds Put $50 Million into Morgan Creek’s New Blockchain Fund
22.10.2019
Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first
New York’s Financial Regulator Is Reviewing the Controversial BitLicense
22.10.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is revisiting its controversial virtual currency license, the regulator’s head said Tuesday. Speaking at Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law during DC Fintech Week, NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell said...
Digging Into the Preview Loading Animation in WordPress
22.10.2019
WordPress shipped the Block Editor (aka Gutenberg) back in version 5.0 and with it came a snazzy new post preview screen that shows the WordPress logo drawing itself while the preview loads.
That's what you get when saving a post draft and clicking the "Preview" button in the editor. How'd they...
BDC Capital and iA Come in As New Investors to Boost Luge Capital Value to $85 Million
22.10.2019
In a fresh development, Canada based Fintech firm Luge Capital has announced that it has attracted investments from iA Financial Group and BDC Capital. The fresh investment from these two groups has brought the entire size of Luge Capital to $85, and it goes without saying that it is a significant...
Netlify Build Plugins Announcement
22.10.2019
Netlify just dropped a new thing: Build Plugins. (It's in beta, so you have to request access for now.) Here's my crack at explaining it, which is heavily informed from David Well's announcement video.
You might think of Netlify as that service that makes it easy to sling up some static files from...