Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, called on workers in his country to save money in gold and his cryptocurrency ‘The Petro’ during a salary shake-up Thursday. According to the local news source Noticiero Digital, in the next few weeks workers will be receiving their bonuses in the Petro coin, instead of fiat. Nicolas Maduro and The…
Litecoin transaction fees are set to be lowered by ten times in the next Core release. The team behind the seventh biggest coin by market cap revealed the news via a Medium post earlier today. Litecoin Transaction Fees Set to Lower Currently, the average Litecoin transaction fee equates to about $0.05 per KB. But the network’s…
Zebpay, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is heading for Malta! Following in the footsteps of major platforms Binance and OKEx, the exchange has had no choice but to move its operations to the ‘blockchain island’ amid strict regulations in India. Zebpay Moves to Malta The exchange shut down its operations in India last month, due to…
The cryptocurrency market is currently sitting just above $210 billion this morning. While mainstream media is heavily focused on cannabis at the moment, blockchain companies are still making moves in the background. Today, we’ll take a closer look at Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC) and the latest advancements with the two projects. Ripple (XRP) Ripple…
According to sources, on October 16th, a Bitcoin user managed to transfer 29,999 BTC with a transaction fee of only $0.10. This amount of Bitcoin equates to $194 million, and a transaction of this magnitude would usually incur bank fees in the tens of thousands of dollars. With such a small Bitcoin fee for such…
The Ethereum (ETH) Foundation has just announced its fourth set of grants given out to 20 individuals and groups working on the Ethereum blockchain. [Blog] Ethereum Foundation Grants Update – Wave IV #ethereum #grants https://t.co/Xw39mmIX93 pic.twitter.com/gu0csjFlNk — Ethereum (@ethereum) October 15, 2018 Ethereum (ETH) Grants According to the official press release, the total amount of…
According to coinmarketcap.com, there are two top coins today. In the top 100, leading the pack and standing out for their double-digit gains are Tezos and DigixDAO. In 24 hours, both coins have increased almost 17%. So what’s going on with these two? Top Coins: Tezos and DigixDAO This morning, Tezos began listing on European…
The TRON (TRX) and Baidu ‘partnership’ all started with a tweet. Finally, First time to partner with tens of billions USD valuation industry giant. Guess the name 😊#TRON #TRX $TRX — Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) October 12, 2018 TRON’s founder, Justin Sun, is notorious for vague ‘pump’ tweets and this one was no different. TRON’s ICO ended…
Welcome to World Crypto Con! World Crypto Con, or WCC, is an opportunity for industry leaders to share their exciting new crypto and blockchain projects to the world. People who have an in-depth understanding of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as well as those who are clueless, can learn something at WCC. Welcome to a new way to…
Starting today, there will be new stablecoins on OKEx! The third biggest crypto exchange by market cap announced that it is adding four US dollar-backed stablecoins to its platform. Four New Stablecoins on OKEx Let’s catch up. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that are backed on a one-for-one basis with a fiat currency. For example: if a stablecoin…
