ConsenSys , a blockchain startup founded by Ethereum’s ( ETH ) co-founder Joseph Lubin, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have joint...
The Original Sins of Cryptocurrencies
The crypto industry is on its way from the epic early days, when it was a technological phenomenon exclusive to a limited group of tec...
NBA: Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Cannot Tokenize His $34M Contract
The National Basketball Association (NBA) notified Brooklyn Nets’ player Spencer Dinwiddie that he cannot tokenize his $34.4 million ...
Binance Helps UK Police to Stop $51 Million Phishing Fraud
Binance claims to have assisted British prosecutors in an investigation of an online fraud that resulted in over $51 million losses b...
ECB President: Stablecoins and Crypto Not Suitable Money Substitutes
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) shares his views on stablecoins, the future of crypto assets, and possible...
China’s Fintech Stocks Soar Over 50% in 2019 Amid CBDC Anticipation
China Securities Index Co. (CSI) Fintech Theme Index has risen over 50% in 2019, outperforming the broader market.
Ripple’s Xpring Acquires Payment Platform Logos Network to Pursue DeFi
Ripple , the San Francisco-based startup behind the third-largest asset on the crypto market, XRP , has acquired payments platform Logo...
StrongSalt Raises $3M in Seed Round to Develop Encryption Platform-as-a-Service
Advisory firm Valley Capital Partners has invested $3 million into encryption platform-as-a-service StrongSalt.
Venezuelan Central Bank is Considering Holding Bitcoin and Ether
Venezuela’s central bank is exploring the possibilities of holding Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ether ( ETH ) in its coffers, according to anony...
Ant Financial Partners with Monsanto Owner on Agricultural Blockchain
Alipay operator Ant Financial has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer Crop Science, Monsanto’s owner, to develop a blockchain ...
In Berlin, A ‘DAO Renaissance’ Begins
“It feels like a DAO renaissance.” That’s how Anastasia Andrianova, founder and CEO of blockchain-based financial protocol Akropolis, ...
Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook’s Libra
The chairwoman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has said that the body will continue scrutinizing Facebook’s cryptocurrenc...
Crypto Funds Are Outperforming – You Shouldn’t Be Surprised
Josh Gnaizda is the founder of Crypto Fund Research . The opinions expressed here are the author’s own. The following article original...
US Man Pleads Guilty to Running $25 Million Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin ( BTC ) money laundering scheme and sale of methamphetamine.
Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Joins His Former Colleagues at Shenzhen Crypto Firm
Former Morgan Stanley Asia head of derivatives Jeffrey Wang officially joined Amber Group, a Shenzhen-based cryptocurrency company.
Telx Technologies Launches First Crypto-Facilitating SIM Card
Cryptocurrency and telecommunications company Telx Technologies announced the launch of the first crypto SIM card wallet that enables...
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
Hotmine CEO Oles Slobodenyuk couldn’t have picked a better place to pitch his product: a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heati...
Ethereum Poised to Be First Public Blockchain in Hyperledger Consortium
Ethereum could become the first public blockchain on Hyperledger – if the open-source consortium’s technical steering committee approves...
Australian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $450,000 in XRP Last Year
Australian citizen Katherine Nguyen has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 in XRP — over 100,000 tokens — in January 2018.
Binance: Leaked Images Overlap With Those Processed by Third Party
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance states that some leaked Know Your Customer ( KYC ) images overlap with those processed by a third...
British Hacker to Hand Over $1M in Crypto for Phishing Attacks
A British judge has ordered the confiscation of $1.1 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hacker who used phishing attacks to steal ...
US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin, Litecoin Addresses of Chinese ‘Drug Kingpins’
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three Chinese nationals and their cryptocurrency ...
SEC Approves Blockchain Tech Startup Securitize to Record Stock Transfers
Securitize, a provider of technology for issuing blockchain tokens, has registered as a transfer agent with the U.S. Securities and Exch...
Taipei-Based Crypto Firm Maicoin Seeks Membership in Libra Association
Taiwanese digital currency trading platform Maicoin has entered talks with social media giant Facebook regarding its possible membersh...
US SEC Registers Digital Securities Platform Securitize as Transfer Agent
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has registered Securitize, a digital securities platform backed by cryp...
