Facebook’s Libra Allies Are Looking to Jump Ship
August 24, 2019
Libra in Rough Waters In July, the crypto community was hit with a bombshell. Speaking in the earnings call for the ongoing fiscal quarter, the chief executive of Visa noted that the agreement they signed with Facebook to be…
Chinese Bitcoin Insider: Tether to Launch Yuan-Backed Stablecoin
August 22, 2019
Tether to Launch Chinese Yuan Stablecoin Despite the fact that Bitcoin trading technically isn’t legal in China, Tether may be launching a product to appeal to that audience. According to a recent message posted on Chinese…
Austrian Telecom Giant A1 to Trial Ether, XRP, Litecoin, Dash, XLM Payments
August 21, 2019
A1 Telekom, one of the largest mobile network operators in Austria, is reportedly planning to take cryptocurrency payments at some of its store locations. Established in 1881 and headquartered in Vienna, A1 currently serves around…
SEC Crypto Crackdown: ICO Rating Charged for Pay-For-Play
August 21, 2019
ICO Rating Forks Out Thousands The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not giving the crypto industry any breathing room. Days after bringing legal action against a once-popular altcoin, the American financial regulator…
Square Crypto Goes Full Bitcoin, Hires Well-Known Blockstream Co-Founder
August 21, 2019
Square Bags Prominent Bitcoin Dev Square Crypto, the fintech firm’s cryptocurrency-centric arm, has finally made its second hire. Announced in a series of tweets posted on Tuesday morning, the upstart is bringing on Matt…
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin on What Will Trigger Crypto Adoption
August 20, 2019
Like it or not, cryptocurrencies have yet to see mass adoption. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all the rest are barely used as a form of currency, a store of value, a unit of account, or even as programmable money in today’s world.
Bitcoin's Youngest Millionaire to Bet Everything over Platform "Metal Pay"
August 20, 2019
Although crypto continues to flourish with acceptance mounting each day, there are some who still consider use cases for Bitcoin to be far less versatile than one could hope for. Many still search for more convenient replacements for…
Heavy Resistance Zone Likely to Slow Bitcoin’s Near-Term Growth
August 20, 2019
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been incurring significant volatility as of late, and much to the chagrin of bears, most of this volatility has been positive over the past several days — with BTC posting a strong…
