CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Polkadot developer Robert Habermeier has become the latest cryptocurrency developer to win a prestigious fellowship from the Thiel Foundation, which was founded by PayPal co-founder and bitcoin bull Peter Thiel. Every year, the Thiel Foundation 20 to 25 entrepreneurs under the age of 23 and awards them $100,000 over a two-year period. The foundation encourages its fellows The post Polkadot Developer Robert Habermeier Wins Prestigious Thiel Fellowship appeared first on CCN |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Brad Garlinghouse, the billionaire CEO at Ripple Labs, the company that oversees the development of XRP, the $18 billion blockchain network, has said for the first time in public that Coinbase should integrate XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple network. CEO Says Ripple is Clearly Not a Security In an interview with Jeff John … Continued The post Coinbase Should Add XRP [And It’s Not a Security]: Ripple CEO appeared first on CCN |
Business Insider, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Anthony Di Iorio made his fortune as an early adopter of hot cryptocurrencies bitcoin and ethereum. Now, the cryptocurrency billionaire is spending some of his cash on two video game-inspired real estate projects in Toronto. Di Iorio recently purchased two spaces in Toronto. One is a 15,000 square foot office space for his blockchain company Decentral, and the other is a three-story penthouse which will serve as both his home and an experimental private event space — and which cost him $21 million. Di Iorio's plans for both spaces are extremely unconventional. At the office space, in particular, he's bringing a sci-fi fantasy to life with holographic receptionists, "moving walls," and secret tunnels, where remote controlled Aston Martins zoom underfoot beneath glass floors. Here's a glimpse of Di Iorio's vision for his futuristic office and his gorgeous new home: Decentral's new office is located near Lake Ontario's waterfront in Toronto.![]() The office isn't ready yet, but we got to see some renderings of what Decentral plans for its office to look like when it's all done. When you first enter the office, you'll be greeted by a hologram receptionist and four different concealed doors.![]() The hologram receptionist will ask a question, and how you answer determines which door will swing open. They haven't decided yet what that question will actually be, but the company likes the idea.![]() See the rest of the story at Business Insider |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST From $260 billion to $241 billion, the valuation of the cryptocurrency market has dropped by over $19 billion in the past 24 hours, as major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and EOS fell by large margins. For a third day in a row, EOS, the delegated proof-of-stake (PoS) network based on the Ethereum The post Cryptocurrency Market Drops to $241 Billion, EOS Takes a Huge Beating appeared first on CCN |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST From $260 billion to $241 billion, the valuation of the cryptocurrency market has dropped by over $19 billion in the past 24 hours, as major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, and EOS fell by large margins. For a third day in a row, EOS, the delegated proof-of-stake (PoS) network based on the Ethereum The post Cryptocurrency Market Drops to $241 Billion, EOS Takes a Huge Beating appeared first on CCN |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The bitcoin price has dipped below the $5,900 mark, after initially dipping below the $6,000 mark on June 23. Subsequent to four consecutive sell-offs as shown in the 1-hour bitcoin price chart below, BTC officially fell to a yearly low. On February, the bitcoin price recorded a major drop from around $8,000 to the lower The post Bitcoin Price Hits 2018-Low at $5,825, Where Will it Bottom Out? appeared first on CCN |