Education & News
A new survey indicates that cryptocurrency holders in Japan prefer keeping XRP to ETH. 25% of traders surveyed in Japan found XRP to be their favorite coin compared to 26% who preferred BTC and 9% who preferred Ethereum. XRP and ETH in Japan The sample size is noticeably small which
Blockchain
Nikola Stojanow and Luka Sucic recently announced the creation of Meta Change Capital, a blockchain-focused fund, equating to about $112 million. The fund is setting its eyes on blockchain development in emerging markets, including Africa. €100M Million Fund for Blockchain Space Stojanow and Sucic are no strangers to ambitious projects.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin.NG brings you a short list of upcoming altcoin events, announcements, and fundamental news for the months of June-July 2020. JUNE 2020 Altcoin / TokenDateEventGateChain Token (GT)JuneMainnet LaunchMATIC JuneMainnet Staking LaunchNKNJuneMainnet 2.0POLYJune 23Testnet LaunchARKJuneArk Core v3 ReleaseOGNJuneStaking IntroductionEDOJuneToken Swap and Governance LaunchKNCJuneKatalyst UpgradeZILJuneLaunch of StakingLTOJuneDeflationary Model TokenQNTJuneOverledger Network
Education & News
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of blockchain project Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum recently released a video on his Twitter profile warning journalists and media organizations about how they usually only refer to him as the co-founder of Ethereum. In the video, Hoskinson threatens to not do interviews with journalists who fail
Blockchain
Tron (TRX) - the 16th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has announced a July 7, 2020 roll out for its TRON 4.0 network. According to an official post, the TRON team says the network upgrade dubbed the Great Voyage, will feature a number of improvements to the TRON blockchain;
Bitcoin
Tech giant Microsoft has launched the beta version of ION - a decentralized identity tool built on the Bitcoin blockchain. According to an official announcement, the Microsoft decentralized identity network (ION) is now live on the bitcoin mainnet. The project aims to provide users with a decentralized identifier (DID) that
Africa
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has confirmed it remains committed to piloting a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Speaking at a recent virtual stakeholders workshop on payment systems and services, BOG first deputy governor Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari said the bank is still considering development of a virtual currency. Dr Afari
Bitcoin
We take a look at Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin White Paper, analyzing key factors that prompted his invention. These factors could be summarized under the following headings: 1. The need for Peer to Peer transactions 2. A currency with Cheap Fees for transactions. 3. Privacy 4. A medium for
Blockchain
Residents of Moscow, Russia will vote for/or against the upcoming amendments to the country's constitution using a blockchain-powered system. According to an announcement by Moscow Authorities, the use of a blockchain-based e-voting system will ensure security and transparency in the voting process, through its network decentralization feature.
Africa
Osinachi - a self-taught Nigerian crypto artist has sold his latest "I Can't Breathe" digital art for 7 Ethereum (ETH) about $1,703 at time of publication. The digital art piece was sold at an auction on a blockchain-based social network - SuperRare today. Osinachi'
Blockchain
Australian Public Research University (RMIT) has announced two new postgraduate programs in cyber-security and blockchain technology. The university is partnering with IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and Stone & Chalk, to offer its graduates a certificate in cyber-security and blockchain-enabled studies. Speaking on the partnership, Rupert Colchester - head of blockchain
Blockchain
The Banque de France - Central Bank of France has announced the successful completion of its blockchain-based digital euro test, as part of its ongoing central bank digital currency experiment. According to an official publication titled: "Progress of the central bank digital currency experimentation process launched by the Banque