Robinhood, a leading crypto trading platform, faced some technical issues today after cryptocurrency Dogecoin jumped nearly 100% in less than 24 hours. According to an official announcement by Robinhood, the trading platform saw unprecedented demand for its cryptocurrency services. Dogecoin touched an all-time high of $0.29 today as its market […]

Small island nations are “naturally decentralized” and could leverage this to spur blockchain adopition. Participants in the Island Innovation’s Island Finance Forum this week, which included Faiā‘s George Siosi Samuels, agreed that close-knit communities and even a lack of established digital services could work to these nations’ advantage in a […]

Investors in ParagonCoin, one of the many scams that sprung up in the 2017 ICO mania, are set to recoup a small share of the money they lost when it went bust. The U.S. securities regulator has confirmed it will distribute $175,000 to the victims, even though the project had […]

Macau’s gambling market could face a fundamental realignment as the local government moves closer to authorizing the use of China’s digital yuan in casinos. On Tuesday, Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng informed the Legislative Assembly of plans to “study the feasibility of issuing a digital currency.” Ho said the […]

It was a relatively quiet week in China’s blockchain space as events were overshadowed by the surge in the BTC price and the Coinbase direct listing in the U.S. Many locals reacted with surprise to the news, showing that exposure to cryptocurrencies is still relatively isolated in the world’s most […]

Caizcoin is the first fatwa certified Islamic blockchain opening the global cryptocurrency market to Muslims for the first time ever. Caizcoin describes a cryptocurrency that aims to provide financial freedom to everybody and is based on an innovative, decentralized financial solution that enables fast and cost-efficient international money transfers. It […]

Not all NFT platforms are for newly-rich crypto investors to flaunt their wealth, as one project is proving.  As the calls from artists and activists grow louder to reduce the carbon footprint of NFTs, one indie platform on environmentally-friendly proof-of-stake blockchain Tezos has seen a surge in activity and is […]

Chainlink has released a new whitepaper exploring new capabilities of applications and smart contracts. Dubbed Chainlink 2.0, it lays down how the project could evolve to enhance blockchain oracles with the emergence of hybrid smart contracts. Chainlink 2.0 is the next step in the evolution of decentralized oracle networks. In the […]

If the pro-Bitcoin actions of titans Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have been insufficient, the traditional market seems to have given cryptocurrencies its blessing yesterday, with the debut of Coinbase on Nasdaq. The exchange is estimated to have had one of the most successful public direct listings in history. Data […]