Jim Cunha, senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, thinks distributed ledger technology (DLT) will have major implications on the U.S. payment system, in addition to financial regulations and cybersecurity. The Boston Fed posted Cunha’s comments on its website.
Source: Boston Fed Official: Blockchain Can Fundamentally Change Payments
Posted in Goverment
Recently, there has been growing interest in whether, and in what circumstances, crypto-tokens may constitute “investment contracts” under the U.S. Supreme
Source: Resources on Crypto-Tokens and Securities Law – Virtual Currency Report
Bitcoin’s rise has been meteoric, but it’s not the only crypto game in town. Investors should be aware of altcoins such as Ethereum, Ripple, and others as well.
Posted in Market
Bitcoin dominates over other digital currencies today, but the data suggests its market share will drop significantly in the next few years.
Source: The Cryptocurrency Market Is Growing Exponentially – MIT Technology Review
Posted in Mass Adoption
Bitcoin is up sevenfold, to $2,500, in the last year. Three weeks ago the redoubtable Vinay Gupta, who led Ethereum’s initial release, published an essay entitled “What Does Ether At…
Source: Blockchains are the new Linux, not the new internet | TechCrunch
Posted in 02 - BlockChain
Last night, NEM’s price was hovering at a steady 11 cents per coin. That price has been steady for the past month. However, last night some major volume appeared on exchanges sending the price to a high of 26 cents during the time of writing. This meteoric price rise places NEM’s market cap at $2.3 billion, ranking it number 4 right behind Ethereum.
It is also surprising that NEM has surpassed Litecoin by Market Cap which goes to show the trend among cryptocurrency investors is shifting towards more compliant altcoins. It will take some time to see if NEM’s recent price rise is yet another pump and dump or if investors really are seeing the potential of such currencies.
Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency exhibiting major price swings as of late. New Economy Movement (XEM) – a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency written in Java – has seen a meteoric price rise which double
Posted in News
Beecrypt announces plans to develop a decentralized P2P exchange “Migretor” on top of the Ardor blockchain platform.
Source: Beecrypt: Decentralized P2P Exchange Migretor | Jelurida
Posted in Exchange
