Cross-chain atomic swaps, more commonly known as ‘atomic swaps’, are cryptographically-powered smart contracts that enable the trading of two cryptocurrencies on a peer-to-peer basis without the need of a trusted third party and without the risk of one party defaulting on their side of the trade. If two individuals want to exchange, for example, bitcoin…
“We are a long way from the peanut fields in Sycamore, Georgia,” said representative Austin Scott as he opened the House Committee on Agriculture’s hearing on cryptocurrency last Wednesday—the first of two hearings where industry representatives, academics and lawmakers spoke on the future of cryptocurrency regulation. Dubbed “Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of New Assets in the Digital…
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The cryptocurrency market is seeing a lot of green today, as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to climb in price on its 10-day bull run. Bitcoin reached a price of over $8,200 today, the first time this has happened since mid-May. The rest of the altcoins in the 15 have followed suit and are all seeing percentage…
Earlier this month, word spread that Ashwin Navin, BitTorrent’s co-founder, sold the company to the TRON Foundation for $140M. While many were excited, the acquisition was never confirmed. Until now. That’s right, Justin Sun, the founder of TRON (TRX), has verified the TRON BitTorrent acquisition! TRON BitTorrent Acquisition: Confirmed! Yesterday, after weeks of speculation, Justin…
Bitcoin (BTC) price has climbed above the $8,100 mark for the first time today since mid-May. Source: CoinMarketCapBig Week for Bitcoin Bitcoin’s bull run this week is leading many to predict a return of its 2017 bull run that pushed BTC to almost $20,000. Source: CoinMarketCapJuly 16th seems to have started this run when BlackRock,…
Binance Moves to South Korea: Binance has become the most successful crypto exchange platform in the world. It has taken the exchange just over a year to achieve this title – it cites its beginnings in July 2017 by the now billionaire Changpeng “CZ” Zhao – and it handles the largest daily trading volume in the world; an…
Lumens (XLM) is the native token of the Stellar network, a hybrid blockchain that aims to facilitate across asset transfers at minimum cost for users. It has differentiated itself from direct competitors like Ripple over the last week, buoyed by a trifecta of good news. A potential listing on Coinbase, a partnership with Stronghold and IBM to host a…
At July’s G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the international body that advises the G20 on global financial systems, presented a framework for monitoring cryptocurrency assets. This states that while crypto doesn’t currently pose a threat to financial stability, careful monitoring of the market is needed in future: “While the FSB…
Early in July, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of conservative Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to fill Justice Kennedy’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of July. “Judge Kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications, and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law,” President Trump told the press. But many are…
