Tron and Tether Partner to Issue USDT on the Tron Network by Q2 2019 Blockchain protocol Tron (TRX) and Tether, issuer of stablecoin USDT, have announced a partnership to introduce USDT to the Tron network by the second quarter of 2019.The news was shared with Cointelegraph in an email on March 4.The forthcoming TRC20-based USDT — a term that indicates adherence to a technical token standard supported by… Venezuela to Use Petro as Unit of Account for Salaries, Goods and Services Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced that the national oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, will be used as a unit of account within the country, news outlet ABC International reported August 14.Nicolás Maduro reportedly announced in a television address, that the state oil company PDVSA will use the Petro as a unit of account.Additionally,… “CoinLab Is a Big Stopping Block”: Mark Karpeles Talks Mt.Gox Creditor Claims and Life After Trial Disclaimer: The interview was edited and condensed for publicationMt.
Gox crypto exchange is well remembered — but mostly for a bad reason.The year of 2011 marked the biggest heist in terms of the amount of crypto stolen, an eye-watering figure of 850,000 bitcoins (BTC), worth around $473 million at that time.Four years on… Japanese Holdings Company to Use Blockchain for Forex Trading Japan-based SBI Holdings announced on April 16 that it will begin using R3 blockchain-consortium technology for Forex Trading.
This will be the first practical application of the Corda blockchain in the country.According to the announcement published in Nikkei Japan, the technology will be implemented in conjunction with a Tokyo-based systems management services firm called CAC.The… Market Analysts Naeem Aslam and Ian Balina Debate Coronavirus and Crypto In today’s crypto market discussion, Cointelegraph is joined by crypto analyst Naeem Aslam, and the CEO of Tokenmetrics Ian Balina to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the cryptocurrency markets.Will the economic impacts of the coronavirus leave people flocking to cryptocurrencies as a safe haven?Naeem Aslam is skeptical of Bitcoin’s purported ‘safe haven’ status,… Whales profit mightily from lucrative DeFi yield farming: Data shows Decentralized Finance has taken crypto by storm providing holders with a wide range of options to earn high-yield returns on their crypto and stablecoin holdings.DeFi has not only led to huge rallies in the prices of governance and reward tokens like YFI and LEND but it has also given way to a new-found interest… Miners in Europe Gear Up for Bitcoin Halving, but Energy Costs Still a Barrier As the Bitcoin halving approaches, miners across the world have been forced to make adjustments in order to adapt.The halving will see Bitcoin’s (BTC) production cost double overnight, but luckily the cryptocurrency has been reacting positively to the upcoming event.While almost everyone in crypto is bullish about the event, and with good reason, the… New York Financial Regulator Grants BitLicense to Robinhood and LibertyX Stock and crypto trading app Robinhood has received a BitLicense to operate in New York, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) reports on Jan.24.Robinhood now has permission to trade in seven cryptocurrencies — including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC) — in the U.S.state of New… Bitcoin Undo Button & Fleeing Firms: Bad Crypto News of the Week Maybe it’s time to start talking about boring Bitcoin.The dollar price has moved barely half a percentage point over the last week, remaining around the $9,200 mark.Bitcoin’s holders, though, don’t expect the coin to remain a boring store of value forever.
A survey by Bitcoin IRA found that 42 percent of the crypto… .
