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Ripple’s Investment Solution Xpring Puts Funds in Flare Networks
6.11.2019
Xpring, the brainchild of Ripple that works as the investment arm for innovative blockchain projects, has made a strategic investment in a well-known smart contract platform, Flare Networks. On November 5, 2019, Flare Networks made an official announcement stating that it has earned a critical...
Illinois State Lottery Winner Puts Half His $500,000 Into Bitcoin
5.11.2019
A United States Illinois lottery winner put half his $500,000 winnings into Bitcoin back in May
Canada Regulator Probes Two Crypto Exchanges, Puts One in Receivership
5.11.2019
A financial regulator in a Canadian province has placed one cryptocurrency exchange into receivership and is investigating another – with scores of customers concerned about the whereabouts of their funds.
Per multiple Canadian media outlets, including news agency The Canadian Press (via Vic News)...
Sudden Cyworld Shutdown Puts Clink Crypto Investors at Risk: Report
14.10.2019
Cyworld’s cryptocurrency Clink appears to be on its last legs as the social media platform has stopped operations without warning
If You’d Bought These Coins in 2014, This Is What You’d Have Made
11.10.2019
Fall is here, and it’s a good time for reflection, regrouping and gearing up for the coming new year. In the case of crypto, looking back at the markets of the past puts things into similar perspective. An examination of the top 10 cryptocurrencies of just five years ago sheds light on...
Deployment of Hedera Hashgraph Puts Bitcoin’s Future at Stake?
6.10.2019
The deployment of a public beta of the Hedera Hashgraph has created a buzz in the crypto sphere after rigorous efforts aimed towards its development which date back to 2017. As per the Hedera project developers, the platform will offer an enterprise-grade distributed ledger solution. Hedera...
Overstock’s VC Arm Puts $2M Into Blockchain-Based ID Systems Startup
26.9.2019
Overstock’s Medici Ventures invests $2 million into Evernym, a startup that develops blockchain-based self-sovereign identity networks
Crypto Finance Firm Circle Puts Research Offering on Hold
25.9.2019
Cryptocurrency finance startup Circle has stopped its line of research reports saying it needs to reconsider the offering
Cardano’s (ADA) Volatility Puts the Investors in Dilemma
20.9.2019
Cardano price has been setting astounding records in the past. There is a strong possibility that the recovery in the coin might bring the price rally too. Yesterday, Cardano (ADA) was seen dropping. However, today, the uptrend in the market has helped it to recover. If we look at yesterday’s...
New Zealand Puts Its Step Forward In Cryptocurrency Arena Through Its Progressive Approach
14.9.2019
Since the highly-anticipated launch of the world’s first-ever cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, there has been no looking back for this domain of virtual currencies. Having borne its share of applauds and criticism, the digital currency area has established itself as a strong contender of fiat money....
Premier League’s Watford FC Puts Bitcoin Logo on Kit, Accepts BTC
12.9.2019
The Bitcoin “B” logo will now appear on the shirt sleeve of Watford FC, which will also accept the cryptocurrency for team merchandise
“Off The Main Thread”
10.9.2019
JavaScript is what they call "single-threaded." As Brian Barbour puts it:
This means it has one call stack and one memory heap.
We all feel a symptom of that regularly in the form of performance jank and non-interactivity on elements or entire sites. If we give JavaScript lots of jobs and it gets...
Asset Management Giant Puts Government Money Market Fund on Stellar
3.9.2019
Franklin Templeton Investments files with the SEC to set up a government money market fund with a focus on blockchain-based shares
How Coinbase Quietly Became the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Bank
17.8.2019
On August 15, the San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that it had acquired the cryptocurrency custody service Xapo’s institutional branch. The business move puts Coinbase in the limelight, making it the largest custodial service for digital assets worldwide, with...
Costs of One Day Delivery Puts a Dent in Amazon’s Growth in Second Quarter
27.7.2019
Over the course of the last two decades, Amazon has created a new industry altogether and has become the biggest e-commerce company in the world. The primary reason why the company has grown at such a breakneck pace and has spread all over the world is due to its commitment to innovation....
Facebook's Word Play Puts Libra's Promise Under Question
24.7.2019
David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube
Until the necessary regulatory approvals are gained, Facebook's Libra will not be launched, David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet, said on multiple occasions. But what...
A New Kind of Token Sale Puts You Next to Harvard Endowment
11.7.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg Technology
This Thursday marks a new stage for crypto investors as first-of-its-kind digital token offering gives retail investors access to opportunities previously available to investors such as Harvard University only.
This has become possible...
Turkey Puts Central Bank Digital Currency on New Economic Roadmap
10.7.2019
The Turkish government has included a blockchain-based central bank digital currency as a target in its 2019–2023 economic roadmap
Russia Once Again Puts Brakes on Crypto-Legislation
10.7.2019
The man charged with getting Russia’s long-awaited package of cryptocurrency and digital finance-related bills through parliament has conceded that the key piece of legislation relating to cryptocurrencies is unlikely to be ready in time for the end of the Duma’s spring session – and will instead...
V20 Summit: FATF Puts Some Pressure off the Crypto Industry
28.6.2019
Tom Neylan, head of the Policy Development Group within the Secretariat of the FATF, at the V20 Summit. Source: Twitter, @TeanaTaylor
It seems that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a multi-government body, that scared the crypto industry with its new guidance, now tries to calm the companies...