Ethereum (ETH) has quietly trended sideways over the past week. The market cap now stands at $84.27 billion, with US$980 million traded on exchanges in the past 24 hours. The Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA), which aims to nurture and enable further Ethereum based technologies, recently announced 83 new members. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is a…
The province of Québec is known for a lot more than just its poutine and coffee. In fact, Québec has quickly become one of the top locations for cryptocurrency farming. This has caused the province to become flooded with cryptocurrency mining operators from all over the world. While this might sound like it would be good…
The past week was pretty major for both the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. Why? Because two big-league companies (Amazon and Starbucks) hinted at incorporating either a virtual currency or blockchain technology into their corporate models. Will Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Create an Amazon Cryptocurrency? On February 27, LendEDU conducted a study which asked 1000 Amazon customers if…
Most of the cryptocurrency market, besides a few, is in the red as Saturday comes to a close. Monero (XMR) Monero had a solid run towards the end of the week and leading into the weekend, but has since corrected. Friday, the coin had jumped nearly 20% in 24 hours time, reaching a high of…
Roughly speaking, there are three types of market structures, and all can coexist: Order Books, Dealer (quote-driven), and auction models. Only auctions require a single physical matching algorithm, but those only are central at discrete moments in time. That said, some of the “decentralized exchange” proposals I have seen (many of which have attracted very…
Roughly speaking, there are three types of market structures, and all can coexist: Order Books, Dealer (quote-driven), and auction models. Only auctions require a single physical matching algorithm, but those only are central at discrete moments in time. That said, some of the “decentralized exchange” proposals I have seen (many of which have attracted very…
There’s a new cryptocurrency coming – ECO – but how is it connected with Uber? According to the report by Fortune’s Robert Hackett, Uber co-founder Garrett Camp is planning to start his own cryptocurrency. The goal of Camp’s crypto is to solve the technical challenges that hinder many current cryptocurrencies, such as the scalability issues…
The Gamblica ICO launched yesterday, initiating Stage 1 of its token sale after a successful private pre-sale. Gamblica is an international gambling platform using blockchain technology on the Ethereum platform. Gamblica prides itself on being developed by players for players. The goal is to provide an enjoyable user experience through a system that can be relied on…
Bitcoin price briefly surpassed the critical $11,000 level today before dropping back down. Currently, the coin is trading around $10,900 as of 3 PM EST. On the bright side, it almost reached a high of $11,200 earlier today, and it’s been stabilized at around $11,000 throughout most of the week. Importantly, BTC has been trading…
The United Kingdom is really cracking down on the cryptocurrency sector. While other countries and their central banks are welcoming virtual currencies with open arms, the UK Central Bank is putting its foot down. What Happened? Over the past two months, we have seen a lot from the UK regarding cryptocurrencies. First, Prime Minister Theresa…
