CoinMirror, a Berlin-based startup, is launching the public beta of its platform for ICO investments on the Ethereum mainnet today, July 18, 2018. The platform seeks to provide investment opportunities to investors regardless of available capital. Speaking with Bitcoin Magazine, CoinMirror co-founder Sebastian Hoffmann stated, “We came up with CoinMirror to democratize investing by providing access […]

By Laura Desmond It will be an understatement to say that the Blockchain Technology is one of the most innovations of this century. Whenever we think of it, we automatically associate with the cryptocurrencies, and primarily bitcoin. However, that notion is changing at a rapid rate. More and more people are seeing that the decentralization and transparency that comes along with the blockchain […]

By Laura Desmond  A comprehensive guide on Vyper, the slick new Ethereum language Vyper is a general-purpose, experimental programming language that compiles down to EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) bytecode, as does Solidity. However, Vyper is designed to massively simplify the process in order to create easier-to-understand Smart Contracts that are more transparent for all parties involved, and have fewer points of […]

By Laura Desmond As a developer, one thing that you should realize is the importance of constant education. The world of cryptocurrency and blockchain is in a constant state of motion. The norm a year back ago could be completely irrelevant months from now.  So, in the spirit of this constant change, we are going to give you […]

Major League Baseball (MLB) has taken a step into the blockchain and crypto world by launching its own Ethereum-based game, “MLB Crypto,” in partnership with blockchain dApp developer Lucid Sight, Yahoo Finance has reported. The official website of MLB Crypto is now live, however, the game is yet to launch. Users will be able to use their ether to buy digital […]

Tomorrow morning at 10 am EST the eyes of the world will turn to Russia as France and Croatia duke it out in the final game of the World Cup. The last World Cup in 2014 was watched by almost 3.2 billion people and the world’s population has grown by almost half a billion since then. […]

Billionaire Steven Cohen, the founder of Point72 Asset Management, is reportedly backing a crypto and blockchain-focused hedge fund, Bloomberg reports Friday, July 13. Cohen invested in Arianna Simpson’s cryptocurrency hedge fund, Autonomous Partners, via his private equity firm Cohen Private Ventures, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous source. Point72 Asset Management, whose most recent portfolio value is almost $24 billion, is headed […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) released an indictment on July 13 charging twelve Russian nationals with committing federal crimes — funded by cryptocurrencies — with the aim of “interfering” in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. According to the DoJ’s announcement, Russian officials from two units of the Russian government’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) used cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) — which they […]

Billionaire entrepreneur and engineer Elon Musk has recently called attention to scam bots that impersonate famous people on Twitter to steal Ethereum (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies from their victims. Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin subsequently reacted to Musk’s tweet, suggesting on July 9 that CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey should take measures to ameliorate the situation. In his tweet, the world-famous founder […]

Cryptocurrencies: They’re kind of a big deal. Bitcoin, one of the most popular digital currencies on the market, had a market capitalization of $118 billion in the first quarter of 2018, a little less than half the market value of Wells Fargo. And thanks to startups like ManageGo and Purse.io, it’s never been easier to exchange virtual coins […]