Vega Protocol, a fully decentralized trading technology platform, has just announced it has successfully concluded a seed round and raised more than $5 million. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital and also had a few others as participants, including Xpring (Ripple), Focus Labs, Rockaway Blockchain, KR 1, Hashed and RSK Ecosystem Fund, among others.According to a press release, Vega’s aim is to provide a blockchain network that will allow traders to make beneficial moves for...
Read More »Coinbase Offers Interest of 1.25% on USDC Stablecoin
Photo: The Coinbase BlogPremier cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it will offer interest on deposits in stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) for 1.25% APY. This indicates its willingness to encourage more of its large database of users to deposit their holdings in the cryptocurrency token. Transferring the value of the US Dollar which in itself is a significant advantage, the move is aimed at bringing respite to crypto users who always face the volatility which occurs on most of the...
Read More »IKEA Completes Supply Chain Transaction Via E-Money on Ethereum Blockchain
IKEA, the world’s largest multinational furniture retailer based in the Netherlands, has successfully settled an invoice, receiving payment for goods bought by Iceland’s Nordic Store, using Monerium’s programmable digital cash. The initiation and completion of the transaction were carried out via Tradeshift – a global leader in the supply chain financial sector – on the Ethereum blockchain. The digital cash used in this transaction is a direct virtual form of the Icelandic official currency...
Read More »Telegram to Officially Launch TON Network by October 31
Telegram Open Network (TON) announced in its letter to investors that it is close to its planned launch.Mitja Goroshevsky, CTO of TON Labs, a startup building tools for TON developers, said that TON Labs itself “will run and manage its own validation pool.”He confirmed the authenticity of the letter saying that original investors received emails from the Telegram core team and that is expected from them to provide Telegram with their public keys by Oct. 16 using the key generator in order to...
Read More »Unfazed by All the Negativity, Facebook’s Libra Publishes Roadmap for Mainnet Launch
There has been a lot of negativity surrounding the launch of Facebook Libra over the last few months. Global regulators and banking institutions have showered severe criticism over the project. However, despite several kickbacks, the Libra Association is proceeding ahead with its plans of mainnet launch.Recently, the Libra Association has published a new roadmap that highlights 4 major milestones to be attained before the launch of the Libra network. The Calibra team says that the first...
Read More »Ripple’s Xpring Is Now Open Developer Platform
To make sure that Ripple‘s XRP begins to function on a broad basis, Ripple Labs has introduced the Xpring platform in order to enable third parties to be able to use XRP’s Mainnet for different kinds of applications like never before. One year after Ripple announced the existence of the platform, the XRP development team decided to enable just about anyone to be able to create smart applications that use XRP as the main token of execution of transactions.Ripple indicated this in a tweet that...
Read More »EOS Price Analysis: Upsides Remain Limited, Sell On Rallies?
EOS price is currently correcting higher after it formed a support base near $2.650 against the US Dollar.The price is facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near the $3.050, $3.100 and $3.350 levels.There are two bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $3.050 and $3.400 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could correct higher towards $3.100 or $3.350, but upsides are likely to be contained.EOS price is currently trading near key resistances...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Bulls Facing Uphill Task Near $60
Litecoin price declined recently and traded below the $55.00 support against the US Dollar.LTC price is currently consolidating losses near the $55.00 level, with many hurdles on the upside.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $60.00 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could recover in the short term, but $60.00 and $62.00 are likely to protect gains.Litecoin price is currently in a negative zone against the US Dollar and...
Read More »#720 Zerbricht Libra von innen, nationale Digitalwährung USA & Coinexchange.io macht dicht
Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 720. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Vier große Partner der Facebook Coin Libra bekommen kalte Füße, Nationale digitale Währunge in den USA & Coinexchange.io macht aus finanziellen Gründen dicht 1.) Zerbricht Libra von innen? Vier große Partner der Facebook Coin bekommen kalte Füßehttps://cryptomonday.de/breaking-zerbricht-libra-von-innen-vier-grosse-partner-der-facebook-coin-bekommen-kalte-fuesse/ 2.) US...
Read More »German Serial Entrepreneur Marvin Steinberg Discusses the Benefits of STOs
Photo: ShutterstockAn abbreviation STO stands for Security Token Offering. STOs are similar to ICOs but have some fundamental differences. For instance, security tokens are regulated offering like traditional securities and are subject to the same legal compliance requirements. Their key difference is that a security token records the ownership of the investment product on a blockchain.The interest in STO lists has grown recently as startups and established companies are looking for new...
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