Blog Archive

30 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

Binance Sees 2,000% Employee Increase in Under 3 Years

Binance recently broke the 1,000 employee mark, showing tremendous growth since its ICO. Major crypto exchange, Binance, now has over 1,000 employees, showing tremendous company growth since its 2017 start. "When Binance first started in 2017, there were under 50 people," Binance co-founder, Yi He, told Cointelegraph on April 23. "We have more than 1,000 employees today (currently at 1,002 and counting; we are welcoming new hires almost every day)." ... Read more

29 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

Major Airline AirAsia Launches Blockchain-Driven Cargo Booking System

Teleport, the logistics division of major airline AirAsia, launched blockchain-based cargo booking system Freightchain. Teleport, the logistics division of major airline, AirAsia, has launched a blockchain-based cargo booking system called Freightchain. ... Read more

28 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

Cybersecurity Firm ESET Manages to Disrupt Major Monero-Mining Botnet

Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET has reported some success in disrupting the workings of a previously undetected Monero-mining botnet in Latin America. ... Read more

27 April 2020 By Dominic Robinson

MyEtherWallet to Offer ‘.Crypto’ Blockchain Domains to 1 Million Users

Unstoppable Domains and MyEtherWallet are partnering to let the wallet’s users buy .crypto domains, exposing uncensorable domains to a wider audience. ... Read more

26 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

10 Things Every Blockchain Engineer Should Know in 2020

The blockchain tech industry has dramatically changed over the past 10 years: Here’s what you should know about it. ... Read more

24 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

Tether Printer Isn’t Pumping Up Crypto Prices, Researchers Find

New research suggests Tether Treasury is not pumping Bitcoin’s price, contrary to popular belief. Stablecoins are not driving up the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a new study from the Centre for Economic Policy Research. ... Read more

23 April 2020 By Dominic Robinson

Blockchain’s Need for Speed Brings New Tools to the Crypto Industry

A new fast and scalable blockchain platform is making waves with high-profile partnerships and backing from big investors. Another day, another mainnet launch. Or at least, that’s sometimes how it can feel in the blockchain space, as every project seems to be scrambling to be the latest and greatest in balancing the trade-offs between speed, scalability and security. Unfortunately, many of them end up languishing with little development activity and precious few users. ... Read more

22 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

South Korean Government Labels Blockchain a Golden Opportunity

Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance calls to take advantage of “golden” chances in the blockchain industry. The South Korean government has stated that the blockchain market represents a “golden opportunity” for the country. They are now calling for private sector companies throughout South Korea to exploit this potential. ... Read more

21 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

Data Suggests Some Americans May Be Buying Crypto With Stimulus Check

Data suggests that a portion of the American population may be spending their coronavirus stimulus check on cryptocurrency. A chart published by Brian Armstrong, CEO of United States crypto exchange, Coinbase, suggests that a small portion of the American population may be using their coronavirus stimulus checks to purchase cryptocurrency. ... Read more

19 April 2020 By Dominic Robinson

Charles Hoskinson: 'Ethereum Moves at The Speed of Vitalik'

Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson believes Vitalik-centric approach hinders the development of the platform. Cointelegraph recently sat down for an interview with Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson. During the interview, he discussed his criticism of the development of the Ethereum platform ... Read more

18 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

Crypto Entrepreneur Sells $20,000 in Personal Tokens on Ethereum

Alex Masmej, founder of a company offering loans against non-fungible tokens, has just raised $20,000 after selling his personal tokens on the Ethereum network. ... Read more

17 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

Top Venezuelan Exchange Launches Support for Offline Bitcoin Transfers

Venezuelan crypto exchange Criptolago has announced that it will launch a text message-based payment system that can process transactions in Venezuela’s oil-backed Petro (PTR) and other cryptocurrencies. The system may expose new segments of Venezuela’s population to cryptocurrencies amid the country’s ongoing hyperinflation crisis — with the value of the Venezuelan bolivar fluctuating by 1.58% in the past 24 hours and roughly 2,500% in 12 months. ... Read more

16 April 2020 By Lilly Harvey

Block.one Plans to Start Voting on EOS, the Blockchain It Birthed

Block.one plans to start actively voting for EOS block producers sometime next month. The Cayman Island-based developer house announced Wednesday that, having watched EOS develop over the past two years, it now thinks the time is right for it to come off the sidelines and begin actively contributing to the network. ... Read more

14 April 2020 By Dominic Robinson

Tezos Southeast Asia Signs Deal to Test Blockchain in Accounting Industry

Tezos Southeast Asia — a non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting the adoption of the Tezos blockchain in the region — has inked a deal with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants on April 13. ... Read more

13 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

Investment in Blockchain in Energy Markets Will Top $35 Billion by 2025

According to a new report released by Premium Market Insights (PMI), global investment in blockchain technology in energy markets is set to reach $34.7 billion by 2025. Valued at just $156.5 million in 2016, the sector is forecast to grow at a rate of 82% a year ... Read more

12 April 2020 By Evan Fitzgerald

Ripple Funds Blockchain’s Disruption of the Legal Industry

A new blockchain course offered by the Australian National University (ANU)’s law school commenced this year with support from Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). ... Read more