Nick Marinoff

Mobile payment company Square is expanding its bitcoin trading support to all 50 states through its Cash App. This means that residents in all corners of the U.S. can utilize the platform to purchase and sell the digital currency.

Paragon, a blockchain company that develops seed-to-sale tracking solutions for the marijuana industry, is joining hands with Civic Technologies Inc., a digital identity firm, to bring secure and trusted identity services to Paragon’s digital community.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently revealed that the nation’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, will be used as a unit of account by the state oil company PDVSA. The government is also developing a new salary system that will allow employees to receive their wages in petro funds over fiat.

On August 9, 2018, the Origin team hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit to discuss their project.

SparkSwap is the first crypto exchange to be built on the Lightning Network. It allows users to trade both bitcoin and altcoins in seconds without depositing assets with a third party.

Researchers at Duo Labs have discovered that Twitter is home to at least 15,000 scam bots and have published their findings in a new report.

“This concerns investments in cryptocurrencies, as well as the technologies required to trade and store these instruments," the bank says.

The Paxos Confirmation Service – a tool built specifically for the precious metals arena – will instantly automate daily trade confirmations.

One of the biggest retail merchants to sit at Bakkt’s table will be Starbucks, allowing customers to make purchases cryptocurrency.

Designed as a bitcoin wallet for desktops, the application will come with TumbleBit and give customers the opportunity to mix their coins without the need to trust one another or the receiving wallets.