Every financial market trader, whether beginner or expert, at one time or the other has to choose a brokerage platform. A number of these platforms exist, making it pertinent that a trader defines what tools or functionalities they are looking for in a preferred brokerage...
Month: June 2020
ETH Scalability Isn’t Going to Be an Issue Soon, Suggests Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum expects boosted transactions per second, or TPS, as the network shifts toward the long-awaited Ethereum 2.0, or ETH 2.0, according to Etheruem co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Vitalik says the transition will not be instant “ETH2 scaling for data will be available before ETH2 scaling for...
LGBTQ+ in Blockchain/Crypto: A Safe Space With Room for More Inclusion
Technology has become central to everyday life. From finding new ways to make money smarter to communicating with each other, humankind is reliant on technology companies to provide these services for us. But despite its great influence over modern life, tech still faces a diversity...
Billions and Billions: How Brands Take Blockchain From Niche to Normal – Cointelegraph Magazine
Dapper Labs – the company behind CryptoKitties – has a simple mission. They want to introduce a billion people to blockchain. “The reason we decided to go for entertainment — specifically games — is because we felt that it’s just a much easier way to...
Study Shows Indonesia Was Hit Hard By Crypto-Centric Attacks
Research from Microsoft reveals that Indonesia had the highest malware encounter rate across the Asia Pacific region in 2019. They conclude that this indicates a surge in cryptojacking and ransomware attacks. The report shows that the region continues to experience a “higher-than-average” encounter rate for...
Freelancing Is Broken – Here’s How Blockchain Can Fix It
A new startup wants to change the way freelance talent and respective clients find each other through a community-run platform. To accomplish this, the project will feature its own governance token. The core premise of the platform, known as Braintrust, is to remove middlemen from...
Cointelegraph Hosts Online Meetup to Talk LGBTQ+ and Blockchain
As Pride month comes to an end, Cointelegraph hosts an online meetup to discuss LGBTQ+ issues in the crypto and blockchain community. Called “LGBTQ+ and Blockchain: Community-Powered Tech and Tech-Powered Community,” the new session of Cointelegraph Talks features community members like LGBTTech’s Christopher Wood and...
Institutionalize Crypto: Big Four Analytics Tools May Lure in Traditional Investors
Once dominated by young and savvy retail investors, the cryptocurrency market has seen increasing interest lately from institutional investors and large fintech firms. For instance, Grayscale Investments most recently added 19,879 Bitcoin (BTC) to its Bitcoin Trust, bringing the firm’s total volume of the predominant...
Dfinity Opens Up the ‘Internet Computer’ to Third-Party Developers
Dfinity announced the Tungsten release of its “Internet Computer” project on June 30, officially opening up the platform to third-party developers. To mark the occasion it demonstrated CanCan, an open alternative to TikTok built with under 1000 lines of code. So what is the Internet...
Bitcoin Scam Exposes Thousands to Data Breach
Fraudulent websites successfully have stolen the personal records of a number of individuals from the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Spain and more. The attack was executed as a targeted multistage Bitcoin (BTC) scam propagated by a number of fraudulent websites....