Other Public Protocols

Blockstack

Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali: ‘You Don’t Need a Blockchain’ for All Dapps

Apps across the space are putting too much reliance (and data) on blockchains, argued Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali at Consensus 2019.

Tech  ·  14 May 2019
Bitcoin

Up $1,200 on the Day, Bitcoin’s Price Surges Above $8K

The price of bitcoin (BTC) rose above $8,000 after surging more $1200 today alone.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
Mainnet

Kadena to Go Live in October With $3 Billion Asset Manager Onboard

Multi-million dollar enterprise blockchain startup Kadena announced today it would be launching its own public blockchain network in October.

Tech  ·  13 May 2019
Bitcoin

$7,900: Bitcoin’s Price Extends Gains to Hit 9-Month High

Bitcoin (BTC) extended its recent gains today, jumping 16 percent to its highest price since July 31, 2018.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
MakerDAO

Ethereum Stablecoin DAI Is Trending Towards Its Highly Sought Dollar Value

After four months, the ethereum-based stablecoin DAI looks to be maintaining a steady dollar valuation.

Tech  ·  10 May 2019
Bitcoin

Halving Rally: Litecoin’s Price Logs Biggest Monthly Winning Streak Since 2017

Litecoin's next block reward halving is now less than 90 days away, but the world's sixth largest cryptocurrency may still have room to run before investors "sell the news."

Tech  ·  9 May 2019
MakerDAO

‘Critical’ MakerDAO Vulnerability Could Have Frozen Voter Funds, Auditors Say

The vulnerability that was disclosed by the MakerDAO Foundation this week could have put user funds in jeopardy by preventing withdrawals of MKR tokens.

Tech  ·  9 May 2019
Exchanges

Florincoin – The 2013 Altcoin You Don’t Remember – Is Attracting Real Users

An obscure cryptocurrency that first started getting noticed during the 2014 altcoin boom is showing itself a true diamond in the rough.

Business  ·  9 May 2019
News

Privacy Cryptocurrency Grin Receives Mysterious $300K Bitcoin Donation

The developers behind the cryptocurrency project Grin are reporting that they have received an anonymous donation of 50 BTC.

Tech  ·  7 May 2019
Exchanges

A Visual Guide to the Hot, New Crypto Fundraising Mechanism – the IEO

The ICO market might have cooled, but there's still fundraising going on in the blockchain space – it's now being done through the IEO, or initial exchange offering, and we break down how this mechanism is different our latest explainer video.

Markets  ·  4 May 2019
MakerDAO

DAI Stablecoin’s Stability Fee Nears 20% After Latest MakerDAO Vote

The MakerDAO lending platform will be increasing fees by 3 percent in an effort to retract stablecoin DAI supply and push token prices up to dollar valuation.

Tech  ·  2 May 2019
Qtum

Qtum Lets Users Deploy a Full Blockchain Node on Google’s Cloud Platform

Qtum releases a new instant virtual machine service on Google's Cloud Platform.

Business  ·  2 May 2019
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Demos Tech to Back Stablecoin DAI With Any Crypto Asset

A highly anticipated upgrade to the programmatic lending platform MakerDAO will also feature a brand new webpage design for users.

Tech  ·  1 May 2019
Exchanges

Techstars-Backed Alkemi Enters DeFi Race With $16 Million Liquidity Pool

This new startup wants to plug exchanges, funds and other traditional players into the broader DeFi movement.

Markets  ·  1 May 2019
Governance

MakerDAO Set to Increase DAI Fees Above 15% in Bid to Stabilize Stablecoin

MakerDAO token holders have voted again to increase issuance fees on dollar-backed stablecoin DAI.

Tech  ·  25 April 2019