by Editors | Jan 9, 2018 | News
Encrypted messaging startup Telegram plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, powering payments on its chat app and beyond. According to multiple sources which have spoken to TechCrunch, the “Telegram Open Network” (TON) will be a new,...
by Editors | Dec 22, 2017 | News
Global banking giant Goldman is setting up up a trading desk focused on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a report from Bloomberg.The bank is said to be in the early stages of setup, which means hiring and figuring out the logistics, including how the...
by Editors | Dec 14, 2017 | News
I met with a man doing business around the world and paying his team of virtual assistants in bitcoin. He told me that once he required each employee to set up a wallet and get paid that way, they found it easier and much cheaper than getting paid in his fiat currency...
by Editors | Dec 12, 2017 | News
It was only a matter of time before Bobby Lee, CEO of China’s longest-running Bitcoin exchange, found himself in the crosshairs of Chinese regulators. His exchange, BTCC, had occupied a gray area of Chinese law, neither licensed nor explicitly illegal. Bitcoin is a...
by Editors | Dec 11, 2017 | News
Litecoin’s OriginsLitecoin was launched in the shadow of bitcoin, yet was inspired by the ‘King Coin’, particularly by its decentralized approach to currency. The founder of Litecoin, Charlie Lee, is a former Google employee and Director of Engineering at Coinbase,...
by Editors | Dec 8, 2017 | News
by Daniel Zender on Technology ReviewIf the future of money is decentralized, most of today’s cryptocurrency exchanges are still stuck in the past.Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin and its distributed accounting ledger, called the blockchain, so that people could trade...
