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Coinbase and Bittrex are adopting SegWit to decrease transaction fees, Globex Bank and Crowdhub testing guarantee systems for ICO investments, top 5 price changes, and more! Advertisements Coinbase and Bitfinex are adopting SegWit, which should reduce transaction fees by up to 20 percent. Image from iidea studio. Coinbase and Bittrex Adopting SegWit to Increase Trading Speeds and […]

February 22, 2018 1:02 AM Advertisements Some are left with more questions than answers following an announcement about Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency, the petro. On February 20, 2018, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announced that on the first day of the presale for the state‘s cryptocurrency, the petro, a total of around $735 million, was invested. Advertisements […]

February 22, 2018 8:07 PM Advertisements France’s financial markets regulator has said that online platforms which support cryptocurrency derivative trading must receive approval to offer such services, report trades to a central repository, and may not advertise their digital asset derivatives. On February 22, France’s top financial regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), published […]

February 22, 2018 7:34 PM Advertisements On Thursday, the Tezos Foundation announced the resignation of president Johann Gevers. The Swiss-based organization simultaneously declared the appointment of two new board members. In a shakeup on February 22, 2018, the Tezos Foundation replaced its president and two of its board members. Advertisements “To serve the best interests […]

February 22, 2018 10:57 PM Advertisements A day after the presale of Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency began, the president announced another digital asset: the gold-backed petro oro. On February 21, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that next week, his government will launch a state-issued, gold-backed cryptocurrency, the petro oro. Advertisements The presale of the government’s oil-backed […]

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has released data from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that most large-scale cryptocurrency scam tend to have questionable reputation.  Advertisements Having come from the local news stead, it would be inferred that this was an undercap harvesting, but this part of the world remajna unaccosted to these malpractices in […]

Venezuela launches pre-sale of state-sponsored Petro coin, a glitch on Japan-based Zarif exchange allowed users to buy cryptocurrency for $0, top 5 price changes, and more! Advertisements Venezuela’s government has started the pre-sale of its petro (PTR) cryptocurrency, making 82.4 million of the virtual coins available for purchase. Image from Stefano Carella. Venezuela Launches Pre-Sale of Controversial, […]

iStock.com/LEEDDONG Ethereum News Update Over the last year, initial coin offerings (ICOs) have become quite a phenomenon. And ETH prices have largely benefitted from this trend, since most ICOs take place on Ethereum’s platform. Advertisements However, ICOs are not without their faults. They have drawn a lot of criticism. They may offer startups a new […]

Betting on assets without owning it, in fact, seems to be a well-known model, this idea is used by Forex-like brokers and being successfully implemented to the crypto market as well. Although, the betting process may even get more entertaining if you add a contest element. And this is exactly what a new Blockchain project, […]

Even as Russia stands accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, its national capital is taking a leadership role in making democracy more transparent. Advertisements Using an existing program called Active Citizen, the city of Moscow has been allowing residents to cast votes for measures ranging from the name of their new metro […]