Blockchain News

Recent court filings reveal a treasure-trove of interesting details behind Telegram Facts and its GRAM token that were previously obscure to the public. Here’s what we learned from the disclosure. The SEC filed an emergency action halting the launch of Telegram’s blockchain, the Telegram Open Network, and the distribution of the protocol’s native token, GRAM. […]

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced it’s going to add support for deposits and withdrawals using the Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s layer-two scaling solution. According to The Block, Bitfinex’s CTO Paolo Ardoino added that the firm is also looking to bring Tether’s USDT stablecoin and Tether Gold, a gold-backed cryptocurrency, onto the layer-two scaling solution. Adding […]

Juventus is the first football club in the world to be tokenized. The world’s first Fan Token Offering has been launched by Chiliz. In partnership with Socios.com, blockchain-based voting and rewards app that uses Chiliz ($CHZ) crypto and is focused on the entertainment and sports industries, Juventus announces the launch of the world’s first Fan […]

The United States government has announced a researcher and Blockchain Expert at the Ethereum Foundation has been arrested ostensibly for delivering “a presentation and technical advice on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions” against North Korea. They say Virgil Griffith delivered a presentation in North Korea titled “Blockchain and Peace,” with Brandon Cavanaugh, […]

Every four years or so, the reward for mining Bitcoin is halved. The next “Bitcoin halvening” is due next year; here’s how it’ll impact on Bitcoin’s price. The “Bitcoin halvening” is coming: in mid-May 2020, the supply of Bitcoins issued as mining rewards will be cut in half, again. Will the halvening cause a boom […]

Facebook Libra cryptocurrency Testnet has reportedly already registered over 50,000 transactions since it was reset on September 17. According to a blog post published by Libra Association developer Michael Engle, the organization has been working on developing Facebook Libra Testnet by incentivizing community participation, simplifying how developers can work on Libra, and launching a Bug […]

Blockchain.com Crypto Lending Services is about to issue $120 million in loans in November alone. Crypto platform Blockchain.com on Thursday unveiled its crypto lending services which was brewing behind the curtains for months. The platform launched the new service in August for a handful of its clients and it is targeted only to the institutions. […]

China Blockchain market booming with the support of top internet companies. China is known as the biggest hub for crypto mining and Bitcoin mining, with significant mining rig manufacturers belonging to China. In the past few months, the crypto and blockchain community has seen a sudden change of heart in China with the acceptance of […]

Hong Kong is stepping up its efforts to formally regulate Crypto Exchange Licensing in the city. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) just released a newly drafted regulatory framework, which allows the securities watchdog to issue Crypto Exchange Licensing to crypto trading platforms. Could this be a game-changer for the crypto industry? As a leading […]

In this week’s selected Japan Crypto News November 2-9 – and blockchain-related news from Japan Crypto News, the Japanese financial regulator solidifies its policy of banning trusts that invest in crypto, more than 20 companies launch a consortium that aims to raise funds with security tokens, and Coincheck starts its automated cryptocurrency accumulation service, while […]

Malta-based Exchange Binance is looking to open an office in Beijing city of China. Binance originally started out in china but later moved its operations to Malta because of strict regulatory issues. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping endorsed blockchain technology in his speech as he urged the country to take the lead role in the […]

The year 2019 is soon coming to an end. We’re only a few months away from stepping into 2020, and the blockchain landscape is changing quickly. Blockchain 2020. What To Expect? It’s been almost two years since the last bull run, and the whole ecosystem has evolved substantially in this period. New players are stepping […]

Leaks within the Bank of Canada show officials are considering the development of a national cryptocurrency. As such, with interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the rise, could it threaten bitcoin? Bank of Canada National Cryptocurrency Mike Eppel, Senior Business Editor at 680 News, has revealed that Canada’s central bank is considering the […]

The bitcoin market isn’t yet mature enough to support an exchange-traded fund – ETF. So said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week when it rejected Bitwise’s bitcoin ETF proposal in a mammoth 112-page order that included more than 500 footnotes. Legal experts said the decision suggests that a bitcoin ETF may still […]

First, what are Blockchain programming languages for? Aside from functionality, Blockchain programming languages are essential in ensuring that blockchain networks and crypto infrastructure are secure. Their role is simple: They enable computers to understand instructions. While there is some overlap in the programming languages used to develop conventional software and technology for blockchain platforms, the […]

Blockchain In Crypto trading, everything is based on price movements, with market participants’ success depending on their ability to predict and quickly respond to this dynamic environment. Forecasting, however, is not always that easy, especially when it comes to high volatility. Even experienced analysts disagree in their assessments  —  while some of them predict that […]

A report by decentralized app platform dapp.com released yesterday found that dapp market transaction volume has dropped on major blockchain ecosystems by almost 40 percent compared to last quarter—from $3.28 billion to $2.03 billion—despite huge growth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry. The report analyzed six major blockchains—Ethereum, EOS, TRON, Steem, TomoChain, and IOST—which together […]

Mutual fund giant Vanguard has partnered with Nasdaq Ventures-backed blockchain startup Symbiont to developing a trading platform for the $6 trillion currency market, the companies said. With the new platform, Vanguard, which manages $5.2 trillion, aims to lower transaction costs for the trillions of dollars worth of currencies it trades annually by boosting peer-to-peer trading […]