Cryptocurrencies
Ashton Kutcher Participates in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round
Notable entrepreneurs are backing the seed funding round led by Pathfinder that aims to strengthen Lolli’s app.
It Happened: Bitcoin Just Experienced Third Halving in Its History
Bitcoin has just experienced a one-in-four-year event, its third halving, which has cut the miner block reward from 12. 5 BTC to 6. 25 BTC.
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological.
Crypto.com Launches Plugin for One Million Ecommerce Merchants on Ecwid
Crypto. com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto. com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform.
Ammous and Voorhees Come to Consensus on Failures of Centralized Powers
Two of the cryptocurrency space’s most outspoken critics of central banks spoke about failures during the current coronavirus pandemic and how Bitcoin could have prevented them.
Binance.?US Launches OTC Trading Platform
Top crypto exchange’s U. S. branch now supports over-the-counter (OTC) trades.
Digitized Europe: The Shift to a Cashless World
Emerging technologies such as blockchain are reshaping the landscape of the traditional financial system in Europe.
Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Protect Individual Privacy?
Top crypto industry and policy experts debated the privacy ramifications of state-issued virtual currencies during the first day of Consensus.
Unprofitable Miners Already Leaving Bitcoin Network Ahead of BTC Halving
The halving is just a few hours away — and many miners are already shutting their soon-to-be unprofitable rigs, says Poolin VP Alejandro De La Torre.
Leaders of the Digital Dollar Project Talk Privacy and the Next Century of Money
Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U. S. -based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA.
Hodling Pays Off as Buying Bitcoin Has Been Profitable 95.4% of Days
As crypto traders brace for today’s Bitcoin halving, data shows buy and hold remains the most profitable strategy.
Join Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Halving Party Live on YouTube!
A full day of interviews and coverage related to the Bitcoin halving.
Korean Luxury Retail Clients To Manage Reward Points on Blockchain
Blockchain-powered rewards startup MiL. k stikes a partnership with a retail cluster in Seoul downtown, brings the technology to “millions. ”.
Vietnam Govt to Launch Crypto Research Group to Evaluate Policy
Vietnam finance ministry has established a research group to develop and scrutinize digital currency-related policy proposals.
Coronavirus Takes Toll on Bitcoin Halving, but Pandemic Won’t Steal the Show
While miners took a double hit, the combination of the pandemic and halving could provide an unlikely tailwind to the crypto industry at large.
Binance Adds Its Own Leveraged Tokens After Removing FTX
Binance recently added its own leveraged tokens, just weeks after removing similar FTX products from its exchange.
Exchanges Bolster Their Bitcoin Insurance Funds After ‘Halving Dump’
After Bitcoin price plummeted on May 10, several exchanges scrambled to inject liquidity into their BTC insurance funds.
Virtual Consensus 2020 Kicks Off with ECB Official Discussing CBDC
Major crypto event, Consensus: Distributed, kicks off virtually, with ECB board member Yves Mersch discussing central bank digital currencies.
Calm Before the Halving: Bitcoin Pending Transactions at Weekly Low
Activity on the Bitcoin blockchain is slowing down as miners process almost all pending transactions in the mempool.
Join Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Halving Party, Less Than 3 Hours to Go
As Bitcoin’s halving draws ever closer, Cointelegraph is going live with some of the biggest names in crypto, to celebrate the event.