The Swiss University of Basel has awarded Vitalik Buterin with an honorary doctorate for his contributions to and innovations in the blockchain technology ecosystem. Buterin, who was born in Russia before moving with his family to Toronto, was in a Canadian school’s gifted class by grade three. Much later, after a year of studying computer…
Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen since its May 11 halving, but long-term the network remains healthy. Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s hashrate fell by 30% between May 9 and May 12 because of the halving. Mining remains profitable for miners with efficient machines despite the drop in total hashrate. The network is behaving the way it did in…
Despite the reversal by the Supreme Court on the ban placed against crypto exchanges by the Reserve Bank India (RBI), local Bitcoin exchanges are still facing difficulties in receiving services from financial institutions. Market participants are now calling on the RBI to offer up much-needed clarity on their regulatory status and tax obligations.Banks Still Shun…
The cryptocurrency market is the fastest growing economy in the world today, but it has failed to gain its success and popularity unlike the other traditional financial institutions like Forex. Cryptocurrency is a fairly new concept and over the years it has attracted many investors. Some of them, however, are a novice and new to…
While eToro is a key player in the world of CFDs and cryptocurrency trading, the company also offers a lot more than this now. They have led the fintech revolution for over a decade and built up a reputation as the leading social trading platform in the world.The company began as a general trading platform…
Blockchain is pitched as a technology to power the next iteration of the internet – the decentralized web, or web3. Defining centralization Before considering the decentralized internet, it’s important to understand how the internet is currently “centralized” and problems this creates. “Centralization” as the opposite to “decentralization” in today’s tech-speak refers to one or a…
Ocean Protocol’s ongoing hackathon is bringing together blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and the IoT to help solve the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Takeaways Ocean Protocol saw the pandemic coming long before it was officially identified by many experts. To help combat further spread, the project has tied with SingularityNET another decentralized AI firm to launch a…
Ember Fund is a startup that aims to make it simple for everyday folks to buy into managed, non-custodial cryptocurrency portfolios. That mission is now closer than ever to happening upon the company’s recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-compliant raise.This week, the completion of Ember Fund’s crowdfunding campaign on popular mainstream crowdfunding platform Republic started…
Adshares is an online decentralized ad platform or network that creates a revolution in the field of advertising. It uses the technology of blockchains and it was launched in June 2017. The type of blockchain used here is referred to as ESC or Enterprise Service Chain, which powers the network of Adshares. It purely relies…
IQ Option is an online trading platform that enables customers to trade a variety of financial instruments and assets such as Binary Options, Stocks, Forex and of course Cryptocurrencies.Founded in 2013 and operated by IQ Option Ltd, the site has quickly became one of fastest growing online trading platforms and claims to have over 20…
