Price analysis 8/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB

Bitcoin (BTC) has passed another network performance milestone this week as the largest cryptocurrency’s hash rate hit a new record high.Bitcoin secured by 80 quintillion hashes per secondData from monitoring resource Bitinfocharts confirmed Bitcoin’s hash rate exceeded 80 quintillion SHA256 hashes per second Aug. 8, the first time such a level has been reached.Hash rate…

Blockchain company Iconloop has secured 10 billion Korean won (KRW) (over $8 million) from seven investment companies participating in a Series A funding round.Per an Oct. 10 announcement, it was Iconloop’s first venture capital investment since its establishment in 2016, with the participation of companies such as Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC) and T.S. Investment,…

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been the talk of the cryptoverse and mainstream media recently. It is a meme coin themed around the Shibu Inu dog, a Japanese dog breed that Dogecoin (DOGE) is also basing its image on. According to data from CoinMarketCap, SHIB hit its all-time high of $0.0000388 on May 10 after it…

The blockchain company has been pushing hard into the CBDC space since piloting its CBDC Private Ledger aimed at central banks in March 2021. 578 Total views 11 Total shares Ripple may soon unveil positive developments in its central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects, following hints from Ripple CBDC advisor Antony Welfare of more announcements…

Convicted felon Martin Shkreli, also known as “Pharma Bro,” claims Barron Trump is the true creator behind the DJT token — which was even “approved” by Donald Trump.

Millions of retailers currently accept Google Pay as a form of payment, potentially giving Bakkt users the ability to pay in crypto at a variety of stores and online markets. 1600 Total views 25 Total shares Users who hold debit cards issued by cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt will be able to convert their crypto balances to…

Recently, the National People’s Congress in China cleared a new law that will allow local authorities to start regulating all of the country’s cryptography-related activities starting from Jan. 1, 2020. By creating a new regulatory framework, the Chinese government is looking to establish a uniform standard for mainstream application of cryptographic techniques and the management…

Vietnam’s largest distribution company Linh Thanh Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swiss blockchain company KRONN Ventures AG to establish a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a press release published on March 22.The collaboration is designed to facilitate the production of digital currency and the creation of a cryptocurrency exchange in Vietnam, to…

The research represents a possible breakthrough in quantum communications and, potentially, the onset of the era of quantum fintech. The dream of a completely secure, unhackable, absolutely private digital payment system could soon be realized thanks to new research out of the University of Vienna. In a paper published on July 4 titled “Demonstration of…