Analyst eyes Ether ‘major push’ to $3.5K amid traders betting on upswing

18 Bitcoin (BTC) in volume has been traded since the launch of Bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s Bakkt platform yesterday, Sept. 22.The much-anticipated contracts — the first of their kind to be physically settled in Bitcoin — went live at 8 PM EST on Sept. 22 (00:00 UTC Sept. 23).The first hoursBakkt ™…

A major United States trade association, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), has invested in blockchain-based real estate platform Propy, Forbes reports on June 10.The NAR’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in Ethereum blockchain-based startup Propy as a part of its commercial real estate technology accelerator REach.Launched in February…

El Salvador's pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele began a new five-year term, with the crypto industry applauding his leadership as he positions the country as a "world leader."

The fund will greatly expand to cover all aspects of digital currency while also working with related financial institutions. 411 Total views 226 Total shares The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, plans to “step up” its monitoring of digital currencies, according to a report by Reuters. This intent, as published in an IMF paper Thursday, details how the…

Algorand developed a new cryptographic primitive replacing the common Merkle roots that vastly improves performance for certain types of blockchains, including Ethereum. The Algorand (ALGO) project has developed a new cryptographic primitive called Pointproofs. The team believes they are a significant improvement to the Merkle proofs used in many blockchain systems.Cointelegraph spoke with Sergey Gorbunov,…

The Colombian bank behind the crypto exchange claimed the platform was created after nearly a decade of study and research.