Tether burns 500M of USDT stablecoins

On October 24, Tether, a company behind USDT stablecoin, announced it had destroyed 500M USDT from the Tether treasury wallet. The details of the transaction are available on OMNI explorer. According to the official announcement, over the course of the past week, Tether has redeemed a significant amount of USDT from the circulating supply of […] дальше »

2018-10-25 09:29

What is Proof of Capacity (PoC)?

When it comes to generating specific cryptocurrencies, there are some specific requirements to take into account. Proof of Work coins require powerful computer hardware to do so. Proof of Stake, on the other hand, requires users to leave a wallet open and connected to the internet at all times. People who have a less powerful […] дальше »

2018-10-25 09:00

Decred (DCR) price rises amid listing on Binance

Decred (DCR) is a cryptocurrency, similar to Bitcoin, with a strong focus on community input, open governance and sustainable funding and development. It utilizes a hybrid “Proof-of-Work” and “Proof-of-Stake” mining system to ensure that a small group cannot dominate the flow of transactions or make changes to Decred without the input of the community. On […] дальше »

2018-10-23 11:20

Regulated crypto trading platform Bakkt will launch on December 12

Bakkt, a global regulated ecosystem for digital assets, which was announced in August by Intercontinental Exchange, will officially launch on December 12, pending regulatory approval. On October 22, ICE announced that Bakkt could begin offering physically settled bitcoin futures contracts in December, marking the first cryptocurrency-related offering provided through the new platform. Bakkt will hold […] дальше »

2018-10-23 09:52

What is Proof of Assignment (PoA)?

Proof of Assignment (PoA) is a new-age consensus mechanism that requires less power and can run on relatively low-end hardware. It claims to score higher than traditional consensus algorithms like Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS), which are alleged to consume more energy and require substantially more computing power and memory. PoA’s […] дальше »

2018-10-22 09:00

SEC launches Strategic Hub for innovation and financial technology

On October 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the launch of the agency’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). According to a press release, the FinHub will serve as a resource for public engagement on the SEC’s FinTech-related issues and initiatives, such as blockchain and distributed ledger technology (including digital […] дальше »

2018-10-22 09:23

Binance exchange implements compliance tools from Chainalysis

Crypto exchange Binance is working with crypto compliance and investigation software provider Chainalysis to implement a new global compliance solution, the companies announced on Wednesday. As part of the partnership, Chainalysis will provide access to its “Know Your Transaction” compliance software, enabling the exchange to monitor cryptocurrency transactions in real-time. In particular, the tool will […] дальше »

2018-10-22 18:56

0x (ZRX) is listed on Coinbase

On October 11, a crypto exchange Coinbase Pro listed 0x (ZRX) on its platform. At that time, ZRX was not available on Coinbase.com exchange and in the Coinbase iOS and Android apps. On October 16, the Coinbase team announced that 0x (ZRX) is live at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase iOS and Android apps. 0x […] дальше »

2018-10-22 16:04