Computing Survey: 60% of Americans Think Crypto Should Be Treated as Fiat in Political Campaigns | Crypto Oct 30, 2018 A new survey by blockchain-oriented research firm Clovr showed that 60 percent of respondents think that cryptocurrency should be treated like fiat…
Computing Taiwanese Lawmaker Proposes New Business Category for Crypto Startups | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 Taiwan’s “Crypto Congressman” continued his push for more modernized regulation around the tech by proposing new rules for token sales. On Friday,…
Computing Google Expert Developer Joins Ripple to Lead Crypto-Powered Payments Network RippleNet | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 Ripple has recently hired a former senior developer at Google’s new wireless messaging service as vice president of products, Reuters reports…
Computing New Ethereum-Based Token to Be Backed by Bitcoin | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 U.S. crypto wallet and blockchain security firm BitGo has announced the development of an Ethereum (ETH)-based coin backed 1:1 with Bitcoin (BTC),…
Computing Zcash’s Next Upgrade to Make Private Transactions 100x Lighter and 6x Faster | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 Zcash’s core differentiator, shielded transactions, are computationally heavy – so much so that most users and exchanges can’t support it. Heralded…
Computing US: IRS Advisory Committee Calls for Additional Guidelines on Crypto Taxation | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 An advisory committee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants the agency to provide additional guidelines for the taxation of crypto…
Computing Bitcoin’s White Paper Was a Model T for Payments | Crypto Oct 29, 2018 David Schwartz is CTO at Ripple. This exclusive opinion piece is part of CoinDesk’s “Bitcoin at 10: The Satoshi White Paper” series. In 1991, my…
Computing CCRB’s Crypto Mining App: Solution to Easy, Ethical, and Environmentally-Friendly Mining? | Crypto Oct 28, 2018 There is no other way to put it; traditional methods of crypto mining carry some devastating effects on the environment. Unfortunately, these…
Computing Most Central Banks Back Digital Currency If DLT Improved: IBM Survey | Crypto Oct 28, 2018 A new IBM research report finds most polled central banks believe they should issue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), although they…
Computing Binance Introduces Blockchain-Based Donation Website at UN Conference | Crypto Oct 28, 2018 The Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a social project of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has introduced its blockchain-powered…