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Binance’s CZ: Like It or Not, Facebook’s Libra Coin Is Poised for Mass Adoption
7.8.2019
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shares his thoughts on Facebook’s Libra and says Brexit is bullish for crypto in a wide-ranging interview
The Bitcoin Perpetuals Swaps Market is Growing - What You Need to Know
6.8.2019
The perpetual swaps market for cryptoassets is growing. First brought to market by leading crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX in 2016, perpetual swaps on bitcoin have started to gain more traction among crypto traders in the past twelve months. Today, several exchanges offer perpetuals while market...
SEC Commissioner: US Could Draw Crypto Policy From These Countries
5.8.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could learn from other countries when finalizing its own crypto regulation, Commissioner Hester Peirce explains. While highlighting peculiar and notable features of the U.S. system, the commissioner emphasizes cross-border considerations, detailing...
From Ghana to the Bronx, These Teen Bitcoiners Are Building the Future
4.8.2019
From experimenting with zcash in the Bronx to rogue bitcoin contributors, these teens are shaping the future of cryptocurrency
Local Gov’t Stablecoins Booming in South Korea
4.8.2019
A shining windmill in Ulsan, the seventh-largest city in the country, that is planning to launch its UlsanPay project. Cryptocurrency companies are pariahs in South Korea, where initial coin offerings and direct investment remain banned. But blockchain technology, which the government has earmarked...
How Much Bitcoin Is Really Being Traded in Zimbabwe?
4.8.2019
If you are a regular reader of crypto media, you may be under the impression that Zimbabwe is one of the hottest bitcoin trading hubs in the world. Faced with a struggling economy and the re-introduction of a previously-failed sovereign currency, the Southern African state has been labeled as...
Bitcoin Won’t Be a Global Reserve Currency. But It’s Opening the Box
3.8.2019
Bitcoin will not become a global reserve currency, argues Noelle Acheson. But it is adding a powerful tool to the box of potential solutions
What Effect Could an Indian Ban Have on the Global Crypto Industry?
3.8.2019
With a number of Indian crypto-exchanges having closed down in the midst of an already harsh environment for cryptocurrency, it would seem that the introduction of a cryptocurrency ban is now almost inevitable in India.
But while there's little doubt that this would be a massive blow for Indian...
Crypto is the New Black: 20 Crypto Jokes
3.8.2019
Any week is a news-filled week in the cryptoverse.
We were fine without BTC's 10K-up-and-down antics this week, but it met its first interest cut by the US Federal Reserve, and people are not quite sure how to interpret the impact of this event. Nonetheless, after a senator said that U.S. can't...
Giant Backed Terra's Strategy Works, Says Stablecoin Co-Founder
1.8.2019
The goal of Terra, a South Korea-based stablecoin project aimed at mass adoption, is to become the largest payments network in Asia in the next three years, Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terra, told Cryptonews.com.
To accomplish its goal, Terra, which is backed by South Korea’s internet giant Kakao...
‘Building’ Bitcoin’s Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless
1.8.2019
There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin
Investors Can Now Trade Ether and British Pounds on the Same Blockchain
1.8.2019
LAB577, a team of ex-Royal Bank of Scotland engineers, has built a system for settling crypto and fiat trades on R3's Corda Network
Beating Bakkt, LedgerX Is First to Launch ‘Physical’ Bitcoin Futures in US
31.7.2019
LedgerX has launched the first physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts in the U.S., beating Bakkt to the punch
Optional Chaining
29.7.2019
For all of the improvements that the JavaScript language has added over the past few years, like the spread operator, default argument values, and arrow functions, there are still a few features I’d love to see implemented. On such feature is optional chaining. Optional chaining allows...
How to Invest in IEO: a Step-by-Step Guide
28.7.2019
Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) have been growing in popularity in the past few months. As ICOs (initial coin offerings) are starting to move into the background and STOs (security token offerings) have not really taken off yet, IEOs have stepped in to fill the void.
In this article, you will...
Crypto Exchanges Are Benefiting from Algorithmic Trading: Here’s How
27.7.2019
Matthew Trudeau, chief strategy officer at crypto asset exchange ErisX, responds to a recent article on high-frequency trading by CoinDesk
What a Possible Global Recession Could Mean for Crypto
27.7.2019
Emerging in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was conceived by 'Satoshi Nakamoto' and its early converts as a means of placing international finance on a more objective and incorruptible footing, one which couldn't be adulterated by self-serving banks or governments.
Fast forward...
Binance Charity Foundation’s Donation Records Aren’t Transparent Yet
27.7.2019
Less than half of the donations made to the Binance Charity Foundation are accounted for on its website
Game of Cryptos: 20 Crypto Jokes
27.7.2019
You remember how last week Bitcoin went under USD 10K, then over USD 10K? Go ahead click on the links as the same thing happened this week, and nobody batted an eye.
The anticipation and the guest list for the Sun-Buffett luncheon grew by day, but then it was pushed back, allegedly due to Sun’s...
My Favorite Netlify Features
25.7.2019
👋 Hey folks! Silvestar pitched this post to us because he is genuinely enthusiastic about JAMstack and all of the opportunities it opens up for front-end development. We wanted to call that out because, although some of the points in here might come across as sponsored content and Netlify...