Blockchain

Authoritarian China has unironically banned criticism of blockchain technology. The move comes after President Xi Jinping publicly called for more blockchain research. The crypto industry remains divided about China’s sudden pivot. In one of the biggest U-turns in crypto history, China professed its love for blockchain. Now, the nation is going as far as to penalize anyone who dares oppose it. Chinese President  Xi Jinping recently rocked the crypto industry with a speech exalting...

Billionaire Ted Leonsis has made a real name for himself when it comes to sports and gambling. Recently, the mogul took a case to the Supreme Court that resulted in the U.S. relaxing some of its gambling laws. This led to less money flowing into illegal operations and more into legitimate gambling platforms.Leonsis: Confused About Crypto?No doubt Leonsis has done wonders for the gambling sector, but he seems to suffer from a viewpoint that many in his position are unable to shake. As we all...

Photo: ShutterstockBy Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.The buyers managed to demonstrate a good bounce upwards. Currently, such assets as the Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash promise interesting growth. While on the BCH/USD chart there seems to be a reversal Head and Shoulders pattern forming, hinting on further growth, the Bitcoin is yet preparing for leaving the borders of the channel and go on rising confidently.Unfortunately, the Ethereum, Litecoin, and EOS remain under pressure....

Since the environment we buy our products from has become ever more global, it has become more and more difficult to keep track of where and these products are made, and if they’ve been manufactured in a way that adheres to our principles. Now, however, a new Swedish blockchain company looks set to change all that. PaperTale is a new venture in which you’re able to trace a product from its inception using the blockchain, and it brings with it lots of new possibilities. Let’s say you’re...

As next year heats up with television streaming becoming one of the key areas of intense competition in the technology and entertainment world, AT&T’s WarnerMedia has indicated that its new streaming service will fall 1 cent below $15 at $14.99 monthly of which it expects users of the service to be more than satisfied with the pricing.WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey at a corporate event in California on Tuesday indicated the media arm’s willingness to commit to the project to the fullest....

Liechtenstein gibt den Takt an. Bittrex, eine der bekanntesten Krypto-Börsen weltweit eröffnet mit Bittrex Global einen Standort in Liechtenstein und sichert sich dadurch den Zugang zum EWR Raum. Liechtenstein wird zum Motor der Dezentralisierung der Finanzmärkte: Liechtenstein ist bei der Neuaufstellung der Finanzmärkte ganz vorn. Die weltweit bekannte Krypto-Börse Bittrex...

The blockchain startup Ripple is currently facing some major regulatory hurdles as investors have raised questions over the state of XRP being securities. To tackle this matter at hand, Ripple has brought some financial industry heavyweights to its board.In one such move, Ripple has recently appointed ex Bank of America executive – Benjamin Melnicki – as its head of Regulatory Affairs. Melnicki’s job at Ripple will be communicating and maintaining absolute transparency regarding Ripple’s...

In a follow up to what is seen as a follow up to the Chinese blockchain technology buildup, the People’s Bank of China has introduced a regulatory unit under the auspices of the central bank to regulate digital payments, blockchain products and fintech services that center around decentralized finance within the country.Sources indicate that under the new agency, a new system has been put in place to certify about 11 different categories of financial products which are both hard and soft....

The blockchain is a distributed ledger, meaning that everyone running a node in the network has this ledger stored on his local machine. This ledger contains all transactions that have been validated and added into a block. A transaction basically contains the information about who sent what to whom under which conditions. Storing information on the blockchain means storing information that is accessible to everyone.Cloud storage has been the go-to system previously but it has its setbacks,...

FXT derivatives exchange announced that it has launched Futures platform tracking an Index of 8 China cryptocurrencies. This announcement came on October 29 in the midst of the blockchain endorsement by China’s President Xi Jinping. The new index will track eight popular Chinese crypto projects.The new development was announced in a tweet by the firm’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on October 29.https://t.co/xZ5cjcRb11 is live!— SBF (@SBF_Alameda) October 29, 2019Dubbed Dragon Perpetual Futures Index...