Horizon State – the HST token-based blockchain platform that allows for efficient vote-casting and decision-making processes – has incurred quite an eventful 24-hour period indeed, releasing not only a first-of-its-kind charity app, but also earning valuable recognition at a globally renowned summit. Coinpocket for Charities Thursday saw Horizon State introduce Coinpocket, an application that allows the public to determine the…
Read MoreNew Bitcoin Revolution Scam uses Jamie Oliver for Illegal Promotion
Another day, another Bitcoin scam. British chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver is the latest celebrity whose name and image has been used illegally to promote a scam called Bitcoin Revolution. The scam has actually been around for many months in one form or another and has previously used the names and images of Bill Gates and Richard Branson for promotion.…
Read MoredYdX Unveils Expo; Margin Trade Cryptocurrency on Ethereum
The ability to margin trade cryptocurrency is about to get a whole lot simpler, secure, and accessible thanks to expo, a new trading platform built atop the dYdX Margin Trading Protocol that allows users to buy, sell, and manage ERC20-compliant dYdX Margin Tokens. The expo platform was introduced to the community in an announcement on Wednesday authored by dYdX’s Zhuoxun…
Read MoreETHLend Joins New Parent, Aave; Utility Boost for LEND Token
ETHLend has disclosed the details of its new parent company, Aave, and in so doing, a suite of blockchain-based products native to Aave – covering areas such as gaming and lending – have been unveiled. Informing the ETHLend community of the project’s new Switzerland-based parent was Nolvia Serrano (CMO, ETHLend) who, in an announcement on Tuesday, outlined the contributory role…
Read MoreRipple (XRP) and Stellar (XLM) Least Affected by Recent Market Dip
As the U.S. awoke yesterday and began a fresh week the cryptocurrency market experienced a minor slump that saw the majority of major coins drop by around 8%. Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP) and Stellar Lumens (XLM) revealed the strongest resistance though, each suffering only a 3% dip or less. Ethereum (ETH) and EOS were the worst hit, each losing almost…
Read MoreElon Musk asks Dogecoin Creator Jackson Palmer to Beat Twitter Scambots
Anyone who follows Crypto Twitter will be aware of the thousands of scambots attempting to impersonate Tesla-founder Elon Musk in attempts to secure Ethereum (ETH). Musk has previously been fairly dismissive and sometimes even jovial about the situation but it appears to have finally got to him. Despite Twitter announcing it will suspend any account that changes its name to…
Read MoreTether (USDT) Delisting Following Trust Questions
Another exchange has delisted Tether amidst an ongoing controversy regarding its dollar reserves. Singapore-based Digifinex is a relatively new exchange operating since last year and focused on the Chinese market. It features low trading fees and no charges for depositing or withdrawing cryptocurrency. TUSD is the 1st fully collateralized and #exchange agnostic #stablecoin to receive #MSB. @TrustToken https://t.co/KXphhZNVhu — Digifinex…
Read MoreElliot Wave Analyst Sees Bitcoin Bottom at $4,700
Popular technical analyst and founder of live trading room platform ElliotWaveTrader.net Avi Gilburt, has outlined his predictions for the future of Bitcoin (BTC). Following a nine-month-long bear market that has taken the asset down from $19,000 to current levels, the Bitcoin crash is now reported to be worse than the one that followed the burst of the dot-com bubble. Gilburt,…
Read MoreCrypto Payments Startup Wyre Unveils SDK, Partners Republic Protocol
Wyre – the leading infrastructure provider in the crypto space – unveiled its software development kit (SDK), Wyre SDK. In what marked a busy Friday for the fast-growing blockchain startup, Republic Protocol (REN) – an open-source protocol powering dark pool exchanges – later announced the forming of a partnership with the San Francisco-headquartered Wyre. Compliance All Day with Wyre SDK…
Read MoreHacken (HKN) Doubles Quarterly Revenue Amid Crypto Winter
Despite the miserable performance of the cryptocurrency market in recent times, certain projects are managing to record strong financial numbers en route to building their respective blockchain-based solutions that were pitched to ICO investors many months ago. One such project appears to be Hacken, an Estonia-headquartered startup developing an ecosystem of cybersecurity products. Referred to collectively as the Hacken Ecosystem,…
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