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 …

South Korean smartphone giant Samsung unveiled its long-awaited Samsung Galaxy S10 on Wednesday, and bitcoin investors waited with breathless anticipation to learn whether the S10 would feature an integrated crypto wallet. DOES GALAXY S10 INCLUDE A BITCOIN WALLET? Samsung confirmed today that it has integrated “Samsung Knox” into the S10, a feature which uses hardware security to store private keys …

NChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum to a top U.S. regulator, while again claiming to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto. In a response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) request for input on crypto asset mechanics and markets, the Australian entrepreneur briefly set out his case that he is Nakamoto on Friday, saying: My name is Dr. …

Banco de España (BDE), Spain’s central financial institution, has released a report in which it noted that bitcoin (BTC) is not an effective medium-of-exchange (MoE). Although BDE’s report did not consider the significant improvements in speed and cheaper cryptocurrency transactions now being facilitated by the Lightning Network (LN), the formal write-up mentioned that the Bitcoin network was unable to function …