Facebook has announced the launch of its Calibra wallet that is backed by the Libra Association, an independent consortium with members such as Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase. The association will independently govern and oversee Calibra's bespoke cryptocurrency, Libra—with the digital coin imagined to further a global financial system, this historically marks the social media…
Read more
It may be far too early in its short history to claim that Bitcoin has arrived and that its future is secure, but the fact that it depreciated 80% over eleven cruel months and that every critic known to man was claiming its imminent demise, but then picked itself up, dusted itself off, and rose…
Read more
Binance is launching a bitcoin-pegged token for trading called BTCB. The token will be released on the native blockchain of Binance or, simply, on Binance Chain. The information comes from a blog post of the exchange. The token will be made available for trading on the decentralized part of Binance - DEX, as well as…
Read more
Blockchain is going on new horizons, no doubt about it. The largest drug store retailer in Canada is planning to use the disrupting technology to trace the cannabis it distributes. The goal is to set some standards since the industry is flourishing. TruTrace, a Canadian software company and Shoppers Drug Mart are partnering to develop…
Read more
Where is the 30%+ correction in Bitcoin prices? It was certainly not present during weekend trading, as the world’s favorite cryptocurrency bolted past $9,000, climbed to $9,388, pulled back, only to repeat its magical mystery tour once more. The ensuing attack on what many analysts have claimed to be an inordinate concentration of profit taking…
Read more
LeapRate Exclusive... 55.com, an asset network, announced today the release of the Air Jordan (AJ) Token. 55’s Asset Network will tokenize 50 pairs of the highly collectible Air Jordan Jordan 1 Retro High Travis Scott sneaker and sell these tokens during the upcoming Air Jordan Asset Token Onboarding (ATO); the Air Jordan ATO will be…
Read more
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ), and a self-made billionaire in his own right, has taken to the Bitcoin advocacy trail once more by teasing the industry with his first major hire for his proprietary “Square Crypto” service offering. Dorsey had envisioned long ago that the combination of Square…
Read more
Bitcoin pushed past $8,200 in trading yesterday, rising to $8,270 at the moment. Although the move is positive, it is not the powerful thrust that analysts claim is necessary to really break out and challenge the $9,000 level. BTC has been range bound since early June, confusing analysts and investors alike. Is it accumulating strength,…
Read more
CBS News just reported that the carbon dioxide released in our atmosphere from bitcoin mining operations is comparable to the one released by major cities such as Hamburg or Las Vegas. According to a study by MIT and Technical University of Munich, which sought to examine how much power is needed for mining bitcoin and…
Read more
Bitcoin enthusiasts received an emotional lift today, as Bitcoin briefly tested its upper ranging boundary of $8,200. It has been locked in a tight $600 zone for a week from $7,500 to $8,100, displaying exhaustion and an apparent inability regain momentum from its previous bull run. Traders are beginning to lose patience, while analysts counsel…
Read more