Leading economists are suggesting that the world is heading for a sea change in terms of the way people use money – and think that cash’s days are numbered as digital forms of currency edge…
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a type of digital, private money that operates without the involvement of a bank or government.Bitcoin trades on online exchanges, and since its price has mushroomed since its 2009 debut, it’s…
ETH 2.0 rollout saw phase 0 of its multi-year roll-out commence on December 1st with the launch of the Beacon chain. The new proof-of-stake-based ethereum network has been the talk of the crypto town as many…
A number of crypto-asset markets saw significant gains on Saturday, as a myriad of digital assets spiked between 4-40% in value during the last 24 hours. The entire crypto market capitalization had risen above $540…
The Ethereum network is processing more than double the transaction volume of Bitcoin, and is on-course to process $1 trillion this year. The third-quarter decentralized finance boom has resulted in the Ethereum (ETH) network processing…
Chainlink’s verifiable randomness function, or VRF, has made its way to the Ethereum (ETH) main net. VRF will provide a decentralized source of randomness for the project’s decentralized ecosystem. A trusted source of randomness is essential for…
Just recently a new project called Polkadot joined the top ten crypto coin list almost immediately after the project officially launched. Today, the Polkadot network is the sixth-largest blockchain in terms of market capitalization. The…
New research amongst institutional investors who collectively help manage USD78.4 billion of assets, reveals that over the next five years 26 per cent believe pension funds, insurers, family offices and sovereign wealth funds will ‘dramatically’ increase their level of…
Cryptocurrency is sizing up traditional finance on its legacy turf of lending and borrowing with competitive interest rates (currently as low as 0.44% for ethereum and 4.50% per year for bitcoin) as well as less…
Switzerland’s canton of Zug, home to hedge funds, crypto firms and commodity traders, will start allowing citizens to pay taxes in Bitcoin and Ether as the acceptance of digital currencies continues to rise. “Tax settlement…
One area in cryptocurrencies attracting huge attention is DeFi or decentralised finance. This refers to financial services using smart contracts, which are automated enforceable agreements that don’t need intermediaries like a bank or lawyer and use…
Through a proof of concept, BBVA and Spanish startup Multiverse have tried out and benchmarked different quantum technology platforms to solve a classic problem of finance: The optimization of investment portfolios with real market data.…
Defi is a crypto ecosystem made up of financial apps designed on leading blockchain platforms. While it seems that leading crypto assets like BTC and ETH have continued to experience low volatility in the past…
Daily WBTC and BTC issuance since August 9 Since Sunday, 1,043 more bitcoins were tokenized through Wrapped Bitcoin than were actually created by bitcoin miners as the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) boom shows no signs of abating.…
Ethereum price surged to a two-year high at $445 and record open interest on ETH futures hints that the rally will continue. MARKETS NEWS Today the price of Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) hit a two-year high…
CEO Michael J. Saylor said bitcoin is now the “principal holding” in his business intelligence company’s revamped treasury reserves strategy. Publicly traded business intelligence firm MicroStrategy purchased 21,454 bitcoin on Tuesday, effectively pouring all $250…
Mathew McDermott has assumed the role of global head of digital assets for banking giant Goldman Sachs, touting future blockchain predictions. “In the next five to 10 years, you could see a financial system where…
Intensifying their operations in the real estate sector, HashCash Consultants is offering its high-end cryptocurrency real estate exchange, to global enterprises that are involved in property trade and the realty business. Powered by HC Net, HashCash’s…
The XRP Markets Report shows Ripplenet’s On-Demand Liquidity network experienced 11x growth compared to 2019, while XRP sales surged in Q2. Sales of Ripple’s XRP token in Q2 surged after hitting a low in the…
Ethereum usage is rocketing as the number of contract calls – a metric for network activity – hits an all-time high. Coin Metrics reported Tuesday more than 3.1 million daily contract calls had gone through…