March 2019 ~ Bitcoin

Sunday, 31 March 2019

Police Freeze Bank Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of $22 Million ICO Promoter Vanbex

March 31, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.

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Up 100%: Litecoin Price Sets Q1 Performance Record

March 31, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Litecoin's price doubled in the first three months of 2019 to register its best first-quarter performance on record.

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Iran’s Crypto Regulations: What’s Happening Behind Closed Doors

March 31, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Central Bank of Iran's draft crypto framework has the local community worried, and getting it changed will not be easy.

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WATCH: The Joy of Blockchain

March 30, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bob Ross takes you on a magical tour through one of CoinDesk's favorite Consensus topics: education.

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The Ultimate Irony of Crypto Trading

March 30, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Dave Weisberger, CEO of CoinRoutes, looks at some of the main inefficiencies of crypto markets, and how investors can navigate them.

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Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hacked for $13 Million in Suspected Insider Job

March 30, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has had over $13 million in EOS stolen in a hack, but says customer funds are safe.

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Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, will accept bitcoin for property tax payments from next month in a one-year trial project.

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Justin Sun Draws Heat From Tron Fans for Waffling on Promised Prizes

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

There's an unclear line between Tron Foundation accounts and CEO Justin Sun's personal expenditures on the community, as a recent Tesla giveaway shows.

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Bakkt Taps Former IBM and Cisco Exec Tom Noonan to Chair Its Board

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bakkt has tapped Tom Noonan, a founder of multiple cybersecurity startups, to chair its new board.

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SEC Postpones Decision on Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF Proposal

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The SEC has extended its review period of the Bitwise bitcoin ETF proposal, filed in conjunction with NYSE Arca.

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Fidelity Poaches Coinbase Institutional Sales Head Christine Sandler

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase's director of institutional sales, Christine Sandler, has left the crypto exchange for Fidelity Investments, sources said.

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‘Big Four’ Consulting Firms Dominate Blockchain Jobs Market, Says Indeed

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Deloitte, KPMG and EY are all in the top five when it comes to posting blockchain and crypto job ads in the U.S., according to Indeed.com data.

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Bittrex-Backed Euro Stablecoin Can Be Staked for 8% Interest

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A group of blockchain firms called Universal Protocol Alliance is launching a euro-pegged stablecoin that can be staked to earn annual returns.

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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles to Appeal Data Conviction

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, is reportedly to appeal his conviction on data manipulation charges.

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Bitcoin Price Hits 5-Week High With Chart Echoing 2015 Pre-Rally Pattern

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin is slowly gaining altitude with a long-term lagging indicator flashing signs similar to those seen before the 2015 bull breakout.

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Facebook’s Blockchain Hiring Spree Continues With 5 New Postings

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Social media behemoth Facebook is advertising for five more blockchain-related positions – adding to the 20 posted by the company in recent weeks.

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Bitmain’s Jihan Wu: ASICs Are Making Ethereum Mining More Decentralized

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Bitmain co-founder says ASIC miners are making blockchains more decentralized and ethereum's ProgPow proposal could still be "ASICable."

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Coinbase Leads Wall Street to Brave New World of Crypto Staking

March 29, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase Custody has launched staking services for institutional clients, starting with Tezos and touting 6.6 percent yields.

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Craig Wright’s nChain Is Hiring a Lawyer to ‘Prosecute’ Its Crypto Patents

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

nChain, founded by self-styled bitcoin inventor Craig S. Wright, is looking for a patent counsel to manage its portfolio of blockchain-related IP.

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$5 Million in MakerDAO Loans Have Been Liquidated, But Help Is on the Way

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A new tool called CDP Saver is being tested that could soon make MakerDAO loans less risky.

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Road to Consensus: Painless Payments and the Limits of Blockchain

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

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Fake Volume on Crypto Exchanges Isn’t the Half of It

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Daniel Cawrey is CEO of Pactum Capital, a cryptocurrency investment firm focused on market making and liquidity. Formerly a CoinDesk Contributing Editor, he is author of the upcoming “Mastering Blockchain” book to be published by O’Reilly Media. Recently, a report was produced by Bitwise Asset Management showing the existence of faked volumes in the bitcoin […]

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Bitrefill Now Lets You Pay for Airbnb Rentals With 5 Cryptocurrencies

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptocurrency gift card provider Bitrefill has added a service allowing users to book Airbnb rentals with bitcoin, ether and more.

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Swiss Watchdog Rules Crypto Miner’s ICO ‘Seriously Violated’ Laws

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Switzerland's finance regulator has found that crypto mining firm Envion's $90 million ICO took deposits from investors unlawfully.

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Ledger, Legacy Trust to Offer Institutional Custody of ERC-20 Tokens

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Hardware wallet maker Ledger and Hong Kong-licensed Legacy Trust now provide custody for crypto assets including ethereum-based tokens.

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AlphaPoint Appeals to Institutions With Security Token Tech Upgrade

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain services firm AlphaPoint has upgraded its tech solution for security token offerings in bid to attract institutional clients.

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Crypto Startup TokenPay Buys Equity Stake in Heidi Klum Lingerie Maker

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

TokenPay is turning ICO proceeds into equity investments, this time with a stake in lingerie company Naked Brand Group.

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Bitcoin Still Needs $190 Price Gain for Bull Reversal This Month

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A bull reversal would be confirmed if bitcoin closes March at levels above $4,190, price charts suggest.

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Blockchain Exchange Secures $50 Million in Diamonds for ETF Launch

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain-based trading platform CEDEX says it now has a trader inventory of 6,000 diamonds as it moves towards launching a diamond ETF.

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Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3’s Corda Sees First Live Trades

March 28, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.

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Kraken Ramps Up Security With Enforced 2FA and Dedicated Lab

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Kraken has introduced enforced two-factor authentication (2FA) and a dedicated security lab, aimed at enhancing client security experience.

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Top Cap and Delta Cap: New Metrics for Spotting Bitcoin Price Trend Reversals

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptocurrency researchers Willy Woo and David Puell released several new valuation metrics for bitcoin's price in February. Here's an overview.

