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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Bitcoin could scarcely be more different. One is permissioned, the other permissionless; one centralized, the other decentralized; one is censorable, the other censorship-resistant. Despite their dissimilarities, CBDCs might just be the best driver yet for Bitcoin adoption. Also read: Mobile Gifting Platform Swych Announces Cryptocurrency Support CBDCs Are the Best … Read more
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin and other core devs have denied that a new Constantinople smart contract feature will have negative security implications for the network Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Will JPM Coin kill XRP, or is it just a stablecoin for internal use? Learn in our analysis Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we focus on a study estimating that 13 percent of people have used digital coins for payments. We also look at the latest financial report from Nvidia indicating losses due to falling demand for chips used in cryptocurrency mining. Lastly, a broker suspends its crypto CFD … Read more
Israel-based crypto brokerage Coinmama — which allows users to purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum using a credit card — has suffered a major data breach affecting 450,000 users Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Liberstad — a private, anarcho-capitalist city in Norway — has adopted a cryptocurrency native to its blockchain-powered smart city platform Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
In the cryptocurrency world, very few projects can note as much success as Dogecoin. Although it is not even close to the top five of currencies ranked by market cap, it is evident the Dogecoin community is still very strong. Additionally, the ecosystem continues to grow and evolve on a regular basis. As such, the … Read more
Every weekend will feature at least one cryptocurrency, asset, or token which rises in value for no apparent reason. While Ontology is picking up steam on the Binance platform, that alone should not necessarily warrant the current Ontology price increase. However, it seems that is exactly what is happening right now. There is also some … Read more
On Feb. 15, the Dallas-based mobile gifting company Swych announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies for payments. Starting next week, instead of using traditional payment processors, Swych users will be able to pay using decentralized digital assets such as BCH, LTC, ETH, BTC, and ETC. Also Read: Bitcoin’s Social Contract Must Be Resilient to the Whims … Read more
It’s only February and already, we’ve had one of the biggest announcements in the crypto industry. JP Morgan announced yesterday that it had successfully trialed the JPM Coin. It will use it for its $6 trillion wholesale payments business as well as securities transactions. In doing so, it became the first bank in the U.S … Read more