Blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service company, Bison Trails, announced support for the NuCypher network, as well as its permissionless token distribution system, WorkLock, on April 2. According to the announcement, the Libra Association member assured users that anyone would be able to run nodes and participate in the NuCypher network on the Bison Trails platform. NuCypher’s use cases The … Read more
A top executive from a prominent Australian taxpayer group has publicly endorsed the world’s biggest cryptocurrency by announcing her first ever Bitcoin purchase. Emilie Dye, director of policy at the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, or ATA, tweeted on April 1 that she had bought her first Bitcoin: “Today, I made my first Bitcoin purchase. Wahoo!” This … Read more
The following people are winners of the Monday and Saturday puzzles *** Crossword 16,425: Bill Stewart, Leicester; R Harpur, Herefordshire; Martyn Abbott, Lincolnshire Polymath 1,065: P Johnson, Berwickshire *** Crossword 16,419: Paul Rock, Walden, England; James Simpson, France; Hugh Guilford, Buckinghamshire, England Polymath 1,064: Michael Foottit, London *** Crossword 16,413: James Leaver, Sydney; Ardeshir Dalal, … Read more
The Bitcoin price (BTC) has recovered strongly from $5,200 to $7,200 in the past two weeks, despite the declining appetite for high-risk assets including single-stocks and cryptocurrencies. One prominent trader predicted the entire price movement of Bitcoin since its initial drop from $10,500 to sub-$6,000, and in the medium-term, the digital asset’s trend remains gloomy. … Read more
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance to gambling, and darknet purchases as well. The researcher’s … Read more
He highlights the positive impact of the current situation and how our past was not necessarily better. Not long ago…Being at home for dinner together as a family or with a group of friends was a rarity, and when it did happen, right next to the knife and fork would be our phone. A rare … Read more
Recent changes to Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) in iOS may have killed burner wallets for iPhone users. Burner wallets are non-custodial wallets that store a user’s private key in the browser’s local storage. A change made by Apple to Safari’s Webkit engine meant to enhance user privacy may jeopardize this model. This change will cap … Read more
Blockchain company Binance has acquired the CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency data tracking website, according to an announcement. CoinMarketCap, which is a source for digital currency prices and exchange trading volume, will be kept operating as an independent business entity. The announcement noted that the Binance digital currency exchange and its BNB native token are listed on the … Read more
Refereum, a blockchain-based platform that rewards users for video game engagement and streaming, has partnered with Tron. The collaboration allows Refereum to pay out its video game streaming users in Tron’s TRX coin, and BitTorrent’s BTT token, said an April 2 statement provided to Cointelegraph. Partnerships, more partnerships, and purchases Tron bought software company, BitTorrent … Read more
Many industry experts hold varied expectations for Bitcoin’s price following the block reward halving in May, proving 2020 is anything but mundane. “On both prior occasions, Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high within 12 months, with the latest coming in December 2017 when the price reached about $20,000, which was followed by a massive … Read more