Monthly Archives: April 2019

Technology entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sparked a conversation with ether (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin with his laconic one-word tweet “Ethereum” on April 29.The tweet, which Musk swiftly ironized by adding “jk” within the same thread, prompted Buterin to extend an invitation to Musk for Ethereum’s DevCon in October. In response, Musk asked…

The United States, Japan and South Korea are the world’s biggest fans of cryptocurrency exchanges, new research from software firm DataLight reported April 29.After investigating the origin of traders who use well-known exchanges, DataLight — which continues to publish various insights into the industry — said that the U.S. has the highest share of visits,…

Chinese internet giant Tencent will work with a local disruptor insurance company to develop new blockchain solutions, Bloomberg reported on April 30.Waterdrop, which forms part of China’s rapidly-expanding crowdfunded health insurance industry, will leverage Tencent’s existing presence and experience in the field to create as yet undefined blockchain tools.The move follows the closure of Waterdrop’s…

Crypto exchange Bitfinex is allegedly planning to issue a native exchange token, a post from Bitfinex shareholder Zhao Dong to Chinese social media platform Weibo revealed on April 30.Zhao, who also runs a bitcoin (BTC) over-the-counter trading desk, has claimed that the exchange’s alleged token plans are still evolving. His post thus warned the public…

London-based West Ham United — a soccer team that plays in the English Premier League — is partnering with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch a fan token ecosystem. The news was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 30.As previously reported, the Socios tokenized voting platform and blockchain-based mobile app is operated…