Coinbase Review: A Great Jumping-On Point For Bitcoin Beginners

The world’s largest crypto exchange is great for beginners, with a simple UX and top-tier security—but it comes at a cost.

Crypto (2019) Movie Review: Kurt Russell Joins The Bitcoin Bros

Kurt Russell (barely) stars in this by-the-numbers B-movie—but it's still one of the few films out there to tackle Bitcoin as a subject.

Utopia Review: an All-in-One Kit Aimed at Privacy, Security and Encryption

[Featured content] Privacy is undoubtedly one of the main concerns when it comes to cryptocurrencies.

Ledger’s recent security audit was unconnected to their data breach in June

It seems the review was already in process before the attack ever occured. Popular hardware wallet company Ledger recently announced that they had passed a notable security evaluation, known as SOC 2 Type 1.

REVV Pick Of The Month Report: REVV Review and Evaluation

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com. F1® Delta Time - Official Formula 1 Blockchain Game.

Foresight or folly? Data show 70% of exchanges are unmoved by DeFi volume

Survey data show centralized exchanges are not worried about DeFi trading volumes, so why are they building their own DEXs? A recent survey by cryptocurrency data aggregator, CryptoCompare, shows that centralized exchange operators do not see the emergence of decentralized trading venues like Uniswap as a threat despite growing volume and activity in the DeFi space.  In its September exchange review, CryptoCompare asked 26 of the leading venues in the space how likely it was for DEX liquidity to overtake that of centralized exchanges in a 2-year time span.

NFT Craftiness: Mint a Non-Fungible Token Art Collectible in Less Than 15 Minutes

In the last few months the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded and data shows that there’s been over 4.9 million sales worth well over $128 million to-date.

Brave Browser Review (2020): Earn Tokens While Browsing

Brave’s web browser has enjoyed massive growth, promising privacy protection and crypto earnings—but how does it measure up against the competition?

South Korea May Review Crypto Tax Law ahead of 2021 Regulations

The South Korean government said that it is conditionally prepared to carry out a review of crypto tax regulations – a year ahead of the promulgation of the country’s first crypto-specific tax law. Per news agency Yonhap, Hong Namk-ki, the Deputy Prime Minister and the nation’s finance minister, stated that Seoul was willing to change the way it classifies

These 3 Trends Are Driving Crypto Market Growth Now

The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at some of the main drivers of crypto market evolution including DeF, derivatives and stablecoins.

TradeLax Review: Cryptocurrency Trading and Traditional Markets at One Place

[Featured content] Cryptocurrency trading is quickly catching up to speed.

How many DeFi projects still have ‘God Mode’ admin keys? More than you think

The vast majority of DeFi projects still have the ability to enter ‘God Mode’ and unilaterally make changes to pretty much everything. Twelve out of 15 of the most popular decentralized finance protocols still have access to a ‘God Mode’ admin key, according to data on review platform DeFi Watch. These full-access controls allow developers to modify or replace the smart contracts underpinning their projects, including making adjustments to user balances. While admin keys have been justified as a way to protect users’ funds and are often used with security features such as timelocks and multi-sigs, analysts argue this calls into question exactly how “decentralized” these projects really are. In a YouTube video posted on September 24, "Mastering Bitcoin" author and educator Andreas Antonopolous defined a truly decentralized project as one that does not have custodial control over the funds: "That's a very important criterion.

Game review: Can 'LiteBringer' do what it says on the tin?

Idle games are brilliant at soaking up your time and leaving you with nothing in return.

Major Asian bank issues credit on SCB-backed blockchain

Blockchain is helping companies from Vietnam and Thailand settle trades more smoothly. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), headquartered in the Philippines, has settled its first letter of credit (LC) transaction using the Standard Chartered-backed Contour blockchain network. The trade was a part of ADB’s trade and supply chain program and involved Standard Chartered and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam. ADB’s trade settlement also marked the first blockchain-based cross-border LC transaction between Vietnam and Thailand.  According to a Global Trade Review report, the trade involved a $50,000 plastics shipment sent from Thailand’s SCG Plastics Co Ltd to Vietnam’s Opec Plastics Joint Stock Company. Although ADB did not specifically mention how blockchain added to the efficiency of the trade settlement, Steven Beck, the bank’s head of trade and supply chain finance, said that the use of blockchain has made trade more efficient while reducing risk and lowering the barriers to entry for small and medium-sized businesses in developing parts of Asia. Social distancing measures implemented worldwide due to the ongoing pandemic has proven the importance of trade digitization, driving many major entities involved in international trade and supply chain to implement blockchain in a bid to digitize operations, set aside paperwork and resume business. The London-based multinational banking firm Standard Chartered also conducted the first blockchain-based trade in Bangaladesh, introducing the South Asian country to blockchain innovation. Cointelegraph previously reported that Australia’s National Blockchain Lead Chloe White from the Department of Industry had suggested that blockchain could help combat food and wine fraud that costs the country almost $1.7 billion every year.

