Category: Blockchain

In the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs, many XRP proponents have argued that the cryptocurrency bears resemblance to Ethereum (ETH) and should therefore receive a similar regulatory treatment. ETH, the cryptocurrency birthed by Ethereum, is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Along with Bitcoin, it has been exempted by securities regulations in

The global cryptocurrency market is seeing a massive downturn after a bullish day was recorded across the board yesterday. In a sudden twist, Bitcoin (BTC) bears are overwhelming the market, pushing the price of the dominant digital currency down below the $54,000 psychological level.  Although Bitcoin is shedding some of its gains and experiencing a

Eric Holthaus, a climate journalist has taken his environmental activism to a new level, describing Bitcoin miners as a “violent” set of human beings. In direct response to the confirmation of Nic Carter as the speaker at the Bitcoin 2021 Summit in Miami, Holthaus noted that the actions of Bitcoiners are putting vulnerable and marginalized

Cboe Global Markets, a Chicago-based exchange that provides trading and investment solutions, is ready to get back into the crypto space after previous failed attempts. Not giving up According to Cboe CEO Ed Tilly: “We’re still interested in the space; we haven’t given up on it. We’re keen on building out the entire platform.

With the fall of Bitcoin, Cardano, as the fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $35,514,244,744, has also undergone a retracement. Charles Hoskinson, the global CEO of Input-Output, tweeted that he had recorded his segments for the Cardano 360 event tomorrow. Cardano 360 is led by Tim Harrison, the IOHK’s Marketing and Communications Director, and Aparna Jue,

President of Microsoft Brad Smith has criticized financial technology firms attempting to issue currencies, stating that governments are still best suited to play this role to protect the public interest. In a virtual conference event hosted by the Bank for International Settlements, Smith said that he was not a big fan of encouraging Microsoft to

The crypto market’s popularity continues to rise. Currently, its market cap stands at $1.66 trillion, according to CoinMarketCap. Jesse Powell, the co-founder and CEO of leading American crypto exchange Kraken, believes that the sector is in its early stages of mainstream adoption. He explained: “After 10 years in crypto, for the first time, it

On March 24, 2021, Stratis, a company based in London that provides blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) to eliminate the complexities associated with launching a decentralized chain, announced that it was now interoperable with Ethereum. The implementation of this operation is designed to help global enterprises access blockchain services while enabling the company to use Stratis Technologies’ ease

Fidelity Investments Inc. is seeking approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an exchange-traded Bitcoin fund. A new filing of Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC shows that FD Funds Management, a subsidiary of Fidelity, aims to create an ETF that would serve as a custodian that gives investors the

Theta’s Mainnet 3.0 launch, which was previously anticipated for this April, has been pushed back to June 30, 2021. The developers behind Theta have said that this was a more prudent strategy moving forward and that the extra time allocated to the project will be directed towards “more thorough code review and testing.” They asserted