During a tense Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, in which Facebook blockchain lead David Marcus was skewered over the social med...
Cryptokart: Another Indian Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Operations
July 20, 2019
Founder of Indian cryptocurrency exchange Cryptokart Gaurang Poddar announced that his company is shutting down in a LinkedIn post publishe...
Bank of Thailand Is Open to Discuss Libra, Concerned Over Security
July 20, 2019
Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said that the institution is open to discussing Facebook’s Libra stablecoin with the compa...
Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealer Arrested in the United States
July 20, 2019
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced the arrest of alleged dark web drug dealer Hugh B...
Privacy Cryptocurrency Zcash Prepares for ‘Friendly’ Fork
July 19, 2019
In about five hours, the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Zcash will spawn a new blockchain network called Ycash. It’ll be the first of its k...
Coinbase Drops Its Crypto Bundle Product Without Any Explanation
July 19, 2019
Major United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase has discontinued its Coinbase Bundle crypto investment offering, the platform’s updated ...
Breaking: US Regulator Investigating Crypto Exchange BitMEX — Report
July 19, 2019
United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ) is reportedly investigating derivatives giant BitMEX . CFTC wants...
Mexican Crypto Exchange Bitso Seals DLT License from Gibraltar Regulator
July 19, 2019
Mexican cryptocurrency exchange Bitso will from now on be regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), a July 19 announ...
Overstock’s tZERO Lures New Execs from Barclays and IMAX
July 17, 2019
Overstock’s security token platform subsidiary tZERO is growing its leadership team as it prepares to onboard more tokens. Announced Wednesd...
40-Strong Blockchain Insurance Group B3i Appoints CEO
July 17, 2019
Insurance industry blockchain group B3i, which is now building DLT solutions for some 40 member firms, has appointed John Carolin as chief e...
Tether Stablecoin to Launch on Algorand Blockchain
July 17, 2019
The popular and sometimes controversial stablecoin tether (USDT) is to launch on a fifth blockchain. Announced by the (mostly) U.S. dollar-b...
IMF Chief Economist Urges Regulatory Vigilance on Libra
July 17, 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on global regulators to pay attention and take proper regulatory action regarding Facebook...
Facebook’s Marcus: Libra to Satisfy All Regulatory Matters Before Its Launch
July 17, 2019
David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra , underlined that Facebook would not launch the Libra cryptocurrency project before ...
Reddit Co-Founders’s Fund Leads $3.75M Round for Blockchain Gaming Studio
July 17, 2019
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture fund led a $3.75 million seed round for blockchain-powered video game studio Horizon Blockchain...
‘Expect Chaos’: Polkadot to Launch Experimental Kusama Network This Summer
July 16, 2019
An experimental version of blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot will go live later this summer. Led by Swiss nonprofit Web3 Foundat...
R3 to Support a Startup-Focused Stock Exchange in Brazil
July 16, 2019
Blockchain consortium R3 has partnered with Brazilian fintech company Banco Maré to launch a stock exchange for investing in technology fir...
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