Cryptopia Liquidator Determining Pooled Wallet Crypto Ownership
Professional services firm Grant Thornton claims that it is progressing in securing and preserving the cryptocurrencies of hacked cryp...
‘Youngest Bitcoin Millionaire’ Willing to Stake it All on Metal Pay
Metallicus, the startup behind the peer-to-peer payments platform Metal Pay , received an undisclosed angel investment from the youngest ...
Santander to Connect Latin America to Ripple-Powered Remittance Service
Spanish megabank Santander Group is expanding its use of Ripple’s technology. The bank is building a “payment corridor” that would let ...
Binance iOS App Listed on Apple App Store After Delay for Review
Major global crypto exchange Binance has got its iOS application listed on the Apple App Store.
Report: Israeli Bitcoiners Petition Banks to Disclose Crypto Policies
The Israel Bitcoin Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of Bitcoin ( BTC ) and cryptocurrencies, has reportedl...
Crypto Custodian BitGo Hires Former Xapo Vice-President as CRO
Digital asset trust and security company BitGo has appointed wallet provider Xapo’s former senior vice-president Pete Najarian as its...
QuadrigaCX Users Request Details on How EY Lost 103 Bitcoins
Users of now-defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX are requesting further information concerning the recent loss of 103...
Court Allows Blockchain.com’s Trademark Lawsuit Against Paymium to Proceed
The New York Federal Court denied the motion to dismiss the ruling in the trademark infringement action by cryptocurrency wallet and ...
Crypto Lender Nexo Pays Token Holders Over $2.4 Million in Dividends
Crypto lending firm Nexo has paid its token holders a total of $2,409,574.87 in dividends. Nexo reportedly has reached an annualized ...
SEC Guidance Gives Ammo to Lawsuit Claiming XRP Is Unregistered Security
A new amended complaint against Ripple draws on the SEC’s framework for digital assets to outline how XRP might be a security – likely t...
Seed CX Begins Testing Swap Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin
Bitcoin derivatives provider Seed CX has begun testing its margin swaps products with users, the company said Tuesday.
Blockstack Joins Lambda School for New Platform to Teach App Coding
Privacy-centric computing network and app ecosystem Blockstack has announced a partnership with Lambda School. Students enrolled in t...
Power Ledger and KEPCO Complete Blockchain Energy Trade Trial in Japan
Australian energy technology company Power Ledger and Japanese Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) have completed a joint trial of a ...
PIVX, Possibly Other PoS Chains Vulnerable to Bug, Attackers Profit
Private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX and over 200 other blockchains are vulnerable to a vulnerability allowing the attacker to ob...
Development ‘On the Chain’ to Promote Off-Chain Blockchain Adoption?
In the last decade, blockchain and distributed ledger technology has had an immense impact on a multitude of industries, with 84% of o...
This Bank Gave Bitcoin to Its Entire Staff. Now It‘s Taking Crypto Clients
A small bank in New York City has started doing business with cryptocurrency firms, joining the very short list of U.S. financial insti...
Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer
Blockstream has launched a colocation mining service and already counts the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder ...
Coinbase Says It Prevented a Crafty Phishing Attack to Exfiltrate Keys
The security team at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has revealed how it countered a sophisticated phishing attack aiming to exfiltra...
No-Deal Brexit Will Reposition Bitcoin in the Global Economy: Analyst
Some analysts believe that the looming no-deal Brexit will push Bitcoin ( BTC ) price to an unprecedented breakout and record highs in...
Ripple CEO: Moneygram Using XRP a Bigger Deal Than Facebook’s Libra
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the firm is looking into multiple investments and acquisitions following its $30 million partnership...
Bitcoin Price Will Hit $250K by Q1 2023 Despite Consolidation, Says Tim Draper
Bitcoin ( BTC ) price will still hit $250,000 but its status as a safe haven asset could see investors waiting a little longer than p...
Bitcoin’s Computing Power Sets Record as Over 100K New Miners Go Online
The total computing power now dedicated to securing the bitcoin blockchain has set yet another record.
Iran’s Cabinet Ratifies Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrencies and Mining
Iran’s government is close to passing a bill that finalizes regulation for cryptocurrencies. As reported by local news source PressTV ,...
Cryptocurrency in China: Over the Counter, Under the Table
Dovey Wan is a partner at Primitive Ventures, a crypto asset investment fund, and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board.
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