Accelerator to Train 1000 Staff in Blockchain Over 2 Years
U.K.-based multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will bolster its employees’ blockchain knowledge through a dedicated program next year, Digiday reported Thursday, August 30.
Part of a coordinated push to enhance digital awareness, the...
Ripple Small Win Against Investors Claiming XRP Is a Security
Ripple's efforts to consolidate multiple lawsuits filed against it are proceeding successfully. Ripple, which has been sued by a number of parties claiming the XRP token it uses to...
Apple Abruptly Orders Coinbase Wallet to Remove Crypto Collectible
It seems iPhone users won't have access to the crypto collectible craze anytime soon. The news comes after forthcoming video game War Riders was featured on the Coinbase Wallet iOS app...
Venezuela Shatters Bitcoin Trading
Trading between Bitcoin and the Venezuelan Bolivar (VES) has beaten all records to pass 500 million for the first time last week. Data from Coin Dance, which tracks volumes...
Crypto Exchange Giant Huobi Gains Controlling Interest in Public Firm
Crypto exchange giant Huobi has completed the purchase of majority shares of Hong Kong-based investment holding company, Patronics Holdings Limited (PHL). The development will see Huobi take over interest...
Ethereum Cofounder Joseph Lubin Doubts Tether Bitcoin Price Manipulation
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin said on Yahoo Finance’s Final Round August 28, that he doubts manipulation accusations against stablecoin Tether (USDT). Founded in 2014, Tether was “the first” blockchain-powered...
OECD to Examine the Potential Impact of Blockchain Next Month
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced Wednesday that it plans to host an international conference on blockchain technology next month. Specifically, the conference will examine blockchain's...
42% of Top 50 Universities Offer at Least One Crypto-Related Class
A recent study by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has shown that 42 percent of the world’s top 50 universities have at least one class on cryptocurrencies or blockchain. The results of the study...
NetCents Crypto Credit Card to Help Increase Mainstream Adoption
NetCents cryptocurrency credit card will be accepted at 40 million merchant locations globally in an effort to directly compete with Visa and Mastercard. The company will also integrate its...
Nicehash Returns 60% of Coins Stolen
Nicehash, the cloud mining service that got hacked in December, has returned 60 percent of the stolen bitcoins, according to local media. After the cyberattack last year, the Slovenian...