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HSBC Exec Urges CFTC to Make More ‘Positive Noise’ About Blockchain

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

HSBC's Jesse Drennan asked the CFTC to make more "positive noise" about distributed ledger tech to spur business adoption.

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Why Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey Are Warming to Blockchain

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The winds of change are coming to the centralized systems of the Internet, according to author Michael Casey.

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New York Grants Its 18th BitLicense to Crypto ‘Prime Broker’ Tagomi

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

NYDFS has awarded its 18th BitLicense to prime broker startup Tagomi Trading, allowing it to offer bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash trading services.

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TechCrunch Founder’s Crypto Fund Tops $100 Million, Completes First Acquisition

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

One of Arrington XRP Capital's largest limited partners has injected a fresh $30 million into the digital asset firm, according to Michael Arrington.

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Lightning Offers Growth Path for Emerging-Market Crypto Exchanges

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Booted from India in a crypto banking crackdown, Zebpay is the latest exchange to use the lightning network to attract users.

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Avalon Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Is Plotting Another IPO Attempt

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Canaan Creative, manufacturer of the Avalon bitcoin miner, is considering another attempt to go public, sources say.

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Most Crypto Exchanges Still Don’t Have Clear KYC Policies: Report

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Regtech startup Coinfirm has found that only 26 percent of crypto exchanges have a "high" level of anti-money laundering procedures.

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Huobi’s US Arm Launches Institutional Group for OTC Crypto Trading

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The U.S. branch of the Huobi Global crypto exchange is courting big-money investors with a new institutional team.

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New iPhone-Controlled Crypto Vault Promises ‘Bank-Grade’ Security

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

ConsenSys-backed Trustology has launched an iPhone-controlled crypto vault service it says is secure enough for financial institutions.

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Bull Return? Bitcoin Again Rebounds From Strong Price Support

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin has once more bounced from the 30-day moving average, thwarting a bearish move that saw prices drop below $3,920 on Monday.

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London Metal Exchange Backs Plan to Track Physical Metals With Blockchain

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The London Metal Exchange is said to be supporting an initiative to track physical metals using blockchain.

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CabbageTech CEO Indicted in New York for Defrauding Crypto Investors

March 27, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The owner of a firm called CabbageTech has been arrested and charged with duping investors out of over $200,000 in cryptocurrency and cash.

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Grin Cryptocurrency to Vote on Change to Hard Fork Roadmap

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Grin developers are discussing potential changes to the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency's hard fork roadmap.

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From Law to Lawlessness: Bits of the Untold QuadrigaCX Story

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

QuadrigaCX was once a well-run exchange but changed course overnight, writes a lawyer who represented the firm early on.

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Staking Startup Claims Big Returns for Just Holding Crypto

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Battlestar Capital says customers can earn “up to 30 percent” return annually by staking their idle cryptocurrency holdings.

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E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Wins License for New Crypto Exchange

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Japan's Financial Service Agency has licensed a cryptocurrency exchange being rebranded and relaunched by internet giant Rakuten.

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Binance Tightens Compliance, Turning to IdentityMind for KYC

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Binance is moving to boost compliance and data security through a new partnership with Medici Ventures portfolio firm IdentityMind.

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TrueUSD Stablecoin Holders Can Get ‘Up to 8%’ Interest Via CredEarn

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Holders of the dollar-pegged stablecoin TrueUSD can now leverage their funds to earn interest through crypto lender Cred.

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Louis Vuitton Owner LVMH Is Launching a Blockchain to Track Luxury Goods

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

LVMH, parent company of Louis Vuitton, is about to launch a blockchain for proving the authenticity of luxury goods, sources say.

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Bitcoin Probes Key Price Support Below $3.9K After Range Breakdown

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin is on the defensive after a drop out of the recent trading range – now crucial support could turn into resistance.

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Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange DragonEx Has Been Hacked

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Singapore-based exchange DragonEx says it has been hacked for an undisclosed amount in a large number of cryptocurrencies.

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Understanding the RadicalxChange Movement And Its Cypherpunk Appeal

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

CoinDesk looks at the appeal of the RadicalxChange movement and its dream of "reinventing institutions to fix problems" such as inequality.

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Amazon-Owned Twitch Removes Crypto Payments for Subscriptions

March 26, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Amazon-owned live streaming video platform Twitch.tv has reportedly removed its cryptocurrency payment option for subscriptions.

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Crypto Mining Giant Bitmain’s IPO Application Has Officially Expired

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitmain’s application to go public in Hong Kong has officially lapsed, meaning there'll be no IPO anytime soon for the mining giant.

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A Bitcoin Lightning Web Standard, Inspired By Ethereum, Is Gaining Steam

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Sending bitcoin lightning payments over the web might soon get easier. That’s because a new bitcoin standard for simplifying lightning payments, the open-source WebLN standard, is gaining traction, now being used by Lightning Joule and Bluewallet, two of the more popular lightning wallets, as well as apps like Lightning Spin, to slim down the number […]

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Bitcoin’s Trading Range Narrows In March to Hit Two-Year Low

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's daily volatility in March, measured as the difference between 24-hour highs and lows, is its lowest since April of 2017.

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OKEx Crypto Exchange Is Building a Blockchain, DEX to Come Soon

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has said it plans to soon launch a decentralized exchange (DEX) on a native blockchain.

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Blockchain Insurance Consortium B3i Quietly Raises $16 Million

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

B3i, a blockchain startup owned by some of the world's top insurance firms, raised $16 million last month, Swiss records show.

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eToro Acquires Smart Contract Startup for Tokenized Asset Boost

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Social investing platform eToro has acquired Firmo, a smart contract firm that enables derivatives to be tokenized "on any major blockchain."

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TrueDigital Expands Distribution of Its Bitcoin and Ether OTC Reference Rates

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Institutional digital assets platform trueDigital has signed two new deals to expand the reach of its OTC reference rates for bitcoin and ether.

