EU Can’t Decide What to Do with LibraThe digital currency set to be released by Facebook in 2020 still has unanswered questions from the EU.Feb 20, 2020Turner Wright
Julian Assange Allegedly Offered Pardon for Denying Russian HackingA lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder claims a Republican congressman dangled a pardon for denying Russian involvement in the DNC leak.Feb 20, 2020Turner Wright
Gram Token Injunction Could Go Down to the WireA New York judge has extended the restraining order that prohibits Telegram from distributing its Gram tokens.Feb 20, 2020Samuel Haig
Fortress Financial Group Increases Buyout Offer for Mt. Gox ClaimsThe financial group increased its offer to creditors’ claims on the defunct crypto exchange from 70% to 88%.Feb 20, 2020Turner Wright
Israeli Banks Should Not Deny Services to Crypto Firms: Attorney GeneralIsraeli banks should not deny services to firms involved with cryptocurrencies, according to Israel's attorney general Avichai Mandelblit.Feb 20, 2020Helen Partz
Blockchain for the Environment: It Is Real and It Is HereThe blockchain industry has the potential to help the world in stopping the climate changes and global warming.Feb 20, 2020David Mansell
Bitcoin Price Plummets $800 in an HourBitcoin led an aggressive flash crash that saw most leading crypto assets plunge by at least 5% in under one hour.Feb 20, 2020Samuel Haig
US Bitcoin Miner Aims to Repatriate 30% of Hash Rate Citing National SecurityNew Bitcoin mining outfit Layer1 aims to repatriate 30% bitcoin hash rate back to the USA.Feb 20, 2020Ting Peng
HSBC to Drop 35,000 Jobs and Invest in Digital FinanceHSBC plans to drop $100 billion in risk-weighted assets and 35,000 jobs in the next three years to invest more in digital finance.Feb 19, 2020Ting Peng
EU Securities Regulator Flags Risks of Big Tech's Entry Into Financial ServicesThe EU’s financial regulator released a lengthy 2020 report, which includes the dangers of big tech companies entering finance.Feb 19, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Tim Draper-Backed Startup Launches Blockchain Browser to Avoid CensorshipTech firm Unstoppable Domains is rolling out a blockchain-based browser set to provide users with access to the decentralized web.Feb 19, 2020Ana Alexandre
Former Ripple Business VP Takes Role at Major Bank Standard CharteredFormer Ripple executive Kahina Van Dyke took on the role of Global Head, Digital Channels and Client Data Analytics at major bank Standard Chartered.Feb 19, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin Gold Is Held Captive by Whale With Almost Half the SupplyBitcoin Gold appears to have been taken over by a single whale that controls price action and is preventing the coin from rising too quickly for a later sell-off.Feb 19, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Price Analysis Feb 19: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LINKNumerous cryptocurrencies are attempting to resume their uptrend, which shows that the sentiment amongst traders remains bullish.Feb 19, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
SEC Nails Enigma ICO: Orders Refund, Registration and FineEnigma settled with the SEC for its unregistered ICO, agreeing to pay a fine and return investor funds.Feb 19, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Dubai Gov’t to Launch KYC Blockchain Consortium in Q1 2020The Department of Economic Development of Dubai has established a KYC blockchain consortium with six major banks.Feb 19, 2020Helen Partz
Tron Community in Uproar as Genesis Coins Used in Super Reps VoteThe Tron community is seeking answers from CEO Justin Sun after Super Representatives were voted in using the coin’s origin address.Feb 19, 2020Greg Thomson
Institutions Eye Bitcoin as Hedge Against Global Economic VolatilityInstitutions are turning away from gold to Bitcoin. Meanwhile, investors in DeFi have more hedging opportunities than ever before.Feb 19, 2020Nikolai Kuznetsov
New Leaders at Bank for International Settlements Fintech and DLT Research CentersThe BIS has appointed heads of the BIS Innovation Hub’s centers in Singapore and Switzerland, which focus on CBDC and DLT research.Feb 19, 2020Ana Alexandre
Binance Halts Trading to Resolve Technical ProblemMajor cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted trading on its platform to resolve an unexpected technical issue in its infrastructure.Feb 19, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Poloniex ‘Last Resort’ Trade Reversals Necessary to Safeguard Trader FundsCryptocurrency exchange Poloniex confirms that no users lost funds or holdings after a bug forced the platform to reverse trades on Feb. 12.Feb 19, 2020Gareth Jenkinson
Samsung Keeps Cryptocurrency Functionality in Galaxy S20 ModelsSamsung confirms its commitment to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with enhanced features in the flagship Galaxy S20 smartphone models.Feb 19, 2020Jack Martin
Coinbase Becomes Direct Visa Card Issuer With Principal MembershipCoinbase became a full-standing Visa member that is able to issue its own cards, which may allow it to expand the Coinbase Card outside of the European Union.Feb 19, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
CFTC Letter Provides Little Clarity in Telegram’s Battle With SECThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission has weighed in on the SEC vs Telegram case, but has not provided much clarity regarding Gram’s purported status as a commodity.Feb 19, 2020Helen Partz
Indian IT Giant Tech Mahindra and Local Gov’t Launch Blockchain AcceleratorIndian IT giant Tech Mahindra is launching a blockchain accelerator together with the government of the southern state of Telangana.Feb 19, 2020Marie Huillet
Korean ICO Contents Protocol Shuts Down, Will Return $7.5M to HoldersThe South Korean ICO Contents Protocol has decided to fold after business failed to take off, returning a significant portion of its initial funding to the holders of the CPT token.Feb 19, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Crypto Mining Giant Canaan Partners With Blockchain Firm Northern DataCanaan, the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, and blockchain infrastructure firm Northern Data AG have signed a strategic partnership.Feb 19, 2020Marie Huillet
Irish Court Seizes $56 Million in Bitcoin From Alleged Drug DealerAn alleged drug dealer lost over $56 million in Bitcoin after the Irish High Court ruled that they were criminal proceeds and should be confiscated.Feb 19, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin $727B Annual Investment Flow Can Beat Visa Next Halving — DataBitcoin’s $727 billion annual transaction processing tally — 1% of global GDP — is growing ten times over every four years, data suggests.Feb 19, 2020William Suberg
IRS Invites Cryptocurrency Advocates to March SummitCryptocurrency companies and advocates will meet in DC to discuss how the IRS can “balance taxpayer service with regulatory enforcement.”Feb 19, 2020Turner Wright