China is the largest crypto miner China is the world’s largest player when it comes to cryptocurrency mining which has been facing increased scrutiny from authorities that may eventually result in regulating the power used for mining. China maintains about 60-75 percent of the bitcoin mining network and, according to Chinese media, 600 bitcoin miners…
China is the largest crypto miner China is the world’s largest players when it comes to cryptocurrency mining which has been facing increased scrutiny from authorities that may eventually result in regulating the power used for mining. China maintains about 60-75 percent of the bitcoin mining network and, according to Chinese media, 600 bitcoin miners…
Speaking at Consensus 2018, HTC founder Phil Chen revealed the plan for ‘Exodus’, a smartphone that will support “underlying protocols such as Bitcoin, Lightning Networks, Ethereum, Dfinity, and more.” The vision revolves around three key selling points: a seamless experience of decentralized apps, inherent security from embedded cold storage, and node functionality. Details were given…
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TRON [TRX] – The TRON main net launch is just 11 days away. This week, the TRON Foundation has been steadily working on bringing in as many exchanges as possible to their token swap that is set to occur in about a month. The list of exchanges that have agreed to support the token swap…
Crypto Alliance – Russia and Iran might start using digital currencies, like Bitcoin (BTC), to bypass international sanctions, Russian news source RBC reported yesterday. Both countries are exploring ways to replace the SWIFT interbank payment system and avoid the US dollar transactions said the head of Iranian Parliamentary Commission for Economic Affairs, Mohammad Reza Pourebrahimi. Pourebrahimi met…
The trend towards conscious capitalism is just as significant for listed companies who want to drive their share price as it is for startups trying to get their product off the ground. As the baby boomer generation come closer to mass retirement and they readjust to more defensive investment portfolios (divesting of large amounts stocks for more…
To attract institutional money into the cryptocurrencies market, the incumbent players will have to adapt and cater to them rather than expecting institutional investors to change their standards. One area in particular that crypto is not up to standard for institutions is the custody of assets. It is the biggest chink in crypto security at…
The news of deals and grand reveals at Consensus has been a constant flow for the past three days and all of it delivered with the usual fervor of futuristic big thinkers. But what we didn’t see this year was the bitcoin price rally peddled in the media last week by the fund manager Fundstrat.…
People are now able to send DASH to mobile numbers in over 200 countries with the Paycent mobile app. Paycent and DASH DASH was made available on Paycent, a hybrid mobile wallet, and a subsidiary of the Singapore-based company Texcent, earlier this month. Other cryptocurrencies that are available through Paycent are Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin…
As Bitcoin grows, the level of power consumption needed to mine grows too. This is an area which is also receiving increasing attention. A new study published in the American Journal of Energy Academics Joule claims that by the end of 2018, Bitcoin network’s power consumption may account for 0.5% of the global total. Currently, on…
