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 shocking news, traffic police from Hyogo Prefecture in Japan have confiscated cryptocurrencies from a 59-year-old man for parking law violation and failure to pay those tickets. When questioned about this, the police gave an explanation of the revised settlement law which was enforced in last year April. As per...
Most of the cryptocurrency exchanges are constantly working on increasing the security for their clients. In spite of that, there are instances of hackers or cybersecurity criminals trying to steal the digital tokens from the accounts of the cryptocurrency holders. Up until now, investors have poured in billions of dollars...
It is a well-known fact that the demand for GPU’s is increasing due to the number of people who are getting into cryptocurrency mining. However, in the last 6 to 8 months, there has been a significant fall in the prices of cryptocurrencies. As a result, the profits of...
Jeffrey Wernick was an angel investor in Uber. Recently, he has placed his faith in Bitcoin. He has believed in Bitcoin since 2009 and invested in it for a long period of time. That clearly explains why he’s so positive on Bitcoin. According to him, due to the relationship...
In the light of recent events, it turns out that Indian government might not ban the cryptocurrency altogether, instead label them under the name of ‘commodity‘. As per government official involved in the regulatory panel, to examine cryptocurrency panel, India is not on stance to ban the cryptocurrency usage completely...
Recently we heard of charity work done by Ripple company owner and now in pursuit to compete with Bitcoin, the company is planning to donate XRP to billions of people in India. The news came into light when Vice President of Product at Ripple, Asheesh Birla, quoted that, India is...
