Kraken is following Coinbase’s footsteps and pursuing an IPO sometime next year according to its CEO Jesse Powell. Kraken, founded in 2011 and currently considered as the fourth largest cryptocurrency exchange based on trading volume. “An IPO is looking a little Read More
The short, but spectacular, life of Bitcoin can be described in one word: defiant. Bitcoin as a very concept defies the conventional wisdom that currencies are issued by nations, and it defies the notion that tokens of exchange must be Read More
By Dr. Anatoly Unitsky Since its introduction to the world in 2008, blockchain technology has given rise to hundreds of cryptocurrencies, starting with the ever-popular Bitcoin. It didn’t take long for blockchain technology to become synonymous with cryptocurrencies, often even being Read More
The Bitcoin (BTC) mania isn’t just limited to institutional and seasoned investors, a new survey from U.K. investment firm AJ Bell suggests. It found that young investors are more inclined towards investing in cryptocurrencies over traditional stocks and shares-based investments. Read More
Many have touted cryptocurrency as the future of money, commerce and investment. That’s largely because of its lack of centralized control, ability to store value, frictionless transacting and democratized access to the world financial system. All of this means people Read More
The first bitcoin (BTC) upgrade in four years has just been approved by bitcoin miners and it’s called Taproot. Although it won’t take effect until November, it has supported the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency to breach $40,000 for the first Read More
By Liam Bussell, Head of Communications of Banxa “Spoke with North American Bitcoin miners. They committed to publish current & planned renewable usage & to ask miners WW to do so. Potentially promising,” Elon Musk tweeted at the end of May. So Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has caught the attention of the world’s largest e-commerce marketplace Amazon.com. With a market capitalization of more than $1.7 trillion, the multinational technology company is hiring an expert who is passionate about blockchain and decentralized finance. With Read More
By Landon Manning In a worldwide first, the Central American nation of El Salvador has made a major bitcoin (BTC) announcement. The Republic of El Salvador, the smallest nation in Central America with a population of some 6.4 million, has Read More
In a deal that could change the retirement-plan market forever, a group of employees can finally invest in cryptocurrency for their 401(k) plan. Coinbase (COIN) struck a deal with ForUsAll, a 401(k) provider, to allow workers to invest up to Read More
By Erwin Werring, CEO of Attrace The era of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies ushers in developments that have the potential to transform many industries as we know them. The digital tokenization of value, tradeable between peers in a trustless and secure Read More
By Tom Wilson and Karin Strohecker LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with President Nayib Bukele touting its use for its potential to help Salvadorans Read More
On Tuesday, the Salvadoran Congress passed the historic bill that adopts Bitcoin (BTC) as the legal tender for El Salvador, marking the new peak of the cryptocurrency revolution. Nayib Bukele, the 39-year-old President, has turned to Bitcoin as the nation’s Read More
As the price of bitcoin (BTC) is struggling with downward pressure, digital currency bulls like billionaire Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (TWTR) and Square (SQ), appear optimistic over its future fundamentals. He recently pledged to spend his entire life in making bitcoin Read More
By Seamus Donoghue, VP of Strategic Alliances at METACO As China’s State Council moves towards a ban on bitcoin mining, miners are potentially migrating operations to other countries. Combined with the upside of more decentralization, shifting from China’s coal-fueled mining toward western Read More
The speed of technological development and innovation in the crypto space has always been impressive, but DeFi takes it to a new level. In 2019, even many people who were familiar with Bitcoin and Ethereum still hadn’t heard of DeFi. Read More
The upcoming release of Ethereum 2.0 has never been more critical after the growing criticism of energy consumption by Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchains like Bitcoin. Ethereum also uses the PoW model, so the blockchain consumes an energy equivalent of Hong Kong, Read More
The current high growth & adoption of financial applications can be traced back to the arrival of cloud storage in 2006. The big idea was the creation of a simple, scalable, service that could easily plug into existing software. The Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) may soon see an influx of $500+ million in capital from Wall Street “whale” Guggenheim Partners, which has about $270 billion in AUM. The West Coast firm recently registered a new fund that might seek investment exposure to Read More
Coinbase (COIN) just announced a new feature for its crypto debit card that allows users to make payments in cryptos with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Many experts believe that the new feature would strengthen cryptocurrency’s ability to be a Read More
