European Securities Regulator to Report on ICO Rules by 2019
ESMA intends to report on how it may regulate ICOs by the end of 2018, chair Steven Maijoor told a European Parliament committee.
View ArticleBitcoin Miner in China Receives Prison Sentence for Electricity Theft
A man has plead guilty to stealing electricity from the Chinese state to power his Bitcoin mining operation. Xu Xinghu will be forced to serve a three and a half year prison sentence and pay around a...
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UK’s Oldest Crypto Exchange Prepares for Employee Layoffs
In what may be a sign that business in the cryptocurrency space is in a winding down phase, U.K.-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is bidding adieu to half of its staff. The company, which claims to be...
View ArticleIBM Further Solidifies Position in Blockchain Industry with New Commercial...
Following the release of IBM’s much hyped World Wire product, the U.S. tech giant is now further solidifying their position in the blockchain industry with the introduction of a new product that makes...
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Tron Says its Community is More Active Than Ethereum, Hackathon Shows Otherwise
During an interview with Investopedia on Oct. 5, Tron CEO Justin Sun stated that its developer community is more vibrant and active than Ethereum. When asked by the publication to provide five reasons...
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Bitfinex Challenges Insolvency Rumors, Provides Proof of Wallet Reserves
Top-three cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is pushing back against claims that call its solvency into question. The Hong Kong-based company released a blog post on October 7, 2017, that states,...
View ArticleDubai to Launch “Emcash,” a Government-Approved Digital Currency
The city of Dubai has plans to launch its own digital currency. Emcash will be rolled out in the coming years and is being made possible by a state-backed firm called emcredit. Emcash to be Launched...
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Court Authorizes Cryptocurrency Firm to Reclaim 530 ETH Sent to Wrong Address
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has issued a major ruling in a case stemming from a dispute over ethereum (ETH) tokens mistakenly sent to an initial coin offering (ICO) investor, and it could...
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While Major Crypto Exchanges Flourish, Minor Platforms Struggle in Bear Market
The world’s largest crypto brokerage Coinbase is reportedly close to finalizing a $500 million funding round at a valuation of $8 billion, and Binance has started to become more active in the...
View Article2017 to Today: Ethereum Predictions Are Aging (But Not Well)
Enthusiasm for ethereum continues to wane just as bitcoin sentiment begins to shine brighter.
View Article1Broker Says Bitcoin Futures Site Will Start Processing Withdrawals Thursday
Bitcoin futures firm 1Broker, which had its website seized after being charged with violating a number of U.S. federal laws, will reopen withdrawals.
View ArticleCoinbase Confident of Receiving FSA Approval, Intends to Set Security...
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase aims to set a new security standard in Japan, and is more confident than ever that it will receive approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency...
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Blockchain Business in Crypto Valley Has Doubled Since Last Year: Report
The number of blockchain-related companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has doubled in the last year, according to a new study published by CV VC. The Zug-based firm, in partnership with...
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Report Links 74% of Bitcoin Mining to China, Sees Threat to Network
Bitcoin, the world’s most sought-after cryptocurrency, could be at the wish and whim of Asia’s economic giant. A recent study titled “The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on...
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Breaking: Harvard, Stanford, & MIT Have All Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds
At least five more university endowments have invested in cryptocurrency funds, suggesting that the “herd” of institutional investors is finally beginning to place at least a small bet on the nascent...
View ArticleOne Big Backer Is Propping Up Media Startup Civil’s Struggling ICO
The token sale for Civil has brought in $1.34 million toward its $8 million minimum goal.
View ArticleCryptocurrency Exchange Hacking Jumped 250% YTD, Says Report
A report on cryptocurrency theft published by cyber security firm CipherTrace found that hacking of exchanges and trading platforms has jumped 250 percent in the first nine months of 2018 on a...
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‘Liquid Network’: Blockstream’s Bitcoin Sidechain is Now Live
Samson Mow, chief strategy officer at Blockstream, announced today that the blockchain startup has launched the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain. Liquid is, as described by the company, “an...
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Says it Plans to Nakedly Pump Random Coins
Middling cryptocurrency exchange YoBit has an unusual plan to attract more traders to its platform: randomly pump coins to artificially drive up their prices. In a Tweet published this morning, the...
View ArticleBlockchain Startup Blockstack Unveils Plan to Decentralize Itself
Blockstack announced a plan to decentralize the network’s corporate structure on Friday.
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