The Coolest Jobs in Crypto
Meme Lord. Street artist. Unique startup founder. Feeder of the hungry. There's no end to the amount of cool jobs in crypto, and new uses for decentralized, peer-to-peer cash are limited only by the bounds of one's imagination. Whether finding ... read more.
BRD's Adam Traidman on New Products, Crypto Adoption, and Banking the Unbanked Into 2020
Breadwallet, later known as Bread, and now just as BRD, was the first crypto wallet in the App Store in 2014. Its non-custodial, open source and user-friendly nature saw it become very popular, now with nearly 3 million users worldwide. ... read more.
Ross Ulbricht Uses Elliot Waves to Predict Bitcoin’s Trajectory From Behind Bars
Ross Ulbricht, serving life without parole for allegedly running the Silk Road marketplace, hasn’t allowed his detention to deprive him from monitoring bitcoin’s price action. In a new blog series titled Bitcoin by Ross, Ulbricht reveals that he is closely ... read more.
AI Research Reveals Crypto Leaders Are Angry and Depressed
An artificial intelligence-driven personality research on the characteristics of crypto industry leaders such as Vitalik Buterin, Justin Sun, and Brian Armstrong found that intellect, liberalism, and cautiousness are their top personality traits. And a comparison with general tech titans showed ... read more.
SLP Token Market Cap Surpasses $50 Million
For over a year now, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token universe has grown quite vast. There are now more than 6,000 SLP tokens in existence and a number of SLP tokens have seen price discovery. Moreover, tokens listed on ... read more.
China’s Inflation Hits a Record 4.5% as Beijing Prepares to Test Digital Yuan
China has been confronted with multiple economic and financial problems this year amidst an ongoing trade war with the United States. Authorities in Beijing have been trying to overcome the challenges with administrative measures in what has become a market ... read more.
IDEG Reports Launch of New Bitcoin Trusts in Asia With Coinbase as Custodian
According to a recent press release from IDEG Investment Limited, "Asia's First Bitcoin Trusts" have been launched "as a traditional and comfortable way for 'old money' to invest in digital assets." The two trusts, Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas ... read more.
NY Regulator Proposes New Coin Listing Requirements
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has published a proposed framework for licensed companies seeking to list new coins. This is the first time the regulator has proposed changes to its crypto regulation in five ... read more.
Lightning Network Wiki Page Faces Removal for Lack of Notability
A slew of Wikipedia editors would like to delete the Lightning Network (LN) Wiki page because the subject matter does not hold notability. Wikipedia editors use notability as a test to find out if a topic warrants its own article. ... read more.
Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans to Put ECB 'Ahead of the Curve'
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB "ahead of the curve" in the field of digital currency. "There is clearly a demand out there that ... read more.
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
What is the second realm? It's both an abstract and concrete "place" parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for ... read more.
Mainstream Investment Vehicles Tied to Cryptocurrencies Grow Exponentially
These days bitcoin and a variety of other digital assets are now being traded as funds and traditional equity holdings. The landscape of crypto investment vehicles has changed significantly as institutional and retail investors don’t need direct exposure to cryptocurrencies ... read more.
German Fintechs Rush to Offer Crypto Custody Services Under New Law
Fintech companies in the Federal Republic are quickly moving to develop and offer custodial solutions for digital assets under the new German legislation that will allow banks to store, transfer and trade cryptocurrencies next year. Berlin-based Solarisbank has established a ... read more.
Mining Report Shows 65% of Bitcoin's Hashpower Stems From China
As the end of 2019 approaches, Coinshares Research has published its bi-annual mining report that contains informative research and observations about the bitcoin mining industry. Since Coinshare’s last report published in June, BTC’s hashrate grew by 50 exahash per second ... read more.
Croatian Post Launches Crypto Exchange Service at 55 Branches
Croatian Post, the biggest provider of postal services in the Republic of Croatia, is now offering a cryptocurrency exchange service at 55 post offices throughout the country. Currently, five cryptocurrencies are supported. This follows a successful implementation and positive results ... read more.