Thirteen years after first Bitcoin purchase, layer-2 solutions struggle to gain traction

Bitcoin (BTC) was trending higher on Nov. 4 as sideways behavior gave way to more purposeful upward momentum across markets.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360Bitcoin seeks to break out of trading rangeData from Coin360 reveals BTC/USD tackling $9,300 on Monday, rising to a 24-hour high of $9,310 on exchanges after dipping as low as $9,080.The…

The settlement service is far from the first to issue digitalized securities, but it is a significant step because of its size. 107 Total views 17 Total shares Euroclear has launched a digital securities issuance service and settled a 100-million-euro ($106 million) digital World Bank bond. This is the first step in the Brussels-based settlement

In just the last few months, the entire landscape of the crypto industry has changed. Innovation once came from within, with a number of early influencers earning god-like status among the crypto community. In 2019, the industry is marching to a very different tune, with tech companies expanding their influence out of their respective sectors…

As the weekend began Bitcoin (BTC) price traded in a relatively tight range after making a second attempt at $7,000 on April 4. The digital asset surged to $6,988 before pulling back to the $6,800 range for the remainder of the day. As Bitcoin spent Saturday trading sideways, the majority of the top-ten altcoins posted marginal…

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will soon carry out a limited pilot to trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), according to a press release on Apr. 3.The JSE has signed a master agreement with Canadian fintech firm Blockstation to continue developing tools for the trading of digital assets and security tokens.Following a successful live-trading pilot…

The chief of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement's Cyber Unit, Robert A. Cohen, has stepped down from his role at the commission.According to an official announcement by the SEC, Cohen served as the first chief of the Cyber Unit since its inception in 2017.The Cyber Unit is in charge…

The team behind one of the top memecoin projects Shiba Inu (SHIB) is rolling out tokenized real estate dubbed “Shiba Lands” as part of its upcoming metaverse project.Shiba’s upcoming metaverse is yet to receive a name, with the team referring to it as the “Shiberse,” and stating that the official title will be revealed later…

Animoca Brands co-founder and chairman Yat Siu believes mass adoption is closer than one may think, and that blockchain gaming will be the catalyst.

The cryptocurrency market has lost $1.9 trillion six months after it soared to a record high. Interestingly, these losses are bigger than those witnessed during the 2007's subprime mortgage market crisis — around $1.3 trillion, which has prompted fears that creaking crypto market risk will spill over across traditional markets, hurting stocks and bonds alike.Crypto…