On December 20, 2019, at block height 1670000, Komodo will activate a platform-wide update that provides improvements to the Antara Framework, including upgrades to Komodo’s Proof of Stake (PoS) implementation and new modules that make DeFi capabilities available within the Komodo ecosystem. At the end of 2018, on December 15, Komodo activated a huge ecosystem update, adding Sapling support and new …

CEO of Zimbabwean crypto exchange Golix, the country’s largest trading platform, allegedly claims to have lost the password keys to the company’s cold wallet storage of its bitcoin reserves. Crypto investors and worshippers in Zimbabwe were left in shock after learning that the founder and CEO of a leading crypto exchange in Zimbabwe, Golix, had lost the password to its …

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China has passed the cryptography law on Saturday and it will be effective on January 1, 2020, according to a Chinese media report. The announcement came one day after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call on the country to seize opportunities in blockchain technology. While China still bans cryptocurrency trading and its national digital …

We are close to the end of 2018 and the crypto market is yet to fully move out from the bearish state. Even as many coins were battling hard to leave the sledge hammer of a bear run, Stellar’s XLM was unto something big. Partnerships became the norm in 2018. Stellar (XLM) got a willing partner in IBM. As the …

Review predicts cash could fall to just 10% of all payments in the next 15 years More than 8 million UK adults would struggle to cope in a cashless society, according to a major report which claims that the country’s “cash infrastructure” is in danger of collapsing. With Britons increasingly turning to digital payments, and bank branches and ATMs closing, …

Bittrex exchange has announced that it will be performing its first ever Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) this month with the launch of RAID’s XRD token.  In a recent blog post, Bittrex announced that verified Bittrex International Users will be able to purchase tokens at a fixed cost directly from the issuer on the platform. The upcoming IEO will see RAID being the first ever IEO on …

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chairman reaffirmed his agency’s previous stance that Ethereum (ETH) is not a security product, and as such it falls under different regulatory structure that is far more crypto-friendly. He also added that cryptocurrencies similar to Ethereum are also exempt from being classified as securities – although he didn’t name any specific cryptos. Although this …

The London Stock Exchange Group has invested in blockchain start-up Nivaura, who will tokenise bonds and equities to make issuance more efficient The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has invested in a blockchain start-up that will issue corporate bonds, loans, and equities, according to Reuters. The move by the LSEG can be seen as a demonstration of interest from mainstream finance …

A couple months ago, CCN reported that Bahrain had completed its draft regulations for cryptocurrencies. The Arab nation has now completed its finalized version of the same, and it hasn’t noted much change in its positive disposition. According to a post on the Central Bank of Bahrain’s website, the country is now a safe place to do business crypto assets. Khalid Hamid, the director …

Electroneum launched two exciting things at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona today… 1. Direct Airtime Top Up ETN can now be used to top up with airtime and data in South Africa direct with the Electroneum App. Another huge first for ETN. 2. Electroneum M1 Smartphone Launch Electroneum have launched a smartphone. Yep. That’s right, a fully branded, ultra affordable, Google …