On Monday, cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini co-founders Winkevoss twins, Tyler and Cameron hosted a Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit where they answered questions on Gemini’s future plans, the numero uno cryptocurrency, among others. Kicking off the AMA, the twins said, “Today, Gemini ran a full-page ad in the New York Times discussing the cryptocurrency revolution […]
So far, the Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) we have covered have been country-specific. However, in a first, a US-Indo ICO is soon set to launch this year. MTime by Machaao, will revolutionize playing virtual prediction games based on time as proof of work with friends and foes. The company is based both in San Francisco and […]
Following the hubbub in the Indian parliament on cryptocurrencies and regulations, it has emerged that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep its plans of launching a cryptocurrency, on hold. If readers may recollect, last April the RBI had issued a diktat which stated that all Indian banks had to stop functioning as intermediaries between […]
In what will come as a pleasant surprise, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian industry body has suddenly declared its pro-cryptocurrency stance. This industry body said in a statement, “Nasscom believes that the recent proposal of the Inter-ministerial Committee of the government to ban all cryptocurrencies barring those that are backed by […]
When Pornhub had started accepting crypto payments a few months back, there was a lot of hoopla about that. There were expectations that this will lead to increased adoption of cryptocurrencies in the mainstream, but it seems that an altogether different story is playing out in reality. Cryptocurrencies have been used for less than 1% […]
After Gemini (owned by Winklevoss twins), cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it will start block trading. Apart from that, the exchange has also stated that it will open offices in Chicago in a bid to attract more institutional clients. According to a report in Business Standard, the firm is serious about starting block trading […]
Every new technology that the world witnesses, has thrown some of the older technologies to the chapters of history. Like what computer did to typewriters and mobile phones to fixed-line phones. Now, the whole world is witnessing something revolutionary that has compelled businesses and governments to rethink and redesign their business functions. Cryptocurrencies which were […]
Tron, a cryptocurrency which never existed same time last year got popular very quickly. At the time of writing this article, it is the 15th largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $2.2 Billion. Tron has enjoyed some success because of the partnerships they were able to form with multiple companies very quickly in their […]
Ripple’s xRapid is gaining momentum, and that’s putting the traditional cross-border method of SWIFT under risk. The competition of Ripple’s technology and SWIFT’s conventional way of transfers is heating up. Ripple started off in 2012 with a promise to make cheaper and faster payments using blockchain technology. Swift, on the other hand, is an age-old […]
The Cryptocurrency market is in a stage where it is prominently ranging sideways and the size of the market seems to be shrinking, but the recent real developments and investments in cryptocurrency projects have assured a bull run in Bitcoin price. But the question that has been unanswered yet is, When? A Crypto analyst and […]