Binance Futures Daily Trading Volume Over $150M in Invite-Only Mode

The 24-hour trading volume of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s futures markets has exceeded $150 million denominated in Tether (USDT). On Sept. 10, a Reddit user published their findings on Binance’s futures markets performance. Over the past 24 hours of trading, the figures reached notable volumes in the Bitcoin (BTC)/USDT pairing, bringing the daily trading volume to over $151 million in USDT. Closed testing mode Binance initially launched two futures testnet platforms named Futures A and Futures B on Sept. 2, inviting users to participate in a 10,000 Binance Coin (BNB)…

Amazon Web Services Announces Cryptography-Using Quantum Ledger Database

Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com company, announced that the Amazon quantum ledger database (QLDB) was now available. Transparent and immutable transaction log According to a post on Sept. 10 from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the newly available Amazon QLBD is a new class of database that provides a transparent, immutable and cryptographically verifiable transaction log ‎owned by a central trusted authority. The post continues to explain that Amazon QLBD eliminates the need to engage in the complex development effort of building one’s own ledger-like applications or rely on the…

Bitmain Launches Next Gen Miner as Bitcoin Hashrate Touches 100 Exahash

Last Thursday the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminers that offer hashrates between 53 to 64 terahash per second (TH/s). When the Antminer sale started on Monday, first batch devices sold extremely fast and Bitmain expects to deliver units by mid-November. Meanwhile, the combined SHA256 hashrate (BCH and BTC) has grown exponentially, touching 100 exahash per second (EH/s) on Tuesday. Also Read: Plans to Build $50M Bitcoin Cash Tech Park Revealed Bitmain Launches Two New Next-Generation Miners With Hashrates of 53-64TH/s Mining coins like…

Hong Kong-Based Holding Company Appoints Huobi Exchange Founder as CEO

Huobi Group founder Leon Li has been appointed CEO, chairman of the board and executive director of the board of Pantronics Holdings Ltd. Changes at Pantronics A press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 10 announced Li’s new roles at Hong Kong -listed holding company Pantronics Holdings Ltd. The 37-year-old Leon Li, who founded the global digital asset giant Huobi Group in 2013, will help the Hong Kong-based investment company “explore potential new opportunities.” Chris Lee, Pantronics’ current executive director added that Li’s knowledge and experience will be invaluable to…

Ethereum’s Potential is ‘Exciting’ and It Will ‘Ultimately Succeed’, Analyst Says – CCN.com

Despite recent struggles, Ethereum is on a path to ultimate success, crypto analyst believes. | Image: Shutterstock Ethereum has been at the center of controversy as of late due to its scalability issue. At its current iteration, the number two cryptocurrency can only process 15 transactions per second. With over 2,500 decentralized applications (DApps) and more than 16,000 daily users, the network is struggling to keep up with the demand. In fact, the network utilization of the cryptocurrency has topped 94%. Network utilization of Ethereum is sky-high | Source: Etherscan…

Oil Giants Hire Blockchain Startup to Manage Water in Bakken Fields

A consortium of oil companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell looks to blockchain to manage water used in oil extraction in North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields. Oil and water As Reuters reported on Sept. 10, the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium has awarded a contract to blockchain startup Data Gumbo to pilot water handling technology in North Dakota’s oil fields. Per the report, Data Gumbo will use blockchain to automate payments and deploy their GumboNet platform to manage and synchronize wastewater data. One…

Power Ledger Goes to Rural Australia to Trade Surplus Energy via DLT

Australian blockchain energy startup Power Ledger has launched its first trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading technology in rural areas. Energy monetization for outlying settlements According to a blog post on Sept. 9, Power Ledger has launched pilots outside of a metropolitan area in Western Australia, intending to help outlying commercial settlements and farms improve the efficiency of their power grid and reduce associated costs. Specifically, Power Ledger’s blockchain P2P platform aims to allow those sites to monetize their surplus solar energy, while existing tariffs provide no financial compensation to…

Bitcoin Safe Haven Asset Status Assured Amid Changing Investment Demographic

Cryptocurrency trader Murad Mahmudov says bitcoin will be the biggest winner amid the changing tide developing in the investment scene. Mahmudov’s tweet is the latest in a growing trend of endorsements for the top-ranked cryptocurrency as a haven asset. Meanwhile, the monetary policies of governments and central banks across the world continue to push the global economy towards another recession. Bitcoin Will Benefit from Changing Investment Demographic Tweeting on September 9, 2019, the crypto trader highlighted the increasing appeal of bitcoin as a hedge against growing market uncertainties. Mahmudov’s assertions…

Startup Finds and Patches Vulnerability in Code for Facebook’s Libra

Developers working for startup OpenZeppelin, a third-party audit firm specializing in cryptocurrency, have discovered and patched a vulnerability in Facebook’s Libra’s open-source code. The problem According to an article by Coindesk on Sept. 10, the crypto auditing firm found vulnerabilities in Move, which is a scripting language developed by Facebook for its stablecoin Libra. OpenZeppelin’s CEO Demian Brener said that the vulnerability would have enabled malicious actors to introduce executable code to smart contracts. He continued: “The good news is that it was found and patched before the platform was…

Tether Introduces New Yuan-Linked Stablecoin, CNHT

The cryptocurrency space has had its fair share of controversies throughout the course of its short existence, and one of the biggest ones to date is the one related to stablecoins. There are plenty of stablecoins in circulation these days, but the most controversial one so far is Tether, and it is simply due to the fact that is it is the most popular one within this particular group of digital assets. Key Analysis The reason why many in the crypto space are suspicious of Tether and other stablecoins is…