On October 22, 2013, Bitcoin Core developers merged pull request to accept OP_RETURN as a valid transaction type, providing users with 80 bytes of space for embedding arbitrary data. OP_RETURN enables users to mark transaction outputs as unspendable.
XRP reaches Australia with FlashFX launching a new Ripple-based exchange in a move that increases the rate of mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies in the country.
FinTech is increasingly collaborating with traditional banking institutions, combining the innovative mindset of FinTech startups with the scale, strong brand recognition of traditional banking institutions. However, a new disruptive force is on the horizon: TechFin.
After barring crypto derivatives, Japan is currently gauging industry interest in ETFs tracking digital currencies. The Liberal Democratic Party will reportedly submit draft legislation by March 2019.
As Bitcoin celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, bComm (Bitcoin Commerce) Association revealed an updated logo for Bitcoin SV (BSV). This new logo was to mark Bitcoin SV, as a rebirth of Bitcoin.
It seems that a single mining pool was gaining more than half of the total mined blocks on the entire Bitcoin Cash’s network today. Mining pool, BTC.TOP is reported to have reached more than half of the total Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hash rate.
National Bank of Kuwait has joined Ripple’s blockchain-based payments network seeking faster cross-border money transfers. The bank announced the launched of the new remittance service, that enables “immediate” payments using Ripple tech.
Overstock’s Medici Ventures trade shares from a security start-up with digital tokens planning a security token marketplace in January 2019.
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service Coinbase has launched its new “Convert” service as a part of their “12 Days of Coinbase” mission, imagined to help people and their clients all over the world.
Coinbase launched its new 12 Days of Coinbase initiative and is already publishing new features and services every day at midday from 10th to 21st December.
Good news for blockchain token projects concerning their ability to bypass U.S. securities registration requirements. While before they had to stand in the queue to fill out all the documents, now they can obtain so-called no-action letters from the SEC.
Geth, the standalone client version of Go Ethereum, has been updated such that it supports the changes needed for the Constantinople upgrade planned by Ethereum core developers to take place in January 2019.
South Korea’s lawmakers, high-ranking government officials, and major exchanges meet officially for the first time. The crypto debate is considered a success with several major outcomes.
EOS has experienced significant losses since birth due to security incidents, and it’s being plagued by constant security glitches with 27 dApp security incidents as of November 26. These incidents amounted to a loss of 400,000 EOS.
China has banned all Security Token Offerings and all activities linked to them. The government wants to regulate the new tokens before legalizing them to eliminate cases of fraud.