United States: 80% decrease in criminal activity via Bitcoin
The United States Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) says criminal activity via cryptocurrencies has fallen sharply in the last five years. While bitcoin transactions...
Libra – or how Facebook plans to empower billions of people
Libra is in the spotlight. Everyone is talking and speculating about it. Do we even know what it entails? Are we ready for such...
What is Kusama? A Review and Short Analysis
Kusama core mission is to test the interoperability and scalability of functionalities and to organize these solutions into a network of parachains -or parallel chains.
Switzerland: cryptocurrencies accepted in a 2nd Bank
Maerki Baumann, a Zurich-based private bank, announced that it will manage the cryptoassets of its customers. In Switzerland, it is the second private bank...
Stellar Lumens (XLM) Explained – How does it work?
This educational article on Stellar Lumens (XLM) covers the below topics: What is Stellar Lumens, the decentralized protocol for payment network Lumens Supply MetricsStellar Lumens Key...
Iran: cryptocurrency may be back
The Iranian Central Bank decides to lift the bans on cryptocurrencies by next month. This approach opens the way for new regulations for the...
Vinnik: ‘fake’ interrogation by French prosecutors
Alexander Vinnik's lawyer, a Russian citizen suspected of attempting to launder between $ 4 and $ 9 billion through the former exchange BTC-e, qualifies...
South Korea: Bitcoin classified as a financial asset
After Russia last summer and Ukraine last October, it is now the turn for South Korea to qualify Bitcoin as a financial asset. South Korea...
The implications of Samsung’s Crypto phone
Leaked screenshots of the flagship S10 smartphone showing a multicurrency cold wallet reveal that apart from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, Korean technology giant Samsungs...
Ethereum 2.0: Explanation & Assessment – 2021 Update
This last quarter of 2020 has seen large market gains alongside both excitement and criticism of the Ethereum platform. The first phase of the...