Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks has announced his resignation from the company, citing "strategic differences" as a main reason for stepping down. This marks an abrupt change of plans after just weeks ago he had been promoted to co-CEO alongside Binance's current CEO Changpeng Zhao; something that was hailed by...
Amazon has not been one to shy away from innovation, as they have recently hinted that cryptocurrencies may soon be accepted. The company is looking to expand their payment options by allowing Bitcoin for purchases, as they are hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead This move will appeal...
Square is looking to create a new business dedicated to DeFi aka "decentralized finance" applications. The projects will rely on smart contracts that are executed without the need for third parties like banks or other financial entities in order to conduct transactions of any kind, including lending and borrowing money...
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has announced the launch of their new marketplace for Non Fungible Tokens, where users can buy and sell unique digital works of art. The creators will be able to take advantage of an economy that is booming in recent times with billions worth being exchanged across a...
The prominent figure in IT world, Facebook CEO – Mark Zuckerberg recently made comments on how blockchain based authentication system for user data can eliminate usage of the third-party systems. In an interview with Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain on Feb. 20, Zuckerberg quoted that use case involving a blockchain system...
The Ali Hilal Bank from Abu Dhabi(UAE) has reportedly executed its first blockchain based transaction for Islamic Sukuk (aka Islamic Bonds). As per local media reports, the bank made a secondary market deal worth $500 Million USD for Islamic bond and will be maturing on September 2023. The transaction...
In the US, Ohio the state government has partnered with crypto payment company Bitpay. Moreover, by doing this every business in Ohio can now pay taxes using Bitcoin. According to WSJ, The companies who want to pay their taxes in BTC can visit OhioCrypto.com. Here they can visit and...
The famed US defense agency DARPA(Defense Advanced Projects Agency) will be hosting a two-day workshop on Blockchain in the coming months. As of now, the tentatively scheduled dates are February 14 and 15, 2019, in Arlington, VA. As per the official RFI(Request For Information) published, the DARPA is...
A Hacker steals about $1 Million in Crypto from a San Francisco Man. This was carried out by the Hacker using the SIM-swapping method. According to CNBC, Robert Ross, San Francisco resident saw that his phone had suddenly lost its signal on October 26th. To rectify the issue he visited...
In the past one week, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed a huge loss, hitting the lowest bitcoin value of $4,050 USD. Although at the time of writing the bitcoin price was ranging in $4,575 the further decrease in price can be expected. Cause for the Bitcoin Fallout Roughly...
A Cybersecurity firm Trustware has reported on Monday, hackers have added CryptoJacking Malware on a Non-profit Organisation Make-A-Wish website. As per the report, the domain worldwish.org was compromised because the hackers had altered and added a javascript malware Coinlmp into their website. This malware was used to mine Monero(...
