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...
Cryptocurrency mining is now entering the rural areas of Japan. Fukui, a city at the border of the sea coast of Japan Honshu island having a population of nearly 250,000 people. Now with cryptocurrency mining startup in the city, there are around 500 servers which are added by a...
The Pirate Bay is mining cryptocurrency from users visiting on their website by using a miner. They began testing this since last year as there were reports of TPB using miner. Some of the users are unhappy with this way of mining without users consent. This was reported on the...
Russian Military is reportedly studying the use of blockchain in identifying and preventing different types of cyber attacks. As per the local media reports, the country is actively investigating the ledger technology and even though the construction of lab is not done, the development has already begun. In the purview...
The Indian Supreme court on July 3, heard the petition filed for Reserve Bank of India(RBI) ban on cryptocurrency. The verdict from the court upholds the decision to continue with the ban on providing any sort of services to companies that work with cryptocurrency, in effect from July 5....
With growing crypto demand, countries around the world have started to conduct research for a legalized way of using it. But in a recent report, Thailand has amended through its emergency command and brought a new law dictating cryptocurrency usage. As per Digital Asset Business Decree, the country is aiming...
Blockchain technology has a wide range of usage and startups are planning to cover as many as possible. According to nikkei, A Startup IOHK (Input Output HK) based in Hong Kong made a deal with the government of Ethiopia. This deal is to use blockchain technology in the supply chain...
