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Bullish On Quantstamp Because Bad Guys Don’t Quit

Quantstamp is an undervalued token, argues Andrew Macdonald. The growth of the blockchain industry, and therefore the expanding need for security audits of smart contracts, contributes to QSP token utility in the long-term, while - unusually in this market - the company is already revenue-generating.

8 years ago · By ZACH WHEELER

Bytecoin News: Dev Team Announce Network Should Return to Normal

In Bytecoin news, issues with the BCN network are expected to gradually disappear over the next day or so as the development team have fixed a bug and disrupted how the network reached consensus. This followed a significant increase in trade volume as BCN was listed on the Binance exchange.

8 years ago · By PADDY BAKER

Blockchain Makes The Right Noises For Music Biz

Gareth Emery is one of the world's top DJs, and his interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain tech goes back to 2013. He sees smart contracts as a way to empower musicians, and to eliminate the opaque contracts and unfair payment practices that dominate the music biz today.

8 years ago · By GARETH EMERY

Bloomberg and Galaxy team up for Crypto Index

Crypto is getting its own price index, just like the DOW and NASDAQ. Billionaire Mike Novogratz, one of Bitcoin’s heaviest bulls, has teamed up with Bloomberg LP to create the first crypto price index, according to a release by Bloomberg today.

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

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Colorado Passes Blockchain Bill

May. 8, 2018

Colorado Passes Blockchain Bill

A bill which passed the State Senate yesterday instructs state agencies to explore the potential of digital ledgers for secure record keeping and protecting confidential data. The Colorado blockchain bill could position the Centennial State as a leader in the emerging technology field.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Wall Street Wakes Up To 2017

May. 8, 2018

Wall Street Wakes Up To 2017

Wall Street is warming up to cryptocurrency, and brokers may soon be trading BTC along with MSFT and AAPL. Intercontinental Exchanges, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is preparing to launch its own crypto exchange, the New York Times reported yesterday.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

New Circle Crypto Payment App Adds Monero

May. 7, 2018

New Circle Crypto Payment App Adds Monero

Monero (XMR) becomes the seventh Circle crypto as the payment app announces the latest addition to its cryptocurrency trading arm today. This follows last week's news when Circle Invest added fellow privacy coin, Zcash (ZEC), suggesting that there might be a future of anonymous crypto-transactions.

By PADDY BAKER

What Will Happen To All Those Banking Jobs?

May. 7, 2018

What Will Happen To All Those Banking Jobs?

Banking jobs are under threat by blockchain technology. That's simply a fact of life. When car manufacturers find that aluminum is cheaper, lighter, and easier to work with than steel - they make trucks using aluminum. No more steel. It has been replaced. Banks may have to start considering the overhead.

By CINDY HUYNH

Binance Feud with Sequoia Escalates

May. 7, 2018

Binance Feud with Sequoia Escalates

Binance, one of the most successful cryptocurrency exchanges, may begin refusing to handle projects funded by Sequoia capital. Binance Founder Zhao Changpeng said that “We may soon require all projects applying to list on Binance to disclose if they have any direct or indirect relationships with Sequoia.”

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Sharding Coin Zilliqa Market Cap Exceeds $1bn

May. 5, 2018

Sharding Coin Zilliqa Market Cap Exceeds $1bn

A cryptocurrency designed to implement sharding technology, the Zilliqa market cap pushed past the $1bn today. With strong plans to replace conventional payment processors like Visa, the project - which only had its ICO a few months ago - claims to be able to process 2,000 transactions every second.

By PADDY BAKER

Mastercard Pays The Price As Banks Refuse Crypto Buys

May. 5, 2018

Mastercard Pays The Price As Banks Refuse Crypto Buys

Bitcoin is big money for credit card companies, or so Mastercard seems to think. In its earnings call this week, the world’s second largest credit card issuer admitted that its quarterly growth was lower than expected, due to a drop in cryptocurrency purchases.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Coinbase News Suggests Explosive Growth Plan

May. 4, 2018

Coinbase News Suggests Explosive Growth Plan

Coinbase News. The popular American exchange has said in an open letter that it is planning to double its transaction capacity. In an open letter to New York's Attorney General, the exchange disclosed it had also doubled the size of its full-time engineering staff.

By PADDY BAKER

Trillion Dollar Crypto Market Is Coming Soon

May. 3, 2018

Trillion Dollar Crypto Market Is Coming Soon

As cryptocurrencies continue to swing upwards, is the possibility of a trillion dollar crypto market more than just wishful thinking? As projects move away from the whitepaper phase to real utility, so can their value be expected to rise.

By PADDY BAKER

Goldman Sachs Adds Legitimacy To Bitcoin

May. 2, 2018

Goldman Sachs Adds Legitimacy To Bitcoin

Slowly but surely, the investment banks are creeping toward the grudging acceptance that Bitcoin is, in fact, a thing, and that it may well remain a thing for a long time to come. Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street bank, is opening a Bitcoin trading desk. Is this the legitimacy crypto seeks?

By ADAM SELENE