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TrustSwap Review: Making Smart Contracts Mainstream

The cryptocurrency space can be a scary place if you are not careful. There are scammers left and right, and not just in Discord and Telegram. Many cryptocurrency projects have revealed themselves to be nothing short of a ponzi scheme. Some have even ended with a rug pull – the team dumping their share of the crypto on the market and running with the cash.TrustSwap is a cryptocurrency project that is hoping to change that by using smart contracts. They want to create a new standard for initial coin offerings

Ham to Improve on Yam With Latest DeFi Experiment

The Yam yield farming frenzy that took DeFi by storm last week highlighted a number of elements that could have been improved with the launch. A new offering called Ham aims to right the wrongs and improve on Yam with a truly community-driven project. There were several flaws with the Yam launch, but the ultimate reason was that it had to be rescued by whales. This pretty much negates any progress made on the path to becoming a truly democratic and community-governed monetary system. A migration plan proposed late last

Senate Says Jailed Russian Spy Bonded With Overstock CEO Over Bitcoin Hoping to Get to Rand Paul

On Aug. 18, the Senate Intelligence Committee released volume five of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The new version found that former CEO of Overstock.com and noted crypto advocate Patrick Byrne was a patsy to plans by Maria Butina, who is currently serving time for espionage on behalf of Russia.The romance between Butina and Byrne was the reason the latter gave upon his departure from Overstock last year. Always an eccentric character, Byrne’s account of the relationship said that he was working with U.S. intelligence.Per one

Four of the Top Five South Korean Banks to Offer Crypto Services

South Korea’s Woori and Shinhan banks have just announced their intention to introduce “crypto-asset services”. That means that four of the country’s top five banks, holding a combined value of more than $1.2 trillion in assets, are now poised to introduce crypto services.Each of the banks aims to hold and manage cryptocurrencies for clients. Both Shinhan and Woori announced their plans in direct response to the amended Special Financial Transactions Information Act which will change legislation around crypto assets, coming into force next year.Shinhan bank previously announced plans for crypto

LocalCryptos Integrates Inbuilt Crypto-To-Crypto Exchanges, Powered by ChangeNOW

ChangeNOW is happy to announce the integration with LocalCryptos – the world’s most popular non-custodial peer-to-peer crypto marketplace! From now on, LocalCryptos users can swap cryptocurrencies right inside its built-in non-custodial crypto wallet. To perform the desired trade in a different cryptocurrency, you don’t have to waste your time looking where to swap your crypto anymore. LocalCryptos has a built-in non-custodial web wallet supporting multiple cryptocurrencies. Within this wallet, users will now see a new “Swap” feature. Simply select the pair and set the amount, and your crypto will be

Ampleforth Down 66% — Welcome to Rebasing

The elastic supply token Ampleforth (AMPL) has lost two-thirds of its market cap in a matter of days. The atypical characteristics of the token attracted many investors that jumped in. After a dramatic surge in price and market cap, the tables have turned and Ampleforth has entered a corrective phase. The token is understood by many as just an experiment, and it may impact the way future tokens are created. AMPL: The Ultimate Digital Money? Ampleforth is not your typical cryptocurrency. It’s quite a complex token with some revolutionary ideas,