ConsenSys , a blockchain startup founded by Ethereum’s ( ETH ) co-founder Joseph Lubin, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have jointly lau...
The Original Sins of Cryptocurrencies
September 28, 2019
The crypto industry is on its way from the epic early days, when it was a technological phenomenon exclusive to a limited group of techs, s...
NBA: Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Cannot Tokenize His $34M Contract
September 28, 2019
The National Basketball Association (NBA) notified Brooklyn Nets’ player Spencer Dinwiddie that he cannot tokenize his $34.4 million contra...
Binance Helps UK Police to Stop $51 Million Phishing Fraud
September 27, 2019
Binance claims to have assisted British prosecutors in an investigation of an online fraud that resulted in over $51 million losses by vict...
ECB President: Stablecoins and Crypto Not Suitable Money Substitutes
September 27, 2019
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) shares his views on stablecoins, the future of crypto assets, and possible digit...
China’s Fintech Stocks Soar Over 50% in 2019 Amid CBDC Anticipation
September 27, 2019
China Securities Index Co. (CSI) Fintech Theme Index has risen over 50% in 2019, outperforming the broader market. Some stocks skyrocketing ...
Ripple’s Xpring Acquires Payment Platform Logos Network to Pursue DeFi
September 27, 2019
Ripple , the San Francisco-based startup behind the third-largest asset on the crypto market, XRP , has acquired payments platform Logos Net...
StrongSalt Raises $3M in Seed Round to Develop Encryption Platform-as-a-Service
September 26, 2019
Advisory firm Valley Capital Partners has invested $3 million into encryption platform-as-a-service StrongSalt. Per a Sept. 26 press relea...
Venezuelan Central Bank is Considering Holding Bitcoin and Ether
September 26, 2019
Venezuela’s central bank is exploring the possibilities of holding Bitcoin ( BTC ) and Ether ( ETH ) in its coffers, according to anonymous ...
Ant Financial Partners with Monsanto Owner on Agricultural Blockchain
September 26, 2019
Alipay operator Ant Financial has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer Crop Science, Monsanto’s owner, to develop a blockchain solution...
In Berlin, A ‘DAO Renaissance’ Begins
August 24, 2019
“It feels like a DAO renaissance.” That’s how Anastasia Andrianova, founder and CEO of blockchain-based financial protocol Akropolis, descri...
Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook’s Libra
August 24, 2019
The chairwoman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has said that the body will continue scrutinizing Facebook’s cryptocurrency, ...
Crypto Funds Are Outperforming – You Shouldn’t Be Surprised
August 24, 2019
Josh Gnaizda is the founder of Crypto Fund Research . The opinions expressed here are the author’s own. The following article originally ...
US Man Pleads Guilty to Running $25 Million Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
August 24, 2019
A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin ( BTC ) money laundering scheme and sale of methamphetamine. Possible life...
Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Joins His Former Colleagues at Shenzhen Crypto Firm
August 24, 2019
Former Morgan Stanley Asia head of derivatives Jeffrey Wang officially joined Amber Group, a Shenzhen-based cryptocurrency company. As Bloo...
Telx Technologies Launches First Crypto-Facilitating SIM Card
August 24, 2019
Cryptocurrency and telecommunications company Telx Technologies announced the launch of the first crypto SIM card wallet that enables trans...
Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Homes Free of Charge in Frigid Siberia
August 23, 2019
Hotmine CEO Oles Slobodenyuk couldn’t have picked a better place to pitch his product: a bitcoin mining rig that doubles as a home heating a...
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