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Top 10 Applications That Are Pushing Lightning Network Adoption
23.6.2019
The Lightning Network has been one of the most exciting growth areas in the cryptocurrency space with a large number of new startups, projects, and applications emerging since the LN went live in early 2018.
This week, Lightning Labs, the developer of the technology, released its first Lightning...
Crypto Wallets at the Crossroads, What it Might Mean to You?
22.6.2019
Crypto often prides itself on being open-source and community-led. However, in the case of online crypto wallets, the free-to-use model can come with a number of disadvantages.
Most notably, the lack of funding and the use of open-source code can often put wallets at a disadvantage, as demonstrated...
Under the Sign of Libra: 20 Crypto Jokes
22.6.2019
This was a massive week for crypto. The announced Libra coin, with its Colibra wallet, caused a torrent of opinions, and even some apprehension that Libra might be trying to take the Lord of the Crypto status from Bitcoin. The fact almost everybody agrees on is that, one way or another, Libra will...
Competition for Blockchain Companies: the Case of Isle of Man
20.6.2019
The flag of the Isle of Man. As more companies and investors are looking into blockchain-related opportunities, governments around the world are trying to adjust to this trend and lure as many projects as they can.
Fore example, while Lithuania is working on becoming another blockchain...
Binance Aims to Have at Least Two Exchanges per Continent
17.6.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance aims to have at least two fiat to crypto exchanges in every continent, Ted Lin, Chief Growth Officer of the company, tells Cryptonews.com.
According to him, in terms of priority, Binance prefers to go to places “where there is no existing, effective,...
Crypto Trading Getting More Difficult in the U.S., What Can Be Done?
16.6.2019
Two U.S.-based exchanges have recently announced the delisting of several cryptocurrencies for U.S. customers supposedly in response to the regulatory uncertainty pertaining to what cryptoassets will be considered as securities and which ones will not by the country’s financial regulator....
How Blockchain Could Help Rural South Africa Turn Sunshine Into Income
16.6.2019
Solar has lit up remote communities. The next step is to link these communities to an energy market.
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The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production. Technological development in...
Ahead of the Facebook Coin Announcement: How it May End Up?
15.6.2019
After months of speculation and rumour, not only the cryptoworld is waiting for the next week when social media giant Facebook is estimated to announce its new payments system and digital token.
Some reports claim it might happen on June 18. However, the coin itself might be launched in a dozen...
Of Crypto and Men: 20 Crypto Jokes
15.6.2019
This was a week of opposites in the cryptoworld, maybe more so than usual. Everybody has taken a side in the crypto argument, only the Burning Sun scandal is indiscriminately all-encompassing and ever-growing.
As a Mexican exchange makes a last-minute plea to stop tough fintech regulations, FATF’s...
Kenetic Starts New Fund, Sees Asia as a Home for Blockchain Generation
12.6.2019
Jehan Chu. Kenetic will soon be launching a new venture capital fund that is “pure equity, obviously blockchain only”, Jehan Chu, co-founder and managing partner at Kenetic Capital, a blockchain investment and advisory firm, told Cryptonews.com in an interview about their plans, the blockchain...
Should You Trade on a DEX or a Centralized Exchange?
9.6.2019
Decentralized exchanges have been growing in popularity in the past two years as it has become evident that even the most reputable centralized exchanges cannot offer the level of security that crypto traders seek. However, despite providing superior fund security than their centralized...
FinalMessage - Last Resort Security For Your Crypto
9.6.2019
What would happen to your cryptocurrency holdings if something bad happened to you? No one is protected against death, memory loss, or any other terrible accident, so Bitcoin entrepreneurs Matt Odell and Murtaza Ali have launched an elaborate "dead-mans" protection switch called...
Are Paid Crypto Groups Worth Your Money?
8.6.2019
In the eternal struggle to predict the crypto market, ‘paid groups’ have risen in popularity.
While such groups assume various forms, they essentially involve paying one or more crypto analysts for access to a channel – usually on social media – in which the payer receives trading tuition, buy...
Buffett at Justin's: 20 Crypto Jokes
8.6.2019
With the acquisition rumors going around comment-less, the cryptoverse reached a wider audience thanks to Justin Sun’s lunch with Warren Buffet – a news which inspired a number of memes. Truthfully, there isn’t a boring hour in the cryptoverse.
So what happened this cryptoweek? A lot! Many were...
Huobi Launches New Features, Says Hard Times Ahead for Smaller Players
7.6.2019
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Singapore based major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Group is about to introduce new features to its clients as it works on its global expansion and forecasts that the times will get tougher for the smaller crypto exchanges.
It was announced yesterday that Huobi FastTrack,...
What History Shows us About the Crypto Market During Summer
2.6.2019
The old stock market adage “sell in May and go away” has proven to be right more often than not. Specifically, this Wall Street advice refers to selling your stocks in May to then re-enter the market in October as June, July, August, and September have historically been the worst performing months...
Could Bitcoin Become the Unhackable Backbone of the Internet?
2.6.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
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Bitcoin was conceived and born as an open, public, borderless...
Are Privacy Coins Being Driven to Extinction? Good Luck, Governments!
1.6.2019
Of all the different cryptocurrency sub-categories now in existence, privacy coins are among the biggest. E.g., the top five privacy coins – Monero, Dash, Zcash, Verge, and Komodo – are currently worth USD 3.76 billion according to CoinMarketCap, while the top five stablecoins – Tether, TrueUSD...
Are We There Yet? 20 Crypto Jokes
1.6.2019
This week turned out intense. Bitcoin got to USD 9,000, only to drop just below USD 8,200 in five hours and then become more difficult to mine than ever. With the Bitcoin spiking all over the place, the community is standing at attention. Meanwhile, there is no such thing as a meme-free week in...
Fold Sells 2,500 Lightning Pizzas, Aims to Onboard 500 Retailers
30.5.2019
The U.S.-based crypto payments startup Fold, also known for its Lighting Pizza, has signed a deal that will make it possible for users to shop with bitcoin via the lightning network at over 500 retailers at 50 countries around the world “very soon”, Will Reeves, the product lead at Fold, told...