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‘A Sad Joke’: Bitcoin Cash’s Lead Coder Quits Bitcoin Unlimited Project

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Amaury Séchet, a leading developer of bitcoin cash, is leaving one of the projects that paved the way for the controversial cryptocurrency.

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Ex-Enron CEO Leaves Jail to Plot Possible Blockchain Venture: Report

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The former CEO of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, is reportedly looking to start a blockchain-related company just a month after being freed from prison.

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Blockchain Financial Plumbing Is Still Years Away, Says LSE Spinoff Exactpro

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Exactpro, which tests software for stock exchanges, says it could be years before blockchains can safely connect to existing post-trade systems.

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Bitcoin Price Consolidation Continues, Downside Break Looks Likely

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Chart signals of bullish exhaustion suggest bitcoin's narrowing trading range could soon be breached to the downside.

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Central Banks See ‘No Value’ in Issuing Digital Currency: BIS Chief

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

BIS chief Agustin Carstens has said that central banks are wary about issuing digital currencies due to the "huge operational consequences."

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R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

March 25, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Co-founder Jesse Edwards is leaving R3, but will remain an investor and continue working with the blockchain firm.

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Sand, Death and Cryptocurrency: Life in a Decentralized Syria

March 24, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

I’m writing from the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Known to sympathizers simply as Rojava – meaning West – the predominantly Kurdish region revolted against the Syrian regime in 2012 and achieved its de-facto autonomy as a result. Since then, it has pioneered a new political model named democratic confederalism, which due to its stateless, […]

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BMW, Intel Partner With Government-Backed Blockchain Accelerator

March 24, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

BMW Group Asia, Intel and Nielsen are now corporate partners of the Singapore government-supported blockchain accelerator Tribe.

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Crypto Futures and Institutional Interest: Looking in the Wrong Place

March 24, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cboe's suspension of bitcoin futures highlights a mistake we're all making when it comes to institutional involvement, argues Noelle Acheson.

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How Lightning Makes Bitcoin Great Again (for Payments)

March 24, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Lightning Labs' Alex Bosworth talks about how the lightning network provides bitcoin's best hope for becoming the payments network of the future.

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UPS Targets B2B Sales With New Blockchain E-Commerce Platform

March 23, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

U.S. shipping giant UPS has announced a new blockchain integration aimed to bring business-to-business sales into the digital age.

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The Crypto ‘Trichotomy’

March 23, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The crypto space has split into three different areas, and the term “crypto” no longer applies to all of them, argues Tim Enneking.

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Satoshi Square: How Bitcoin Took Over a Park (And Then the World)

March 23, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Before we knew whether bitcoin was legal or illegal, a group on New Yorkers created an in-person meetup for people to buy, sell and trade the cryptocurrency.

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You Can Now Donate to the Tor Project in 9 Different Cryptocurrencies

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Tor Project is now accepting crypto donations directly, taking bitcoin, ether, monero, zcash and 5 others.

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Duke University Partners for Blockchain Lab, Education Program

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Duke University is teaming up with Citizens Reserve to help students learn about blockchain tech and get hands-on with real projects.

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Bitcoin Futures Volume Is More Significant Than You Think, Bitwise Says

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The bitcoin futures market is far larger, relative to the spot market, than previously thought, says Bitwise Asset Management.

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Crypto Lender BlockFi Cuts Interest Rates Paid to Largest Account Holders

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Just weeks after launching the product, BlockFi has cut the interest rate paid to large customers on its crypto deposit account.

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Road to Consensus with Kadena’s Will Martino: Who Needs Private Blockchain?

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

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Bain-Backed Crypto Exchange Seed CX Is Expanding to Asia

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX, which Bain Capital backed last year, is expanding to Asia via a local partnership.

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Mt Gox Creditors Warn Mass Sale Could Put Bitcoin Fork Prices At Risk

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A group of Mt. Gox creditors has warned of a market risk to forks of bitcoin in a draft plan for the collapsed exchange's civil rehabilitation.

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Blockchain Lawyer Drew Hinkes Joins New Firm to Help ICO Issuers Fight Back

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain lawyer Andrew Hinkes has joined has joined legal services firm Carlton Fields, where he will focus on litigating cases for token sellers.

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Bitcoin Drops Back Below $4K But Bull Outlook Still Intact

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's short-term outlook will remain bullish as long as prices hold above key support at $3,920.

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SBI Holdings Latest Crypto Venture Will See It Make Mining Chips

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Japan's SBI Holdings has teamed with an unnamed “large” semiconductor firm in the U.S. to make crypto mining chips and systems.

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Overstock’s tZERO Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Trading App This June

March 22, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

tZERO plans to launch its own mobile trading app for buying and selling bitcoin and, possibly, ether.

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ConsenSys Spin-Off BlockApps Inks Deal With Bayer’s Monsanto Arm

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

BlockApps is working with Bayer Crop Science, the agtech giant formerly known as Monsanto, on custom blockchain solutions.

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AriseBank CEO Pleads Guilty to $4.2 Million Securities Fraud Involving ICO

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Jared Rice, former AriseBank CEO, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and could face as much as 20 years in prison.

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Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Seeks Extradition to Russia

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Alleged bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik, who is wanted by several countries, has filed in Greece for extradition to Russia.

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MakerDAO Votes to Increase Fees 4% on Ethereum Stablecoin DAI

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Users of the dollar-backed stablecoin DAI have staked MakerDAO governance tokens in favor of supporting a 4 percent raise to stablecoin fees.

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Not Just BNB: Up 120%, Huobi’s Crypto Exchange Coin Is Breaking Out

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Huobi Token (HT) is the latest native exchange cryptocurrency to flash more than 100 percent price growth year to date.

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New Document Details Ex-QuadrigaCX Law Firm’s Conflict of Interest

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Law firm Stewart McKelvey had a conflict in representing both QuadrigaCX and its CEO's widow, a new document says.

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Bitmain Set to Deploy $80 Million Worth of Bitcoin Miners, Sources Say

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of crypto mining equipment, is scaling up its capacity to mine bitcoin itself.

