Tron’s Justin Sun Wants to ‘Rescue’ DApp Devs. from Ethereum & EOS

Tron founder Justin Sun has thrown a jab at Ethereum and EOS, announcing on Twitter that the company wishes to create a fund to “rescue” dApp developers working on both platforms on the condition that they move their dApps to the Tron network. #TRON will build a fund to rescue #ETH and #EOS developers from the collapse of their platform as long as those developers migrate their dapps to #TRON. #TRX $TRX — Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) December 7, 2018 Driven by Sun’s penchant for successful self-promotion as well as the…

Tron’s Justin Sun Wants to ‘Rescue’ DApp Devs. from Ethereum & EOS

Tron founder Justin Sun has thrown a jab at Ethereum and EOS, announcing on Twitter that the company wishes to create a fund to “rescue” dApp developers working on both platforms on the condition that they move their dApps to the Tron network. #TRON will build a fund to rescue #ETH and #EOS developers from the collapse of their platform as long as those developers migrate their dapps to #TRON. #TRX $TRX — Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) December 7, 2018 Driven by Sun’s penchant for successful self-promotion as well as the…

BTCC Co-Founder Lee Hints At $333,000 Bitcoin (BTC) Prediction For 2021

Bobby Lee Issues Tweetstorm, Hints At Crazy Bitcoin (BTC) Prediction Through a series of tweets, starting a so-called “tweetstorm,” Bobby Lee, the co-founder of BTCC and the brother of Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, hinted at an extremely bullish prediction for Bitcoin (BTC). This tweetstorm, which began on Friday, saw Lee, a long-time cryptocurrency proponent, pose optimistic hypothetical scenarios to his social media following. Drawing lines between Bitcoin’s decade-long history of tumult, dismal bear markets, and jaw-dropping parabolic rallies, the crypto-centric entrepreneur claimed that if “history repeats [itself] perfectly,” BTC will…

US SEC Delays BTC ETF Decision Again, While Nasdaq Confirms 2019 BTC Futures Launch

Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week US SEC Delays Bitcoin ETF Decisions, Changes Deadline to Late February The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again postponed its decision regarding approval for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) this week. According to a document released by the SEC,…

A Southern European Blockchain Bloc Has Formed. What Next?

A Southern European Blockchain Bloc Has Formed. What Next? December 9, 2018 by William Peaster This week, officials from seven European Union nations issued a joint statement declaring their intentions to individually and collectively undertake further embraces of blockchain technology. The officials hailed the “enormous potential for growth in the digital sector” as a principal driver of the campaign. Will the new European blockchain bloc inspire other E.U. nations to follow suit? Also see: American Firm Brings Lawsuit Against Bitcoin.com, Bitmain Over Hash War Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos…

First Week of December Ends with Flush of Green, Bitcoin Nears $3,700

Sunday, Dec. 9 — The crypto markets are showing a wave of green, as Bitcoin (BTC) trades closer to $3,700 at the end of the week, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization by Coin360. After a week of breaking new year-to-date lows, the major cryptocurrency is trading at around $3,650 by press time, up more than 7 percent over a 24 hour period. The coin is still down almost 9 percent on the week and more than 44 percent on the month, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Price Index. Bitcoin…

KFC Venezuela Accepts Dash Cryptocurrency, Joining Subway and Papa John’s

KFC in Venezuela is accepting payments using the cryptocurrency Dash starting this week, joining a growing list of fast-food chains that accept crypto in Venezuela, including Subway and the Papa John’s pizza chain. KFC will initially roll out the program at its store in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas before expanding to 24 other locations across the nation, Forbes reported. Alejandro Echeverría, the co-founder of Dash Merchant Venezuela and Dash Text, has been working with KFC for the past three months to promote more widespread adoption of Dash in the socialist South…

KFC Venezuela Accepts Dash Cryptocurrency, Joining Subway and Papa John’s

KFC in Venezuela is accepting payments using the cryptocurrency Dash starting this week, joining a growing list of fast-food chains that accept crypto in Venezuela, including Subway and the Papa John’s pizza chain. KFC will initially roll out the program at its store in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas before expanding to 24 other locations across the nation, Forbes reported. Alejandro Echeverría, the co-founder of Dash Merchant Venezuela and Dash Text, has been working with KFC for the past three months to promote more widespread adoption of Dash in the socialist South…

Chinese Central Bank Governor Defines STOs as ‘Illegal Financial Activity in China’

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, highlighted the illegality of Security Token Offerings (STOs) in the country, English-language local news outlet South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports Dec. 9. A deputy governor of China’s central bank, Pan Gongsheng, reportedly told a summit in Beijing “that ‘illegal’ financing activities through STOs and ICOs [Initial Coin Offerings]  were still rampant in the mainland despite a nationwide clean-up of the cryptocurrency market last year.” Gongsheng also said that if the government had not stepped in, the chaotic crypto market…

Crypto in VR is the Next Big Application of Blockchain

Either it will be the best thing the crypto world will ever experience or a farce in the name of the best thing the world will ever experience. That’s pretty much the discussion around virtual reality (VR), a technology which allows humans beings to experience an immersive illusion of being somewhere else. Many Hollywood blockbusters, including The Matrix, and the very recent Ready Player One, attempted to illustrate how the next generations of VR technology could be. In these movies, protagonists were living inside a world created by stunning –…