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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...
Ripple Boosts Blockchain Advocacy Efforts With New Washington DC Office
22.10.2019
Ripple has opened a new D.C. office and expanded its regulatory team as it seeks to better educate policymakers on blockchain tech
New Crypto Seed Storage Solution Offered: Cryptosteel Capsule
22.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Cryptosteel
The Cryptoverse is young and, as such, comes with numerous issues, but also produces possible solutions for those issues each day. One of the latest long-term seed word and other valuable data storage options offered to crypto users is a solid metal...
TransferWise Eyes Middle East Expansion with New Abu Dhabi License
22.10.2019
British money transfer firm TransferWise has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years and now the company is eyeing an expansion in the lucrative Middle Eastern market. To that end, the company is possibly going to use its newly acquired license for operations in Abu Dhabi. The company...
New Research: Energy DLT Apps’ CAGR to Surge 67% Over the Next Decade
22.10.2019
Energy blockchain apps are estimated to grow 67% CAGR over the next 10 years, according to Navigant Research
Casa Unveils New Solution to ‘What Happens to My Bitcoin When I Die?
22.10.2019
Crypto custody startup Casa launches a protocol and service dedicated to helping users securely manage their Bitcoin inheritance
4 Cryptocurrency Projects That Successfully Changed Chains
22.10.2019
Choosing the right blockchain is a tough call for any development team. It’s a decision that entails correctly anticipating project requirements – scalability; speed; community; security – before a line of code has even been written. It’s no wonder that a project...