WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital CurrenciesThe World Economic Forum has created what it claims is the first ever global consortium dedicated to designing a framework for the global governance of digital currencies.Jan 24, 2020Marie Huillet
Tether Launches Gold-Backed Stablecoin and Begins Trading on BitfinexTether is now offering a gold-backed stablecoin, XAUT, which represents ownership of one troy ounce of gold held in a Swiss vault controlled by the company.Jan 24, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Week Two of RBI Vs. Crypto at the Supreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India has this listened to further hearings in the landmark case against the central bank’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses.Jan 24, 2020Marie Huillet
Celsius to Begin Offering Compounding Interest on Crypto DepositsCrypto lending company Celsius will add compounding interest on deposited tokens starting on February 1.Jan 24, 2020Jack Martin
Japanese Officials Are Working on a Digital CurrencyJapan appears to have reversed its earlier stance on CBDCs as Facebook’s Libra and China’s digital yuan pressure decision makers to release a digital yen.Jan 24, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Italian Winery Adopts Interactive Screw-Caps With Blockchain VerificationItalian winery adopts NFC-enabled closures to its wines, adding tasting notes, reviews, and blockchain-based authentication.Jan 24, 2020Jack Martin
US Deficit Will Be at Least 6 Times Bitcoin Market Cap — Every YearBitcoin figures continue to highlight the dangers of U.S. economic policy as debt hits record highs of $23 trillion and dollars keep getting printed.Jan 24, 2020William Suberg
Ripple CEO Hints at IPO, Says More Crypto Firms Will Go Public in 2020Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts that initial public offerings will become a more common feature of the cryptocurrency and blockchain space in 2020.Jan 24, 2020Marie Huillet
Ripple’s XRP Sales Saw a Historic Low in Fourth Quarter of 2019Ripple’s quarterly sales dropped from $251.51 million in Q2 2019 to just $13.08 million in Q4 2019 due to removal of programmatic sales.Jan 24, 2020Helen Partz
Bitcoin Price Rally Falters as Bulls Fight to Hold the $8.3K SupportBitcoin’s consolidation culminated with a downside break below the $8.3K support but bulls are fighting to hold the price above the 200-day moving average.Jan 24, 2020Horus Hughes
Keeping Your Assets Safe — Crypto Insurance May Soon Become the NormModern crypto exchanges often have audited financials, chief compliance officers, and seek out regulators without hesitation. Will insurance be the next step?Jan 24, 2020Andrew Singer
Accused Bitcoin Launderer Vinnik Reportedly Arrives at French HospitalAccording to a Facebook post by Alexander Vinnik’s lawyer, Zoe Konstantopoulou, the alleged BTC-e money launderer has successfully been extradited to France.Jan 23, 2020Andrew Calderaro
Kik Representative Will Give Deposition in SEC Case on Jan. 28The U.S. SEC has requested that Kik Interactive Inc. provided detailed information about its operations since it released its native token, Kin.Jan 23, 2020Ana Alexandre
Securities Regulator of India Bets on BlockchainThe chairman of the securities market regulator of India urges exploration of the best possible usages of blockchain for security markets.Jan 23, 2020Vireshwar Tomar
Litecoin ‘Digital Silver’ Narrative Is Proven Wrong, New Data ShowsData shows Litecoin is not “digital silver” but a slight correlation between LTC and silver can provide insight into the digital asset’s future returns.Jan 23, 2020Tiago Vidal
Chainalysis Finds Exchanges Bolstering Security While Hackers Refine AttacksA Chainalysis report finds more exchange hacks in 2019, but less money stolen than in heists from previous years.Jan 23, 2020Andrew Calderaro
MIT Research Group Calls Crypto a Testing Ground for a Central Bank Digital AssetMIT’s crypto research group said the crypto and blockchain space is an experimental playground paving the way for a central bank digital currency.Jan 23, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Facebook’s Libra Pushed World to Reconsider USD as Global Reserve Currency: WEFMajor global economists credit Facebook’s Libra with pushing the world to reconsider the U.S. dollar as the world’s anchor currency at WEF panel in Davos.Jan 23, 2020Helen Partz
Amun Launched Short Bitcoin ETP on Leading Swiss Exchange SIXSwiss cryptocurrency financial firm Amun AG launched a derivative giving investors inverse exposure to Bitcoin, called 21Shares Short Bitcoin.Jan 23, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Facebook and Calibra’s David Marcus: The Problem of Global Unbanked Is “Unacceptable”At the World Economic Forum in Davos at a digital currency-centric panel, Calibra’s David Marcus focused on the issues of the unbanked as the primary use case.Jan 23, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
BIS: No Evidence of Mass Transition From CBDC Research to Pilots and ExperimentsThe Bank of International Settlements’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term.Jan 23, 2020Ana Alexandre
Industry Leaders at Crypto Valley Summit See Major Role for Blockchain in TraceabilityAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aiding sustainability through supply chain tracking via blockchain is one of the more discussed topics.Jan 23, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Greece Extradites Alleged Launderer of $4B in BTC Alexander Vinnik to FranceGreece’s Council of State ruled to extradite former operator of now-shuttered crypto exchange BTC-e Alexander Vinnik to France, against the wishes of Russia.Jan 23, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Deloitte Approves Gemini Crypto Exchange in High-Level Security EvaluationGemini becomes the first crypto exchange and custody service to complete the SOC 2 Type 2 security inspection.Jan 23, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Disgruntled Employee Stole Bitcoin from Japanese Project VipstarcoinOne disgruntled employee and his accomplice stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Japanese project’s Bitcoin wallets because of disagreements with management.Jan 23, 2020Andrey Shevchenko
Has Quebec Missed the Ship for Attracting Cryptocurrency Miners?An uncertain regulatory climate has led cryptocurrency mining companies to seek opportunities elsewhere, rather than in Quebec.Jan 23, 2020Jack Martin
Binance Invests in Taiwanese Blockchain Data Monetization Startup NumbersMajor cryptocurrency exchange Binance invested in blockchain data monetization startup Numbers.Jan 23, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Pornhub Adds Tether Stablecoin as New Crypto Payment OptionAdult entertainment website Pornhub has added a new crypto payment option after PayPal had abruptly stopped servicing its models in late 2019.Jan 23, 2020Helen Partz
World Economic Forum Debuts Framework for Central Bank Digital CurrencyThe World Economic Forum has released a toolkit for policymakers regarding the creation of central bank digital currencies.Jan 23, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Blockvest Saved from Default Judgement in Fraud CaseBlockvest obtained a small victory in a case against an elderly couple accusing it of unlawful business conduct, but this may not matter in the long run.Jan 23, 2020Andrey Shevchenko