Game review: Adoraboos is free and that’s the best thing about it

Distance learning gaming app claims to teach blockchain for all ages...

Band Protocol denies any role in the mysterious origins of SushiSwap

Band Protocol may share hosting with SushiSwap, but so do hundreds of others. Following the sudden exit of SushiSwap’s anonymous founder, many users have begun to speculate on the identity of this controversial figure. While some focused on the current maintainer of the project Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX, others saw Band Protocol’s chief technology officer, Sorawit Suriyakarn, as the person behind this project. The evidence cited primarily involved the Sushiswap.org domain, which is provably shown to be hosted on the same IP address as Band Protocol’s website.  In an email conversation with Cointelegraph, CEO of Band Soravis Srinawakoon said that this evidence is misleading, and refuted all allegations that the project is behind SushiSwap. He did concede that Suriyakarn was approached by Chef Nomi for a code review.

How to Leverage Uniswap – Ethereum’s Noncustodial Defi Trading Platform

In 2020 decentralized exchanges (dex) have grown quite mature compared to just a few years ago.

Researchers identify 10 security flaws with SushiSwap

As yield farmers race to reap fast returns from the next hot Uniswap clone, security researchers caution about the risks of unaudited smart contracts. Blockchain security firm Quantstamp has published a security review of hyped DeFi protocol SushiSwap, identifying ten issues with the platform.  The good news is the issues with the Uniswap fork aren’t likely to be fatal — unlike the critical bug that took out YFI clone YAM after 48 hours.

US federal court calls NSA’s mass phone data collection illegal

A US circuit court has concluded its review of a terrorism financing case that begin in 2010, saying that the NSA's phone tapping was illegal but that it was a minor part of the evidence. In the final decision on a criminal case that began a decade ago, an appellate court has said that the National Security Agency’s phone data collection practices were in fact illegal.

Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research’s August Review

In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem.

Book review: 'Boom and Bust — A Global History of Financial Bubbles'

This book takes an in depth look at some of the biggest financial bubbles in history: their causes, their commonalities, their effects, even their occasional benefits.

Cryptocurrency news from Japan: Aug. 23 - Aug. 28 in review

Another action-packed week for crypto in Japan has passed. This week’s headlines from Japan included one of country's leaders describing Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dream as meaningful, LayerX Labs collaborating with a Japanese university for blockchain research, the FINSUM blockchain conference hosts notable discussion on security tokens offerings, and the head of Monex Group saying Japan is falling behind the US on STOs.  Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. Japanese Financial Services Agency head describes Bitcoin as impactful At the end of Tokyo's 2020 Blockchain Global Governance Conference, or BG2C, also called FINSUM, Ryozo Himino, the secretary of Japan's Financial Services Agency, said Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dream has aged well.  "I think Satoshi's dream is more meaningful today," Himino said on Aug.

Block DX Review: A Trustless Decentralized Exchange Platform

[Featured Content] Exchange platforms are essential components of the crypto world.

Book review of Don Tapscott’s collaborative ‘Supply Chain Revolution’

A detailed explanation of how blockchain is being applied to transform a variety of supply chains Author Don Tapscott’s latest book Supply Chain Revolution highlights opportunities for transformation that blockchain can bring to what the book calls a $50 trillion supply chain industry issue.  Tapscott, who is also co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute, told Cointelegraph that Supply Chain Revolution is the second book in the series being produced by the BRI, noting that over 100 companies agreed to make their research publicly available to interested readers.

