Iran and Digital Assets According to a statement released by the Central Bank of Iran, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology will be considered with “more freedom to finance and set up the development of the technology.” Since the reinstatement of sanctions in...
Resisting the Bear Market but ITS NOT a Blockchain! The Holochain (HOT) utility token has enjoyed a strong start to 2019. Defying the larger bearish trends of the crypto markets, HOT has rallied over 50% since the start of January after a string of positive...
Payment and Settlement 2.0 This month, HSBC tested its own blockchain-inspired system to settle three million foreign exchange (FX) transactions worth up to $250 billion, according to claims. The recent innovations with blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT)...
Are Funds Safe? Early this morning (Tuesday, January 15th, 2019), New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia announced on Twitter that it had experienced a “security breach, which resulted in significant losses.” Source:...
Over 200,000 ETC Double-Spent! Many Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies are Sitting Ducks! We’re barely into the new year and confidence in the security of many cryptocurrencies is deeply shaken. Earlier this week, Ethereum Classic (ETC) suffered a merciless 51% attack,...