Users of the Brave browser will soon be able to leave basic attention token tips on reddit. The feature, according to Brave developers implementing the system, will function similarly to the Tippin.me Chrome extension.
<h1>Metronome’s MET Token Can Now Be Moved Across Blockchains</h1>
After successful tests that saw the Metronome development team move the MET token between the Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains, the feature was released to the public, eliminating what the developers feel is a centralization issue with chain permanence.
<h1>Steve Forbes Wants Facebook To Back Libra With Gold</h1>
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, wrote an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg urging Facebook’s CEO to back Libra with gold and change the cryptocurrency’s name to … the “Mark.”
<h1>Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches Record High</h1>
During the upward trend Bitcoin experienced these past two weeks, mining operations were working at high gear, performing calculations at an average of 56.77 quintillion hashes per second.
<h1>Binance Employees Really Like Binance Coin</h1>
Believing in the long-term growth of Binance Coin (BNB), Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed that employees hold a total of 32 million BNB, worth about $1.2 billion.
<h1>Coin Metrics Finds Inaccuracies With Kik’s Kin Usage Claims</h1>
After Kik claimed its blockchain saw more activity than both Ethereum and Bitcoin, data provider Coin Metrics found that while users were creating Kin accounts, 93% of them remained empty.
<h1>Electric Coin Company Working On New Zcash Blockchain</h1>
With fewer than 2% of Zcash users taking advantage of the network’s privacy features, Electric Coin Company developers and the Zcash Foundation hope a new blockchain with private transactions enabled by default will change how people use the network and its native coin, ZEC.
<h1>At-Home Mining Rig Coinmine One Can Now Mine Bitcoin</h1>
According to Coinmine founder Farbood Nivi, the Coinmine One’s new bitcoin mining capabilities can earn at-home miners about $15-$20 a month in BTC, but the electricity it takes to meet those marks isn’t outlined.
<h1>Facebook Yet To Speak With RBI About Its Libra Project</h1>
With the Royal Bank of India (RBI) looking to find out whether or not Libra will operate on a “closed system,” reports indicate Facebook is yet to meet with RBI officials or anyone within the Indian government.
<h1>Ethereum Classic Devs Commit To September Hard Fork</h1>
After delaying the “Atlantis” hard fork at the end of May, Ethereum Classic developers have set a date for September 17 to implement the system-wide upgrade.
<h1>Litecoin Foundation To Offer Another Crypto Debit Card</h1>
After cutting ties with its first crypto debit card, LitePay, in March 2018, the Litecoin Foundation has partnered with Bibox Exchange and blockchain firm Ternio to release a second physical Litecoin debit card.
<h1>Ripple Invests In Money Transfer Service MoneyGram</h1>
As part of the partnership, MoneyGram will use xRapid, which settles transactions in XRP on the Ripple network, for its blockchain-based services.
<h1>It’s Libra Season: Facebook Reveals Details Surrounding Its Cryptocurrency Project</h1>
From a new Facebook subsidiary, Calibra, to the creation of an independent consortium, the Libra Association, we get our first look at Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency for the unbanked.
<h1>Insiders Provide Realistic Timeline For Facebook’s Crypto Project</h1>
Sources with knowledge relating to Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, GlobalCoin, say the technology behind the possible stablecoin “has a long way to go” and that possible blockchain company partners are reluctant to work with the social media giant.
<h1>Jack Dorsey Opens Up About Square’s Work With Cryptocurrencies</h1>
With Square traditionally offering products that service fiat currencies, Jack Dorsey speaks on why he believes Square’s work with cryptocurrencies will help usher in a new age of consumer empowerment.
<h1>Facebook Adds Crypto Backers Including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, And Uber</h1>
With Facebook set to release details regarding its cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, the project has received major backing from Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Uber, which will each invest $10 million and become part of a consortium that will govern the coin.
<h1>Monero Looks For More Permanent Solution To Push Back Against ASIC Miners</h1>
To stave off ASIC miners, Monero developers have regularly forked the network to middling success. Now that ASIC manufacturers can produce chips faster than Monero can hard fork, Monero developers are moving forward with a new mining algorithm dubbed “RandomX,” which is designed to render ASICs non-competitive.
<h1>A Look At How Stablecoins Are Filling The Crypto Gaps For Newcomers</h1>
While the cryptosphere works toward mass adoption, the just-as-niche stablecoin market has seen a boost in popularity despite issuers like Tether experiencing their fair share of controversy.
<h1>Gram Asia To Hold Public Sale Of Telegram’s Gram Token</h1>
The Gram token will go on sale for regular crypto buyers next month, but the details are a bit funky. The token will be listed by crypto exchange Liquid but not directly from Telegram. Instead, the exchange has agreed to list an undisclosed number of tokens held by Gram Asia, an organization in Korea that claims to be the largest holder of Gram in Asia.
<h1>Welcome To Orania, South Africa, An All-White Town Issuing Its Own Token</h1>
With the beta launch of the privately managed e-Ora, the town of Orania hopes to sever its ties with the African National Congress and what it sees as its “failure to adequately protect white farmers from crime.”