Iran Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin Amidst US Sanctions
February 3, 2019
Iran is determined to find a way to prosper amid the unilateral sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, and the political team of Hasan Rohaní, president of the Persian country, is relying on the use of blockchain technologies as a…
Venezuela Announces Set of Regulations for Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Tech
February 2, 2019
Venezuela seems to be eager to become a country where the activities related to the use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are fully regulated and to that end, it announced a few hours ago the promulgation of a…
4500 Stores Worldwide Now Accept XRP for Goods And Services
February 2, 2019
Ripple keeps growing at a dizzying rate, demonstrating that they not only have the blockchain technology preferred by large banks and financial institutions, but they have also developed a token that works perfectly as a cryptocurrency…
Cboe Resubmits its Joint Proposal with VanEck and SolidX for a Bitcoin ETF
January 31, 2019
Although many think that the fall in prices has made the crypto market lose its appeal to investors, the truth is that this conception seems to be far from reality, and the fact that many important players in the world of finance have…
Tokenized Bitcoins Running on the Ethereum Network are Now a Reality Thanks to Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)
January 31, 2019
After a short waiting period, on Jan 30, 2019, the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) project was successfully launched. Announced in October 2018, the joint initiative promoted by Bitgo, Kyber Network and Republic Protocol (now Ren) aims to…
Lightning Network Achieves Record Capacity, Exceeding the Milestone of 600BTC
January 31, 2019
Lightning Network continues to grow at a steady but very promising rate, and despite the bad advertising from some rivals altcoins, every day more users are willing to try this technology, increasing not only the nodes and payment…
Ripple CEO and SWIFT CEO Meet in a Face-to-Face Debate in Paris.
January 30, 2019
After a long wait, crypto enthusiasts, and especially those attached to the XRP Army, were able to witness the debate between Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt. Representatives of the two rival companies…
Cryptopia Hacked... Again. 17,000 Wallets Compromised, Blockchain Analytics Firm Reports
January 30, 2019
Although many felt that the Cryptopia tragedy had passed after the multi-million dollar hack that occurred two weeks ago, it seems that the drama continues and the New Zealand-based Exchange has yet to fully recover.
A report published…