Monero-Style Privacy Is Ready for Ethereum – Who Will Implement It?

The dogwifhat token surged after crypto exchange Binance said it will list the token.Many other meme coins have lost ground following a frenetic weekend that saw several more than double in price.Bitcoin dominance rose from 51.8% to 52.3% on Tuesday after it surged towards $68,500.Crypto exchange Binance said it will add dogwifhat (WIF) to its

Aug 21, 2020 at 21:16 UTCHong Kong may soon have its first fully licensed cryptocurrency exchange: OSL Digital Securities, which on Friday received a landmark approval-in-principal from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Preliminary approval pushes OSL, a subsidiary of Fidelity-backed BC Group, closer to becoming one of the first exchanges licensed to offer automated…

news While Facebook pursues crypto, crypto is pursuing social media. Block.one – the multibillion-dollar startup that built the EOSIO platform – is the latest blockchain firm with social-media aspirations. Announced Saturday at a glitzy event in Washington, D.C., the new platform is called Voice. Block.one says Voice will stand out by not turning its users into products.…

Sep 14, 2020 at 16:39 UTC(Macau Photo Agency/Unsplash)Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx AttackedHackers hit DeFi protocol bZx again, derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $30,000 by year’s end and the latest twist in the SushiSwap saga. Top shelfHacked againDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocol bZx is the victim of yet another hack – this time…

Apr 30, 2020 at 18:40 UTCUpdated Apr 30, 2020 at 18:43 UTCMarc Andressen, one of a16z's cofounders, recently wrote a blog post titled 'It's Time to Build." (Credit: Joi / Wikimedia Commons)Andreessen Horowitz's (a16z) second crypto fund shows the venture capital firm is targeting specific areas to invest in the cryptocurrency space.The company said Thursday…

news Bitcoin mining difficulty – a measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards on the world’s first blockchain network – has posted its largest two-week increase in 12 months. According to BTC.com data, mining difficulty reached 9.06 trillion (T) at block height 584,640 around 9:17 UTC on July 9, surpassing the previous record…

Stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) are likely to become the next targets in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s crackdown on the crypto industry, Berenberg said in a research report on Tuesday.The investment bank said the SEC may now focus on bringing stablecoins, including the two largest by market cap, tether (USDT) and USD…

news Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products. Specifically, the bank will use a blockchain platform to verify the items of proof required for credit lending, such as qualification or certification documents, Yonhap reported Monday. Until now, customers…

Crypto exchange Kraken said it attained a virtual asset service provider registration in Spain from the country's central bank.The exchange will soon be able to offer crypto exchange and custodial wallet services to Spanish residents. Kraken's Irish subsidiary also obtained an e-money institution (EMI) license in Ireland from the central bank there which will enable