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Sirin Labs, MyEtherWallet Team Up for Finney Phone Integration

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Sirin Labs, developer of the Finney blockchain phone, has teamed up with MyEtherWallet for an integration aimed to benefit both companies.

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Numerai Token Sale Raises $11 Million From VC Firms Paradigm, Placeholder

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Hedge fund and predictions market startup Numerai just closed an $11 million round led by Paradigm and Placeholder.

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Bitcoin Price Charts Echo Pattern Seen Before Bull Reversal of 2015

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's 14-month bear market has ended up creating a similar price pattern to one that paved the way for a bull run in 2015.

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Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

London-based crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has hired Wall Street veteran Rob Catalanello to lead its expansion in the U.S.

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Mt. Gox Is Taking a Step Towards Paying Out Creditors

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The long-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is finally moving toward settling creditors’ accounts in cryptocurrency or cash.

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Ex-NATO Chief, Danish PM Now Advises Blockchain Firm Concordium

March 21, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The former prime minister of Denmark and secretary-general of NATO has joined blockchain identity startup Concordium as a strategic advisor.

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Lightning Labs Releases ‘Loop’ Feature for Bitcoin Payments Channels

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

California startup Lightning Labs released today a new feature to improve usability of the bitcoin payment channel network, lightning.

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Facebook Seeks Counsel to Forge Blockchain Partnerships for New Products

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for blockchain to negotiate "partnerships needed to launch new products."

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Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Payments startup Square wants to bring on crypto-focused engineers and designers, and may pay them in bitcoin.

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WSJ’s ShapeShift Exposé Overstated Laundering by $6 Million, Analysis Says

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain analytics firms say money laundering accusations against ShapeShift don't match up.

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Creditors Committee Formed for Collapsed Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A creditors' committee has been formed for users of the failed QuadrigaCX exchange, and it includes a former Mt Gox customer.

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Welcome to Athens: Tezos Completes ‘Historic’ First Blockchain Vote

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Tezos – one of the 25 ranking cryptocurrencies by market capitalization – has just concluded its first round of on-chain governance voting.

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‘I’m Freaking Out’: How It Feels to Hold the Bitcoin Lightning Torch

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

How does it feel to hold the famous bitcoin lightning torch? Diana Aguilar explains.

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1confirmation, Canaan Partners Back Startup Pushing New Spin on Airdrops

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Governance startup Commonwealth, which offers a new twist on token airdrops, has raised $2 million from a group of notable investors.

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Cryptopia Exchange Resumes Crypto Trading Amid Banking Issues

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptopia, the cryptocurrency exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has restarted trading of 40 pairs deemed secure.

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Casa-Branded Case Brings Military Tech to Bitcoin Wallet Protection

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Casa has just rolled out radio wave-screening "Faraday bags" as the ultimate cypherpunk accessory for bitcoin hardware wallets.

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Blockstream Revamps ‘Green’ Wallet, Adding Security Features and Sidechain Support

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain technology startup Blockstream has revamped its wallet app, adding features that make storing bitcoin more secure and flexible.

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CoinMarketCap Crypto Indices Launch on Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Reuters

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Two crypto benchmark indices from CoinMarketCap launch on Nasdaq, Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters and Börse Stuttgart today.

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Galaxy Capital-Backed Caspian to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Institutional trading and portfolio management platform Caspian is launching trading in cryptocurrency derivatives.

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Bitcoin Struggles to Pass Key Price Resistance Over $4K

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's bulls need to break key resistance at $4,040 to force a continued rally, the three-day chart indicates.

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Polymath, SeriesOne Team Up to Simplify Security Token Issuance

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Polymath has partnered with digital securities fundraising platform seriesOne to offer an “end-to-end” solution for security token issuance.

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Binance Now Lets Australians Buy Bitcoin With Cash at Over 1,300 Stores

March 20, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Binance has unveiled a new platform in Australia that allows users to buy bitcoin with cash from 1,300-plus newsagent stores.

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$25 Million in 2 Weeks: BlockFi Booms as Bitcoin, Ether Investors Seek Interest

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince explains in depth how the startup manages the myriad risks of lending and borrowing crypto.

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Silvergate Bank Adds 59 Crypto Clients, But Deposits Down $123 Million in Q4

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Silvergate Bank added 59 crypto clients in the fourth quarter, but its deposits from the industry shrank by $123 million.

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UK Parliament Presented Showcase of Real-World Blockchain Applications

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The U.K. Parliament has been presented demos of real-world blockchain applications designed to educate policymakers.

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Bitcoin’s Share of Total Crypto Market Slips Back Toward 50%

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's share of the cryptocurrency market is on the verge of falling below 50 percent for the first time in over 7 months.

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Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Avnet, one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and services, is now accepting crypto payments through BitPay.

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Digital Asset Names New CEO to Succeed Blythe Masters

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Enterprise blockchain startup Digital Asset has named co-founder Yuval Roos as the company’s new chief executive officer.

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BitGo Adds Custody Support for Blockchain Capital’s Security Token

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo now lets clients compliantly store the BCAP security token from venture capital firm Blockchain Capital.

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Bitcoin Faces Minor Price Retreat Amid Increasing Bull Exhaustion

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin is showing signs of buyer exhaustion and could see a minor pullback unless resistance at $4,000 is scaled soon.

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Japan to Tighten Rules on Cryptocurrency Margin Trading

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Japan is lowering the limits for cryptocurrency margin trading from next year, and will also mandate registration of platforms offering the service.

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Galaxy Digital Backs $5.25 Million Round for Blockchain Staking Startup

March 19, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain staking startup Bison Trails has raised $5.25 million in a series seed funding round backed by investors including Galaxy Digital.

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Bitmain Launches New Zcash Miner Touting 3 Times More Hashing Power

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitmain has unveiled a new miner for the privacy-oriented cryptocurrency zcash, which it says, has three times more hashing power than its predecessor.

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Road to Consensus with Amber Baldet: Crypto, Privacy and Profit

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

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Bloq CEO Jeff Garzik Subpoenaed Over Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claim

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Jeff Garzik has been served a subpoena relating to the ongoing Craig Wright vs. Ira Kleiman lawsuit.

