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14 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Abhimanyu Krishnan
On May 14, Reddit had launched its Ethereum-based rewards program, called Community Points. The program is an extension of efforts that began in April, when it was released to a much smaller audience. Discussion surrounding the effort started last mo...
13 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment Abhimanyu Krishnan
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin made the headlines on May 12 when he seemed to have confirmed that Ethereum would introduce one part of its multi-phase upgrade in July. However, Buterin has clarified that he had misheard the question that w...
13 May 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Telegram has decided to ditch its blockchain project, founder Pavel Durov announced in a blog post published on May 12. The Telegram Open Network (TON), which raised $1.7 billion in an ICO in 2017, has been the subject of a lawsuit with the United St...
13 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Multinational investment bank JP Morgan Chase has decided to offer its banking services to United States based cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Coinbase, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal published on May 12. This marks the first cr...
12 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
On May 11, Cryptocurrency payments platform Crypto.com has announced that it has reached a deal with Ledger Vault and Lloyd’s of London underwriter Arch Insurance, securing a $100 million direct insurance policy led by the latter. This adds to the to...
12 May 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
The Bitcoin (BTC) halving has finally occurred, on May 11, bringing to a climax one of the most hotly discussed topics in the space. With the next halving expected in 2024, there has been much talk of what happens between now and the near future. Ana...
12 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, owned by the Winklevoss twins, is taking steps towards a more global reach, as suggested by Cameron Winklevoss, who was speaking at the ongoing Consensus: Distributed conference on May 11. Gemini has bee...
12 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has spoken reassuringly about the imminent launch of Ethereum 2.0, saying that it is “moving forward on all fronts” at the Consensus: Distributed conference on May 11. Buterin spoke of the release of the ETH...
11 May 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
A new Bitcoin (BTC) scam is emerging on YouTube and Facebook, one using Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s image to lure unsuspecting users to offer funds in return for bogus returns. Reports of scams are nothing new in the cryptocurrency market, which...
11 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Abhimanyu Krishnan
Vitalik Buterin, in a twitter thread dated May 7 that discussed the goals of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), spoke of how Ethereum was decentralizing many functions that otherwise would be handled by middlemen. While some in the post argued that...
