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Blockchain

Mastercard Had An Outage, So Crypto Had a Field Day

Mastercard suffered an outage last week that led to a hold-up for some transactions – and crypto supporters on social media quickly pounced.

Business  ·  22 July 2018
Bitcoin

China’s Crypto Millionaires Are Using Bitcoin to Buy Real Estate Abroad

Bitcoin is flowing out of China, into California mansions – and changing global real estate patterns.

Markets  ·  21 July 2018
Tezos

Who’s In Control of Tezos? That Answer Is About to Change

Get ready for a frenzy of community baking.

Markets  ·  20 July 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low

A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

Tech  ·  20 July 2018
Ethereum

The ‘Dark DAO’ Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections

According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.

Tech  ·  20 July 2018
Governance

Ethereum’s Most Heated Tech Debate Is Proving It’s Far From Over

A resurgence of debate surrounding fund recovery on the ethereum network shows the topic is still as divisive as ever.

Tech  ·  19 July 2018
Tether

Stablecoins Will Do More Than Just Reduce Crypto Price Volatility

Stablecoins will play an important role bridging traditional markets with the programmable financial tools enabled by crypto, argues Abra's CEO.

Markets  ·  19 July 2018
Ethereum

These Digital Monsters Live on Ethereum, But They’ll Fight on Zilliqa

A popular decentralized game couldn't take ethereum's slow, costly transactions. But it's not leaving the chain behind entirely.

Tech  ·  19 July 2018
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Reveals Plan to Reach Venezuela’s Unbanked

Paxful says business is surging in developing nations, where mobile phones are abundant and cheap, but access to exchange platforms remains scarce.

Business  ·  18 July 2018
Tokenization

Fiat Currencies Are About to Become Essential to Public Blockchains

If we want blockchains to deliver upon their promise, we must be able to transact using traditional fiat currencies, EY's blockchain lead writes.

Tech  ·  18 July 2018
Elections

Democracy of Two: NEO and the Crypto ‘Election’ That Wasn’t

Early results from elections on the neo blockchain suggest the world's 12th largest cryptocurrency may be struggling to deliver on promised claims.

Tech  ·  18 July 2018
Bitcoin

3 Signs Bitcoin’s Move Above $7K Might Just Hold

Bitcoin is on the rebound entering Wednesday, and three trading indicators suggest the charts are changing in the crypto asset's favor.

Markets  ·  18 July 2018
Exchanges

IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Crypto With FDIC-Insured Funds

The latest attempt to create a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, or stablecoin, combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the 1930s.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Supply Chain

Banks Take Sides as Blockchain Trade Finance Race Heats Up

NatWest, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Marco Polo, a blockchain consortium started by R3 and trade finance specialist TradeIX.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Dogecoin

Is Pied Piper Serious? How HBO Inspired Crypto’s Most Confounding Coin

What began as a parody quickly became a coin. Soon it might – might – become its own blockchain. What is happening?

Tech  ·  17 July 2018