Month: July 2019

Senate hostile towards Libra, Facebook suggests regulators must act or risk losing US dollar dominance to Bitcoin                                   The focus of the hearing between Facebook’s David Marcus and the Senate on the Libra cryptocurrency was trust —or the lack thereof. Marcus, the head of Calibra, strongly suggested that if the U.S. doesn’t act […]

. Markethive Uses OAuth? What Is It?  When setting up an account with a new service and they request registration via your social account, is it secure? What exactly is OAuth?  To begin at a high level, OAuth is not an API or a service: it's an open standard for authorization and anyone can implement […]

Alleged Draft Of India’s Bitcoin Ban Leaked Online                                     The rumours of India proposing to ban cryptocurrency have been floating around the space for a while now and they may have just been confirmed after the Indian blockchain lawyer Varun Sethi posted an alleged first draft of the proposed bill. The bill, called […]

Bakkt’s Futures Testing Will not Impact the Bitcoin Price                                   Bitcoin futures contracts have made somewhat of an impact on the world’s leading cryptocurrency’s price. That in itself is always interesting to keep an eye on, although it seems the mainstream couldn’t care much less about these trading vehicles. Bakkt is scheduled to “launch’ […]

SimpleFX adds Monero and Ethereum Classic accounts                                    The award-winning global mobile-friendly trading platform now offers accounts in 22 different currencies (including seven cryptocurrencies). SimpleFX has just released Monero and Ethereum Classic transfers. Just like other crypto accounts, they are available free of charge. Now SimpleFX traders can deposit and withdraw money using seven different […]

Flamin’ Hot: Binance Just Burned $24 Million Worth of BNB Coins The leadership at Binance continues to strive toward bringing value to their users. This week, the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange completed its eighth quarterly token burn, wherein nearly 809,000 BNB tokens were burned, that sum being worth approximately $24 million USD at the time of […]

Coinbase Set to Launch Insurance Subsidiary With Aon Coinbase Set to Launch Insurance Subsidiary With Aon                                   Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is preparing to launch its own insurance company, according to a report from CoinDesk. The exchange is reportedly in advanced talks with insurance giant Aon to launch a captive insurance subsidiary, an […]

. Who Will Have The “Edge” In 2019 And Beyond? A lot happened in 2018, the demise of ICO’s, the bear market that didn’t quit, devastating for some, cathartic for others. All in all, it’s been a year to sort the wheat from the chaff. A year of experiences that had to happen to see […]

Satoshi Awards to Honor ‘Ethical Innovation on the Blockchain’                              Know anyone in the cryptocurrency world who could use some extra recognition? Nominations will open soon for The Satoshi Awards. The awards will premiere at a ceremony in Acapulco, Mexico in February 2020 with the theme “Honoring Ethical Innovation on the Blockchain”. Prominent Libertarians Head […]