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Crypto Analyst Says Clear Competitor to Ethereum Emerging As Binance Reveals Plan to Launch Smart Contract Platform

Binance is launching a smart contract blockchain to expand its ecosystem. Binance Smart Chain is designed to work in parallel…

April 19, 2020

Crypto and Blockchain Platform VeChain Used to Verify Authenticity of Coronavirus KN95 Masks

According to the the US Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP), the global pandemic has sparked an uptick in counterfeit protective…

April 19, 2020

Facebook Revamps Crypto Plans in Embattled Bid to Launch Global Currency

The Libra Association is backing down in a dramatic reversal of its original plans to launch a single global digital…

April 16, 2020

Crypto-Based Effort to Decentralize Global Finance Hits $1 Billion Market Cap

Crypto assets dedicated to decentralized finance (DeFi) have collectively hit $1 billion in market capitalization. DeFi is designed to give…

April 15, 2020

Venture Giant Andreessen Horowitz Aims to Launch $450,000,000 Bet on Crypto Industry: Report

Venture capital firm Andresseen Horowitz is reportedly gearing up to increase its bets on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The California-based company…

April 15, 2020

Morgan Creek Digital Bets on Bitcoin-Backed Loans in Next Phase of Decentralized Finance

Morgan Creek Digital has joined a funding round for Atomic Loans, a Canadian startup that is developing Bitcoin and crypto-backed…

April 14, 2020

Brazil Launches Ethereum-Based Financial Database to Overhaul Bureaucratic System

Brazil is modernizing its bureaucratic system by harnessing the power of the Ethereum blockchain. Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), the…

April 14, 2020

Ripple Executive Says Automation, Machine Learning and Digital Assets Transforming International Payments Infrastructure

Ripple's global head of banking says the coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the need for a more efficient international payments infrastructure.…

April 13, 2020

Financial Giant TD Ameritrade Joins Alliance to Boost Crypto Startups and Decentralized Finance

Online trading platform TD Ameritrade is joining a new alliance to promote crypto startups and decentralized finance (DeFi). Dubbed the…

April 13, 2020

Crypto Exchange Launches New Way to Send Bitcoin (BTC) – No Internet Required

Venezuela-based exchange Criptolago is rolling out a new service that allows crypto users to send Bitcoin (BTC) without having to…

April 12, 2020