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Is Bitcoin Set to Benefit from the Twitter Hack?
16.7.2020
Presumably, millions of people who have never heard of bitcoin (BTC) have been exposed to the world’s most popular cryptocurrency – as Twitter reels from a hack that filled the social media feeds of some of the planet’s most influential people with crypto scam messages.
As reported today,...
Japanese Government Set to Include CBDC in Official Economic Plan
15.7.2020
The Japanese government is getting serious about a CBDC
Introducing Headless WordPress with Gatsby Cloud (Live Preview, Incremental Builds, and more!)
13.7.2020
The Gatsby team shipped an update to its source plugin for WordPress, graduating it to a beta release. The new version brings a new set of features to Gatsby’s headless WordPress configuration, which brings together WPGraphQL and WPGatsby to power a Gatsby front-end that pulls in data from...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For New All-Time High. What Comes Next?
10.7.2020
A crypto mining farm. Miners' machines seem to be on and hard at work as mining Bitcoin (BTC) is about to get more difficult - reaching a brand new all-time high, thus increasing operational costs to mine the coin. Two industry players weighed in on what might come next.
Bitcoin mining...
ING Joins Crypto Industry Body Working to Set Codes of Conduct
9.7.2020
The banking group has joined crypto industry body Global Digital Finance to help develop best practices for custodial firms and wallets
Digital Yuan Set for Real-world Ride Sharing Pilot with Apple-backed Didi
8.7.2020
China’s digital yuan launch appears to be inching yet closer to rollout after reports in the Middle Kingdom surfaced linking a ride-share operator with pilots for the new central bank-run token.
Per Beijing Business Today and Bloomberg, a digital currency unit of the central People’s Bank of China...
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up Crypto Futures Venue
8.7.2020
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An MTF is a European regulatory term for a self-regulated financial trading venue. MTFs are an alternative to...
Russian Government Set to Enable Blockchain Voting for 2021 Elections
8.7.2020
Russian officials have indicated that they are happy with the use of blockchain-powered smartphone and PC voting – and intend to expand blockchain-based voting in next year’s parliamentary elections.
As previously reported, some 1.14 million Russians voted on a blockchain platform in the country’s...
WooCommerce on CSS-Tricks
7.7.2020
I always get all excited when I accomplish something, but I get extra excited when I get it done and think, “well, that was easy.” As much as I enjoy fiddling with technology, I enjoy reaping the benefit of well set-up technology even more. That’s why I still get so excited about...
Bootstrap 5
7.7.2020
It’s always notable when the world biggest CSS framework goes up a major version (it’s in alpha now).
It has dropped jQuery and IE, started using some CSS custom properties, gone fully customized with form elements, started to embrace utility classes, and includes a massive icon...
Akon’s DLT Startup to Set up a Blockchain Hub in Kenya in Q4 2020
6.7.2020
A joint initiative of Akon’s Akoin and Dutch Effect.AI, the Kenyan Opportunity Hub will promote blockchain education and new work opportunities
Tron to Set Foot Into DeFi but Fails to Impress Crypto Twitter
6.7.2020
Justin Sun announced three upcoming DeFi products from Tron, but crypto Twitter didn’t seem impressed
SK Telecom Set to Debut Blokchain-powered Mobile Insurance + More News
3.7.2020
This is our daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain/DLT news
South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom is to launch a blockchain-based paperless mobile phone insurance service, reports...
Set Your Alarms: Most Bitcoin Is Now Traded During These Hours
3.7.2020
The start of trading in New York appears to impact Bitcoin volatility much more than other stock markets
Bitcoin Set for $288K Bull Run in 2020, Popular BTC Price Model Says
1.7.2020
The latest update of Bitcoin’s S2FX price model shows July is beginning exactly as required for a long-term bullish trajectory to continue
Beijing to Set up Blockchain Fund and Foster ’Unicorn’ Firms
30.6.2020
The city government of Beijing and the surrounding area has announced a new two-year plan to foster the Chinese capital’s blockchain industry.
Per an official announcement from the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, the capital’s plan involves setting up blockchain technology talent...
Bloomberg: ‘Bitcoin a Caged Bull Set for Breakout, Eying $13,000 Resistance’
26.6.2020
According to Bloomberg, the narrowest ever bollinger bands suggest that Bitcoin is consolidating for a major breakout
Over $1B in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Today – Crypto Speculators Expect Massive Shakeup
26.6.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and bitcoin price stability might be coming to an end soon, as a number of skeptics and speculators expect a big move after today’s options derivatives contracts expire. Bitcoin prices have been less volatile during the last three weeks, but over 114,000 bitcoin options...
Akon City: $6 Billion Cryptocurrency City Set to Begin Construction
20.6.2020
Akon City, a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” founded by famous singer Akon, is ready to begin construction, with a plan to use the akoin cryptocurrency exclusively. Phase one of Akon City’s construction will include roads, a hospital, a mall, hotels, and a school. There...
Ethereum-Based Anti-Corruption Project Set for Trial in Colombia
18.6.2020
Blockchain technology may offer a solution for countries looking to get rid of corruption while increasing transparency in their governments, a recently published report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests.
According to the report, titled Exploring Blockchain Technology for Government...