Category: Cardano
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Blockchain Developers on Spree of Releases during Market Downturn, Says CZ
The market’s imploding capitalization seems to have sparked an industry-wide battle cry to build and bring to fruition blockchain’s unrealized potential. And as Binance’s defiantly cheery CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao pointed out, it seems that developers have answered the call. The ubiquitous executive and Twitter personality highlighted in a tweet, Nov. 20, that a number…
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Exclusive Interview with Charles Hoskinson: How Ethereum and Cardano’s Approach to Scaling Differs
At the Malta Blockchain Summit, Ethereum co-creator and IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson spoke to CryptoSlate in an exclusive interview to share insights into his early days at Ethereum (ETH) and the work IOHK has done to develop Cardano (ADA) from scratch. In 2014, before the launch of ETH, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network,…
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Malta Sets Sight on “Crypto Capital” as Blockchain Summit Nears
Malta’s relevance as a “blockchain island” is set to increase in the coming weeks, as the small geography plays host to some of the world’s premier speakers, evangelists, and ministers as part of the Malta Blockchain Summit 2018. Malta’s Blockchain Push On Nov. 1 and 2, Malta welcomes cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts to its shores…
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Cardano (ADA) Releases Project Shelley Update
On Oct.9, the Cardano (ADA) team released a video updating investors and the public about the progress of Project Shelley, which the firm touts as a path to the protocol’s “full decentralization.” Cardano Moves Towards Complete Decentralization The video is narrated by Liz Bancroft-Turner, a project manager at Cardano’s parent firm IOHK. Shelley is part…
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Billion-Dollar Startups Flourishing in Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
The top 50 cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies in Switzerland’s version of Silicon Valley are now worth $44 billion combined, underscoring the steady growth of the Swiss crypto industry. Altogether, cryptocurrency firms employ about 3,000 people throughout the small country. Included among the top 50 are five “unicorns,” or startups with a market valuation of more…
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September Volume Report: Altcoins See Increase in Trade Activity
September saw all but three of the top twenty cryptocurrency markets post an increase in monthly trade volume. XRP pairings saw the strongest month-over-month volume gain, with 30-day volume tripling when compared with August. Also Read: Markets Update: Crypto-Traders Patiently Wait for a Break Out BTC Stagnates, USDT and ETH Post Strongest Volume Since Q2 Despite…
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The Daily: Blockchain.com Launches OTC Trading Desk, Shapeshift Relaunches Coincap
Wallet provider Blockchain.com has created an OTC trading desk as part of its efforts to cater to institutional investors. Also in The Daily this Sunday, Shapeshift launches the redesigned Coincap tracker, Kraken lists Cardano and Qtum, and Compound offers its users the option to short cryptocurrencies. Also read: Fiat vs Crypto Laundering, Bitcoin Anniversary Cash-Ins…
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Coinbase Will Add New Cryptos With a New Process: No Listing Fee, Fully Compliant
Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume and user base, has integrated a new process of listing new cryptocurrencies on its platform. The brokerage will not accept any listing fees for reviewing cryptocurrencies that apply to be listed on the platform. Coinbase also intends to accept minimal fees, if needed in the future, to…
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Markets Update: XRP Briefly Dethrones ETH as Second Largest Crypto
The cryptocurrency markets have produced a significant rally today – with just three of the top fifty crypto markets by capitalization posting losses for the last 24 hours of trade action as of this writing. The most notable gainer has been XRP – gaining over 50% in the last day to overtake ETH as the…