Cryptocurrencies
Tencent Admits Facebook’s Libra Is a Threat to WeChat Pay
Tencent admits that Libra is a threat to the expansion of its payments services.
Coinbase UK CEO: We Need Centralized Entities to Support Crypto
Coinbase UK’s CEO says centralized entities like central banks and Facebook remain necessary for the support and adoption of crypto.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Record Highs Shows Miners Are Long-Term Bullish
Bitcoin price drop not fazing miners, say stats.
Report: Telegram’s TON Investors Vote Against a Refund Amid SEC Probe
Telegram’s blockchain investors have upheld their investment and agreed to postpone the launch until April 30.
‘Realistically,’ Bitcoin Must Now Consolidate Yearly Gain: Tom Lee
Bitcoin now needs to consolidate its 2019 gains after summer’s overheating, argues Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.
ConsenSys Unveils Ethereum-Based Satellite Tracker
Blockchain firm Consensys unveils TruSat, an Ethereum-based satellite tracking app.
Coinbase Generated Nearly $2 Billion in Transaction Fees Since 2012
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that the exchange has generated nearly $2 billion in transaction fees since 2012.
Libra Hearing Fails to Assuage Senior Lawmakers' Concerns
Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters said that she is still not pleased with Facebook's proposed Libra stablecoin.
Binance, Hashkey Pro to List SEC-Sanctioned Blockstack Token
Crypto exchanges Binance and Hashkey Pro will list Blockstack’s token, months after the firm raised $23 million in an SEC-approved ICO.
ING Bank Proposes Security and Privacy Trade-Off for Corda Blockchain
ING has purportedly found a solution to improve the security and privacy trade-off on the Corda blockchain platform with zero-knowledge proofs.
Research: Over 40% of Blockchain Industry Employees Work at Crypto Exchanges
42% of people working in the blockchain industry are reportedly employed by cryptocurrency exchanges.