Recap of Cointelegraph Talks: Greenback 2.0 — the Digital DollarSpeakers from Binance.US, BRD, and Vanderbilt Law have weighed in on the pros and cons of a U.S. Fed-backed digital dollar for Cointelegraph Talks.Apr 23, 2020Kollen Post
Stablecoin On-Chain Activity Grows 800% in a YearThe on-chain activity for stablecoins has increased 800% in the last 12 months.Apr 23, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Russia May Lift Telegram Ban Due to Coronavirus OutbreakRussian officials have proposed lifting the Telegram ban after the app’s creator Pavel Durov agreed to collaborate with the authorities on tackling coronavirus.Apr 23, 2020Helen Partz
Crypto Sextortion Scams Prove to Be Alarmingly SuccessfulAn investigation provided in-depth info regarding how sextortion scams remain profitable for cybercriminals.Apr 22, 2020Felipe Erazo
Chinese Blockchain-Based Pilot Platform Completes First Cross Border TradesCompanies involved in the blockchain pilot platform praise new systems and claim success with first trades.Apr 22, 2020Felipe Erazo
Bitcoin Hitting $8K Thanks to the Halving? BTC Options Aren’t so BullishBitcoin options may be pointing to a bearish outcome for BTC price despite less than three weeks remaining before the halving.Apr 22, 2020António Madeira
Ripple’s $1 Billion Head of XRP Markets Quietly Leaves JobWith no formal announcement, former CME exec Miguel Vias has quietly left his role as Head of XRP Markets for Ripple Labs.Apr 22, 2020Greg Thomson
Bloomberg Analyst: "Halving Is A Non-Event"Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone describes Bitcoin halving as a “non-event”.Apr 22, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Rune Christensen of MakerDao: “CeFi and DeFi will eventually merge”MakerDAO founder, Rune Christensen, explained how Maker Foundation will prevent future protocol failures and predicted the merger of DeFi and centralized finance.Apr 22, 2020Cointelegraph
DForce Hacker Returns Stolen Money as Criticism of the Project ContinuesDetails of the dForce hack led to many in the DeFi community to question the security practices of the firm, which many believe cloned Compound’s code.Apr 22, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Price Analysis 4/22: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LINKThe bounce in most major cryptocurrencies shows demand at lower levels and also increases the possibility of an up move in the next few days.Apr 22, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
The Stablecoins Movement — Toward Stability in Crypto AssetsBlockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry?Apr 22, 2020J.D.Salbego
Shell-Backed Firm Raises $2.5M for Zero-Knowledge Proof PlatformA Shell-backed blockchain startup has raised $2.5M to build an enterprise platform featuring zero-knowledge proofs.Apr 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Privacy Altcoin Beam to Execute Second Hard Fork in June 2020After successfully completing its first hard fork in August 2019, privacy coin Beam plans to execute its second hard fork in June 2020.Apr 22, 2020Helen Partz
Earth Day 2020: Industries Turn to Blockchain to Track Carbon EmissionsCompanies are leveraging blockchain and other emerging technologies for transparency and accountability in carbon emission offsetting.Apr 22, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Key OneCoin Figure Returns With New USDT-Powered Ponzi SchemeTop OneCoin figure Le Quoc-Hung has returned with a vengeance — using OneCoin’s channels to promote a virtually identical Ponzi scheme called OneLink.Apr 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Is Setting Up For 2017-Like Bull RunA recent Bloomberg report concluded that Bitcoin may be priming for a massive bull run.Apr 22, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Peer Into the Crystal Ball: Will BTC Halving Echo Fate of BCH and BSV?With the Bitcoin halving less than three weeks away, pundits predict the hash rate distribution to revert to the optimized pre-halving state.Apr 22, 2020Osato Avan-Nomayo
Bitcoin Price Breaks $7,000 as US Stock Market Sees Minor UptickBitcoin breaks $7,000 again, with most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies reporting moderate gains.Apr 22, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
The COVID-19 Global Pandemic Raises Serious Privacy ProblemsIs it possible to share personal data in order to help to fight the global pandemic and keep this data anonymous to protect your privacy?Apr 22, 2020Heather Dahl
Dharma Enables ‘Social Payments’ to Send Dollars via Global Twitter HandlesCrypto-banking solution Dharma has implemented a function to send U.S. dollar payments to any Twitter handle, regardless of geographic location.Apr 22, 2020Jack Martin
Bitcoin Price Shoots for $7K as Analyst Eyes New Key Target for BullsThe longer markets can stay above $6,800, he better, filbfilb argues, with $7,200 a necessary zone to recapture.Apr 22, 2020William Suberg
Overstock’s Blockchain Arm tZERO Gets $5 Million in Equity RaiseOverstock’s blockchain arm tZERO bags $5 million in funding from GoldenSand Capital through its latest equity sale.Apr 22, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
What Halving? 2 Factors Making Some Analysts Turn Bearish on BitcoinDespite the fast-approaching halving event, Bitcoin price broke down from a trendline dating back to March 16 putting BTC at risk of a big pullback.Apr 22, 2020Joseph Young
Chinese Cosmic Cryptocurrency Ponzi Absorbs $11 Million in Three WeeksA new Chinese Bitcoin Ponzi scheme has absorbed roughly $11 million in Bitcoin in less than one month of operating.Apr 22, 2020Samuel Haig
Argentina's Banks Set to Use RSK Blockchain Technology for Tracking PaymentsRSK is entering the enterprise blockchain field with a pilot program designed to improve the direct debit process among Argentinian banks and financial institutions.Apr 22, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon MarketInternational Chamber of Commerce will curb the inefficiencies in carbon market using blockchain.Apr 22, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Winklevoss' Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Scores Another Security QualificationThe Winklevoss brothers' Gemini cryptocurrency custodian and exchange has obtained a new security qualification, SOC 1 Type 1.Apr 22, 2020Ana Alexandre
No Stimulus Check? You’ll Buy Bitcoin as a ‘Hard Asset’ — VanEck ExecU.S. citizens who lost out by getting no helicopter money will look to Bitcoin as an empowering alternative, argues Gabor Gurbacs.Apr 22, 2020William Suberg
Blockchain Startup Launches App to Encourage People Stay at Home Amid COVID-19Israeli blockchain startup Orbs has come up with an idea to encourage people to self-quarantine by using a newly launched app.Apr 22, 2020Ana Alexandre