Tag Archives: Blockchain Technology

Today is not a good day for bitcoin. Not only has the currency’s price fallen back several feet, but it looks like Ethereum – the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world and the primary competitor to BTC – is beginning to overtake the asset in several ways.The Ethereum Blockchain: A New Home for BTC?To be fair, Ethereum’s price is nowhere near that of bitcoin. In addition, the market cap is also not as strong, but bitcoin is now playing second banana to Ethereum in one major way: the...

Dapper Labs – the same company that invented Crypto Kitties – is building a new platform called Top Shot that will feature blockchain-based basketball and NBA trading cards.Dapper Labs Is Bringing Its Next Big Project to FruitionThe cards boast several high-ranking players in the league, as well as various top basketball moments in history bundled in packs. Some of the featured players or moments on the cards include a dunk by Zion Williamson and the euro step from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Top...

Documentation stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests that Zap – a company that has partnered with credit card company Visa – has garnered more than $3 million to establish further bitcoin payment protocols.Zap Is Rolling in DoughThe funding round occurred in April of this year and was led by Green Oaks Capital and Morgan Creek. Zap is currently building a new platform atop the Lightning Network that could potentially make it much easier for users to pay for goods...

Amiti Uttarwar is looking to pave the way for more women to get involved in the crypto space.Uttarwar Reminisces on How Her Career Came to BeOne of the biggest arguments going against the bitcoin and blockchain market is that it is predominately inhabited by men, but Uttarwar, in her role as a bitcoin core developer, is trying to help the industry she’s come to love so much branch out a little.The daughter of Indian immigrants, Uttarwar says her parents struggled to make it to America, with...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that Chainlink (LINK) was among the coins doing the best as of late. The currency is up more than 1,000 percent over the past 12 months and is setting all kinds of records.Chainlink Is a Serious FighterNow, Chainlink is being dragged into a battle involving social media, which for the most part, has been a controversial topic since it first came about. One of the most controversial subjects to emerge from the social media space in recent years involves...

A new cryptocurrency app known as Bottlepay will be introducing itself to the crypto-going public following months of delays.Bottlepay Is Now UnderwayBottlepay was originally set to be introduced in late 2019, though there were several problems with the product’s launch thanks to newfound regulations set forth by European lawmakers. The app had to redesign its cryptocurrency wallet to meet the standards set forth by AMLD5, which is the European Union’s anti-money laundering initiative. At the...

It looks like Chainlink (LINK) is today’s big gainer. Despite mediocre activity amongst some of the leading cryptocurrency assets – i.e. bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, etc. – the asset has shot up by more than 1,000 percent since May of last year.Chainlink Is on a Serious RollMany of the primary cryptocurrencies within the space have been hit hard by the coronavirus-induced global market crash, which ultimately caused assets like bitcoin to temporarily lose as much as 70 percent of their values...

Some analysts are warning that the Lightning Network is becoming a frequent target for thieves and hackers.The Lightning Network Is Open to AttacksThe Lightning Network is a new platform designed to assist bitcoin and make it faster by processing several small transactions off-chain. As bitcoin is the biggest and most popular blockchain in the world, it is often bogged down by the amount of activity it witnesses. It has slowed down heavily over the years, resulting in too much traffic and...

Cryptocurrency appears to be garnering more and more attention as the coronavirus spreads. According to crypto lending platform Block Fi, the company’s monthly revenue has doubled since cases began to spike, suggesting that more people are beginning to see BTC and other forms of crypto as the ultimate way of hedging their wealth against inflation and other economic problems.Block Fi Is Heading for the TopHowever, in a blog post, the company suggests that the bitcoin halving that occurred at...

Sundrania Fund Services Corp (aka Sundrania) has unveiled its new crypto administration platform that can handle any unique needs of the world’s growing list of digital currencies.Sundrania Is Bringing the Cloud and Crypto TogetherThrough Sundrania, companies utilizing the platform will be able to outsources all their operations through cloud technology. The application will also allow these companies to integrate themselves with the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges. Thus, if they...