As Polkadot (DOT) gets ready to launch parachain auctions, a combined fundraising and market interest discovery mechanism, the team is realizing that some core features may be ill-suited for the auction mechanism. Polkadot parachains are somewhat analogous to the sharding proposal for Ethereum 2.0. Each parachain is a largely independent […]

MoneyGram has suspended its relationship with Ripple Labs, citing the legal uncertainty surrounding the company. In its latest earnings report, the Dallas, Texas-based firm said it would no longer be using Ripple’s XRP remittance solution until the payments firm sorts out its legal issues with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

The price of Bitcoin is usually influenced by a confluence of factors. Sometimes, even a personal opinion can have serious impacts on prices and make them crash or skyrocket.  If a person is important enough. Usually, the cryptocurrency value depends on such factors as the power of exchanges that trades, the […]

The parabolic rise of the Binance Smart Chain has been all over the news this week, aided by a few seemingly unfriendly moves by the exchange itself. It started on Friday, when Binance suddenly froze withdrawals of Ethereum-based assets for about one hour. Many interpreted it as a move against […]

California-based startup Tendermint has announced their strategic investment in blockchain framework Tgrade. Tendermint is a software development company contracted by the Interchain Foundation to develop the Cosmos Network. The company builds critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. According to its website, Tendermnt claims […]

FinCypher was born to define a safer way for repackaging and distributing DeFi loans and other risky assets targeting to democratize credit risk distribution. The dark side of the DeFi space Although decentralized finance (DeFi) is driving the crypto market right now, it has many inner issues. DeFi still faces […]

Today was actually pretty funny, and it was really good for bitcoin. Why? Because it was a weird Wednesday full of people looking into Roman numerology to figure out what was going to happen. People were “literally shaking” with anticipation. Big double spend? The Segwit flaw? The reincarnation of Saturn […]

Credit card providers charge merchants a cut of the payments they accepted, called interchange fees or swipe fees. With two major card providers aiming to elevate rates, could crypto become an alternative?  “Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are planning to raise swipe fees for some types of credit-card purchases in […]

PRESS RELEASE. Hathor Network ($HTR, live on KuCoin) has just released exciting news: The detailed 2021 Roadmap. Community projects are a priority and growing, especially with Hathor CEO Yan Martins having recently emphasized the relevance of Asian business development, with strong focus on Southeast Asia, China and Japan. Hathor has […]

On Wednesday, Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s central bank has “major concerns” about cryptocurrencies. He flagged potential risks leading to financial stability. Crypto Adoption Woes The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been fundamentally opposed to cryptocurrencies ahead of the government’s plans to introduce a law to ban this […]