EU Set to Unveil Draft Crypto Law ‘By Q3 of FY2020’

The EU could be set to streamline its members’ crypto regulatory framework – after a crucial European Commission ruling. Per IFC Review, which quotes European Commission’s press office, the Commission wants to have a set of proposals in place as early as the third quarter of 2020, but admitted that “there may be coronavirus-related delays.” The media outlet says

Nebeus Review: Instant Crypto-Backed Loans

[Featured content] The cryptocurrency space has come a long way in the past couple of years.

Game Review: Upland — Expanding Its Virtual Metaverse to Include NYC

A review of the public beta of blockchain property trading game Upland, following the launch of its second city, adding New York to the previous real estate in San Francisco. Blockchain-based real estate trading game and DappRadar Top 5 gaming Dapp, Upland, has expanded its metaverse to include New York City, as of Aug 20. The expansion adds virtual properties mapped to actual Manhattan addresses and will be opened in several phases, with the first bubble to launch being the Lower East Side.

Light.CX Platform Review: Short-Term Bitcoin Options Trading

[Featured content] Cryptocurrency derivatives are becoming more and more popular as the market continues to enjoy increased retail attention.

Book Review: The Little Book of Crypto

An introduction to crypto with none of the BS, but plenty of the S. Author Cal Evans bills The Little Book of Crypto as “A No BS Introduction To Crypto.” Evans also claims to be “regarded as one of the best crypto lawyers” working for “the largest independent crypto-only law firm on the planet.” This will become relevant later. The book claims to provide the reader with unique “in-industry” insights while serving as a great starting point for those who are beginning their cryptocurrency journey. It also comes with a disclaimer of strong language, not recommended for readers under 18. So does it achieve its aims? The first thing you will notice about The Little Book of Crypto is that it isn't all that little.

Spot Markets Target Top-Tier Exchanges While Derivatives Gain Market Share

July saw a major shift towards top-tier exchanges on spot markets, while derivatives volumes continue to eat into spot volumes market share. CryptoCompare’s cryptocurrency Exchange Review for July 2020 has recently been published, giving an insight into last month’s exchange volume data and trends. Key points of interest include a flippening of sorts in the spot market, with the majority of volume now being traded on top-tier rather than lower-tier exchanges, and derivatives continuing to make ground on spot markets as they gain overall market share. As Cointelegraph reported, CryptoCompare also publishes an Exchange Benchmark, which ranks more than 165 global spot exchanges.

Unraveling the Blockchain and Crypto Gaming World One Click at a Time

The latest wave of incoming blockchain-enabled games promise AAA experiences for gamers, potentially exposing 2.5 billion people to crypto. Regular readers will no doubt be aware of the high expectations currently being placed on the shoulders of blockchain gaming.

Book Review - Decoding Digital: What is Cryptocurrency

Can learning an industry’s vocabulary help beginners gain a greater understanding of the industry itself? According to author Cahill Camden, “Decoding Digital: What is Cryptocurrency” was inspired by a conversation with his parents at the height of the crypto bubble in early 2018, which was along the lines of “Ok, we don’t have that much money, but we’ve heard about Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2 - August 8 in Review

Coincheck's CEO expressed optimism toward the company's upcoming shareholder meeting app, GMO Coin announced negative leverage trading fees and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included Coincheck readying its digital shareholder meeting solution, GMO Coin announcing negative leverage trading fees, Decurret testing transactions with a power company, Japanese authorities proposing tax changes, and Japanese finance company FISCO developing apps for shareholder voting and staking.  Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. Coincheck setting up for digital shareholder service  As Tokyo-based crypto exchange Coincheck readies its new digital meeting avenue, the exchange's co-founder expressed confidence in the project.

Slow But Steady: FATF Review Highlights Crypto Exchanges’ Struggle to Meet AML Standards

Compliance with FATF’s travel rule presents major technical difficulties, but the blockchain industry is best-equipped to overcome them. In June 2019, the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) introduced its revised set of standards for virtual asset service providers.

Fed's 'Lower Rates - Increase Inflation' Plan Might Help Bitcoin Too

The US Federal Reserve, the country's central banking system, might announce its policy review soon, a major aspect of which would be keeping interest rates low for years to come while trying to increase inflation and employment numbers.

