The Lightning Network is often touted as the solution to Bitcoin’s scaling challenges and has shown tremendous growth with total channel capacity for the off-chain payments network reaching 1100 BTC in early May, just over a year since it began operation.
The Monero Konferenco took place in Denver, Colorado last month, drawing some of the brightest minds of the privacy-oriented community. While most of the speakers presented on protocols, secure hardware and decentralization, they also shed light on a Monero (XMR) ecosytem that’s beginning to unfold.
Ever heard of a smart chain city? If your only exposure to “crypto-cities” is from the rapper Akon or crypto millionaire Jeffrey Berns, then you’d be forgiven for thinking they’re just a PR stunt.
Zerobank is a multipurpose cryptocurrency platform designed for financial applications, like storing, spending, and trading coins and tokens. The Vietnam-based project is created by Zero Exchange, LTD, which also has offices in the U.K. and Singapore. It continues Bitcoin’s initial goal of removing middlemen from the traditional banking system using the ZB Token (ZB), an ERC-223 token on the Ethereum blockchain.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection of devices without human involvement. It is a surging area of growth in IT, and is likely to grow further once self-driving vehicles become a mainstream reality.
But current Internet architecture is poorly-equipped for the surge of data transfer that will accompany the growth of IoT. The centralized structure of data handling – from user to the cloud and back – is not robust or fast enough for real-time processing needs of IoT devices.
Bitcoin prices have more than tripled this year, which means some hodlers are shopping for houses. If you’re looking for a place to store your extra Lambos, a startup called Propy can help you find your next mansion, using blockchain technology.
The global real estate market is valued at $217 trillion, which makes it one of the most valuable markets on earth. Here’s how Propy hopes to disrupt the traditional real estate market, and what it has to offer right now.
It’s getting harder to sell Bitcoin SV, and some might be wondering if they’re stuck with it. Only months after the contentious hard fork, Satoshi’s Vision was promptly delisted from major exchanges, making it even harder for casual hodlers to get rid of their unsplit coins.
Whenever exchanges list a new digital asset, they typically go into detail justifying the decision and the potential value the coin could bring to their users.
But it seems that on this occasion, Changpeng Zhao (‘CZ’) decided to skip the introduction.
The first public sale for Telegram’s native cryptocurrency is set to take place next Wednesday, allowing users of the messaging platform to purchase GRAM tokens for the first time.
The token sale will take place on Liquid, an Asia-focused cryptocurrency platform, beginning at 08:00 UTC on July 10th. After registering with Liquid, participants will be able to purchase GRAMs with USD and USDC at an asking price of $4 per token.
There will be no maximum contribution, and investors in Japan and the USA will not be able to participate.
Ren has a bullish short-term trading bias against Bitcoin, with the REN / BTC pair well-supported on any technical pullbacks.
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