Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork to Activate on Testnet in October
Ethereum's upcoming hard fork, Constantinople, will activate in a testing environment next month, core developers agreed on Friday. Speaking in a bi-weekly video call, developers said the upgrade will...
Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network
The Grin community is trying to keep ASICs away – but only for the next two years. Best known for implementing MimbleWimble, which refactors and in turn, improves both the...
BTC/USD Upside Held Near $6500
Bitcoin on Saturday crossed above the $6,500-mark but lacked further upside momentum near the psychological resistance. The BTC/USD kickstarted the day forming higher lows towards 6475-fiat. The Asian trading...
Companies race to solve bitcoin’s security problem despite slumping prices
Start-ups are driving ahead with plans to solve the issue of custody, or having a place to securely store cryptocurrency. For institutional investors that are used to having money...
SEC Starts to Battle Unruly Crypto Hedge Funds
This week, on the same day, two United States regulating bodies — the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and its ruling organization the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) —...
Dapp Revival, Remme Launch, 1 Million Cryptokitties
There are green shoots of recovery throughout the crypto markets today, which some have attributed to Morgan Stanley’s reported foray into the field. We’ve got all the details on...
DigiByte Joins Africa Blockchain Alliance
DigiByte Blockchain has joined the Africa Blockchain Alliance (ABA). ABA is building the blockchain ecosystem in Africa through a multifaceted platform to promote education, entrepreneurship, and policy development. The...
CEO Behind GAW Miners, PayCoin Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
Homero Joshua Garza, the CEO of the now-defunct U.S. crypto firm GAW Miners, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding investors, local news agency Hartford Business...
Two-Thirds of Cryptocurrency Investors Want to be Paid in Bitcoin
The survey of 445 crypto enthusiasts found that while 66% of respondents are willing to receive wages in cryptocurrencies, only 30% believe that companies in their country will change...
Bitmain’s Permissionless Ventures Launches First Project
Cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, Bitmain, is sponsoring a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hackathon in the United States — San Francisco, to be exact. For the China-based company, BCH Dev Con...