Physical version of gold-backed token replaces Zimbabwe dollar

Hermez, an Ethereum scaling solution, has partnered with Tether to offer cheaper Tether transactions via zero-knowledge rollups. 462 Total views 4 Total shares Popular stablecoin Tether (USDT) is the first token to go live on the Hermez layer-two network, the company announced on Monday.As part of the collaboration, batched USDT transactions will be possible once…

Bitcoin (BTC) price analyst Oliver Isaacs thinks it will hit $25,000 around the end of 2019, according to a report by The Independent on June 5.Isaacs discussed the reasons he still has high hopes for a rally in the near future, saying:"There are multiple drivers behind the recent resurgence. There are geopolitical, technological and regulatory…

IBM has filed for a patent of a system that uses blockchain technology to prevent drone-enabled package theft.According to a filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Nov. 12, IBM will track drone altitude using an Internet of Things (IoT) altimeter, while continuously uploading that data to a blockchain secure…

“I am all for hope and am a big believer in quantum computing as a potentially disruptive technology,” said Sankar Das Sarma but noted quantum computers are nowhere near being close to cracking cryptography. 395 Total views 26 Total shares Condensed matter theory physicist and quantum information expert Sankar Das Sarma has argued in MIT…

Bitcoin saw its fifth-largest week of inflows on record, helping it recapture the $60,000 mark, while Ether inflows took second place in anticipation of the US Ether ETFs.

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has flagged its third cryptocurrency scam this month, warning investors against a scheme dubbed “The Billion Coin” (TBC).Marketed as a so-called “abundance-based cryptocurrency,” the SEC said in an advisory on April 14 that TBCoin’s promoters present the asset as a decentralized cryptocurrency that “aims to revolutionize the global…

Fiat-crypto exchange Binance Jersey has listed a proprietary GBP-backed stablecoin, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 19.‘Overwhelming demand’ for stablecoin diversificationListing of the Binance GBP Stablecoin (BGBP) confirms earlier indications that the major industry player had its sights on imminently issuing its own fiat-pegged assets, starting with a cryptocurrency 100% backed…

ETHW and ETHS are the two newly introduced chain split tokens that will allow users to trade on the fork event. 299 Total views 23 Total shares iFinex, the company responsible for Bitfinex Derivatives, announced on Tuesday the launch of a new service offering available to users before the highly-anticipated Ethereum Merge. The exchange now…