UN Paves Path for Sustainability in Seafood Industry Using BlockchainThe United Nations has released a report to raise governmental and international awareness for blockchain’s application in the seafood value chain.May 12, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Hanko’s Time To Go? Blockchain as a Solution to Japan’s Remote Working IssueThe coronavirus pandemic brings a Japanese cultural tradition under renewed scrutiny.May 12, 2020Hisashi Oki
Updated: Telegram Abandons Telegram Open Network and Gram TokensTelegram CEO announces the end of Telegram Open Network and Gram following regulatory battle.May 12, 2020Helen Partz
China’s BSN Aims to Reclaim Financial Data From Tech GiantsResearch fellow Martin Chorzempa argued during Consensus that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives.May 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin Eyes $9K as Billionaire VC Sees Dollar ‘Deflationary Spiral’Smoother conditions follow Bitcoin’s third block subsidy halving on Monday, but anticipation is building as fiat continues to wane.May 12, 2020William Suberg
FATF’s Deadline for Travel Rule Is a Bit of a Myth, Says Siân JonesAs FATF’s purported deadline for the travel rule is just a few weeks away, crypto regulation expert Siân Jones argues that its adoption could take years.May 12, 2020Helen Partz
Shanghai PBoC Warns Chinese Public Against Blockchain Investment SchemesA social media account for the People’s Bank of China is warning citizens against illegal fundraising schemes that involve virtual currencies and blockchain.May 12, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Anthony Pompliano Says Gov't Response to COVID-19 Will Drive Crypto AdoptionAnthony Pompliano argued that government stimulus measures will drive the adoption of alternative stores of value and non-correlated assets at Consensus.May 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Binance Now Supports Deposits and Withdrawals in South African RandIn yet another expansion initiative, Binance adds support for deposits and withdrawals in South African rand.May 12, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Blockchain Technology: A Remedy for De-Globalization?In light of the cracks revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain is needed now more than ever to create a new global paradigm.May 12, 2020Da Hongfei
New User Registrations on Binance Approach All-Time High Amid Bitcoin HalvingBinance’s CEO said that the number of new user registrations has reapproached the levels seen at the peak of the 2017/2018 parabolic bull run.May 12, 2020Samuel Haig
Open Blockchains Aren’t Secure Enough for Enterprises, Says Salesforce ExecSecurity concerns surrounding public blockchains may be enough to dissuade enterprises from adopting the tech, according to a Salesforce exec.May 12, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
JPMorgan Provides Banking Services to Crypto Exchanges Coinbase and GeminiCoinbase and Gemini reportedly had their accounts approved with JPMorgan Chase in April.May 12, 2020Marie Huillet
Mining Titan BHP to Use Blockchain for Iron Ore Sales to Top Steel ProducerMultinational mining titan BHP Group expects to complete its first blockchain iron ore transaction with major Chinese steel producer Baosteel in the near future.May 12, 2020Marie Huillet
Gibraltar Financial Services Minister Talks ‘Staying Ahead’ on DLTGibraltar’s minister for digital and financial services spoke to Cointelegraph about regulating market manipulation in the blockchain sector.May 12, 2020Samuel Haig
4 Reasons the Bitcoin Halving Won’t Trigger a Big ‘Miner Capitulation’Bitcoin miners are not likely to see capitulation and especially a “mining death spiral” after the 2020 halving due to four major reasons.May 12, 2020Joseph Young
Crypto Companies, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Firms Team Up to Fight Human TraffickingCrypto companies, intelligence firms and law enforcement agencies team up to fight human trafficking through data sharing and educational awareness.May 12, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Riot Blockchain’s Bitcoin Mining Revenues in Q1 Rise 70% Year-on-YearBiotech firm-turned-Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain disclosed strong results for Q1 2020 in its latest quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.May 12, 2020Marie Huillet
Bitcoin Advocates Cry Foul as US Fed Buying ETFs for the First TimeYet another unprecedented move from the U.S. central bank to shore up the fiat economy means that it is violating its own charter, critics warn.May 12, 2020William Suberg
Binance Invests in Major Indonesia Crypto Exchange TokocryptoMajor cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cementing its presence in Indonesia, announcing an investment in a major domestic regulated exchange Tokocrypto.May 12, 2020Marie Huillet
In Publicity Stunt, Security Token Seeks Listing on Coinbase — Which Can’t Offer SecuritiesSingaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD claims to have submitted the first SEC-approved security token offering for prospective listing on major U.S. exchange Coinbase.May 12, 2020Marie Huillet
Tether USDT Surpasses XRP as the 3rd-Largest CryptocurrencyStablecoin Tether has just surpassed XRP as the third-largest cryptocurrency and is now the second-largest altcoin behind Ethereum’s Ether (ETH).May 12, 2020António Madeira
Crypto Exchange ErisX Launches First US Ether Futures ContractsSince being granted a DCO by the CFTC and offering digital asset futures trading in December, ErisX has expanded its offering to ETH.May 12, 2020Turner Wright
Post-Halving Report: Brazil Could be New ‘Demand Source’ for BitcoinWhen Brazil’s central bank lowered its interest rates to 3%, potentially driving out some investors, it may have opened the doors for BTC.May 12, 2020Turner Wright
Smaller Bitcoin Wallets on the Rise Since Second HalvingThe number of Bitcoin addresses with balances less than 1 BTC has increased by more than 100% since the second halving in July 2016.May 12, 2020Turner Wright
Chainlink Brings Verifiable Randomness to EthereumChainlink introduces trusted decentralized randomness into the crypto ecosystem.May 12, 2020Michael Kapilkov
BTC Halving Tweets Show Investors Remain Bullish on Bitcoin PriceBitcoin halved successfully and even though BTC failed to rally investor sentiment remains bullish.May 12, 2020Horus Hughes
Final Block Mined Before Halving Contained Reminder of BTC’s OriginsIn the final block, Miner f2pool immortalized a NY Times article highlighting the similarities between the 2008 financial crisis and today.May 12, 2020Turner Wright
Here’s Why Exchanges Haven’t Integrated Bitcoin’s Lightning NetworkOn Sunday, Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark explained why exchanges have been hesistant to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.May 11, 2020Kyle Torpey
Crypto Hedge Funds Doubled Assets Under Management in 2019, PwC Report SaysCryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019, but the launch of new funds depends on Bitcoin prices.May 11, 2020Ting Peng