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How Is Blockchain Used In Cryptocurrency?

How Is Blockchain Used In Cryptocurrency?

The cryptocurrency market is gaining attention like never before. The extent to which cryptocurrencies have grabbed eyeballs for quite some time now is exceptional. When the topic of discussion revolves around cryptocurrencies, how can one not talk about blockchain? Without blockchain, the existence of the cryptocurrency market does not hold any importance.

Analytics Insight May 25, 2021
Bitcoin Is Off About 43% From Its Recent Peak

Bitcoin Is Off About 43% From Its Recent Peak

Bitcoin prices stabilized on Monday, after investors endured another weekend tumble for cryptocurrencies. A Sunday selloff for Bitcoin extended a week of declines following increased scrutiny on the sector by regulators in the U.S. and China.

Barrons May 25, 2021
New Ways Of Thinking And Working Necessary To Reap Blockchain Benefits In Capital Markets

New Ways Of Thinking And Working Necessary To Reap Blockchain Benefits In Capital Markets

The World Economic Forum on Thursday released Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the Future of Capital Markets. Across the capital markets ecosystem, institutions are facing a combination of intensified competitive dynamics and accelerating technology advancements, presenting opportunities and challenges both to incumbents and new entrants.

Eurasia Review May 11, 2021
Blockchain to save retail after the pandemic

Blockchain to save retail after the pandemic

In the span of ten years blockchain has grown from a doubted cryptocurrency-focused technology into a secure, widely used method of business process automation. A decentralized ledger allows to perform operations and maintain system privacy at a lower cost due to all data distributed and stored on working stations within the blockchain unlike traditional SAP-based solutions where data is stored outside the system.

Finextra May 11, 2021
This Figure Suggests Cryptocurrencies Are in a Massive Bubble

This Figure Suggests Cryptocurrencies Are in a Massive Bubble

For more than a century, Wall Street has been unrivaled in the profit column. Although we’ve witnessed short periods where housing and commodities like gold have outperformed equities, stocks have handily surpassed the average annual return of all other assets over the very long run.

The Motley Fool May 11, 2021
Blockchain Could Transform Retail, From Supply Chain And Inventory Management To Product Provenance

Blockchain Could Transform Retail, From Supply Chain And Inventory Management To Product Provenance

Cryptocurrency and blockchain have been inching closer to the mainstream, with Mastercard MA -2.4% MA -2.4% and Paypal PYPL -3.8% PYPL -3.8% announcing they’ll accept tokens such as Bitcoin across their networks in the U.S.

Forbes May 11, 2021
This crypto claims to solve bitcoin's biggest problem

This crypto claims to solve bitcoin's biggest problem

A new crypto called chia says it’s the eco-friendly alternative. Like most digital currencies, chia runs on a decentralized ledger system known as blockchain. But unlike bitcoin, chia, which was founded by the inventor of BitTorrent, claims it has a much smaller carbon footprint with its mining process of verifying and recording transactions.

CNN Business May 11, 2021
Cryptocurrency ether rises to new record high over $3,600

Cryptocurrency ether rises to new record high over $3,600

Ether , the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin , on Thursday extended a breakaway rally to a new record high of $3,616.10, gathering momentum as investors diverted focus from its main rival.

Reuters May 11, 2021
The future of cryptocurrency

The future of cryptocurrency

Pinsent Masons paralegal Shanelle Mattu tracks the evolution of currency and considers whether crypto assets are the future of money

Legal Cheek April 27, 2021
Venmo Is The Latest Payment App To Embrace Cryptocurrency

Venmo Is The Latest Payment App To Embrace Cryptocurrency

Venmo users will be able to buy, hold and sell various virtual currencies, parent company PayPal announced Tuesday, becoming the latest payment app to embrace cryptocurrencies amid a broader institutional acceptance that could push the once-esoteric offerings into mainstream use.

Forbes April 27, 2021
Crypto Climate Accord will shift cryptocurrency industry to 100% renewable energy by 2030

Crypto Climate Accord will shift cryptocurrency industry to 100% renewable energy by 2030

Cryptocurrency is so hot it might melt the polar ice caps. But a new group dubbed the Crypto Climate Accord is debuting today as a way to address how the industry deals with token mining’s negative effects on the environment.

VentureBeat April 12, 2021
What is blockchain and what can it do?

What is blockchain and what can it do?

Every time you make an electronic payment, whether from your mobile, online, or with a card, that transaction passes through multiple systems. Each of them plays a role in processing that payment and forms part of the sequence of checks and balances that exist between payer and payee.

World Economic Forum April 12, 2021
Blockchain firm LBRY tries to rally sector against SEC; critics allege a ‘cryptocurrency suppression program’

Blockchain firm LBRY tries to rally sector against SEC; critics allege a ‘cryptocurrency suppression program’

The Securities and Exchange Commission last week sued blockchain company LBRY Inc. for alleged selling unregistered securities in a case that could threaten Americans’ ability to buy and sell popular cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, experts say.

Market Watch April 12, 2021
A standards opportunity for Blockchain

A standards opportunity for Blockchain

While the popularity of Bitcoin continues to fluctuate wildly a decade after it came into existence, its underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) has attained reasonable stability. And as unlikely as it seems, it has turned the spotlight on the humble ledger that has been around for centuries as a record of accounting debits and credits.

Global Banking and Finance April 12, 2021
Here’s how blockchain could transform higher education

Here’s how blockchain could transform higher education

Blockchain, a buzzword with revolutionary potential, is a public ledger that automatically records and verifies transactions. Also known as distributed ledger technology (DLT), it is the fundamental building block that powers Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other virtual currencies.

Tech Wire April 12, 2021