Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 146 of 298

Bitwala Partners With Celsius To Offer Annual Interest On Bitcoin Holdings

May 18, 2020

Bitwala, a German blockchain banking firm has joined hands with a decentralized fund platform called Celsius, to offer yearly interest on Bitcoin (BTC) holdings of up to 4%. Customers who deposit their assets...

45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Become Unprofitable After Halving

May 18, 2020

Roughly 45 older mining devices have been shut down overnight since the reward halving. The estimate of the 45 miners is based on the electrical price of 0.35 Chinese yuan per kilowatt-hour (kWh) or $0.049 U...

Celo Foundation Raises $10 Million For Blockchain Platform

May 17, 2020

The Celo Foundation raised $10 million for its blockchain platform known as Celo in a dutch auction on CoinList on May 12th 2020. The auction sold out within 12 hours, with Celo Gold (cGLD) tokens selling for...

Bitcoin Trade Volume Spikes Amid Inflation In Latin America

May 17, 2020

In the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, demand for cryptocurrencies have seem to be surging in certain regions in Latin America including Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, a...

J.K Rowling Tries To Understand The Magical World Of Bitcoin

May 16, 2020

Harry Potter author, J.K Rowling tried her very best to understand the magical world of Bitcoin. It started off as a simple request from a journalist to then very quickly making headlines. Suddenly, everyone ...

Visa Files Patent For Cryptocurrency System Replacing Cash

May 16, 2020

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published on Thursday a patent application entitled “digital fiat currency,” filed by Visa International Service Association on November 8th, 2019. The f...

Reddit Launching A Cryptocurrency To Reward Users For Engagement

May 15, 2020

Reddit Inc., the often controversial website and discussion platform that is a favorite of many cryptocurrency enthusiasts is launching its own digital token. Through the summer, users of two Reddit subgroup...

Libra Association Adds Singapore’s Temasek, Two Venture Capitals

May 15, 2020

The Libra Association has added Temasek, Singapore’s state investment fund, as its new member, along with two blockchain-focused venture capitals Paradigm and Slow Ventures. Announced on Thursday, Temasek ha...

FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures

May 15, 2020

FTX, a Binance-backed crypto derivatives platform, is now offering futures contracts for Bitcoin hashrate, enabling miners to hedge on the mining difficulty. The launch came nine months after the derivatives...

Singapore’s Temasek Joins Libra Association

May 15, 2020

One of Singapore’s government-owned investment vehicles, Temasek is among the latest companies to join the Libra Association.The addition may help explain why the Singapore dollar has figured prominently in L...