BitGo Launches Its First Institutional Crypto Lending ServiceBitGo, a crypto firm that claims to handle over 20% of all Bitcoin transactions, is launching an institutional-level crypto lending.Mar 5, 2020Helen Partz
Co-Founders of Alleged $9 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Not GuiltyBoth co-founders of an alleged Ponzi scheme called Zima Digital Assets have pleaded not guilty to operating a $9 million cryptocurrency investment fraud.Mar 5, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin Hash Rate Passes Record 150 Quintillion as Price Reclaims $9KA fresh surge indicates that Bitcoin miners remain wholly committed to security and profitability in line with expectations, despite weaker price action.Mar 5, 2020William Suberg
XRP Army Exposer Sues Twitter for Account SuspensionGeoff Golberg, the data scientist known for exposing the so-called XRP army, is suing Twitter for suspending his account.Mar 5, 2020Samuel Haig
Japanese Marketing Firm Invests in Pantera Capital Crypto FundCeres becomes the latest Japanese company to invest in a crypto fund run by the venture capital group.Mar 5, 2020Turner Wright
UK Financial Watchdog Retracts Kraken Warning, but BitMEX Caution Stays UpA UK financial watchdog hastily retracted an official warning about Kraken after apparently confusing the exchange with scammers — but a similar warning about BitMEX remains active.Mar 5, 2020Samuel Haig
Next BoE Governor: ‘Be Prepared to Lose All Your Money’ With BitcoinAndrew Bailey gave his thoughts on the cryptocurrency to members of parliament in London on Wednesday.Mar 5, 2020Turner Wright
HTC Unveils Privacy Focused 5G Router That Can Run a Bitcoin NodeHTC has unveiled a new privacy focused 5G router that enables users to run a full Bitcoin node.Mar 5, 2020Andrew Fenton
Estonia Grants License to Chilean Crypto ExchangeChile’s CryptoMarket is now operating under European regulation after being granted a license by Estonia’s financial watchdog.Mar 5, 2020Felipe Erazo
SEC Proposes to Simplify 'Complex and Confusing' Exempt Offering RulesThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to propose a set of rule changes to simply and improve the "patchwork" rules for exempt securities offerings.Mar 5, 2020Andrew Fenton
What Are Zk-SNARKs and How Do They Affect Digital Privacy?Trustless zero-knowledge proof systems, known as zk-SNARKs, have the potential to become the leading technological solution for privacy protection.Mar 5, 2020Huang Lin
Chinese Province Sees First Official Blockchain ZoneChina's Hunan province, a major blockchain hub in the country, is now establishing its first provincial blockchain zone in the city of Loudi.Mar 4, 2020Ting Peng
US Rep. Submits Bill Urging Tennessee to Study BlockchainA U.S. representative has introduced a bill asking for a study on blockchain technology and applicable laws in Tennessee.Mar 4, 2020Benjamin Pirus
China's Push for Blockchain Adoption Sees First Major Program at a UniversityChina has just approved a tech university’s application to open China’s first undergraduate Blockchain engineering major.Mar 4, 2020Ting Peng
Walmart Joins Hyperledger to Expand Role in Open-Source CommunityWalmart joins Hyperledger to have a larger role in the open-source community, discusses further plans for the future.Mar 4, 2020Rachel Wolfson
Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Safe-Haven Asset, Says ExpertA Duke University professor believes crypto has not acted as safe haven amid the challenges to the global economy.Mar 4, 2020Ana Alexandre
Crypto Taxes a ‘Nightmare' — Congress Hears the Latest on Blockchain for Small BusinessA Protocol Labs General Council member bashed the current crypto tax scene at a recent congressional hearing on blockchain tech.Mar 4, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Nigerian Naira Is First African Fiat Currency Supported on Binance P2PAfter launching Nigerian Naira deposits in October 2019, Binance adds support of NGN as its first African currency for P2P trading.Mar 4, 2020Helen Partz
Binance Halts Trading Again, Does Not Appreciate Offer of ‘Help’ From OKExChangpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of major crypto exchange Binance, did not appreciate the public help offer of the CEO of competing exchange OKEx, Jay Hao.Mar 4, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Price Analysis Mar 4: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LINKSeveral cryptocurrencies are stuck in a range but if bulls can break above the range several buying opportunities will be open for traders.Mar 4, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Argentinean Lawmaker Wants to See a State-Backed CryptoAn Argentinean lawmaker has been studying the possibility of bringing a government-backed cryptocurrency for Mendoza.Mar 4, 2020Felipe Erazo
The Whales Who Accumulated Bitcoin in 2018 Are HodlingOver 15% of existing Bitcoins have not moved in 12 to 18 months, showing that the whales who accumulated during the 2018 bear trend are hodling.Mar 4, 2020Samuel Haig
Chainlink Partners With Chiliz to Automatically Mint Tokens for Teams Like FC BarcelonaEthereum-based sports tokenization platform Chiliz partnered with blockchain platform Chainlink to allow for real-time token creation.Mar 4, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Painting a Different Picture: How Digital Artists Use BlockchainWhy art needs blockchain.Mar 4, 2020Alexandra Luzan
Bitcoin Halving Can Have Negative Short-Term Effect on BTC Price — Here’s WhyA theory has emerged that miners tend to sell before the halving to accumulate enough Bitcoin to finance their operations.Mar 4, 2020Joseph Young
Bitmain Cofounder-Backed Crypto Startup Aims to Raise $140M in New Funding RoundBitmain cofounder-backed crypto firm Matrixport has announced a new funding round aiming to raise as much as $140 million.Mar 4, 2020Ana Alexandre
PwC Legal Leader: Cardano is a 'Huge Part' of the Decentralized FuturePwC legal leader Günther Dobrauz recently praised the people responsible for Cardano development.Mar 4, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Why Betting on Gold-Backed Stablecoins Is a Losing GameThe newest financial tech can be backed by one of the most ancient and important precious metals. Is it a step forward or a step back?Mar 4, 2020Gregory Klumov
Swedish Foreign Minister Urges Ukraine to Investigate $70 Million Bitcoin FraudThe Swedish government is demanding action from Ukraine for an alleged $70 million fraud scheme that targeted victims who showed interest in cryptocurrency.Mar 4, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Crypto Exchange Digitex Removes KYC to Protect User DataAdam Todd, CEO at Digitex Futures Exchange, reveals that the exchange will completely take down all KYC as of April 2020 in response to earlier data leakage.Mar 4, 2020Helen Partz