According to statistics published in Diar, stablecoins have seen more than 1000% increased transaction activity on-chain since September. This is not to speak to the massive volume at which they are traded internally on crypto exchanges, which number
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62% of Auto Execs Believe Blockchain Will Disrupt Industry within 3 Years: IBM Study
The auto industry is betting big on blockchain. In fact, a whopping 62% of auto executives say the technology underpinning bitcoin will be a disruptive force in the industry by 2021. Moreover, 95% of carmakers plan to make “moderate to signific
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Explains Why ADA’s New Smart Contract Tools are a Boon for Fintech
IOHK, a leading blockchain research and development firm, announced two tools developed by a world-leading team for writing smart contracts for the Cardano blockchain. The apps are called Plutus and Marlowe and were launched in test format at the fir
Bitcoin Rises 4.65% as Crypto Market Creeps Toward Breakout
The bitcoin price on Wednesday jumped as high as 4.65 percent from its opening price and established an intraday high at $3,488. The BTC/USD rate is now trading at 3440-fiat on the Coinbase exchange, coupled with a notable rise in daily volatility. T
Venezuela: Church's Chicken Accepts Crypto Payments after KFC Denies Rumors
Church's Chicken, an international fast-food franchise known its hand-battered fried chicken, has reportedly partnered with Dash Venezuela to become the first fast-food franchise to accept cryptocurrencies throughout its locations in Venezuela. A
Romania: Bitcoin Exchange CEO Vlad Nistor Arrested for Money Laundering, May Face US Extradition
According to a local Romanian news outlet Ziar de Cluj and others, Vlad Nistor — the CEO of Romania-based Bitcoin exchange CoinFlux — has been detained on behalf of the US government and is awaiting extradition. He was arrested in the cit
‘What is Bitcoin’ Ranked Among Top Google Searches in 2018
About a year ago, Google searches for ” Bitcoin? surpassed searches relating to Donald Trump. Now that Google has published its 2018 year-in-review of search terms, ” What is Bitcoin? is among the top questions that people are asking Goog
Bitcoin Price ‘Could Go from Bad to Worse’: Bearish Analyst
The most potential use case of bitcoin today is the store of value. But an analyst thinks otherwise. Stephen Innes, head of Asia Pacific trading at Oanda, a New York-based forex firm, believes that the world’s leading digital currency is due fo
Razer Wants Gamers to Mine Cryptocurrency Using their Idle GPUs — But You Probably Shouldn't
Gamers invest considerable sums in the GPU chips that power their computers. However, even the most hardcore “Fortnite” player will leave his or her gaming rig on idle for a significant chunk of each day while they go to work, attend scho
What is Holding Coinbase Back From Integrating Ripple (XRP) Into its Exchange?
On December 7, Coinbase, a leading crypto-to-fiat exchange, announced it is exploring 31 crypto assets to integrate into its exchange. One of the cryptocurrencies the exchange has been looking into is Ripple (XRP), the second most valuable asset in t