Major South Korean Bank Joins the Crypto Custody BusinessWe’re suddenly seeing banks lining up to support crypto custody, and KB Kookmin Bank is looking to get in on the action.Aug 8, 2020Felipe Erazo
Bullish Bitcoin Price Trend Intact Even After BTC Retests $11.4K SupportAfter dropping 4.89% to confirm $11.4K as support, Bitcoin price is slowly making its way back toward $11.8K.Aug 8, 2020Ray Salmond
Adam Back: Some ICOs Funded Useful Research Despite Being UnethicalAdam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical.Aug 8, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Law Decoded: Tech as an Arena for International Conflict, July 31–August 7As Trump clamps down on Chinese social media in the U.S., tech in general becomes subject to nationalism.Aug 7, 2020Kollen Post
OneCoin Founder’s Brother Is Dismissed From Civil Class ActionBrother of OneCoin’s missing founder, Konstantin Ignatov is no longer one of key figures in a civil case brought by OneCoin victims.Aug 7, 2020Helen Partz
Monero’s Hashrate Experienced Its Largest Single Day Gains EverMonero has experienced its biggest single day gain in hashrate since its creation back in 2014.Aug 7, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Price Analysis 8/7: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, ADA, LINK, BNB, CROBitcoin and altcoins might consolidate or correct marginally for a few days before a possible breakout to the upside.Aug 7, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Ethereum Developers Discuss Potential Ways to Avoid ETC’s FateAfter a string of 51% attacks on Ethereum Classic, developers from its core chain rival, Ethereum, discuss ways of avoiding the same fate.Aug 7, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Bitcoin Price Briefly Crashes to $11.2K After US Jobs Data DisappointsThe price of Bitcoin briefly crashed to $11,219 on Bitstamp after disappointing job data hit markets.Aug 7, 2020Joseph Young
6 Questions for Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital“I would love to invest into a consumer-facing application that could get blockchain-usage into the mainstream. Initially consumers wouldn’t know that blockchain is actually powering the application, thus removing the friction and education necessary.”Aug 7, 2020Cointelegraph
Iran One-Ups the United States? Tehran Seeks Crypto Mining DominanceIran’s government OKs power plants mining crypto as the country moves forward with a national strategy for cryptocurrency mining.Aug 7, 2020Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bitcoin Market ‘Much Different Now’ as New BTC Wallets Approach 2017 HighsAs the price of Bitcoin consolidates under a key resistance level, on-chain data show an optimistic trend.Aug 7, 2020Joseph Young
Bitcoin Price Continues Rally, Positive Sentiment Is Off the ChartsSince late July, positive tweets about Bitcoin have increased substantially, signifying growing interest in its price.Aug 7, 2020Shiraz Jagati
Authorities Find Illegal Bitcoin Mining Farm in Kyrgyzstan Free Economic ZoneGovernment authorities and executives at Free Economic Zone “Bishkek” are reportedly involved in running a large-scale illegal mining farm.Aug 7, 2020Helen Partz
Blockchain Energy Trading Pilot Using Bitcoin Sidechain Goes Live in LAA U.S. startup is setting up a blockchain energy trading pilot in Los Angeles to promote electric van sharing.Aug 7, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Here’s What’s Actually Going on With the SEC and Republic’s STORepublic is trying to swap one SEC exemption for another to move its security token from the private to public markets.Aug 7, 2020Kollen Post
North Korea Reportedly Using Altcoins to Convert $1.5B in Stolen Funds to CashNorth Korean hackers are reportedly using untraceable altcoins to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into cash.Aug 7, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Winklevoss: US Dollar Is Now a ‘Funny Money’ Endorsement of BitcoinCoronavirus stimulus failures show just how irrelevant the dollar supply has become and this “a wakeup call” for those not looking at Bitcoin, Cameron Winklevoss argues.Aug 7, 2020William Suberg
‘Crypto Mom’ SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Voted in Until 2025Peirce’s successful confirmation was announced on Aug. 6 in a statement from SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and fellow Commissioners.Aug 7, 2020Marie Huillet
Bitcoin Dominance Slides to 12-Month Low as Crypto Market Cap Tests ResistanceBitcoin’s dominance has fallen to a 12-month low despite its recent rally, signaling renewed strength in the altcoins markets.Aug 7, 2020Samuel Haig
Analysis: Most DeFi Tokens Are Concentrated In Hands of Top 500 HoldersA new analysis suggests the token supplies for most DeFi projects are not widely distributed, with up to 99% held by the top 500 addresses.Aug 7, 2020Joshua Mapperson
Why is the ETC Price Steady Despite Risk of Further 51% Attacks?Despite suffering its second 51% in a week, and major exchanges disabling deposit, withdrawal, and some trading services, Ethereum Classic is up 2% over yesterday.Aug 7, 2020Samuel Haig
Altcoins Account for One Third of Total Crypto Mining Power UsageAn analysis of the 20 largest crypto assets by market cap determined that Bitcoin mining accounted for only 66% of total power consumption.Aug 7, 2020Turner Wright
Chinese Schools Can’t Keep Up With Demand for BlockchainThe Chinese academic sector is “seriously lagging” in terms of keeping up with demand for blockchain specialists.Aug 7, 2020Felipe Erazo
Investors Dollar-Cost Averaging Bitcoin Since 2017 Made a 61.8% ReturnData shows investors who dollar-cost averaged into Bitcoin even since the $20,000 peak are profitable.Aug 7, 2020Joseph Young
Podcast Host Lists Himself on Balancer: ‘EVAN’ Increases 500% in 2 HoursPersonal tokens are growing in popularity with the host of ‘Week in Ethereum’ listing EVAN tokens on Balancer”.Aug 7, 2020Joshua Mapperson
Europe’s New ‘Seed-to-Shelf’ Cannabidiol Blockchain Tracking ToolThe Cannabinoid Association of the Netherlands has unveiled a blockchain-based CBD tracker for customers to trace a product’s journey from seed-to-sale.Aug 7, 2020Turner Wright
Rival Bitcoin Cash Camps Look Set to CompromiseBitcoin Cash’s ABC and BCHN camps look set to compromise on the protocol’s coming upgrades in November.Aug 7, 2020Samuel Haig
‘The Enron of Europe’ — What We Know So Far About the Wirecard ScandalAustralian YouTuber Dagogo Altraide posted a new video to his 2.5M subscribers detailing the fall of FinTech company Wirecard.Aug 7, 2020Turner Wright
Ransomware Threatens Production of 300 Ventilators Per DayThe DoppelPaymer gang deployed a ransomware attack against ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Aug 7, 2020Felipe Erazo