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CoinMarketCap Crypto Assets Now Feature Flipside Letter Grades

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Flipside Crypto aims to make its Fundamental Crypto Asset Score as widespread as price-to-earnings ratios for stocks.

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Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Reduce Staff By Up to 50%

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, is halving its staffing levels through voluntary redundancies.

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Overstock Delays E-Commerce Business Sale, Deferring Cash for Crypto Ventures

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Overstock has put off plans to sell its retail business, delaying a cash infusion for its blockchain ventures.

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IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar’s XLM Cryptocurrency

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.

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A Lightning API for Bitcoin Futures Data Has Launched

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

An experimental service that allows users to pay for futures data from exchanges Kraken and BitMEX via the lightning network is now live.

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Colorado Lawmakers Seek Exploration of Blockchain Use in Agriculture

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Colorado are eyeing a role for blockchain technology in the agricultural industry.

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Banking Startup Launching Visa Card That Lets You Spend 7 Cryptos

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Banking startup 2gether is launching a prepaid Visa debit card that allows eurozone-based users to spend cryptocurrencies.

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Coinbase Pro Has Good and Bad News Regarding Fees for Traders

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase Pro is changing its fee structure later this week, with bottom tier traders seeing a hike and higher value clients paying less.

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An Old Resistance Hurdle Is Back and Could Stall Bitcoin’s Price Rally

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's four-week price rally now faces a former support-turned-resistance level that repeatedly capped gains in 2018.

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Australian Government to Help Fund Trade Mission to CoinDesk Consensus

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Australia’s government has committed AU$100,000 to support blockchain firms joining Austrade's mission to CoinDesk Consensus in May.

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Citi Scraps Its Plan for a JPM Coin-Like Bank-Backed Cryptocurrency

March 18, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Several years back Citi tested a bank-backed cryptocurrency similar to JPMCoin. The lesson it learned? It's easier to rely on SWIFT.

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Bitcoin’s Price and Network Activity: One is Outpacing the Other

March 17, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Active addresses on bitcoin's blockchain have increased 20 percent in recent weeks. So, why is the BTC price trading sideways?

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When Bakkt? Bitcoin Futures Market’s Approval Appears Stuck in Limbo

March 17, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

More than six months since ICE revealed its vision for Bakkt, the bitcoin futures market is still awaiting regulatory approval.

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Crypto Investment App Donut Raises $1.8 Million in Seed Funding

March 17, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Crypto investment app startup Donut has raised $1.8 million in a seed funding round as the firm prepares to take its beta product live.

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How Ethereum Applications Earn A+ Security Ratings

March 17, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

More than 1.2 million ethereum applications have used a little-known security tool from Amberdata to help avoid costly errors from smart contracts.

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WATCH: I’m Turning My Hand Into a Bitcoin Wallet

March 16, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

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Riot Blockchain to Launch Regulated Crypto Exchange in the US

March 16, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Riot Blockchain is planning to launch a regulated exchange in the U.S. to offer crypto banking and trading services.

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Caution and Crypto Custody: Convenient Companions

March 16, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Crypto custody is more complex than most of us realize, explains Noelle Acheson. Caution is wise, even if it slows institutional involvement.

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SEC’s Valerie Szczepanik at SXSW: Crypto ‘Spring’ Is Going to Come

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The SEC's crypto czar spoke at SXSW, advising blockchain entrepreneurs to engage with regulators early and often.

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Paradigm Leads $9 Million Round for Cosmos Creator Tendermint

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain interoperability project Tendermint has raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by tech-focused VC firm Paradigm.

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‘No Change’ to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.

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Ethereum’s ProgPow Mining Change Approved Again, But Timeline Unclear

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Ethereum core developers reaffirmed during a meeting today that mining algorithm change "ProgPoW" would be added to a coming hard fork.

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I Got the Mark of the Beast – And It Will Hold My Bitcoin

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

There's a lot of overlap between bitcoiners and body hackers. CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel traveled to Austin, Texas to explore that crossroads and become a bitcoin holding (literally) cyborg.

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Bittrex Exchange Nixes RAID Token Sale at 11th Hour

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bittrex has canceled a $6 million "initial exchange offering" by a crypto project called RAID hours before launch.

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Bitcoin Trading Volume Tops $11 Billion For First Time In Nearly a Year

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Daily bitcoin trading volumes topped $11 billion Friday, the most seen since April 2018.

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Japan to Hold First Ever Trial Over Crypto Hacking Losses

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

An 18-year-old Japanese youth has been sent to prosecutors in the country's first ever trial involving cryptocurrency cyber-theft.

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Strong Bitcoin Volumes Bode Well for Price Breakout

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's current period of price consolidation may end with a bull breakout, price-volume analysis indicates.

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Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Canadian financial regulatory authorities have called for public comment on rules for cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

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Decentralized or Nothing: Song Slams IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.

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Stellar Foundation Hires Mozilla Exec as Its New CEO

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Stellar Foundation has hired former Mozilla exec Denelle Dixon to be its new CEO as founder Jed McCaleb moves to a tech role.

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Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Found Guilty, Given 2.6-Year Suspended Sentence

March 15, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Mark Karpeles, former CEO of now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has been found guilty and given a suspended sentence of 2.6 years.

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Gatecoin Crypto Exchange to Shut Down on Court’s Orders

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin will shut down and enter liquidation.

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Cboe Puts Breaks on Bitcoin Futures Listing

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cboe said it would not add a new bitcoin futures market for March, citing a need to review how it approaches the space.

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Digital Asset Loses Another Exec and a High-Profile Board Member

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Wall Street superstar Sallie Krawchek has quietly left the board of Digital Asset, and the manager of the firm's DAML product has returned to banking.

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IBM Scores Nationwide Blockchain Deal With France’s Commercial Court Clerks

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Court clerks across France will soon be recording changes in companies' legal status on a Hyperledger blockchain built by IBM.

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MakerDAO Weighs Fourth Fee Hike as DAI Stablecoin Remains Below $1

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

MakerDAO token holders could soon be voting on yet another proposal to increase fees on the programmatic loans that issue new holdings of the stablecoin DAI.

