India crypto ban: According to various media outlets, the Reserve bank of India (RBI) will succeed in its ban on cryptocurrencies starting July fifth. India’s Supreme Court has refused the extension of the grace period in which cryptocurrency entities could continue their banking services. This means that businesses that handle digital currencies will no longer…
IBM blockchain platform: We.trade, a European blockchain trading platform, has just announced that it has completed its first live operations. The platform was established by the major European banks Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, Natixis, Nordea, Rabobank, Santander, Societe Gererale, and UniCredit. This consortium was put together to address the current issues many banks face with cross-border transactions.…
Even in the amusement park that is cryptoland, Nano investors have been on a particularly stomach churning rollercoaster. The cryptocurrency formerly known as Raiblocks went public in 2017 at a price of 0.0091. Since then it has been on a parabolic ride to all-time highs of $37.62 in January only to retrace over 90% of its gains…
These two very different blockchains now have the two largest market caps of any cryptocurrencies, with BTC at $128,469,761,721 USD at time of writing, and ETH at $58,534,876,766 USD. But beyond their mutual success, how have these two cryptocurrencies performed relative to each other over the years? Here’s how Ethereum stacked up to Bitcoin back…
Day 18 of the Crypto World Cup was full of dramatics and broken hearts. Today’s big match was between Cameron Winklevoss and Brian Armstrong. Day 18’s second match was between Satoshi Nakamoto and Andreas Antonopoulos. Yesterday, saw the losses and elimination of two defenders in the Crypto World Cup – John McAfee and Vitalik Buterin.…
In January, Facebook published a list of prohibited content that it considered harmful to its users. This was part of its broader efforts to make the platform safer. With regard to financial services, the policy stated: “Ads must not promote financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices such…
It’s Day 17 of the Crypto World Cup and our second day of the round of 16! Charlie Lee faces off against Bill Barhydt, plus Tyler Winklevoss takes on CryptoYoda. It was two wild games today, with some pretty surprising results. Let’s dig in! If you missed it, here’s the summary of who’s playing in…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced recently that it has issued orders to six cryptocurrency exchange operators–Tech Bureau, Corp., BITPoint Japan Co. Ltd., BTC BOX. Ltd, bitFlyer, Inc., and QUIONE Pte. Ltd.–to reform their business practices. The FSA conducted on-site inspections at each of the companies and the results identified various points for reform, such…
Welcome to Crypto World Cup Day 18! We are down to the final 16 and this round gives no second chances; if you lose your match you are out. To arrive at the final 16 required tenacity and teamwork; it was a battle of the best and brightest but only the strongest have made it…
Welcome to Crypto World Cup Day 16! We are down to the final 16 and this round gives no second chances; if you lose your match you are out. To arrive at the final 16 required tenacity and teamwork; it was a battle of the best and brightest but only the strongest have made it…
