Blockchain

It seems China was really serious when talking about its digital currency. Even though China was trying to forbid cryptocurrency mining and trading, for the last three months it is in the process of creating its own.Head of the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute, Mu Changchun, stated that the country’s digital yuan is finally ready for trials. The central bank digital currency (CBDC) will, as per the announcement, not come as a volatile asset like Bitcoin or...

The Bakkt Bitcoin futures exchange, owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has just appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO). According to an official press release, the company’s former Chief Product Officer Mike Blandina, has now been promoted to the role of CEO. Blandina already assumed the position on Friday, Dec 20.The appointment of a new CEO was necessary because the company’s founding CEO Kelly Loeffler had to leave the position after her appointment to the United States...

The mystery behind the anonymous Bitcoin founder – Satoshi Nakamoto – continues to be the topic of discussion. Over the last decade since the Bitcoin inception, Nakamoto remains unidentified. However, nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright has repeatedly claimed himself as the identity behind this mysterious name.In the latest development, Craig Wright has shared a timestamped document that explains the roots of the “Satoshi Nakamoto” name. During his interview with Modern Consensus, Wright...

NULS Blockchain platform has become the latest victim on the success list of crypto hackers after a security breach leading to the theft of about $480,000 worth of NULS token. According to an official announcement about the situation on Twitter, NULS said that the hackers compromised the account of the NULS team, and a total of 2 million tokens was stolen, which is about 2% of over 73 million tokens in circulation. Cause of Attack And The Next StepOut of the stolen 2 million tokens, 548,354...

Place/Date: - December 23rd, 2019 at 1:08 pm UTC · 4 min read Contact: CRIX, Source: CRIX The cryptocurrency industry has come of age as Bitcoin (BTC) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the years, more than 2,000 cryptocurrencies have come to the fore, leading to an increased demand for online trading platforms. Despite existing cynical beliefs about the industry, crypto exchanges have become quite successful in what seems to be a short time.Now, the most popular exchange platforms not...

Over the last decade, specifically after the 2008 global economic recession, chipmakers have emerged as the best performing industry across sectors and regions. The latest industry report shows that the chipmaking industry witnessed a 377% growth in the last 10 years. This is double the growth of the S&P 500 during the same period.This shows that the semiconductor industry remains at the core of this rapidly changing technology. Despite new technologies like AI, blockchain, ML, and others...

One of the world’s leading crypto exchanges Coinbase is winding up the activity of Earn.com, blockchain startup it acquired in April last year. The exchange has decided this time to expand its Coinbase Earn program, and Earn.com may help in that. Earlier, the exchange promised it would completely integrate Earn.com into Coinbase’s operations while the startup’s existing business would continue. However, now Coinbase is going to close Earn.com. As the exchange has stated, it will now use...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 777. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: XRP Kurs 95% Verlust in 2 Jahren, Craig Wright neues Dokument Satoshi Nakamoto & Börse Stuttgart und SBI Holdings Partnerschaft. 1.) Ripple Kurs: 95% Verlust in 24 Monaten – Ist eine Trendwende möglich?https://cryptomonday.de/ripple-kurs-95-verlust-in-24-monaten-ist-eine-trendwende-moeglich/ 2.) Ist Craig Wright Satoshi Nakamoto? Dieses Dokument soll der Beweis...

It’s always interesting to see things get reversed. Typically, one often witnesses figures in the financial space – i.e. Warren Buffett, etc. – touting blockchain while believing that crypto is the money of criminals and do-nothings. Nic Carter, on the other hand, believes the exact opposite.Carter Is Pro Crypto, Not BlockchainAs the founder of Castle Island Ventures – a venture capital firm – Carter explained in an interview that blockchain is consistently touted as the eight wonder of the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing to exhibit its newfound hard-as-nails attitude towards crypto and blockchain ventures, and has recently enforced a $250,000 penalty on a startup called Blockchain of Things Inc. (BCOT)The SEC Is Not to Be Taken LightlyThe SEC alleges that the company hosted an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) back in December 2017. That ICO resulted in roughly $13 million in capital gained for BCOT. Granted the company is forced to comply with...