Futures contracts on Bitcoin are at a historically high level, and this trend could carry over to the cryptocurrency exchanges. According to market reports published by Coinbase in early June, futures traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are bullish on Bitcoin, and the number of open contracts suggests that trading…
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Should Cryptocurrency Be Under Federal Or State Rule?
There are a lot of blockchain companies and advocates out there, and it is easy to think of them as a solid front with tightly closed ranks against a common enemy of critics. It is also easy to think of these advocates as rallying against regulators, zealots against money laundering,…
Latest Digital Currency News From Brazil
On May 30 in Brazil, the president of the Chamber of Deputies requested that the body form a commission that will determine if the country should regulate digital currencies. The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the country's federal legislature, which is called the National Congress…
Block.one launches Voice, a new social media platform.
On June 1, Block.one, which is the parent company of Eos, announced in a press release that they have launched a social media platform called Voice that utilizes blockchain technology. According to the press release, Voice uses the Eos blockchain, and because of this it will disclose exactly how…
State Farm Insurance Announces That It Will Start Using Blockchain
On May 30, leading U.S. insurer State Farms announced in a press release during the 2019 Dig In Conference that they were testing a blockchain-based system that uses live claims data. They are performing the test in conjunction with the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), which is a financial…
The Telegram Open Network Releases Official Blockchain Client for Developers
Just a month after Telegram developers introduced a private beta version of its very own blockchain network, the company has released a stable version that is open for development. The Telegram Open Network (TON) can now be accessed by means of a test client that developers can use to start…