The end of bear market? Bitcoin’s price has bounced back to over USD 10,000 since late Mar with surging institutional demand being the main driver for Bitcoin’s revival. We witnessed a number of interesting trends in H1 2019. Initial exchange offerings (IEO) caught widespread attention following the token sale of BitTorrent (BTT) on Binance Launchpad. … Continue reading Blockchain Market Report: 2019 H1 Review
The DHS has implemented a number of rapid POC projects to investigate the usefulness of blockchain in border management. In a novel and innovative approach, the DHS is working directly with trade members from the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) working group, including customs broker Customs Direct LLC. In this role, Customs Direct has … Continue reading Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trials Blockchain Solution for Canadian Borders
Binance’s latest research report published on Oct. 28 stated that Ethereum’s upcoming switch to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) from Proof-of-Work (PoW) is expected to take a ‘most substantial’ portion of the crypto market’s attention. Governance and rewards PoS blockchains allow network participants to earn rewards by staking cryptoassets on-chain. Compared to block rewards being awarded to miners in proportion … Continue reading Ethereum's Switch to Proof-of-Stake Will be 'Substantial' to the Industry, Binance Research Suggests
Saiba Kataruka is the Developer Market Lead at Zilliqa. He began his career as a consultant with IBM in the payment technology field for Asia and Europe. He joined Zilliqa based on his belief that blockchain and decentralization can improve the current social and financial structure.Blockchain.News caught up with Kataruka for his insights on Zilliqa’s … Continue reading Sharding, pBFT and Linear Scalability – An Interview with Saiba Kataruka at Zilliqa
2019 was a remarkable year for the global crypto market. The year involved great trading solutions, new groupings, and many blockchain protocols emerging and maturing. In short, the crypto and blockchain market was far from slowing down as the momentum was gradually picking up. 2020 promises to deliver some significant developments which will help new digital … Continue reading Six Cryptocurrency Trends to Watch in 2020
The coronavirus has dominated mainstream media coverage as countries outside of China has been seeing an increase of cases as the death toll reaches 2,700 worldwide. Coronavirus cases in South Korea have reached 1,140, while the recent outbreak in Italy has caused more than 320 infections and 90 cases in Iran. The World Health Organization … Continue reading What Can We Learn From Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's Coronavirus Outbreak Contingency Plan for Employees?
Trading Crypto with Eugene is a series of daily commentary of market analysis and trading advice shared by Eugene Ng of Matrixport, a veteran trader with 10 years of experience in top-tier global investment banks. If you like the article, please follow us here on Blockchain.News so you won’t miss our future publications. Bitcoin stuck in this $400 range for the … Continue reading May 20: Be patient, some breakouts take time
University Hospitals, an American doctors’ network and medical delivery organization has partnered with Axuall, a verification company, to explore blockchain technology in an extensive, nation-wide, medical-related project. Hospitals get a blockchain boost As Crains Cleveland reported, the effort will research blockchain technology and its deployment in mechanisms affecting timely healthcare delivery to patients, specifically the creation … Continue reading Major US Hospitals Test Blockchain Platform to Streamline Operations
The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on blockchain and open-source development has announced the latest version of its node software, Hornet together with the IOTA community. The IOTA community has conducted a stress test that illustrated a stable network of over 150 nodes with over 650 confirmed transactions per second (TPS). This shows an … Continue reading IOTA Network Increases its Speed by 20x Following its Relaunch a Few Months Prior
The discussions on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are now becoming commonplace in today’s blockchain ecosystem. With growing interests among central banks around the world in developing their own digital currencies, the paradigm on the future of blockchain technology has shifted with notable promises. Singapore has joined its Asian counterparts, like Hong Kong, South Korea, … Continue reading Singapore Consults China on Central Bank Digital Currency