Iranians are increasingly turning to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seeing how dramatically local currency rial is depreciating. … [Read more...] about Iranian citizens are turning to cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Buterin announces near-future implementation of ‘sharding’ to solve Ethereum scalability issue
Ethereum has rapidly become the most popular platform for ICOs and development of decentralized apps. The demand for higher transaction speed is rapidly increasing. The recent obsession with Cryptokitties revealed that during the peak loads the Ethereum network can clog up for a few days. Therefore, a solution for solving scalability issue of Ethereum blockchain is becoming … [Read more...] about Vitalik Buterin announces near-future implementation of ‘sharding’ to solve Ethereum scalability issue
Telegram cancels plans for public ICO
Telegram, a secure messaging service, which combines 200 million active users, has reportedly canceled its planned initial coin offering (ICO) for public investors. … [Read more...] about Telegram cancels plans for public ICO
Crypto news in brief (April 27, 2018): Bitcoin, Philippines, BBVA, Binance, IBM
- 17 million bitcoins have now been mined - The Philippine authorities will allow 10 companies to mine bitcoin, conduct ICOs and operate exchanges in a special economic zone - BBVA becomes the first global financial institution to issue loans using blockchain - Binance adds a new feature of converting 'crypto dust' into BNB - IBM introduces TrustChain, a blockchain … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (April 27, 2018): Bitcoin, Philippines, BBVA, Binance, IBM
Nasdaq considers to become crypto exchange in future, already supports Gemini
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman told CNBC that over time the exchange could become a platform for trading digital currencies. … [Read more...] about Nasdaq considers to become crypto exchange in future, already supports Gemini
Christine Lagarde shared her opinion on cryptocurrency and blockchain
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has recently published two blog posts on cryptocurrencies, describing disadvantages of digital assets and benefits they could provide. … [Read more...] about Christine Lagarde shared her opinion on cryptocurrency and blockchain
Crypto news in brief (April 24, 2018): US Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Singapore, Hong-Kong, MyEtherWallet
- US Federal Reserve welcomes anonymous cryptocurrencies - Goldman Sachs hires a crypto trader - China gives way to Singapore and Hong-Kong as leaders in ICO - MyEtherWallet is under hacker attack - Every fifth financial company to launch crypto trading … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (April 24, 2018): US Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Singapore, Hong-Kong, MyEtherWallet
Iran’s central bank rules out cryptocurrencies
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) issued a statement prohibiting the country’s banks and financial institutions from dealing with cryptocurrencies. … [Read more...] about Iran’s central bank rules out cryptocurrencies