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Spanish Stock Exchange to Go Live With Blockchain Collateral Pledge Certificates

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Spain's largest stock exchange expects to go live by the end of 2019 with a blockchain-based system for certifying collateral pledges.

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Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.

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Republican Leader McCarthy Proposes Blockchain Transparency in Government

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has called for an exploration to see if blockchain can make the U.S. government more efficient and transparent.

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Tether Says Its USDT Stablecoin May Not Be Backed By Fiat Alone

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Tether has updated the terms on its website, saying that its dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin may not be backed 100 percent by fiat reserves.

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Thai Stock Exchange Building Digital Assets Platform for 2020 Launch

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has confirmed it's building a digital assets platform that it expects to launch next year.

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Azure Integration Opens Blockchain Firm Kaleido to 80% of Cloud Market

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Kaleido's blockchain solution now works on Microsoft Azure as well as AWS, giving it access to most of the cloud infrastructure market.

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Bitcoin Trades Flat While Altcoins Tease Bull Breakout

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's struggle for direction continues amid growing signs of a bull reversal in alternative cryptocurrencies.

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Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Banks, Warns Basel Committee

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has warned that the growth of cryptocurrencies poses a number of risks to banks.

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Court Rules Quoine Exchange Liable for Reversing Bitcoin Trades Worth Millions

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A Singapore court has ruled crypto exchange Quoine liable for reversing trades for a total of 3,092 bitcoin by market maker B2C2.

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Crypto Platform DX.Exchange Adds Secondary Trading of Security Tokens

March 14, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

DX.Exchange, a crypto platform that soft-launched in January, has added support for secondary trading of security tokens.

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Privacy Cryptocurrency Grin Votes to Fund Third Full-Time Developer

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The community behind privacy-focused cryptocurrency Grin has recently decided to fund its third full-time developer.

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Crypto Mogul Moshe Hogeg’s ICOs Have Unusual Patterns, Analysis Finds

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Controversy looms overhead as Israeli entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg promote's Sirin Labs' blockchain phone.

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A Blockchain to Connect All Blockchains, Cosmos Is Now Officially Live

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A new proof-of-stake blockchain called the Cosmos Hub has just launched on mainnet.

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Stellar Lumens Is About to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase Pro has added support for Stellar lumens, the payments-oriented cryptocurrency started by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb.

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You Can Now Pre-Order This $15,000 Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machine

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Decentralized identity startup Civic is rolling out a new product: beer vending machines that can verify ID.

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QuadrigaCX Widow: Founder Mixed Personal Funds with Failed Crypto Exchange

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The late CEO of QuadrigaCX used his own cash to make exchange customers whole during a legal dispute with a bank, his widow said.

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Coinbase Completes First OTC Crypto Trade Directly From ‘Cold’ Storage

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase Custody has just completed its first over-the-counter (OTC) trade directly out of cold, or offline, storage.

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The New York Times Is Planning to Experiment With Blockchain Publishing

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

According to a new job posting, the Times is looking for someone to help "design a blockchain-based proof of concept for news publishers."

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Thailand’s Securities Watchdog Approves Country’s First ICO Portal

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has given the green light to the country's first portal for scrutinized token sales.

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Nasdaq Licenses Tech to a ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Crypto Trading and Mining

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bcause LLC, a "full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem" startup, will use Nasdaq tech to support spot and derivatives markets.

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DTCC: Security Tokens Should Be Made to Meet Existing Regulatory Rules

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The DTCC has laid out guidelines for the post-trade processing of tokenized securities, aimed at market participants and regulators.

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US Treasury Sanctions Russian Bank Over Links to Venezuela’s Petro

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a Moscow-based bank over its role in financing Venezuela’s controversial petro token.

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Polychain, DCG Invest in Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Venture capital firms Polychain and Digital Currency Group have invested an undisclosed sum in cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX.

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Bitcoin Price Trapped in Key Make-or-Break Trading Range

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin is trapped in a key trading range for the 13th week, with a break above the upper edge needed to confirm a longer-term bull reversal.

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Don’t Count on Decentralization to Rule Crypto Out as Security: VanEck Exec

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

VanEck's Gabor Gurbacs has questioned whether being "sufficiently decentralized" means a crypto is not a security, as suggested by SEC execs.

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Coinbase.com Users Can Now Send Crypto Directly to Firm’s Wallet App

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Coinbase.com is now allowing users to directly transfer their cryptocurrency holdings to accounts in the firm’s Wallet app.

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It’s Getting Harder to Send Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch – Here’s Why

March 13, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

An experiment pushing the boundaries of crypto payments, bitcoin's Lightning Torch has become "a stress test of channel liquidity" due to its success.

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4 Crypto Assets Break Above Key Moving Average, Leaving Bitcoin Behind

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A few well-known cryptocurrencies are currently trading above their 200-day moving averages, which is widely considered to be a sign of a healthy market, yet the long lime market leader bitcoin is not.

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Abra Crypto Wallet Now Stores Real Ether, Not Just ‘Synthetic’ Version

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Cryptocurrency wallet provider Abra is now letting users deposit and withdraw ether directly from its app.

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Ethereum’s ProgPoW Mining Change to Be Considered for Istanbul Upgrade

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The code designed to enact ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, may feature the inclusion of a controversial mining algorithm said to allow for broader participation in its network. Discussed Tuesday during a meeting of project managers working on the world’s second-largest blockchain, Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1057, also known as Progressive Proof-of-Work (ProgPoW), has been long debated. […]

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Ripple’s Xpring Helps Launch a $100 Million Fund for Game Developers

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Xpring, Ripple's grant network for developers, has partnered with gaming startup Forte to create a $100 million fund to support game devs.

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IBM Quietly Enters Crypto Custody Market With Tech Designed for Banks

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

IBM and Shuttle Holdings will launch a digital asset custody service this month for banks and enterprises that want to store crypto for their clients.

