Bitcoin and Ether options worth $2.7 billion set to expire

Binance recently issued ONT-33D, a token backed 1:1 with ONT coins and hosted on the exchange's blockchain. Growing the library of assets built on its own blockchain, Binance recently issued a new token backed by the crypto asset, Ontology (ONT). Built on Binance's blockchain and governed by a series of parameters known as BEP2, the new…

A Georgia state senator has reported to jail over allegedly lying about the theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment worth $300,000, The Guardian reported Dec. 27.Republican Michael Williams, who originally reported the alleged theft in May, made a false police report and gave a false statement, court documents claim.Williams had said servers with a value of…

The news came mere days after Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced that he's going to take his next paycheck entirely in BTC. 1459 Total views 46 Total shares Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa Bay, Florida, has announced that she will begin accepting her paycheck in Bitcoin (BTC), according to multiple sources who attended Florida’s…

One metric suggests that heading into its fifth anniversary, Ethereum has had a much faster rate of growth and adoption than Bitcoin. 551 Total views 5 Total shares One key metric suggests that Ethereum (ETH) has enjoyed a much faster rate of adoption and growth in the first five years of existence than Bitcoin (BTC).Comparing…

Offline staking allows users to stake their cryptocurrency in an offline wallet and earn staking rewards for doing so. An offline wallet is also known as a hardware wallet or a cold storage wallet, meaning it is not connected to the internet. Staking rewards offer users an opportunity to earn interest on their cryptocurrencies. They…

“[Crypto] is a trend that has barely started — money is the easiest application and the Bitcoin use case started there,” said Bank of America. 1230 Total views 15 Total shares The Bank of America Corporation (BoA) has published a research report offering a bullish outlook for the long-term prospects of cryptocurrency.The report, published on…

Schwab’s crypto ETF would buy into stocks on its Crypto Economy Index to give investors indirect access to digital assets by investing in businesses that deal with crypto. 190 Total views 21 Total shares Multinational financial services giant Charles Schwab has responded to client demand to invest in cryptocurrency by filing with the Securities and…

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is investing $100,000 in six companies for developing blockchain projects, according to an announcement published Dec. 10.The UNICEF Innovation Fund was launched specifically to finance early stage and open-source technology that can benefit children. The fund identifies solutions in tech areas like blockchain, machine learning, quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and…

Job creation is traditionally engineered by politicians desperate to get the country back to work and to be seen as stimulating the economy. From the job creation programs of the Great Depression to United States President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act, employment schemes have a long, checkered history. Today, fostering meaningful employment for the masses…