Bitcoin Confirmation Times Have Dropped 20% Since Q4 2019
A financial publication recently gathered data on Bitcoin transaction times, payment network reliability, and transaction performance — and the results...
Cryptocurrencies ‘Exciting but Come with Risks,’ Proclaims SEC Commissioner
Robert Jackson, a United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner, stated that lawmakers are struggling to keep up with...
Waltonchain Completes Token Swap on Binance
The Internet of Things (IoT) focused blockchain project, Waltonchain, has completed a mainnet token swap after depositing 4 million WTC...
India’s Central Bank Asserts Cryptocurrencies Have Not Been Banned
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has clarified that it has not prohibited cryptocurrencies in the country....
Satoshi Nakamoto and 2,152 Billionaires Control the Same Wealth as Half of Humanity
A disconcerting report by Oxfam shows just how far the wealth gap has grown in the past decade. Satoshi Nakamoto...
Cryptocurrency Shines as US Mortgage Debt Exceeds 2008 Levels
The total outstanding US mortgage debt has exceeded a staggering $15.8 trillion with no signs of slowing down, according to...
SegWit Adoption Opens New Year with All-Time High Transactions
Segregated Witness (SegWit) transactions on the Bitcoin network kicked off the new year by hitting an all-time high, accounting for...
Bitcoin, Gold, and Oil See Price Spike Following US Strike on Iranian General
The United States drone strike that killed Iranian major general Qassem Soleimani has raised several questions about global political stability....
Bitcoin Trading Volumes Soar in Venezuela and Other Inflation Stricken Countries
Data shows that the volume of BTC transactions on the over-the-counter peer-to-peer marketplace, LocalBitcoins, has increased dramatically in countries suffering...
XRP Price Holds as Ripple Transfers Itself 200 Million Coins From Escrow
Ripple has just transferred 200 million XRP coins from its Ripple Escrow Wallet to itself. At the time of publishing,...
Cryptocurrencies May Solve Central Bank Interest Rate Woes in 2020
Bloomberg recently published a story that detailed what the world’s central banks would do in 2020. The report covered a...
Over $600 Million in Ethereum Locked in DeFi, Up More Than 200% from Last Year
Investments in Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi), a much-vaunted sphere of digital assets, has been increasing at a staggering rate, up...
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