Altcoins

The Bitcoin Association has joined hands with the Cambridge University Meta Net Society to sponsor a new study program that will allow students to learn about bitcoin SV (BSV).Bitcoin SV: the Future of Crypto?Bitcoin SV has been something of a controversial coin since it first emerged roughly one year ago. First off, it’s a product invented by Australian bitcoin developer Craig Wright, who seems to have mustered up just as many enemies as he has fans. In addition, bitcoin SV is the “child” of...

When Facebook‘s cryptocurrency Libra started struggling with keeping its co-workers to keep partners on board and all of the institutions happy, an alternative called OpenLibra came to address some of Libra’s potential flaws.OpenLibra is described as an “open platform for financial inclusion,” with a tagline: “Not run by Facebook” and it was announced at Ethereum Foundation‘s Devcon 5 conference in Osaka, Japan.Be it as it may, thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations decided...

In a surprise move that will spur further adoption of cryptocurrencies in Asia and globally, the Japanese can now donate unlimited amounts of cryptocurrencies to politicians and need not disclose this to the authorities. This was made known by Sanae Takaichi in a press conference two days ago. Sources indicate that she said that cryptocurrency donations don’t fall under the purview of the Political Funds Control Law and as such don’t need to be disclosed and can be donated without limit to...

Photo: Binance BlogCrypto exchange Binance is on an aggressive development spree this year. On Wednesday, October 9, Binance has launched its new P2P trading facility for trading cryptocurrencies against the Chinese Yuan. Currently, this facility is only available for Android users. However, it has promised to roll-out this facility on iOS and web interface as well. In its announcement, the crypto exchange said:“Binance has launched P2P trading functionality with BTC, ETH and USDT available...

Photo: Nervos Network / MediumSince the ICO boom of 2017 that attracted many scammers, the Chinese government banned all crypto activities in the country. However, the latest developments suggest that the government could be indirectly participating in a security token offering (STO).The Nervos Network STO is scheduled to kick off on October 16. It aims to raise an undisclosed amount within two weeks via the CoinList platform. Polychain Capital has so far said that it will contribute $5.7...

Popular messaging app Telegram updated the terms of service on its website on Tuesday with a new page for its yet-to-be-launched Gram wallet and token.The only link which has been publicly identified before now has been the Simple Agreement for Token (SAFT) registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March 2018 which lists Telegram, Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov ( the telegram developers) in the filing.Late last month the alpha version of the wallet of the...

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, announced they are launching a crypto fund to, as per the announcement “receive, hold and distribute donations of Bitcoin and Ethereum in its aim to back open-source technology for children around the world.”On Wednesday, UNICEF said that the Cryptocurrency Fund will be among the first of United Nations organizations that will be given benefactions as are cryptocurrencies and it will allocate in the same digital currency form.The United Nations...

ADA price is currently correcting higher from the $0.0379 swing low against the US Dollar.The price is trading above the $0.0400 support area and it could continue to rise above $0.0450.There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.0390 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price is likely to continue higher above $0.0435 as long as it is above the $0.0380 support area.Cardano price is slowly rebounding higher against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ADA price...

Microsoft and Intel are backing a new type of rewards program for businesses developed by the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). The program was first introduced at Devcon 5 in Osaka, Japan.A New Kind of Crypto Rewards ProgramRewards programs are solid ways of boosting crypto use. The more one utilizes or develops on a specific blockchain, the more rewards they can get. Typically, these rewards programs involve the garnering of tokens that individuals can spend or trade via exchanges and...

Considering there is so much hype surrounding bitcoin and other mainstream altcoins, is it possible we’ve forgotten about stable currencies? According to Jeff Garzik, that’s certainly the case.Jeff Garzik: Stable Coins Have a Lot to OfferGarzik is a former bitcoin core code contributor. While he’s confident bitcoin has a lot going for it, he believes the real staples of the crypto industry are stable coins, which he says are more valuable in a lot of ways in that they heavily mimic the...