The Daily: Poloniex Goes Mobile, Cobinhood Adds USD Fiat, Bitmain Expands
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover a new mobile app from Poloniex, the addition of USD fiat at Cobinhood exchange and the expansion plans of Bitmain in Israel. We also report about a triad boss who claims to have raised $750 million in a recent ICO. Also Read: This Week in Bitcoin: New Exchanges, Bancor Breach, Binance CEO vs Vitalik Poloniex Goes Mobile Circle Internet Financial Ltd., the Goldman Sachs-backed...
Russia Now Has a Registry of Whitelisted Crypto Companies
The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain has created a registry of whitelisted companies that offer crypto-related products or services. Meanwhile, the bill to regulate cryptocurrencies in Russia has been delayed. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Whitelist of Crypto Firms The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RACIB) has created a whitelist of crypto companies....
Why Governance is the Greatest Problem for Blockchains To Solve
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in a blockchain that link lies in the form of its founders. Getting nodes to achieve consensus is easy compared to the difficulty of getting humans to achieve consensus. The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Also read: Have You Tried Blockchain 5.0 Yet? Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define,...
Major Korean Exchange Bithumb Expanding into Japan and Thailand
One of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb, is expanding into Japan and Thailand. The exchange is working on obtaining regulatory approval from the financial regulators of both countries. The new locations are part of the exchange’s global expansion plan. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Expanding into Thailand Bithumb is currently working on obtaining regulatory...
BCH Roundup: Steady Development, Market Uptrends, and New Apps
The anniversary of the blockchain split that took place on August 1, 2017 is just two weeks away. Over the past few months Bitcoin Cash (BCH) infrastructure support and development has been exponential, while BCH proponents have also seen a bunch more announcements during the second week of July. Also read: Have You Tried Blockchain 5.0 Yet? Nobody Else Has Either The Bitcoin Cash Network Has Seen Massive Infrastructure Support...
