Decentralized finance (DeFi) meets decentralized governance. That’s the idea behind StakerDAO, a new decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in existing proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains. Introduced Wednesday by Tezos Capital CEO Jonas Lamis, the new DAO will allow participants to vote on where to best earn rewards as validators in a given network. “StakerDAO is a…
Month: October 2019
Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Files $400 Million US IPO after Hong Kong Failure
China-based Canaan, one of the world’s biggest bitcoin miners is looking to list in the United States.| Source: Lars Hagberg / AFP Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Files $400 Million US IPO after Hong Kong Failure October 29, 2019 11:19 UTC World’s second-largest maker of bitcoin miners not intimidated by the China-US trade war.Canaan Creative has…
Video Review: Ledger Nano X
2 hours ago Crypto Technology Bitcoin Magazine 86 Print this Page Bitcoin Magazine reviewed the Ledger Nano X, the latest cryptocurrency hardware wallet offered by the company Ledger.Watch the video above and read the accompanying article below to learn more about the product’s specs and how to set it up.The Ledger Nano X supports over…
Apple needs CEO charm more than Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK – Tim Cook’s charm offensive is coming just at the right time.The Apple boss has Washington and even Beijing on his side, while Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg can barely speak without annoying someone in power – and his company’s apps are blocked in China.Yet since D.C.pressure ratcheted up a year ago, Facebook’s stock…
The price of Bitcoin has jumped! Have I got it badly wrong?
I wasn’t at all surprised to see the price of Bitcoin slowly sliding from its August peak of around $12,000 per coin, and by the time it had dropped all the way to less than $7,400 by October, I was increasingly convinced we really were witnessing the death throes of a failed investment bubble. Cryptocurrency…
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
(Bloomberg) — Want the lowdown on what’s moving European markets in your inbox every morning? Sign up here. Good morning.There’s a new date to mark on the calendar for U.K.politics fans, there’s a potential mega-merger in the autos sector and the Federal Reserve’s latest decision is coming.Here’s what’s moving markets. Dec.12 Fetch your most fluorescent…
Bitcoin (BTC) price climbs as China’s Xi Jinping embraces blockchain
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the audience at a luncheon at SkyCity Grand Hotel on November 21, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand.Greg Bowker | Pool | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price rose sharply over the weekend, recovering from a plunge just days earlier, after Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech embracing blockchain technology and calling…
How Indonesian Startup Uses Blockchain Technology To Save 240 Million MSMEs Globally
New York, NY, Oct.29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (via Blockchain Wire ) Micro, medium, and small enterprises… What comes to the mind of an average person when he or she hears these words? Some might say that this is just a part of companies that make up the global business industry.Others, after hearing the words…
Siacoin (SC) 1-Day Volume Hits $7.45 Million
Siacoin (CURRENCY:SC) traded down 5.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on October 28th.Siacoin has a total market cap of $81.47 million and approximately $7.45 million worth of Siacoin 24 hours.One Siacoin coin can now be bought for $0.0019 or 0.21 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including OKEx, LBank,…
Facebook stock rises on better-than-expected revenue and earnings
Facebook has turned to its Stories features for growth as it focuses more on new areas and less on the core News Feed.The company is under intense pressure from regulators on issues related to privacy, fact-checking political ads and its new cryptocurrency. Facebook stock rose in after-hours trading after the company posted third-quarter earnings that…