Ethereum’s early developer Charles Hoskinson exited the company years ago and went to create his own blockchain firm, Cardano, and IOHK. Since then, the two communities and their officials have repeatedly engaged in criticizing one another. However, Hoskinson has continued to remain supportive of his brainchild and even its hard forks. In a recent interview,Continue reading “Cardano’s Hoskinson on Ethereum: ‘The network will reach its peak by…’”

Controversial crypto provisions to the U.S. infrastructure bill have been the talk of crypto town for almost a week now. The bill seeks to expand digital asset taxation in the country in order to raise $28 billion for infrastructure funding. At the same time, it also seeks to impose stricter reporting requirements on all cryptoContinue reading “US infra bill: Bitcoin and crypto community ‘would be pleased with the outcome’ IF this happens”

Of late, the Bitcoin v. Gold debate has gained a lot of significance on the back of investors looking for safe-haven assets to diversify their portfolios. This is a crucial concern for some, especially in light of rising inflation across the board. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell himself recently commented that inflation might continue toContinue reading “‘A natural effect of Bitcoin’s market cap growing’ will impact gold by…”

Central Bank Digital Currencies [CBDCs] are turning out to be all the rage across many governments, with many nations actively developing their own. Venezuela, for instance, is in the news today after the country’s Central Bank decided to roll out its own CBDC by October this year. The same was first revealed by the VenezuelanContinue reading “Venezuela announces digital Bolivar for October”

Despite Bitcoin gaining by 18% over the past two weeks, analysts continue to be rather pessimistic about the market. This could be because large chunks of BTC are being deposited to exchanges by whales. When large deposits are made on exchanges, it indicates the presence of sell-side pressure on the asset, eventually leading to aContinue reading “Bitcoin: What you should and shouldn’t do if you’re a long-term holder or trader”

According to recent reports, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia, known as Rosfinmonitoring, is going to start tracking cryptocurrency transactions and wallets linked with possible criminal activities and terrorism. The agency has already raked in RCO, a major Russian information technology company, for the purpose. It won a contract to develop the proprietary toolContinue reading “Russia doubles down on efforts to identify, profile crypto-users”

According to many, regulatory barriers have remained a hindrance to the evolution of the crypto-space. The need for a crypto-ETF, especially in the United States, is a long-held belief for some. However, the country’s SEC has repeatedly deferred the listing of such funds on Wall Street due to manipulation concerns. Not every regulator in theContinue reading “Bitcoin: CFTC Commissioner thinks this can solve ‘a lot of institutional hesitancy’”

Another name was added to the list of pending crypto-ETF filings today after Atlanta-based asset manager Invesco filed an application with the U.S. SEC to list an ETF with exposure to Bitcoin Futures and other similar assets. The investment firm which operates 233 ETFs in the U.S. filed for a Bitcoin Strategy ETF in theContinue reading “Did Gensler’s comments play a part in Invesco’s Bitcoin Strategy ETF application”

Regulatory uncertainty and restrictions have been a bane for the crypto-space for a while. However, in a way, they have also ushered in greater adoption. Consider this – Between $100 billion and $657 billion could flow into the crypto-market from the DACH region within the next three years, a new survey has found. How? Well,Continue reading “Why DACH could be the key to injecting $657B into cryptocurrencies”

Bitcoin SV is in trouble once again after Coinbase announced that it will be halting BSV trading on the platform. This update came on the back of a string of attacks the network has been facing since late June. As per the announcement made by the exchange, “Due to the 51% attack that has occurredContinue reading “Coinbase halts Bitcoin SV trading after yet another 51% attack”

During a recent AMA session, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson went beyond just regular updates about the network and its upcoming upgrades. He hinted at possible projects that his development company, Input-Output HK (IOHK), might undertake in the long term. A stablecoin called Djed Just last month, Hoskinson announced the creation of IOHK’s own stablecoin – Djed.Continue reading “Cardano: Alonzo, yes, but here’s what else is in Hoskinson’s plans”

Litecoin, the crypto ranked 15th on CMC, has had a volatile year so far. In fact, it fell by over 66% in three months following its last ATH. While its recent performances have led to many traders abandoning the asset, devs continue to work towards remaking the network. The MimbleWimble Upgrade Litecoin’s MimbleWimble Extension BlocksContinue reading “What’s the latest on Litecoin’s MWEB updates”