Cryptocurrencies
Mining Giant Bitmain May Lay Off Another 50% of Staff Before BTC Halving
Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is reportedly working to reduce its workforce by another 50 percent pending the BTC halving.
Bitcoin Price Falls Below $7K But Bears Yet to Break Key Support Level
Is Bitcoin heading back to $6. 8K and below now that the $7K support has been broken?.
Senior Software Developer at Ripple Quits After 6.5 Years to Focus on Coil
Ripple’s senior software developer is leaving the company to spend more time working on Coil.
Ubisoft Might Be The First Major Games Company To Geek Out Over Blockchain
Ubisoft will serve as block producer for Ultra and its associated UOS blockchain.
Carnegie Mellon University Sees $4M Pledge to Develop DeFi Research Program
A former MakerDAO contributor has committed $4 million in MKR to Carnegie Mellon toward the university’s already-significant work within decentralized finance.
Ethereum Could Soon Pump 100% To $260, According to Analysts
Could ETH see a 100% surge back up to $260 in the next couple of months?.
‘Cryptocurrency Will Not Die’: Mainstream Media on Bitcoin in 2019
Donald Trump, Libra and “boring prices”: Here’s the roundup of mainstream media’s crypto coverage in 2019.
Why the Fed Needs to Start Issuing Digital Dollars
Issuing a national digital currency could prevent losing the economic war with China.
Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension
Ledger hardware wallet confirms phishing alert for “Ledger Secure” Chrome browser extension.
Former Barclays Exec to Launch UK’s First Regulated Crypto Bank in 2020
Ziglu, from former Starling Bank exec, promises to be the next step in crypto banking integration.
Researchers Explain How Blockchain Can Innovate Green Energy Markets
ESRI researchers say blockchain and smart contracts can be used to design an effective forward trading system for the renewable energy market.
Andreessen Horowitz: Bitcoin Will Usher in ‘Influencer Coins’ by 2030
VC firm Andreessen Horowitz predicts that Bitcoin is likely to be central to online monetization in the 2020s.
IMF Urges Philippines’ Central Bank to Collect Crypto Exchange Data
The IMF has urged the Philippines’ central bank to begin collecting data on cross-border flows of crypto assets for its macroeconomic analysis.
Ethereum Completes Muir Glacier Hard Fork But Leaves One Client Behind
Muir Glacier hard fork goes live on Ethereum mainnet, but not everyone is ready.
Bitcoin Kicks Off 2020 More Secure Than Ever as Hash Rate Hits Record
Bitcoin continues to dispel concerns over price as the network hash rate becomes stronger than ever before.
Friendly Fraud and the Failure of Chargeback Protections
Cryptocurrency payments provides solutions for financial information to be more transparent and secure.
Privacy Coins in 2019: True Financial Freedom or a Criminal's Delight?
Privacy coins have earned a certain stigma due to the anonymity they provide, but what were these cryptocurrencies truly used for in 2019?.
Key Players in Crypto and Blockchain Share Their New Year’s Wish for 2020
Leaders in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space share their New Year’s wish for the industry.
What You Need To Know About Congress’s Two Proposed Crypto Laws
U. S. Congress drafts legislation against big tech companies and securities, but will Facebook back down?.
Bitcoin Price Will Crash Below $1k in 2020, ZenGo CEO ‘Jokingly’ Predicts
ZenGo CEO tweets Bitcoin price will crash below $1k in 2020, admits prediction was a joke.