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Binance’s Trust Wallet Adds Support for XRP, Credit Card Payments

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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s official wallet, Trust Wallet, has added support for XRP and credit card payments.

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SEC Chair Clayton Affirms Agency’s Stance Ether Is No Longer a Security

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

In a new letter, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton reiterated his view that some digital assets may not qualify as securities anymore.

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Malta Teams With Crypto Security Firm to Manage Financial Crimes Risk

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Malta is turning to crypto sleuthing startup CipherTrace for technical help addressing the risk of financial crimes in its licensed digital asset industry.

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EU Report: Blockchain Adoption Will Be Led by Permissioned Platforms

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Blockchain adoption will be led by permissioned platforms focused on specific use cases or user bases, according to a new EU report.

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Bitcoin Will Soon See ‘Bull Cross’ in First Since Since August 2018

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A widely-followed bitcoin price indicator is about to turn bullish for the first time in seven months.

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Top Korean Actor Invests in Blockchain Seafood Trade Startup

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

South Korean actor and businessman Bae Yong-joon has invested an undisclosed sum in blockchain-based seafood trade startup Seamon.

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Overstock’s Medici Acquires Stake in Blockchain Banking Startup

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, has acquired a 5.1 percent equity stake in blockchain banking startup Bankorus.

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Bitcoin Mining Firm Canaan Raises Funds in ‘Hundred Million Dollars’

March 12, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Canaan Creative, the maker of Avalon miners has raised hundred million U.S. dollars in a new funding round, which values the firm at over $1 billion.

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The SEC’s Crypto Czar Is Hitting the Road – And She Wants to Meet You

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The SEC is visiting cities around the U.S. to meet with crypto startups about token offerings and solicit feedback on existing regulations.

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IBM Scores Deal With US Credit Union Group to Use Hyperledger Blockchain

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Credit union consortium CULedger will use IBM's Hyperledger Fabric, in addition to several other blockchains it's been working with.

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‘Facebook Coin’ Could Generate Billions in Revenue: Barclays Analyst

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A note from Barclays analyst Ross Sandler sketches out how much Facebook might gain from developing its own cryptocurrency.

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Owner of Burj Khalifa, World’s Largest Building, Plans ICO

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Emaar Group, which owns the Burj Khalifa, is developing a "community token" for a loyalty program, with an ICO planned next year.

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Sparkpool Splits 2,100 Ether Mining Fee With Accidental Sender

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Ethereum mining pool Sparkpool has verified the accidental sender of an unusually high miners' fee and agreed to split the amount.

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Deutsche Börse, Swisscom Team Up to Build Digital Asset ‘Ecosystem’

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Deutsche Börse has partnered with telecoms and IT provider Swisscom and fintech firm Sygnum to build solutions for the digital assets space.

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A Blockchain ETF Is Launching on the London Stock Exchange Today

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Investment management firm Invesco is launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.

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Kakao’s Blockchain Arm Raises $90 Million in Private Token Sale

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Ground X, the blockchain subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao, has raised $90 million in a private coin offering, Bloomberg says.

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A Bitcoin Bull Market Is Still $350 Away

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin needs to print a higher high above $4,236 to confirm a long-term bullish reversal, technical charts suggest.

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SIX Exchange May List XRP Exchange-Traded Product in Two Months

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Swiss stock exchange SIX will soon list an XRP-based ETP from Amun AG, with other crypto products planned for later in 2019.

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Samsung Unveils Cryptocurrency Wallet, Dapps for Galaxy S10 Phone

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Samsung Electronics has revealed the cryptocurrency wallet and first official dapps for the S10 phone, and there's a notable absentee.

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Ethereum’s ProgPoW Proposal: An Expensive Game of Whack-a-Mole

March 11, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Ethereum's ProgPoW proposal may appear to minimize the ASIC advantage, but it isn't as democratizing as claimed, argue Dovey Wan and Martina Long.

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Venezuelan Economist: Cryptocurrency Is ‘Good’ Money, Bolivars Are Not

March 10, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The adoption of cryptocurrencies in Venezuela could contribute to economic recovery, argues one local economist.

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The Virtuous Circle of Market Data

March 10, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The growth of data analytics is about more than extracting insights from bits and bytes – it’s about the role of markets, argues Noelle Acheson.

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JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?

March 09, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.

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NEM Foundation Charts Path Forward After $8 Million Rescue, Major Cutbacks

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The NEM Foundation is mapping out its survival plans in real time after a funding injection of roughly $8 million last month.

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German Finance Ministry Calls for Regulated Blockchain Securities Market

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The German Ministry of Finance has recommended that the country recognize and regulate blockchain securities.

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SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ Sees No Need for National Blockchain Policy

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has pushed back on the Digital Chamber of Commerce's "national action plan" for blockchain.

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Your Guide to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Events at SXSW 2019

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There's an official blockchain and cryptocurrency track at SXSW this year. Here are the events that stand out.

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Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Proposes Wallet Fee to Fund Developers

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The creator of the world's second largest blockchain proposed today on Twitter a new norm for the ecosystem – a flat wallet fee of 1 gwei.

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A Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Based on ‘Lies’: US Arrests Alleged OneCoin Leader

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Konstantin Ignatov, one of the heads of the infamous OneCoin pyramid scheme, has been arrested on wire fraud charges.

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Connecticut Lawmakers Seek to Legalize Blockchain Smart Contracts

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Commerce Committee of the U.S. state of Connecticut has filed a new bill that would authorize the commercial use of blockchain smart contracts.

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Swissquote Bank Launching ‘Nuke Proof’ Crypto Custody

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Online banking group Swissquote is launching a custody service that will see crypto keys stored in an ex-military bunker.

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Facebook Blockchain Job Openings Top 20 Amid Staffing Spree

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Facebook's careers website now lists 20 open positions related to blockchain technology in a wide range of areas.

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North Korea Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Circumvent Sanctions: UN Panel

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A U.N. Security Council panel has linked North Korea to millions lost in cryptocurrency hacks, Nikkei Asian Review reports.

