Bitcoin & Crypto News

IOTA is releasing the Alpha version of the Firefly, a new wallet that replaces Trinity, an update on Nov 30 reads.  IOTA is Learning  The IOTA Foundation says the Firefly is a wallet meant for IOTA 1.5. Because of the structural… Continue Reading →

Starting in early 2021, Coinbase will support ETH staking and distribution of client rewards once Eth2 Phase 0 is active as per a statement on Dec 1. Service Available in Eligible Jurisdiction The service will only be accessible to clients in eligible… Continue Reading →

On Nov 28, EverSystem organized a hands-on online session for beginner Japanese developers looking to launch applications on IOST, an update on Dec 1 shows. An Online Session for Programming Students in Japan Hosted by Takao Wada and Keiya Shirahama, the… Continue Reading →

Preceding the Bitcoin price pump to over $19,800 was an influx of new capital and investors, data from GlassNode reveals. The Bitcoin Price Pump The Bitcoin price has since contracted to around $19,400 at the time of writing but price action favors bulls. … Continue Reading →

In yet another decentralized finance (DeFi)-related M&A (merger and acquisition), Yearn.Finance and SushiSwap have announced a partnership between both protocols. The news marks the first of such mergers for DeFi bluechip Yearn.Finance as it continues to gain a larger presence… Continue Reading →

Blockchain technology is now being used for stockholder voting. Japanese Firms Tap Blockchain for Stockholder Voting According to a report by Ledger Insights, one of the top three Japanese life insurers, Meiji Yasuda Life, is mulling using distributed ledger technology… Continue Reading →

Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has once again espoused a bullish position on a possible digital Euro while warning about the potential risks of private stablecoins. Several nations, including China, are developing central bank digital… Continue Reading →

The conclusion of Project Aber and subsequent review by the Central Banks of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) and the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) shows that Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can improve remittance and satisfy privacy… Continue Reading →

Smart contract blockchain protocol Tezos (XTZ) is gearing for its next network upgrade designated “Edo” which will reportedly introduce robust security features to the network. The Edo update will also include a revamp of the project’s smart contract functionality with… Continue Reading →

Pizza Hut has announced that it would henceforth receive payments in cryptocurrency in all of its stores in Venezuela. This was made known by CryptoBuyer, a crypto services company. Pizza Hut to Accept Bitcoin in all It Stores Popular American… Continue Reading →

The proposal to continue distributing Uniswap (UNI) tokens for two more months at half the earlier rate has been moved forward as a formal governance proposal. By Nov 28, the snapshot poll had the required threshold of 50,000 UNI after five days… Continue Reading →

Cartesi (CTSI), the project enabling smart contracts to run on a Linux environment, is launching the PoS system that will power the data availability side-chain (Noether) on mainnet. Noether will be a highly optimized data availability oracle for temporary storage… Continue Reading →

Bitcoin has today set a new all-time high with the leading cryptocurrency trading as high as $19,800 in the past few hours. This milestone broke the previous all-time high of $19,666 recorded on the Bitstamp exchange on Dec 16 2017…. Continue Reading →

Over 3 billion Huawei users across 170 countries now have access to TRON’s BitTorrent, the world’s largest distributed network service. Huawei, the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world, has listed BitTorrent (BTT); a TRON portfolio project, on their latest… Continue Reading →

The Open Oracle Gateway provides open, inclusive, and progressively decentralized price oracle services to the ecosystem in Acala, Karura, Polkadot, Kusama and beyond.  Acala’s Previous Approach to Oracles Up until now, Acala previously ran its own oracle network with multiple… Continue Reading →

After crossing the 11.7 million block height milestone, Ethereum Classic (ETC) has undergone a hard fork to bring about the anticipated Thanos upgrade. The Ethereum fork has suffered numerous security issues with multiple 51% attacks and proponents are hoping the… Continue Reading →

There were more nodes participating in the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain than on the Bitcoin (BTC) network for a brief period at the start of the week. This news comes amid the imminent launch of ETH 2.0. Bitcoin Regains Lead over… Continue Reading →

Vodafone inks alliance with Block Gemini to leverage blockchain to streamline the digital recruitment processes. Using Blockchain to Simplify Recruitment According to a report by tahawultech.com technology start-up Block Gemini has entered into a partnership with telecommunications behemoth Vodafone’s offshoot… Continue Reading →

The total crypto market cap added $13.5 billion to its value for the last seven days and now stands at $552.8 billion. The top 10 currencies showed mixed results for the same time period – Ripple’s (XRP) added 40 percent… Continue Reading →

Payments giant Ripple is mulling selling a stake in MoneyGram. Ripple Set to Sell Part of MoneyGram Stake According to a report by The Block published on November 28, Ripple is poised to sell one-third of its stake in MoneyGram… Continue Reading →