Cardano (ADA) transitions to decentralized governance as Chang hard fork looms

The Cardano Foundation has unveiled a detailed governance plan ahead of the Chang hard fork, designed to make the blockchain fully decentralized. The new Interim Constitutional Committee (ICC) will handle vital roles during the transformative upgrade, monitoring vital governance decisions and actions.

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Bitcoin Retreats After Mt. Gox Transfers $9.3 Billion Worth Of BTC In Readiness For Creditor Payouts

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Crypto Analyst Predicts Altcoin Market Surge: A Bullish Future Beyond This Key Resistance

Crypto analyst Rekt Capital shared insights on the altcoin market capitalization lately, suggesting a bullish trajectory ahead. In a tweet, Rekt Capital stated, “$ALTS Altcoin Market Cap following the plan…” accompanied by a revealing chart analysis.

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NEAR Blockchain Moves Ahead with Phase One of Sharding Upgrade

As a part of NEAR’s four-step plan to shard the network over the next year, the protocol will introduce 200 new validators.

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Near Blockchain Moves Ahead With Phase One of Sharding Upgrade

As a part of NEAR’s four-step plan to shard the network over the next year, the protocol will introduce 200 new validators.

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Australia Plans To Become A Crypto Market Leader Under New Regulations

Australia has vowed to improve its crypto-assets regulatory system through “token mapping” to provide greater customer protections and stay ahead of the digital evolution curve. Unveiling the plan on Monday, the country’s treasury noted that despite the number of taxpayers interacting with Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other crypto assets skyrocketing since 2018, regulations in the sector […]

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Binance Airdrop This Week Could Cause a Bigger LUNA 2 Price Dump

The rebirth of Terraform Labs’ ecosystem and cryptocurrency has not quite gone to plan and there could be more pain ahead for recipients of the LUNA airdrop that plan to hold. The post Binance Airdrop This Week Could Cause a Bigger LUNA 2 Price Dump appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Adversarial Thinking And Ways To Attack Bitcoin

A group of Bitcoin Core developers discussed various attack vectors for Bitcoin as well as ways to plan ahead and circumvent nefarious actors.

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Coinbase Yields to SEC Pressure, Exchange Drops Its Plan to Launch its Lending Product

On Monday, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, Coinbase, announced its plans to drop its lending program. This decision comes after Coinbase publicly discussed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) threatening to sue the exchange if it goes ahead with this Lend product.

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US SEC Warns Coinbase Over the Exchange’s Plan to Launch a Lending Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans on suing Coinbase if it goes ahead to launch its lending program. According to a blog post, the exchange got a Wells Notice from the regulator. From the looks of things, the SEC could soon lead Coinbase to a court proceeding.

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El Salvador Progresses With Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mining Plan

The El Salvadoran government seems to be pushing ahead with its plans for bitcoin mining in the country, which would see the use of geothermal energy to power BTC mining activities in the country.  Geothermal Energy for Bitcoin Mining Still in Place El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in a tweet on Wednesday (June 23, 2021),Read More

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South Korea: FSC tasked with crypto-compliance as 20% crypto-tax plans move ahead

The government of South Korea is planning to impose a 20% tax on gains from cryptocurrency transactions. The plan is to impose this law starting next year, with the same reiterated by the government oThe post South Korea: FSC tasked with crypto-compliance as 20% crypto-tax plans move ahead appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ahead of Coinbase public listing, company valued at $77 billion

Three weeks after Coinbase officially announced its plan to go public by way of a direct listing, the firm’s total company value has been estimated at $77 billion. The valuation from Nasdaq is basedThe post Ahead of Coinbase public listing, company valued at $77 billion appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Top Crypto Exchange Launches Binance Pay for Swift Cryptocurrency Payments

Binance is forging ahead in its plan to have more people use crypto. To get this mission onboard, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume launched a new payment service over the weekend.

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Bitcoin Eyes Bull Run Towards $40K Ahead of Biden’s Stimulus Plan

Bitcoin extended its recovery trend as traders shifted their focus on Joe Biden's stimulus plan expected later on Thursday.

