Blockchain

Le 5 février 2020, Alex Bosworth annonçait sur le blog de Lightning Lab l’arrivée publique du Lightning Loop en version bêta : Nous sommes très heureux d’annoncer la sortie de la version bêta de Lightning Loop.Loop est un nouveau service qui facilite l’envoi et la réception de fonds sur Lightning, en agissant comme un tunnel d’entrée et de sortie entre le Lightning Network et la blockchain Bitcoin.  Cette version apporte des...

Tom Lee is at it again with his price predictions. The Fundstrat analyst is predicting $40,000 for BTC by the end of 2020, but is it possible he’s on track this time?Lee Is Back to His Old SelfLee has always been there to remind the world of how solid bitcoin is. No matter what it’s going through, no matter how many drops it incurs, Lee is there to tell us about its greatness. He’s confident it’s the future of finance, but his price predictions have left some wanting.For example, 2018 was a...

Shopify reported a much better than expected full-year results. Shopify (SHOP) stock has jumped more than 10% and reached its ATH.Canadian based e-commerce company, Shopify Inc. has reported a better than expected full-year revenue and sale results. According to the company, the expected quarterly earnings from the holiday sales increased reciprocating to higher profits.Shopify’s Revenue ReportShopify (SHOP) stock leaped higher as a result of the news, breaking the initial resistance zone at...

The Telegram founders are working on the TON blockchain despite the SEC keeps the hunt for presumably one of the dollar’s possible competitors.Telegram team has released a document that is useful if you plan to create a website running on the TON blockchain. The document suggests that TON users may want to create some websites to refer friends and clients to their projects. Unlike the usual sites, these are not working over HTTPS or HTTP protocol. The system is using ADNL to differ the...

Bitcoin is on a roll, today. The currency has rebounded from its recent drop to surge by roughly $500. At the time of writing, it is trading for over $10,300, marking a new high for the year.Bitcoin Has Set a 2020 RecordThe asset has undergone a period of hardcore change since 2020 began. It initially began the year trading at a measly $6,900, the lowest it had been in approximately one month. From there, it rose by $400 to reach $7,300 following political tensions between the United States...

Blockchain education is an important issue that should be addressed these days. Xpring, Ripple’s investment arm, as well as Mastercard and Binance X and other prominent companies have joined a new education alliance.Ripple’s Xpring, along with multinational payment processing giant Mastercard, and Binance’s development arm Binance X, among others, have all joined the Blockchain Education Alliance. Initiated last year, the alliance aims to support the growth and development of blockchain...

As it tries to sanitize the playing field, the FTC has announced an investigation into some of the biggest tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.The Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has announced its decision to begin an investigation targeted at some tech giants. The Commission said that the investigation is to shine its spotlight on these companies’ acquisitions carried out in the past, that may not have been thoroughly scrutinized by the regulator. The tech giants...

Ethereum price has broken $250 after JPMorgan has demonstrated its interest in a partnership with ConsenSys. This could push the Ethereum price to new heights as developer is preparing to Ethereum 2.0 transition.JPMorgan is paying attention to Ethereum blockchain and has offered a partnership to ConsenSys. Currently, Ethereum trades around $251, showing the signs of incoming action. The price goes up on a set of news.Reuters informed that a possible partnership between the big bank and the...

Ripple’s expansion continues with a new partnership in Egypt. The country’s national bank has recently signed a co-operation agreement to join the blockchain-based payments network RippleNet to implement remittance payments.Ripple Partners With NBEThe National Bank of Egypt is the oldest and largest bank in the country. As of yesterday, the NBE is partnering up with Ripple. The collaboration aims to leverage Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network RippleNet to facilitate faster and cheaper...

Bernie Sanders has seized his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire in the presidential race indicating a strong start to the national elections ahead this year. However, the markets have preferred to neglect his wins and continue to be on the rising momentum ahead. Dow Futures are moving up.The Dow Futures have rallied to a new high 29, 270 despite Bernie Sanders winning the Democratic Primary from the New Hampshire. The Dow Futures broke 45 points northwards soon as the news broke out despite the...