Jack Ma, Alibaba’s Executive Chairman, has never been shy about his thoughts on the newest and latest technology. The Chinese businessman, investor, and philanthropist has been a long-proponent of blockchain technology but recently made a firm statement on its future. Let’s take a closer look at Jack Ma on blockchain. Jack Ma on Blockchain Ma…
Nasdaq announced Friday that it is in the midst of acquiring Swedish trading solutions provider Cinnober. So why is it important for crypto-enthusiasts that Nasdaq acquiring Cinnober might happen? Well, Nasdaq is Nasdaq—the second-largest stock exchange in the world, but Cinnober is known for its acceptance of digital assets and its involvement in helping institutions…
Cory Johnson said it first. Ripple and XRP are not the same things; XRP is not a security. And yet, the San Francisco-based company often finds itself repeating this information. The latest time came today, Monday, September 17th. Not only did the head of government and regulatory relations at Ripple today bring back the XRP…
The EOS network continues to be the most high profile challenger to Ethereum’s dominance as the go-to smart contract and Dapp hosting blockchain platform. The EOS token is currently the 5th largest crypto asset, with a market cap of over $4.2 billion (compared to Ethereum’s $21 billion). It currently trades at $5.40, down ~74% from…
On September 7, Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., a company listed in Japan that primarily operates a railway connecting major cities in the Kinki and Tokai regions with tourist destinations, announced the launch of a social experiment using the virtual community currency Kintetsu Harukas Coin as part of a new smartphone-based shopping system employing blockchain…
SEC suspends bitcoin and ether ETN over “confusion” (med impact) On Monday, the SEC suspended until September 20 the trading of two exchange-traded notes (ETN) from trading in the US, the Ether Tracker One and Bitcoin Tracker One issued by crypto fund provider XBT Provider AB, a subsidiary of the UK company CoinShares, due to confusion…
SBI, the Japan-based Fintech giant, has just announced its plans of launching an SBI Ripple-powered application for mobile called MoneyTap. ひっそりと、Moneytapのティザーサイトを公開しました。ロゴや画面のイメージ如何でしょうか！？https://t.co/Pw4JDg9nEy — 沖田 貴史 T.OKITA (@OKITATakashi) September 12, 2018 SBI Ripple-Powered Application The CEO of SBI Ripple Asia, Takashi Okita, took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce MoneyTap. The translated tweet reads: “Quietly, the teaser site…
Mainstream media has recently been sparking the question, “is Ethereum (ETH) dead?” Most journalists running these stories were referring to Ether or ETH, the digital token that runs on the Ethereum network. Ethereum (ETH) Dead? The reason the questions were prompted most likely had to do with ETH hitting 2018 lows recently. Most of the…
Investors trade over $11 billion worth of crypto assets on exchanges on a daily basis. What that figure does not include, however, are over-the-counter trades that are said to dwarf on-exchange trading volumes as large investors prefer to conduct their bitcoin trades away from the prying eyes of exchange order books. What is the OTC…
Dogecoin (DOGE) was based on the Shiba Inu meme, and released on December 6th, 2013, making it one of the oldest coins in existence at 4.8 years old (or 33.6 in DOGE years). DOGE has an available coin supply of 116.12 billion, one of the highest among all coins, and a market cap of US$756…