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South Korean Government Bans Privacy Coins as Part of Anti-Money-Laundering Drive

Privacy digital currencies catch the South Korean government’s ire. South Korea to Ban Privacy-Centric Crypto Coins According to a report by Asia Times, the South Korean government has decided to go ahead with the plan to ban all privacy-focused digital currencies as part of its drive to prohibit money-laundering in the country.

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Ebang aims to set up digital financial platform in New Zealand

The Nasdaq-listed company is moving ahead with its ambitious expansion plan.

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S&P 500 Hits Another Record High as U.S. and China Resume Trade Talks

Coinspeaker S&P 500 Hits Another Record High as U. S. and China Resume Trade TalksThe tech sector continues to take the markets ahead as indices hit new highs. The U. S. and China have resumed the phase one of the trade talks as the two giant economies plan to come to common grounds with their trade settlements.

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South Korea to Impose Crypto Tax, Says Finance Minister

According to a report by a local media outlet, Korea JoongAng Daily, the South Korean finance minister today confirmed that the country will go ahead with its plan to tax cryptocurrency transactions.

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Media: China accelerates digital currency project due to COVID-19 and US rivalry

Chinese authorities plan to launch the state digital currency ahead of schedule to stimulate the economy amid toughening confrontation with the United States due to the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the world.

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NYDFS Urges Crypto Market Participants to Plan Ahead Against Coronavirus

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued fresh guidance to cryptocurrency exchanges and other virtual currency market participants, concerning the latest coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

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DHS Whistleblower Dead Ahead of Plan to Expose National Security Corruption

Philip Haney had been missing since Feb. 19 and was reportedly found dead from a gunshot wound to his chest two days later in what police have ruled a suicide. Data indicates gunshot woulds to the chest are uncommon in the case of suicides.

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IOTA Releases Version 0.1.0 of Its Coordicide Alphanet 

Blockchain non-profit IOTA (MIOTA) has released the version 0. 1. 0 of its Coordicide Alphanet ahead of its planned launch in Q2, on IOTA’s Rust-based node (Bee). The early release of this version is part of the company’s plan to move the network to a coordinator-free IOTA mainnet, according to a blog post on February 3, 2020.

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Bitmain moves ahead with employee-options plan; Jihan Wu left on the sidelines

When in doubt, look inward. Well, that’s the motto Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain is employing. Bitmain, manufacturers of mining equipment used to mint the largest cryptocurrency in the market, Bitcoin, has finished rolling out employee options as their initial public offering [IPO] looms.

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City of Berkeley moves ahead with blockchain based muni bond program

Last Tuesday night, the City of Berkeley took a big step forward in its plan to issue blockchain based municipal bonds. The long-awaited blockchain community micro-bond initiative will now proceed via a request for information which will invite the industry to put forth qualified proposals.

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Slack CEO Vows to Kill ‘Company Email’ by 2026 Ahead of $16 Billion Float

By CCN Markets: Slack makes its debut on the NYSE Thursday. The popular digital team collaboration platform is going public with a $16 billion valuation, at a starting price of $26 per share set Wednesday.

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Another Hard Fork, Will Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Tank or Soar in Response?

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) up 6. 8 percent Schnorr Signatures implementation ahead of the more decentralized OG Six months after a contentious hard fork, Bitcoin Cash developers plan to upgrade the network to include Schnorr signatures that require less space while simultaneously promoting scalability, security, and privacy.

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Despite damaging reports, Samsung is hell-bent on releasing its Galaxy Fold this month

Last night, major drama unfolded as several gadget reviewers who got their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Fold reported that their screens broke or began malfunctioning, because of hardware and software issues.

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Brexit’s Surprising Side-Effect: Stiffer Bitcoin Regulations

By CCN: The prolonged process for withdrawing from the European Union may have resulted in great uncertainty, but the UK’s financial watchdog is sure about what it wants post-Brexit – more muscle to oversee bitcoin and the crypto industry at large.

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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense

Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past.

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ABC’s The Dropout podcast offers a startling glimpse into the Theranos debacle

In 2004, 19-year-old Stanford University student Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of her chemical engineering program to incorporate a company she had founded the previous year; her plan was to revolutionize blood testing to make it faster, easier on patients, and far more accessible than existing methods allowed.