Fed’s Inflation Efforts ‘Likely to End Disastrously’ Says Pomp

Anthony Pompliano said Bitcoin, stocks, gold, and real estate will run ‘much, much higher’ as the Fed inadvertently ramps up inflation. Morgan Creek’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano says the Federal Reserve’s attempts to control inflation are likely to end in disaster — which will benefit Bitcoin. The Fed is currently completing an annual policy review and reportedly considering a plan to not raise interest rates until inflation hits 2%.

Bank of Japan Now Considers its CBDC Project a Top Priority

A review of the recent uptick in activities and as confirmed by a Bank of Japan’s senior official, Japan now considers its CBDC project a top priority (Read More)

Review: Pavillion Hub and 22nd Century Racing Series

Pavillion Hub brings blockchain technology to the Steam gaming platform, and 22nd Century Racing Series is a worthy showcase of the possibilities this enables. As blockchain technology continues apace in its quest to infiltrate and improve the gaming sector, multiple platforms have been springing up to vy for your attention. Earlier this month Cointelegraph reported on Pavillion Hub, developed by GOATi entertainment and powered by Phantasma blockchain, which integrates with the Steam gaming platform.

Exploring Decentraland: A Review of the Virtual World Built on Ethereum

During the last two weeks, I’ve been roaming around the virtual world Decentraland in order to get some perspective on the platform supported by the Ethereum Blockchain.

Is This China’s Century or the US’s? Maybe It’s Both

This Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Adam Tooze's recent review of four books on the growing conflict between the US and China.

South Korea Finalizes Cryptocurrency Income Tax of 20%

South Korea has finalized a new 20% tax rate for income generated from crypto trading. The South Korean government has announced a 20% tax rate for income generated from cryptocurrency trading. Following a Tax Development Review Committee meeting on July 22, the Ministry of Economy and Finance published its revised tax code detailing the new rules.  In a section headed, “Taxation on Virtual Asset Transaction Income,” the ministry introduced the new rules with a note that at present, both personal (resident and non-resident) and foreign corporations’ virtual assets are non-taxable.  The government states that introducing taxation for virtual assets is now necessary, pointing to the approach taken by other countries, where cryptocurrencies are already taxed under similar regimes for income from stocks and derivatives trading. What the new crypto tax rules stipulate Under the new framework, gains made from virtual currencies and intangible assets will be classified as taxable income, calculated annually.

OpenAI Bot Writes a Blog, Wows BitcoinTalk With ‘Intelligent’ Posts

OpenAI’s third-generation language prediction model wrote a 750-word review of itself, fooling many readers. Developer Manuel Araoz has played a practical joke online to demonstrate the potential of  artificial intelligence bots — by having a bot write an article about itself. According to a July 18 post on Araoz’s blog, AI development company OpenAI released GPT-3, the third generation of its language prediction model capable of creating “random-ish sentences of approximately the same length and grammatical structure as those in a given body of text.”  The blog entry provides practical information regarding how the technology could be used to impersonate well-known figures by simulating their writing styles — for example, Araoz used it to create a fake interview with Albert Einstein.

Stablecoins help Ethereum pass Bitcoin in daily settlement value

Messari’s Q2 review of stablecoins shows that DeFi is rapidly bringing more stablecoin value to Ethereum.

FATF Virtual Assets Guidelines for Cryptosphere Review

With the growing concern of virtual assets/cryptocurrencies being used as a medium for the financing of illegal activities, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues revised guidance from time to time to combat money laundering and terrorist financing involving virtual assets (VAs) and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).

Review: VeChain Community Video Contest 2020 - Finalists and Winners

The results of the second VeChain Community Video Contest are in, with quality levels so high you’ll be asking just who is part of this community. Earlier this week the VeChain Foundation announced the winners of its second VeChain Community Video Contest. Celebrating the second anniversary of the launch of the VeChainThor mainnet, the contest attracted a high standard of entries with its total prize fund of 3 million VET ($54,000). Cointelegraph decided to cast a critical eye over the ten finalists and eventual winners. A community of professional filmmakers? The first thing that immediately strikes you is the overall quality level. I mean, sure, these are the top ten hand-picked finalists, and perhaps the judges had to sift through a whole bunch of dross in order to get here.

Almost 80% of Ethereum (ETH) Supply is Primed For Staking

A recently published economic review of Ethereum 2.0 has made some interesting conclusions.