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Bulls Need Progress Soon as Bitcoin Stalls at Price Hurdle

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Bitcoin's repeated failure to beat resistance at $3,900 is a slight cause of concern for the bulls.

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Revolut App Now Lets Users Auto-Trigger Cash and Crypto Exchanges

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Mobile finance app Revolut has launched a new feature allowing users to preset automatic cash and crypto exchanges at a target rate.

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Japanese Finance Giant Nomura Invests in Smart Contract Auditing Startup

March 08, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.

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Enjincoin Crypto Soars 70 Percent on Samsung Partnership Confirmation

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Gaming crypto Enjincoin (ENJ) is up 78 percent after news reports earlier today that confirmed a partnership with Samsung Electronics.

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Ethereum Block Count Spikes As Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Block creation numbers on the ethereum blockchain are back on the rise after a successful roll out of the Constantinople and St. Petersburg hard forks.

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LedgerPrime Raises $12 Million for Crypto Quant Trading

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

LedgerPrime, a crypto trading firm led by ex-Wall Street whizzes, has closed on $12 million of capital and secured commitments for another $8 million.

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Fidelity Crypto Chief Says Hard Fork May Delay Firm’s Support for Ethereum

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Fidelity's crypto trading and custody business is live and supporting bitcoin, but adding ether might take a while.

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MakerDAO Token Holders Approve Cost Increase for DAI Stablecoin Users

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Votes have been cast in overwhelming support of increasing borrowing fees to the dollar-backed stablecoin dai.

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Ex-Bitmain Bitcoin Cash Staffers Form Startup to Lend and Trade Crypto

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A startup formed by former Bitmain employees will offer crypto custody, OTC trading and lending.

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73% of UK Consumers Say They Don’t Know What Cryptocurrency Is

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Three-quarters of U.K. consumers don't know what a cryptocurrency is or can't define it, according to a survey by the nation's financial regulator.

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Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Kraken has hired Matt Mason, most recently a studio head at Sony Pictures, as the crypto exchange's first chief marketing officer.

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Social Trading Giant eToro Adds Crypto Buying and Selling in 31 US States

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Social investing platform eToro has launched a crypto trading platform and wallet service in 31 U.S. states.

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City of Denver to Pilot Blockchain Voting App in Coming Elections

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The U.S. city of Denver plans to utilize a blockchain system from a firm called Voatz to store and track votes in its May municipal elections.

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EOS-Powered Private Blockchain Studio StrongBlock Raises $4 million

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Private blockchain studio StrongBlock – founded by former execs from Block.one, the company behind EOS – has raised $4 million.

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Three Price Resistance Levels to Beat For Bitcoin Bulls

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Bitcoin still needs to beat several key resistance levels to confirm a longer-term bull reversal.

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ConsenSys Targets Crypto Privacy and Adoption With New Investments

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

ConsenSys Ventures has invested $1.15 million in blockchain privacy startup Ligero and an undisclosed amount in crypto exchange PDAX.

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Blockchain Settlement Startup SETL Has Filed for Bankruptcy

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Blockchain infrastructure provider SETL has filed for bankruptcy in the U.K., CoinDesk has learned.

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Colorado Lawmakers Eye Blockchain Tech for Water Rights Management

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Lawmakers in Colorado want the state to study the potential of blockchain technology in water rights management.

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Binance’s Crypto BNB No Longer Tracks Bitcoin – And That’s a Big Deal

March 07, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The price trend of Binance Coin is significantly deviating from that of bitcoin and other well known cryptos as it continues to see rapid gains.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3’s Corda Blockchain

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Swiss stock exchange operator Six Group has selected R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform for the security token market it is building.

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Road to Consensus with Jake Chervinsky: Crypto Twitter’s Favorite Lawyer

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on JPM Coin: Other Banks Won’t Use It

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Ripple's CEO gave JPMorgan qualified praise for developing its own cryptocurrency before dismissing the product's usefulness.

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UNICEF Explores Blockchain to Improve Internet for ‘Every School’ in Kyrgyzstan

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

International children's charity UNICEF is exploring how blockchain technology could be used to help connect local schools in Kyrgyzstan to the Internet.

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ConsenSys-Backed Civil Tries Again on Newsroom Token Launch

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The ConsenSys-backed ethereum startup Civil is launching its CVL token today to kickstart an ambitious journalism project.

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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Takes Step Toward Digital Currency Rollout

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The ECCB is about to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency in preparation for a planned full rollout.

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SWIFT Teams Up With Major Banks, SGX to Trial Blockchain Voting

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Financial messaging giant Swift has teamed up with Singapore Exchange and several major banks to trial a DLT platform for shareholder voting.

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New Crypto Hardware Wallet Fits Your Phone’s SIM Card Slot

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

U.S.-based startup VaultTel has launched a tiny cryptocurrency hardware wallet that sits in the SIM tray of mobile phones.

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Argentinian Government to Invest in Binance-Backed Blockchain Startups

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The government of Argentina is set to match investments in local blockchain startups taking part in Binance Labs' incubator program.

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Bitcoin Eyes $4K After Erasing Monday’s Price Losses

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With bitcoin's quick reversal of the losses seen on Monday, the technical charts are again pointing to a rally to $4,000.

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New Security Token Exchange ABE Wants to Bring Back Small-Cap IPOs

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

A new security token trading venture is coming out of stealth mode with a novel strategy to help small U.S. companies go public at a lower cost.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lists Ethereum ETP for Trading

March 06, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

Swiss stock exchange SIX Group has listed an ethereum-based exchange-traded product (ETP) backed by Amun.

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Coinbase Now Says It Never Shared ‘Personally Identifiable’ Customer Data

March 05, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

The Coinbase reputation crisis continues, this time with questions related to how the company plans to use customer data.

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People Are Paying Bitcoin to Send Weird and Wild Messages Into Space

March 05, 2019 / in CoinDesk, Coins Feeds / with No comments /

You’re not sure where it will end up exactly or who will actually read it. But you type up a message, pay a couple of cents in bitcoin and click the “send” button. Your message zips through space – yes, space – then is broadcast out of a satellite, blanketing the world. The result? A […]

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