Bitcoin is Risky, but Uncorrelated With Stocks: Scott MelkerBitcoin may be highly volatile, but it offers less systemic risk than assets in legacy markets like stocks, says Scott Melker.Apr 17, 2020Turner Wright
Major US Banks Go Down Due to Stimulus Payout DemandsMajor US banks have been knocked offline, unable to cope with the volume of stimulus checks.Apr 17, 2020Michael Kapilkov
Binance Latam Lists Bolívar Amid Venezuela Struggling National EconomyMajor cryptocurrency exchange added Venezuelan Bolivar to its P2P trading portfolio.Apr 16, 2020Felipe Erazo
US Congresswoman Vows to Brand Facebook’s Libra a Security Despite Today’s UpdatesA member of the House Financial Services Committee is dissatisfied with Facebook’s updated whitepaper for Libra and still wants to make sure the token is registered with the SEC.Apr 16, 2020Kollen Post
Aussie Crypto Unicorn Raises $160M With ‘Big Four' Bank BackingAirwallex is one of just three Australian ‘unicorns,’ raising $160 million in a round led by ANZ bank and cloud software firm Salesforce.Apr 16, 2020Samuel Haig
Expert Warns: Don’t Trust Ransomware Groups Amid PandemicA cybersecurity expert is convinced that the promises made by ransomware groups amid the pandemic are irrelevant.Apr 16, 2020Cointelegraph
Controversial Decision by US Gov Could Lead to Mobile Blockchain DevelopmentUS government decides to foster 5G and IoT technologies over defense lobby’s objections.Apr 16, 2020Michael Kapilkov
BitGo Offers Tax Tracking Services for Institutional Clients by Acquiring LuminaBitGo has bought Lumina, a company that provides tax and portfolio management solutions for institutional investors.Apr 16, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Tether Market Cap Soars $2B Since March — Biggest Monthly Inflow EverDemand for USDC and PAX has grown but USDT still leads among stablecoins, fiat and cryptos when it comes to volume into Bitcoin.Apr 16, 2020António Madeira
Alibaba Subsidiary Ant Financial Launches New Consortium Blockchain Platform for SMEsAnt Financial launched a new consortium blockchain platform for SMEs and developers.Apr 16, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
'Mathematics Works!' CZ Predicts QE Will Drive BTC Prices UpSpeaking at BlockDown 2020, Binance’s CEO predicted that the effects of quantitative easing will trickle into crypto over the coming months.Apr 16, 2020Samuel Haig
Japanese Holdings Company to Use Blockchain for Forex TradingSBI Holdings will start implementing R3 blockchain-consortium technology in their Foreign Exchange services.Apr 16, 2020Felipe Erazo
In US Congress, New Bill Demands ‘Digital Dollars’ by January for Monthly COVID-19 AidU.S. Congress sees a new bill looking to give Americans $2,000 a month for at least a year and mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by January 1, 2021.Apr 16, 2020Kollen Post
Amid User Concerns, KuCoin Highlights That It Has Other DomainsAfter users in its Telegram channel expressed concerns about the lock placed on KuCoin’s website, the exchange shared that it has two other backup domainsApr 16, 2020Samuel Haig
Polychain Capital-Backed DeFi Alliance Hits 51 MembersNew DeFi consortium backed by veteran crypto investor, Polychain Capital, hits 51 members to bolster cross-chain DeFi solutions.Apr 16, 2020Helen Partz
Akon on Africa and Akoin — ‘This Is Bulls**t: We Need Our Own Currency’A worthless currency, and a worthwhile cause: Why Akon is bringing transparency to Africa.Apr 16, 2020Jon Rice
Crypto Needs to Meld With Legacy Financial Systems for Mass AdoptionThe next step for crypto’s mass adoption might lie in an alliance between decentralized crypto assets and centralized custodians.Apr 16, 2020Ian Kane
Former Steem Devs Found OpenOrchard to Disrupt Open-Source TechA group of former core Steem developers formed a new company to monetize open-source development on Hive & compete with private corporations.Apr 16, 2020Samuel Haig
Blockchain Voting Systems Could Be the Future, but Current Flaws PersistInternet voting may have security vulnerabilities, but blockchain can still provide much-needed transparency for online systems.Apr 16, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Libra Just Made a Bunch of Changes to Play More Nicely With RegulatorsThe days of a living, breathing Libra platform grow closer and closer.Apr 16, 2020Dylan Love
Grayscale Now Holds 1.7% of Bitcoin Supply After Record $500M QuarterThe latest quarterly report from the company also reveals that it now has 1.2% of all the cryptocurrency available in its ten funds.Apr 16, 2020William Suberg
Hardware Wallet Leader Ledger Adds Tron Support to Its SoftwareLeading hardware wallet producer Ledger announced that its official wallet software now supports Tron.Apr 16, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Wyoming’s Carbon County to Move Its Land Records on BlockchainMedici Land Governance will develop a blockchain land registry platform for Wyoming’s Carbon County.Apr 16, 2020Mohammad Musharraf
Russian Embassy Asks France to Put Vinnik Under House Arrest in Home CountryThe Russian Embassy requested that French authorities extradite the alleged $4 billion launderer Alexander Vinnik to home arrest in Russia.Apr 16, 2020Helen Partz
Crypto Finance AG Raises $14.5M from Big Name Swiss and Asia Pacific InvestorsCrypto Finance AG, the operator of several institution-oriented crypto businesses, has raised $14.5 million in a Series B funding round led by investors from across Europe and Asia.Apr 16, 2020Marie Huillet
Blockchain in Games Must Add Value Gameplay, Blockdown Panelists DiscussBlockchain gaming needs to add value to games that already have a compelling user experience to attract a mass audience and be a success — Blockdown 2020 Panel Discussion.Apr 16, 2020Jack Martin
EU-Backed Task Force to Study How Blockchain May Help COVID-19 ResponseAn enterprise-focused blockchain association has partnered with the European Commission and UCL to develop a list of DLT solutions useful in fighting COVID-19.Apr 16, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
‘Big Time’ Margin Call Can Skyrocket Bitcoin Price in Mid-Term: AnalystThe pattern of liquidations on BitMEX and historical funding rates point toward a serious short squeeze in the medium-term.Apr 16, 2020Joseph Young
Digivault Launches 'Permanently Live' Cryptocurrency CustodyDiginex — a crypto firm to be traded on Nasdaq — launched a new permanently live custody solution through its subsidiary Digivault.Apr 16, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
NEO Founder Says Blockchain is a Remedy in a Post-Pandemic WorldNEO founder Da Hongfei told Blockown 2020 attendees that blockchain technology could be the technological remedy required by a weakened post-pandemic world.Apr 16, 2020Greg Thomson