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Now is a Good Time to Buy Crypto, but Let’s Stick to BTC (and ETH) for Now: Spencer Bogart

Has Bitcoin hit bottom yet? It’s hard to tell, admits Blockchain Capital’s, Spencer Bogart. But if you plan on investing in the asset in the foreseeable future, he believes now is a good time to go ahead and seal the deal.

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The Chamber of Digital Commerce Requests US Government to Craft Blockchain Action Plan

Chamber of Digital Commerce has gone ahead to call on the US government to ensure it has implemented a national action plan that can be used for the blockchain technology. In a statement made by Perianne Boring, who is the President and the Founder of the chamber, together with Amy Davine Kim who is the […]

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Tron Price Analysis: TRX Absorb Sell Pressure, up 7.4%

Tron Prices on an uptrend ahead of BTT crowd-funding Justin Sun’s ambition clear, Tron to compete with Facebook and the likes Transaction volumes drop, but we expect TRX momentum to pick up After a successful NiTron summit, we expect TRX to edge higher ahead of BTT crowdfunding.

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NASDAQ Will Continue With Its Plan to Launch Bitcoin Futures Despite Drop in Prices

Securities exchange operator NASDAQ is looking ahead for a Bitcoin futures listing, as revealed by two people familiar with the matter. NASDAQ believes that the cryptocurrency has sustained market interest, despite the prolonged bearish market this year.

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Nasdaq plans to launch Bitcoin futures in Q1 2019

Nasdaq Inc. is moving ahead with a plan to list Bitcoin futures, reported Bloomber citing two people familiar with the matter. According to people, Nasdaq has been working to satisfy the concerns of the U.

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Gibraltar's Regulator Grants Full License to the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has been granted a license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) required to operate a regulated blockchain exchange.

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Hashrate of BCHABC and BCHSV Nearly Reaches Parity Ahead of Network Stress Test

Plenty of cryptocurrency enthusiasts enjoy this ongoing battle between BCHABC and BCHSV. Although the “protocol upgrade” of Bitcoin Cash has gone according to plan, the end result so far is not entirely clear by any means.

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The Marshall Islands Pushes ahead with State-Backed Cryptocurrency

Hilda Heine, the President of the Marshall Islands, recently survived her vote of no confidence. According to an article from Nikkei Asian Review’s published on November 13, 2018, Heine is pushing ahead with the plan to introduce Sovereign, the state-backed cryptocurrency for the Marshall Islands.

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TRON Could Bring More Games To Blockchain

Earlier this week, the teams behind the TRON Foundation and BitGuild announced their first game to be added onto the TRON blockchain called Magic Academy. The fiction game will allow users to barter and haggle gaming items as well as buying upgrades for their items and so much more.

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Canadians Can Now Trade Through Savings Accounts After Bitcoin Fund Approval

Canada is one step ahead of the SEC as they approved the very first regulated Bitcoin trust fund the status of a Mutual fund that enables accredited traders to invest in Bitcoin through their retirement savings plan and free of tax saving accounts.

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Ethereum Details Constantinople and Casper Ahead of Major Update

Ethereum’s core developers held another meeting, Aug. 31, to further discuss the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency network’s four-stage development plan–including additional details on the Constantinople hard fork and Casper.

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A "Good Start": U.S. Introduces Office of Innovation and Sandbox for Fintech

Fintech businesses struggling to stay inbounds of government rules may soon receive a dose of much-needed guidance via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion

International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association.

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BitcoinZ Team Outlines Short-Term Roadmap

Even though the BitcoinZ project was only recently announced, it appears there is a clear plan of action. Various new features were announced earlier this week. Ranging from a payment terminal to a new operating system, there is plenty of work ahead for the team. The Future of BitcoinZ Whenever a new hard fork of […]

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Bittrex And Invest.com Join Hands For A New Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

The services of the cryptocurrency exchange will be initially focused only on the EU market with a plan to extend them to other qualified regions on the globe, ahead in future. The post Bittrex And Invest.

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Bittrex and Invest.com Join Hands For A New Cryptocurrency Trading Platform

The services of the cryptocurrency exchange will be initially focused only on the EU market with a plan to extend them to other qualified regions on the globe, ahead in the future. The post Bittrex and Invest.

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A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead

Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Fortunes and Fallacies

This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.

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