Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has added support for Gemini Dollars (GUSD) and Circle USD Coin (USDC). With the addition, merchants can now choose to accept payments pegged on the two Stablecoin in addition to other Altcoins.

Unicorn’s crypto ATM will support buying/selling of five cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ripple’s XRP, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin.

The regulator noted that they would be developing a new framework with a careful approach to deal with the “new technology”.

Tether credentials as a reliable dollar substitute in the cryptocurrency marketplace, is in jeopardy. For the longest time, the altcoin has billed itself as a Stablecoin, pegged on the dollar.

The crypto market is still full of potential in the last quarter of 2018. However, the number of initial coin offerings (ICOs) has seen a decline over the past months.

By next month, South Korean lawmakers and regulatory agencies are likely to unveil the country’s official stand on fundraising through ICOs.

The chairman said that his agency believes the “do no harm” approach and is willing to see more innovation in the country’s blockchain sector.

The main purpose of the sidechain technology is improved transaction facility, faster settlements, and tokenization of different assets.

The anonymous government official said that the state-owned cryptocurrency will be running on a blockchain developed and monitored by the central bank.

Venezuela reaffirms the launch of the petro cryptocurrency, as the public sale date rapidly approaches.

Jack Ma consider blockchain a powerful innovation and says that he is fascinated by the value it brings to the table.

China has for the longest time shied away from the cryptocurrency debate after banning them early in the year. Amidst the ban, some people believe the country needs to reconsider its stance.

Several shopfronts in Dubai will get the POS terminals wherein customers can pay using the emcredit’s emcash digital currency equivalent to UAE’s official currency, Dirham [AED].

Research effort showcases that bitcoin mining profitability decreases over the last year, regardless of an overall increase in revenue.

Roubini called the decentralization of crypto a “myth” while posting that the entire crypto ecosystem is centralized.

The new upgrade will launch the TRON Virtual Machine allowing developers to test the smart contracts before they are deployed on the mainnet.

Coinfloor appears to be feeling the full effects of sentiments in the cryptocurrency space turning sour this year. The U.K’s oldest cryptocurrency exchange is set to lay off a majority of its 40 employees as part of an ongoing restructuring.

The Ethereum Foundation lead said that the major reason of the delay is to address the vulnerability in one of the five Constantinople upgrades.

Bithumb is planning to launch a decentralized a cryptocurrency exchange. It joins a growing list of exchanges looking to make it easy for people to trade crypto assets without relying on intermediaries.

Yale university’s top investor David Swensen is said to have invested an undisclosed amount in the Andreessen Horowitz’s $300 million cryptocurrency fund.