Digital assets

Coinbase Announced New Asset Listing Program

In a move to expand its asset offerings, Coinbase has created a new process by which anyone with a token can apply to have it listed on the platform.This news comes weeks after Coinbase said it was exploring the …

Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Begins Trading

Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has just joined the multitudes of other crypto exchange platforms now issuing and trading their own stablecoins.As of September 26, 2018, dollar-pegged USDC is now …

Deep-Sea Treasure Hunting on the Blockchain

With an estimated $100 billion value in sunken artifacts in the waters surrounding the Bahamas, deep-sea treasure hunters could soon satiate their thirst for a big bounty through blockchain technology.Using an ap…

Augur Launches Decentralized Prediction Marketplace

Augur, a blockchain-based predictions platform, has opened to the general public. The platform becomes the “world’s first” decentralized prediction-market platform.Augur was created by the Forecast Foundation, a …

Stablecoin TrueUSD Is Now Trading on Bittrex

TrustToken has launched trading for TrueUSD, “the first independently verified asset-backed stablecoin on the market that fixes its value to the U.S. Dollar.” TrueUSD (TUSD) is live on the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex.“TrustToken is proud to laun…

Warning Signs? A Timeline of Tether and Bitfinex Events

Concerns are growing as to whether tether (USDT), the stable token pegged to the dollar, is backed by actual U.S. dollars. And recent scrutiny by U.S. regulators is doing nothing to allay those fears. As of this writing, the number of USDT in circul…