• Market Cap: $266b

  • Oct 08, 2024

Aditya Worah is a former advertising professional, a freelance tech writer and a cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is pursuing a degree in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.

Coinbase Likely to be Evaluated at $8 Billion Following Major Investment

Coinbase is expected to receive an investment of $500 Million from Tiger Global Management, following which the exchange is likely to be evaluated at $8 Bn

Former US Prez Bill Clinton Lauds Blockchain Tech at Ripple’s Swell Conference 

Former President Bill Clinton delivered his keynote speech at Ripple's Swell Conference this week, lauding the blockchain tech and slamming overregulations.

Scotland Becomes Home to First-Ever Blockchain Identity Laboratory 

Scotland’s Edinburgh is now home to world’s first blockchain identity lab, the Blockpass Identity Lab: Europe’s first dedicated blockchain research facility.

Sierra Leone Teams Up with United Nations to Create Blockchain-Based Identification Platform

Sierra Leone has teamed up with two United Nations (UN) agencies and non-profit Kiva over creating a blockchain-based identification platform.

Bakkt Announces Physically Delivered Bitcoin Futures Contracts As Debut Product

Bakkt has announced their first cryptocurrency product: physically delivered Bitcoin futures contracts.

Google Reverses Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads

Google has introduced a new policy for cryptocurrency advertising which is all set to go into effect starting October.

Bitmain Unveils 7nm ASIC Chip BM1391 for Mining Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash

Bitmain revealed their latest ASIC chip for cryptocurrency mining - the BM1391. This chip was revealed at the World Digital Mining Summit held at Georgia.

New York University Introduces a Major in Blockchain Technology

The New York University (NYU) has now introduced a major in Blockchain Technology for its students. NYU is the first university in the US to offer this course.

6000 Bitcoins Stolen as Japan’s Zaif Cryptocurrency Exchange Gets Hacked

A loss of approximately $60 Million has been recorded as Japan's regulated cryptocurrency exchange Zaif got hacked earlier this week.

Reserve Bank of India vs Cryptocurrencies: A Complete Timeline

A complete timeline of events about the RBI vs Cryptocurrencies case: Right from 2013 to the Supreme Court verdict - Everything that you need to know!