Trump’s Bitcoin push, spot Ether ETF debut, and more: Hodlers Digest, July 21-27

An American startup is building a blockchain agnostic protocol in a bid to provide small businesses with affordable access to new technology, and drive the mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.Opporty, with experienced founders from the U.S., has also set up a “trusted and verified services marketplace” on the Ethereum blockchain, with features such as…

The amount of Credit Karma Tax filers that reported short-term crypto losses in the first month of 2019 surged more than fivefold over the same period in 2018, the firm revealed on April 3.Credit Karma Tax, a tool launched by San Francisco-based personal finance firm Credit Karma back in 2016, offers a free tax filing…

Blockchain cybersecurity company CertiK, which had received an investment from Binance Labs in 2018, has launched its native CertiK Chain blockchain. The CertiK Foundation announced its new release in an official blog post on July 22.In January of this year, CertiK and major crypto exchange Binance had also announced a partnership that would allow the…

Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon says that the network's long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake will most likely happen this August. 154 Total views 20 Total shares Ethereum’s long-awaited migration to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, which has been pushed back time and time again, looks set to occur sometime in August. Hopefully. Preston Van Loon, a…

Ethereum was upgraded to allow withdrawals on April 13, but Lido had not previously integrated with the new feature. 378 Total views 3 Total shares The Lido liquid staking protocol has enabled Ether withdrawals for the first time, according to May 15 data from Parsec Finance. Over 260 Lido Staked Ether (stETH) was redeemed for…

Cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider Coinbase has announced updates to its Index Fund in a blog post published today, August 13. The U.S.-based platform stated that it will reduce its Index Fund’s annual management fee “for all new and existing investors” from 2 to 1 percent, explaining: “We’re reducing our fee in order to…

Bitcoin (BTC) launches into a new week determined to keep $60,000 as support — despite new all-time highs failing to last.After a classic Sunday dip, bulls regained control and have managed to keep BTC/USD clear of sub-$60,000 lows.With neither the April nor October all-time highs seeing a retest so far, however, investors are eager to…

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Yang Zuoxing, formerly a top chip designer for mining hardware giant Bitmain, has allegedly been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement. A Dec. 16 Bloomberg report cites three unnamed sources and a police statement released by prosecutors in Beijing’s Nanshan district on Dec. 12, as evidence for the claim. The authorities’ statement reportedly omitted reference to Yang’s full…