2021 has been quite a favorable year for Ethereum. With a significant market dominance, the largest altcoin has witnessed an exponential surge in volumes traded over the past few months.  While the alt’s price looked to be consolidating at the $3.3k mark, the $10k buzz has been doing the rounds for quite some time now,Continue reading “What’s this analyst’s take on XRP following Ethereum’s price trajectory”

As the crypto-community on Twitter was sinking into the unverified headline that stated the US Treasury Department was set to crack down on a number of unknown banks for their activities related to the crypto space, the markets parallelly started witnessing an emerging downtrend. However, there was no authenticity to that “unsourced” piece of news.Continue reading “Why bitcoin and crypto regulation is not a priority for US Treasury Secy”

IOHK’s “Africa strategy” aims to foster Cardano adoption in Africa for everyday people and businesses. Highlighting the two goals that they plan to achieve, Emurgo IOHK, the official commercial arm of Cardano, in a recent statement said,  “The first goal is to engage with local stakeholders in delivering projects that solve real issues in theContinue reading “What does IOHK’s Cardano strategy across Africa seek to accomplish?”

Ethereum 2.0 – the long-awaited upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain has been on the cards for quite some time now. Since then, the community, including miners, has been debating over the implications of the change in the consensus mechanism.  The upgrade would mean Ethereum moving from its tried and tested PoW protocol to the PoS protocol.Continue reading “Ethereum 2.0: How would the shift to PoS impact ETH miners?”

With people wanting to own what other people don’t, NFTs are slowly intertwining with ‘pop culture’ these days, becoming conversation starters at social gatherings in the process. New players are stepping into the NFT ring every day and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, is the latest one to do so. Founder of Gerben Intellectual Property,Continue reading “Will the UFC be next to jump on to the crypto, NFT-bandwagon?”

Almost exactly a decade ago in the month of April, Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto sent his fellow developers his final words of communication. He had instructed them to “give credit to the contributors” and implied that he had already “moved on” to other projects.  Fast-forward to 2021 and the crypto-ecosystem is still branching out andContinue reading “Bitcoin: 3 main reasons why Satoshi Nakamoto’s exit was inevitable”

The SEC v. Ripple case is gaining momentum with every passing day. The lawsuit is currently in the middle of a heated “discovery battle,” with both sides gathering evidence to strengthen their positions. Post this phase, the judge would take a call via a summary judgment. The crux of Friday’s hearing revolved around whether theContinue reading “XRP lawsuit update: What did the court say about Ripple’s MOU requests?”

XRP and Ripple have been in the news almost every other day over the past few months, thanks to developments in the SEC’s lawsuit and the token’s price appreciation since December. However, of late, the said buzz has been instigated by the market’s XRP whales. In fact, over the past few days, these whales haveContinue reading “What effect are XRP whales having on its price?”

With American regulators being accused of thrusting their personal policy preferences on crypto-entities, the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs has proven to be quite a ride for both parties since it was first filed back in December. On the back of the defendants accusing the SEC of ‘extra-judicial tactics’ with its MOU requests, the agencyContinue reading “XRP lawsuit update: SEC hits back at Ripple’s ‘incredibly burdensome’ argument”

In a recently published report, Australia’s Senate committee on Technology and Finance laid down several recommendations for the government on the question of smart contracts, data standards, and the National Blockchain Roadmap. The committee also advocated the setting up of a blockchain-based national land registry.  That wasn’t all, however. In light of the increasing internationalContinue reading “Why Australia’s central bank isn’t buying the public policy case for CBDC launch”

Despite its mid-April price drop, Bitcoin, at press time, was well on track to reach this year’s summer target and other price models’ targets as well. Thanks to the market’s general bullishness, recent corrections notwithstanding, many in the community have also taken to making predictions about where BTC might head. CEO of Pantera Capital DanContinue reading “Analyst on Bitcoin: I know it sounds crazy, but I think this is going to happen”

Post Coinbase’s ‘successful’ listing, industry experts seem to be guessing the next crypto player to go public – from Kraken to Ripple Labs, the rumor mill is abuzz. Yoshitaka Kitao, founder and CEO of SBI, recently unveiled that Ripple was planning to go public, post the SEC lawsuit. During his firm’s earnings call, Kitao emphasized theContinue reading “XRP’s legal battles don’t matter? When will Ripple labs go public?”