Jimmy has been following the development of blockchain for several years, and he is optimistic about its potential to democratize the financial system.
RIF Labs has announced the integration of its public blockchain, RSK Smart Contracts, on Microsoft's Azure Marketplace. Users should now be able to set up an RSK blockchain network in minutes.
Gemini Trust has confirmed full integration of Segregated Witness addresses to its wallet infrastructure, potentially improving processing times and lowering bitcoin withdrawal fees.
Last month, the South Korean exchange Bithumb lost about $13 million worth of cryptocurrency to hackers. Now, South Korea’s National Police Agency has seized an external server believed to be associated with the attack.
"Coinbase Card supports all crypto assets available to buy and sell on the Coinbase platform, meaning they can pay for a meal with bitcoin, or use ethereum to fund their train ticket home," the platform says.
In a letter dated April 10, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) rejected the cryptocurrency exchange's BitLicense application, a requirement for offering crypto-based services to New Yorkers.
Bitstamp, one of the largest crypto exchange platforms in Europe, has been become the 19th firm approved to offer crypto-based services in the world's financial center.
China's state planning agency has added cryptocurrency mining to a list of industries it would like to eliminate. This may have dire consequences for the country's mining hardware giant Bitmain.