Jaxx Liberty review: Powerful features, curious security choices

This mobile crypto wallet’s impressive feature set is let down by some baffling decisions around security.

NYDFS Chief Calls Industry Reaction to BitLicense Changes ‘Beyond Positive

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell said she decided to review the regulator's landmark virtual currency license in light of its impending 5-year anniversary.

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: July 5 - July 11 in Review

Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

Review: ‘HOW ARE WE’ - Tokenized Performance Art Film

Love it or hate it, a piece of performance art is now in permanent residence on the Ethereum blockchain.

BRD review: mobile wallets don't get any easier than this

This mobile wallet is simple, attractive, and easy to use.

Book Review: Digital Is the Cash

"Digital is the Cash" is a short, accessible read, looking at cryptocurrency from a vaguely African perspective, with a strong preference for Dash. “Understanding the Past, Present & Future of Finance in One Read,” boasts the subtitle of Digital is the Cash by Nathaniel Luz. Whe

Bityard Beginner’s Guide & Exchange Review

Bityard is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that’s headquartered in Singapore, according to its official website.

PrimeXBT Review | Key Features Offered By Advanced Trading Platform

Reviews of trading platforms are essential in assisting traders with selecting the proper platform for their unique trading style, taste in trading instruments, and features that stand out as must-haves.

PrimeXBT Review | Key Features Offered By Advanced Trading Platform

Reviews of trading platforms are essential in assisting traders with selecting the proper platform for their unique trading style, taste in trading instruments, and features that stand out as must-haves.

PrimeXBT Review | Key Features Offered By Advanced Trading Platform

Reviews of trading platforms are essential in assisting traders with selecting the proper platform for their unique trading style, taste in trading instruments, and features that stand out as must-haves.

SEC Adopts Expedited Public Listing Review Process—Blockchain ETFs Could Qualify

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt rule amendments to expedite the review procedure for companies applying for public listing, which could potentially create an expedited and cheaper application process for crypto and blockchain ETFs.

SEC Votes on Expedited Review Process — Shorter Wait Times for EFTs?

The US Securities and Exchange Commission voted on amendments to rules governing the processing time for companies applying for listings. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would be streamlining the application process for investment companies, potentially resulting in expedited crypto and blockchain firms operating in a “more efficient and less costly manner.” In a July 6 announcement on the SEC website, the Commission said it had voted to adopt rule amendments for an expedited review process for companies under the Investment Company Act.

Incognito Node review: A modern way to mine cryptocurrency

The Incognito Node is a stylish device that lets you passively earn PRV tokens.

TV Review: Open Source Money on Discovery Science

“Open Source Money,” about the investigation of Dragonchain’s ICO, is both an intro to crypto and the current state of US regulation. The concept of Vision Tree’s “Open Source Money” series was always an intriguing one.

E-Gold Claims US Officials Buried Key Report in 2008 Landmark Crypto Ruling

A court filing alleges federal government suppression of an OFR review led to crypto businesses being defined as money transmitters.

Bitcoin’s ROI Since 2015 Outperforms Five Major Indices by 70X

Analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says Bitcoin’s return on investment from 2015 to 2020 puts the digital asset ahead of many traditional markets. Bitcoin had a nearly 3,500% return on investment since 2015, 70 times that of five traditional stock markets. According to a June 29 article at investor website Buy Shares, data analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says from June 26, 2015 to June 26, 2020, the return on investment (ROI) for Bitcoin was more than 70 times higher when compared to the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100, NASDAQ, Nikkei, S&P 500, and Dow Jones markets.  “During the period under review, Bitcoin’s ROI stood at 3,456.98% where in June 2015, the price of Bitcoin was $257.06 and by June 26th this year, the price rose to $9,143.58. On

Book Review - Growing With Blockchain

Growing With Blockchain is a book for business decision makers who want to discover more about the possibilities of blockchain technology. Growing With Blockchain: From Disruptive Potential to Operational Reality, as its title suggests, is about blockchain.

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: June 21 - June 27 in Review

SBI announced a crypto investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings used blockchain-based voting for a shareholder meeting, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

Review: Crypto.com’s Ruby Steel Prepaid Visa Card

A number of members in the cryptocurrency community, typically people who are paid in crypto assets, have tried a myriad of prepaid cards that can be credited with digital currencies like bitcoin.