Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 212 of 298

Cryptojacking-Associated Mining Service ‘Coinhive’ Shuts Down

February 28, 2019

Controversial cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive will be shutting down its operations on March 8 due to financial inviability, a blog post from the company announced on February 26. The decision reported...

Coinbase Pro Allegedly Violating Listing Rules with XRP Offering

February 27, 2019

The recent Coinbase Pro listing of Ripple has created a controversy as blockchain research company Diar pointed out that the exchange has violated its own guidelines by listing the coin. On February 26, Diar...

HTC Smartphone Exodus Partners with Opera, Adds More DApps

February 26, 2019

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC continues to embrace the ‎blockchain trend, today announcing that its Android smartphone ‎‎Exodus will support more decentralized applications (DApp).‎ HTC also unveiled its fla...

Coinbase Pro Adds Ripple’s XRP to Coin Lineup

February 25, 2019

Popular US crypto exchange Coinbase has just enabled full support for trading Ripple’s XRP. The token is now available on the exchange’s professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro (formerly GDAX), while the ...

Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Could Hit Russian Markets Soon

February 25, 2019

Former Russian Energy Minister Igor Yusufov is proposing an oil-backed cryptocurrency. Yusufov’s project could stand to benefit from a new set of cryptocurrency regulations that the lower house of the Federal...

AUSTRAC Testing Blockchain to Automate Fund Transfer Messages

February 25, 2019

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is testing the usage of blockchain to automate fund transfer instructions. As reported by ZDNet on February 24, the financial intelligence age...

It’s Official: The Samsung Galaxy S10 Can Store Your Crypto

February 21, 2019

Samsung may have just blessed the cryptocurrency industry with the launch of a new product. The company’s newest smartphone, the Galaxy S10, has been created with “Samsung Knox” and built-in storage hardware ...

Lithuania’s Central Bank Now Allows Crypto-Based Investment Funds

February 21, 2019

The Central Bank of Lithuania has officially updated its views on ICOs (initial coin offerings) and digital assets, according to an announcement published last week. The announcement stated that the bank’s in...

Bahrain to Introduce Cryptocurrency Regulations

February 20, 2019

Once a hub for the financial services industry in the Middle East, Bahrain has been losing out to other Gulf nations, particularly Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, in recent years. Perhaps trying to recov...

Binance Chain, Decentralized Exchange Go Live Today

February 20, 2019

Binance is launching the test network (testnet) of its decentralized exchange, which is the first use case of its own blockchain “Binance Chain.” The Binance DEX went live today, and the exchange’s CEO says t...