Omni, the online item rental and storage management startup, is now allowing its users to get paid in Ripple, capitalizing off of the cryptocurrency boom. The addition of the XRP payment method comes after the startup raised $25 million in XRP this past January. The company will be paying users out of their own stash […]
Ever since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development. One alternative for dispersing a token is an airdrop, where tokens are given out (for free) to […]
With the exception of the SEC’s FinHub announcement, it has been a quiet week for regulatory news — something we’ve been getting a lot of recently as U.S. officials clamp down on unscrupulous coin offerings and crypto companies. Instead, stablecoins crowded headlines this week, as tether — among others — had difficulties retaining its peg, […]
China appears to have achieved the crypto community’s dream of a new internet of value, without blockchain. But there’s more than meets than eye here.
Charlie Shrem, one of bitcoin’s earliest entrepreneurs, believes Satoshi’s white paper is about more than just technology.
It’s been weeks since ether has seen a new high or a new low and the market has found itself range-bound. At the moment, we are seeing signs of distribution as large rounds of selling have remained present during key support tests: Figure 1: ETHUSD, 4 Hour Candles, Trading Range So far, for the last […]
In theory, traders can redeem USDT for dollars with the issuer, Tether Ltd. Instead, they appear to be cashing out through Kraken.
The Norwegian cryptocurrency investor who earlier this week was brutally murdered following a cash-for-bitcoin exchange was reportedly liquidating his holdings so that he could buy his own apartment. CCN reported yesterday that the 24-year-old investor had been stabbed to death in his apartment on Monday morning, sometime between 7:50 am and 12:10 pm, when one […]
The common idea that the bitcoin price drops just before the cryptocurrency futures contracts expire has no solid basis, a new study published by Cindicator suggests. The report, titled Bitcoin Futures: Market Evolution, studied bitcoin volumes on futures and spot cryptocurrency exchanges to get an idea about the liquidity and development of the holistic trading market. […]
As the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry continues its rapid growth and widespread adoption, companies are offering experienced workers significantly higher-than-average salaries, signaling that the industry is maturing despite the current bear market and low market sentiment. A recent report from Glassdoor found that new job positions within the blockchain industry are up 300% over a one-year […]