Block Network

September 9, 2020

Owning a Bitcoin ATM is about to get a lot harder in Germany

Blockchain regulation continues to increase and it isn’t likely to slow down any time soon. In an effort to increase the country’s legal overwatch, Germany now says Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs require regulatory approval before they are allowed to operate.ATMs that offer assets such as Litecoin and Bitcoin now requires a license from Germany’s financial regulator, […]

Crypto markets ‘between a rock and a hard place,’ Peter Brandt says

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum appear to be treading water. Peter Brandt, long-time trader and CEO of proprietary trading firm Factor LLC, recently gave his thoughts on the current crypto market, describing the price action stuck between two difficult giants. “Bitcoin and Ethereum — those really, for me, is where the game is played,” Brandt told Cointelegraph […]

Blockchain’s demographics seem to be shifting in surprising ways, says new report

The reasons behind these changing tides were not immediately apparent, however. People in their 20s and 30s now appear to make up the majority of crypto traders worldwide. This represents a shift away from previous numbers, which indicated not so long ago that people in their 30s and 40s made up Blockchain’s main demographic.According to […]

Developers propose a solution against ‘stealth mining’ to Ethereum Classic community

Would any well-intended miner propose a deep chain reorganization? Earlier today, Dexaran presented its solution to the Ethereum Classic (ETC) community aimed at preventing future 51% attacks. The presentation came a week after Cardano’s IOHK introduced its checkpointing proposal. Dexaran notably used IOHK’s Crowdcast channel for its competing solution.This new proposal is founded on the assumption […]

‘My heart is crypto’ — Dave Portnoy says he’s back into Bitcoin trading

After a brief hiatus from crypto trading, Dave Portnoy says he’s coming back to Bitcoin, but are there other reasons for his return? Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, is coming back to Bitcoin (BTC) after abruptly abandoning trading digital currencies when his Chainlink (LINK) investment went belly up. In a recent video, Portnoy […]

Ethereum Foundation announces $3.8M in new grants

The funds will go to 28 companies working on the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum Foundation has announced that over $3.8 million in grants will be awarded to teams working on the Ethereum blockchain.In a Sept. 8 post published on the Ethereum Blog, the Ethereum Foundation, or EF, announced that it has given grants to teams […]

SushiSwap has officially migrated away from Uniswap after a week of ups and downs

SushiSwap’s wild ride continues as the platform officially becomes the largest DEX by liquidity. SushiSwap, one of the latest decentralized finance, or DeFi, projects to overtake the Blockchain space, has turned a major page in its short life span. As of September 9, the protocol has officially completed a migration over to its own decentralized […]

USDC now capable of 1000 transactions per second with near-zero fees

The asset’s new multichain partner makes it so. As part of an initiative bringing stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to other blockchains, USDC is now available on the public Algorand blockchain. This is in addition to its existing availability as an Ethereum-based token. Offering USDC on Algorand gives the asset layer 1 scalability, touting more than 1,000 […]

Apocalypse survival requires 1 BTC, says Joe Rogan guest

Bitcoin for the survival win? Celebrity and podcaster Adam Curry described the importance of Bitcoin (BTC) to podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. He posited the asset’s importance amid an internet-based world which thrives on personal data sales, banking activities, and centralized control. “The apocalypse is coming, and you’re gonna need a Bitcoin — at least one,” […]

FTX CEO: SushiSwap probably wasn’t a ‘long-planned heist’

Chef Nomi seemed sincere to Sam Bankman-Fried, but greed probably took over. In the wake of the sudden departure of Chef Nomi, the original founder of SushiSwap, FTX exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was left to sort out the mess. Cointelegraph interviewed Bankman-Fried about his Sushi-related adventures and his vision for the future of the project. Bankman-Fried became […]