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...
In a recent announcement the major cryptocurrency exchange platform of US, Coinbase has added support for Basic Attention Token(BAT) to its platform. The official blog post added that this inbound transfer is now available only for the pro account holders. The Basic Attention Token(BAT) is essentially an Ethereum-based...
There has been a growth in the area of blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Israel. Thus making Startups who work on such technologies obtain funding easily. In 2018, Startups in Israel have raised approximate of $600 Million through ICO(Initial coin offering). According to the research by One Alpha, which is...
One of the popular stock exchange Nasdaq claims that it can stop crypto market manipulation and help to bring a sustainable environment for crypto trading. In fact, most of the cryptocurrency exchanges are planning to leverage surveillance technology which will protect them against any type fraudulent activities. Given the background...
As much as crypto is benefitting the world with its power of decentralization, the method through which these are created – crypto mining, might add on to global warming. Specifically, the rate at which Bitcoin usage continues to grow, this alone can produce enough carbon emissions to raise global temperatures by...
Bitstamp, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Europe has been acquired by Belgium-based financial business NXMH, which is a subsidiary of South Korean NXC Corporation. According to Reuters, the exchange was founded in 2011 by Nejc Kodric and Merlak. Kodic is the current CEO of the company. Coming from...
Payment through crypto is perhaps becoming the global norm recently. One such example is France’s Financia Business School which is accepting the course fee in the form of crypto for its financial and blockchain technology courses. The fact that using crypto as payment mode eliminates all third-party charges and...
